DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 02/19 Chipman_AB 2195ft pt59096@53.418,-112.339,2193ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.0 degF SPONSORED BY: Edmonton Soaring Club RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 15Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - -18.7 - - -11.6 - - - - - -17.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 5 - - 18 - - - - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 51 - - 336 - - - - - 51 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2229 - - 2229 - - - - - 2229 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2246 - - 2531 - - - - - 2246 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 568 - - 490 - - - - - 94 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 26 - - 75 - - - - - 0 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 7 - - - - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 226 - - 229 - - - - - 197 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 1 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 0 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1237 - - -960 - - - - - -1097 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3483 - - 3491 - - - - - 3343 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -15705 - - -13257 - - - - - -13686 ODpotential blCL - - - 17951 - - 15788 - - - - - 15932 blCL maxRH - - - 82 - - 73 - - - - - 71 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - -18.7 - - -11.6 - - - - - -17.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - -25.5 - - -18.5 - - - - - -24.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - -18.8 - - -11.8 - - - - - -13.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - -25.9 - - -19.0 - - - - - -19.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 5 - - 18 - - - - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 51 - - 336 - - - - - 51 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 27 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 97480 37 098 26 117 17 109 97480 90205 26 091 24 101 18 098 90205 84517 22 099 19 083 18 092 84517 79747 20 094 15 081 17 080 79747 75609 16 090 14 085 16 075 75609 71925 12 097 12 093 14 085 71925 68564 11 103 9 101 11 079 68564 65449 9 107 5 091 7 068 65449 62549 5 123 5 044 3 086 62549 59735 2 079 1 074 1 003 59735 56786 3 054 7 149 2 310 56786 53721 3 109 9 136 5 184 53721 50802 4 162 10 135 10 169 50802 48166 2 044 10 108 8 136 48166 45785 1 045 8 101 4 083 45785 43617 2 147 3 167 3 054 43617 41644 2 176 5 221 4 295 41644 39842 5 212 6 248 8 295 39842 38177 5 172 8 228 5 292 38177 36630 6 220 8 219 6 335 36630 35191 15 203 8 242 10 325 35191 33818 15 175 11 212 5 289 33818 32446 10 187 11 192 3 289 32446 31049 15 206 12 206 6 202 31049 29631 25 199 20 212 6 176 29631 28181 33 190 29 201 12 203 28181 26689 37 193 32 196 15 200 26689 25156 52 196 38 201 17 203 25156 23580 72 190 45 197 25 205 23580 21967 75 186 39 197 27 200 21967 20317 56 192 33 203 25 197 20317 18618 40 187 30 211 20 197 18618 16855 35 190 30 215 20 208 16855 15059 26 206 30 220 22 220 15059 13326 22 224 28 226 23 229 13326 11744 15 241 22 234 22 234 11744 10334 10 252 18 245 18 239 10334 9079 8 259 15 258 13 246 9079 7959 7 258 11 271 9 254 7959 6962 7 266 9 286 6 261 6962 6079 11 279 10 300 4 268 6079 5303 14 285 10 298 4 276 5303 4620 12 293 9 283 5 260 4620 4014 11 292 10 273 8 242 4014 3481 11 281 11 265 11 234 3481 3038 9 267 10 251 13 230 3038 2699 8 252 9*237 13 219 2699 2467 8 237 7*229 12 207 2467 2326 7*227 7 229 9*199 2326 2246 5*226 6 229 6*197 2246 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 21Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography