DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 02/05 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1853z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 37.4 - - 35.9 - - 32.9 - - 30.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -45 - - -12 - - -4 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 55 - - 54 - - 54 - - 54 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2233 - - 2233 - - 2233 - - 2232 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2250 - - 2249 - - 2249 - - 2249 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 359 - - 306 - - 634 - - 932 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 - - 3 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 6 - - 4 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 304 - - 316 - - 357 - - 083 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -280 - - 0 - - 0 - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2530 - - 2249 - - 2249 - - 2249 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6486 - - -6497 - - -7397 - - -7721 ODpotential blCL - - - 8736 - - 8746 - - 9646 - - 9970 blCL maxRH - - - 99 - - 86 - - 99 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 37.4 - - 35.9 - - 32.9 - - 30.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 34.4 - - 34.5 - - 31.9 - - 29.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 40.7 - - 38.5 - - 34.9 - - 30.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 34.3 - - 35.4 - - 32.9 - - 29.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -45 - - -12 - - -4 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 55 - - 54 - - 54 - - 54 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 98 - - 42 - - 97 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 5 - - 4 - - 4 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] 95434 52 354 49 339 56 341 50 339 95434 88792 48 346 42 343 46 337 43 335 88792 83478 38 349 35 342 40 337 43 329 83478 78981 31 342 33 339 36 336 41 330 78981 75064 32 347 34 328 39 328 42 334 75064 71570 36 350 29 336 36 320 43 317 71570 68395 36 348 37 327 41 320 41 319 68395 65452 37 339 32 324 40 318 45 320 65452 62699 30 312 42 323 49 313 45 310 62699 60021 29 294 58 306 53 311 46 309 60021 57220 33 294 66 297 58 303 56 307 57220 54311 38 268 65 301 63 304 70 299 54311 51543 60 297 68 310 80 301 77 296 51543 49063 75 300 81 303 83 297 83 300 49063 46842 81 299 88 300 85 298 89 298 46842 44830 89 299 92 300 90 300 93 299 44830 42985 92 298 94 300 97 299 97 300 42985 41278 95 299 95 303 96 298 97 299 41278 39704 102 300 99 303 96 298 98 296 39704 38260 109 298 104 299 101 298 108 297 38260 36921 113 297 109 297 111 297 116 297 36921 35631 114 297 113 295 119 296 117 296 35631 34319 112 298 115 295 120 295 116 296 34319 32961 112 300 116 296 119 296 115 297 32961 31559 107 302 115 298 117 298 112 299 31559 30102 100 302 112 301 113 300 107 301 30102 28579 95 301 108 304 108 303 101 303 28579 26990 91 300 101 306 103 305 97 305 26990 25333 89 300 92 305 100 305 93 307 25333 23609 89 300 87 306 95 305 89 309 23609 21822 89 299 84 308 91 305 87 310 21822 19967 87 301 80 309 87 309 85 312 19967 18037 81 305 70 306 78 313 78 318 18037 16077 67 305 58 302 68 307 66 317 16077 14201 56 306 49 309 55 297 56 305 14201 12497 52 316 48 317 35 305 46 296 12497 10984 50 319 48 318 36 314 30 295 10984 9640 48 316 47 315 38 314 29 309 9640 8439 48 313 45 314 39 313 29 310 8439 7368 47 313 42 315 37 315 27 309 7368 6418 44 318 37 320 32 318 24 308 6418 5580 43 326 34 325 26 325 20 304 5580 4838 45 331 33 329 23 337 16 313 4838 4174 45 331 33 331 24 341 12 339 4174 3591 43 329 29 330 21 345 5 000 3591 3111 39 322 25 330 17 350 7 078 3111 2743 34 317 23 330 14 356 12 081 2743 2490 25 310 17 326 12 359 12 081 2490 2337 22*308 14 325 10*359 11*082 2337 2249 13*304 6*316 4*357 6*083 2249 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