DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 02/20 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - -6.4 - - -3.6 - - -2.1 - - -10.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 3 - - 13 - - 4 - - 3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 51 - - 250 - - 52 - - 51 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2230 - - 2230 - - 2230 - - 2229 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2246 - - 2445 - - 2247 - - 2246 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 398 - - 497 - - 1005 - - 72 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 21 - - 61 - - 25 - - 21 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 6 - - 4 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 178 - - 162 - - 175 - - 173 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -649 - - -553 - - -704 - - -1039 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2895 - - 2998 - - 2951 - - 3285 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10951 - - -9790 - - -9844 - - -13594 ODpotential blCL - - - 13197 - - 12235 - - 12091 - - 15840 blCL maxRH - - - 84 - - 82 - - 78 - - 73 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - -6.4 - - -3.6 - - -2.1 - - -10.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - -10.6 - - -8.3 - - -6.6 - - -16.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - -6.3 - - -3.8 - - 0.0 - - -5.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - -10.6 - - -8.5 - - -5.3 - - -9.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 3 - - 13 - - 4 - - 3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 51 - - 250 - - 52 - - 51 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 36 - - 28 - - 12 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 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] 97314 24 113 31 114 22 107 32 112 97314 90072 23 108 24 109 22 104 25 105 90072 84439 26 112 21 111 20 110 19 098 84439 79708 25 110 18 117 20 116 14 096 79708 75584 20 107 16 130 15 122 8 095 75584 71903 15 112 14 128 10 144 5 091 71903 68543 10 119 12 118 9 152 5 128 68543 65439 7 125 9 136 6 163 4 126 65439 62549 5 129 7 175 4 173 3 123 62549 59733 4 166 6 211 3 184 4 191 59733 56782 5 164 6 202 4 191 6 225 56782 53714 3 134 4 138 4 156 5 207 53714 50792 6 146 3 070 3 107 3 137 50792 48165 6 141 1 108 3 266 4 245 48165 45804 4 291 5 273 11 285 8 290 45804 43667 7 273 9 284 8 297 6 318 43667 41726 5 301 6 272 8 315 9 317 41726 39943 4 309 5 265 10 309 10 325 39943 38297 3 309 6 279 10 320 11 334 38297 36769 3 312 6 298 9 329 13 328 36769 35347 4 326 5 323 9 340 13 315 35347 33992 3 355 8 335 13 341 12 325 33992 32643 5 008 11 335 20 334 18 340 32643 31278 9 002 13 340 25 330 28 343 31278 29902 11 360 19 352 28 336 39 339 29902 28491 15 008 29 360 34 343 44 335 28491 27027 22 009 38 360 39 347 44 342 27027 25511 23 008 43 357 44 348 49 346 25511 23936 21 004 47 356 45 349 50 348 23936 22302 12 015 46 357 48 352 49 348 22302 20613 10 011 37 356 48 354 44 350 20613 18859 6 195 25 349 33 353 42 352 18859 17038 21 184 9 331 13 353 33 348 17038 15197 21 176 7 200 1 241 19 343 15197 13435 17 176 15 189 9 198 8 331 13435 11835 12 176 21 184 13 187 4 283 11835 10410 10 155 20 188 10 185 4 210 10410 9142 12 158 16 194 7 198 3 200 9142 8011 12 164 8 203 2 229 1 012 8011 7004 9 150 1 334 5 067 5 112 7004 6114 8 123 3 347 5 071 5 106 6114 5333 8 107 2 063 3 110 4 082 5333 4646 6 116 6 132 6 157 3 131 4646 4034 6 159 7 153 7 163 5 158 4034 3496 10 186 11 179 9 177 7 177 3496 3049 8 187 12 178 9 177 8 179 3049 2706 8 193 9 172 7 175 8 176 2706 2471 8 184 7*165 6 176 6 173 2471 2328 7 182 6*164 5*177 5*170 2328 2246 4*178 5 161 4*175 4*173 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