DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 02/01 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 23.2 - - 28.0 - - 27.9 - - 26.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 4 - - 11 - - -4 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 308 - - 336 - - 54 - - 54 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2232 - - 2232 - - 2232 - - 2232 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2503 - - 2531 - - 2249 - - 2249 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 574 - - 1104 - - 1370 - - 973 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 44 - - 66 - - 0 - - 9 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 15 - - 11 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 158 - - 163 - - 161 - - 152 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 5 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 255 - - 282 - - 0 - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2248 - - 2249 - - 2249 - - 2249 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -55 - - 2 - - -414 - - -444 ODpotential blCL - - - 2558 - - 2529 - - 2663 - - 2693 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 101 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 23.2 - - 28.0 - - 27.9 - - 26.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 22.1 - - 26.9 - - 26.7 - - 25.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 23.2 - - 27.9 - - 28.1 - - 26.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 22.1 - - 26.8 - - 26.6 - - 25.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 4 - - 11 - - -4 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 308 - - 336 - - 54 - - 54 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 102 - - 101 - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 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] 93094 84 309 75 309 77 314 88 321 93094 86802 74 306 75 310 68 312 77 310 86802 81877 63 302 69 312 59 313 69 306 81877 77662 53 300 63 310 55 316 61 302 77662 73950 47 303 58 305 50 318 51 299 73950 70610 44 307 50 302 50 320 48 305 70610 67520 43 309 46 299 49 307 46 307 67520 64623 44 307 44 295 47 298 46 302 64623 61903 44 313 40 298 43 302 45 299 61903 59248 47 311 41 297 50 298 47 300 59248 56455 46 309 42 291 52 288 50 290 56455 53534 53 303 44 294 48 285 47 279 53534 50737 55 300 48 295 49 288 42 281 50737 48217 59 293 53 292 56 287 42 293 48217 45955 57 278 54 281 57 280 44 291 45955 43905 45 281 48 276 54 271 47 280 43905 42039 51 290 44 276 49 266 43 270 42039 40330 63 280 50 277 42 269 36 269 40330 38751 69 267 58 269 41 272 27 264 38751 37284 65 267 56 259 43 262 22 264 37284 35918 64 273 45 255 39 250 27 270 35918 34620 58 275 37 258 28 245 27 265 34620 33329 44 273 32 262 25 247 21 234 33329 32014 35 273 32 256 27 244 21 205 32014 30668 33 272 37 246 30 234 17 215 30668 29270 34 264 40 247 32 231 17 273 29270 27809 37 257 37 250 32 235 16 285 27809 26283 34 261 31 251 30 243 17 282 26283 24689 26 272 26 252 27 249 18 285 24689 23031 23 281 21 257 23 251 18 287 23031 21309 22 286 21 263 23 255 17 282 21309 19522 25 284 24 268 26 258 18 274 19522 17665 27 283 30 272 28 260 16 268 17665 15778 24 278 31 271 29 261 13 268 15778 13962 22 266 28 270 30 262 12 277 13962 12307 18 251 26 267 26 258 14 272 12307 10833 15 240 27 268 24 249 16 256 10833 9520 16 224 27 273 23 247 17 252 9520 8348 15 205 25 271 14 259 19 258 8348 7301 16 200 21 263 9 288 19 257 7301 6369 16 192 16 260 9 271 18 253 6369 5544 19 206 12 258 11 244 16 250 5544 4810 20 195 13 224 11 220 14 249 4810 4151 23 176 25 187 22 195 12 229 4151 3575 25 178 25 179 26 175 20 187 3575 3100 23 172 23 173 24 170 20 172 3100 2738 17*161 19*166 20 165 17 162 2738 2488 14*159 17*164 18 163 13 156 2488 2335 12 157 15 163 16*162 12*154 2335 2249 9 157 12 162 11*161 8*152 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