DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 02/26 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 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 26.9 - - 34.0 - - 34.0 - - 28.9 - - 18.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -54 - - -33 - - -20 - - -45 - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 54 - - 54 - - 54 - - 54 - - 53 BL Depth Hcrit 2232 - - 2233 - - 2233 - - 2232 - - 2232 Hcrit BL Top 2249 - - 2249 - - 2249 - - 2249 - - 2248 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 165 - - 948 - - 4827 - - 5423 - - 1339 Hgt.Variab. W* 5 - - 19 - - 24 - - 19 - - 5 W* B/S 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 13 - - 11 - - 20 - - 16 - - 9 BL Wind Direction 249 - - 271 - - 295 - - 312 - - 327 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 0 - - -1 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -601 - - -976 - - -1134 - - -1060 - - -501 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 2850 - - 3225 - - 3383 - - 3309 - - 2749 sfcLCL ODpotential -5364 - - -3315 - - -2356 - - -2522 - - -3697 ODpotential blCL 7613 - - 5564 - - 4605 - - 4771 - - 5945 blCL maxRH 86 - - 95 - - 90 - - 83 - - 91 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 10 - - 20 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 26.9 - - 34.0 - - 34.0 - - 28.9 - - 18.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 22.2 - - 27.5 - - 26.8 - - 22.1 - - 14.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 31.0 - - 36.4 - - 35.3 - - 31.4 - - 21.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 22.1 - - 26.7 - - 25.9 - - 21.4 - - 14.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -54 - - -33 - - -20 - - -45 - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 54 - - 54 - - 54 - - 54 - - 53 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 45 - - 79 - - 61 - - 30 - - 63 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 2 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] 97207 54 120 35 137 34 118 37 119 35 129 97207 89902 37 127 37 141 28 128 21 130 20 133 89902 84169 13 124 23 147 13 149 6 143 5 159 84169 79369 3 253 8 159 12 210 10 284 10 271 79369 75185 11 247 6 315 16 240 17 292 14 308 75185 71475 21 296 14 295 18 275 21 278 26 314 71475 68132 25 280 20 284 21 289 18 276 25 302 68132 65040 24 314 23 302 20 290 30 297 32 291 65040 62148 32 301 30 303 29 286 35 289 31 288 62148 59334 33 297 26 285 30 255 35 288 35 320 59334 56402 30 301 32 295 24 260 42 298 52 309 56402 53372 41 303 54 293 70 295 69 296 69 291 53372 50481 55 303 64 288 79 292 78 288 66 288 50481 47879 61 299 66 295 76 293 81 289 74 294 47879 45556 71 298 76 301 80 293 84 291 82 295 45556 43461 81 300 88 303 85 292 87 293 86 294 43461 41553 88 302 100 296 91 291 89 293 90 293 41553 39803 96 299 102 289 93 289 90 292 93 291 39803 38186 100 295 99 289 94 289 93 291 94 291 38186 36685 99 292 99 290 95 291 99 292 98 296 36685 35291 99 293 104 292 101 294 107 293 109 301 35291 33969 104 295 109 294 109 296 117 295 126 301 33969 32656 111 296 115 296 120 297 131 297 141 297 32656 31320 114 294 120 296 134 298 145 297 147 296 31320 29954 114 293 120 295 146 297 151 296 153 298 29954 28534 112 292 117 293 147 295 149 295 157 298 28534 27051 110 293 113 293 141 294 145 294 155 296 27051 25508 108 294 111 293 135 294 141 294 147 295 25508 23908 102 296 108 293 129 294 135 295 141 293 23908 22254 93 296 105 293 123 294 126 294 136 292 22254 20554 83 295 99 293 118 294 119 292 126 290 20554 18813 74 295 91 290 113 294 111 291 111 289 18813 17027 70 294 81 287 100 289 93 286 96 287 17027 15222 68 293 72 287 76 280 72 275 87 286 15222 13486 62 293 61 290 63 284 70 276 81 286 13486 11904 53 293 57 290 59 286 73 289 75 295 11904 10496 46 294 58 290 48 283 66 297 70 302 10496 9241 45 297 51 287 46 287 60 308 64 304 9241 8119 47 299 43 282 51 297 55 315 57 305 8119 7118 48 298 43 284 57 309 49 319 46 314 7118 6229 46 293 43 286 56 313 42 321 34 323 6229 5442 46 290 41 287 53 312 38 323 26 328 5442 4742 50 288 39 288 50 310 35 321 25 333 4742 4114 48 284 37 288 45 307 34 319 27 338 4114 3557 44 278 34 286 41 305 33 318 28 340 3557 3092 39 272 30 282 36 302 31 316 27 340 3092 2733 35 267 26 279 32 299 28 315 25 339 2733 2485 25 256 19 274 28 297 24 314 20 335 2485 2334 22*254 17 273 25 296 21*313 16 333 2334 2248 13*249 11*271 20*295 16*312 9*327 2248 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