DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 02/10 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 - - - 14.5 - - 26.7 - - 25.5 - - 18.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -14 - - -9 - - -13 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 53 - - 54 - - 54 - - 53 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2232 - - 2232 - - 2232 - - 2232 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2248 - - 2249 - - 2249 - - 2248 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 50 - - 177 - - 106 - - 44 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 0 - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 6 - - 6 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 229 - - 233 - - 228 - - 239 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -530 - - -564 - - -371 - - -673 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2778 - - 2813 - - 2620 - - 2921 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8473 - - -5627 - - -5391 - - -6463 ODpotential blCL - - - 10721 - - 7876 - - 7640 - - 8711 blCL maxRH - - - 75 - - 66 - - 71 - - 80 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 14.5 - - 26.7 - - 25.5 - - 18.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 10.7 - - 22.5 - - 22.2 - - 14.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 18.3 - - 29.0 - - 29.5 - - 24.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 13.6 - - 22.0 - - 24.2 - - 19.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -14 - - -9 - - -13 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 53 - - 54 - - 54 - - 53 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 18 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 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] 97424 33 067 20 050 36 039 32 053 97424 90227 24 055 19 038 26 033 24 039 90227 84575 20 063 19 018 16 035 18 024 84575 79824 19 063 14 017 7 025 18 004 79824 75702 17 055 11 027 7 345 18 348 75702 72043 13 018 8 023 5 300 16 350 72043 68709 11 356 6 352 4 298 12 344 68709 65615 7 351 6 273 9 287 13 301 65615 62726 5 313 9 274 13 290 12 261 62726 59909 14 277 22 271 19 296 12 285 59909 56962 18 268 24 262 25 289 22 280 56962 53920 26 291 26 270 26 278 20 279 53920 51009 26 259 30 269 26 284 24 293 51009 48377 28 275 32 266 31 286 29 287 48377 46031 25 273 29 267 32 284 30 288 46031 43919 28 269 24 272 27 283 26 294 43919 41989 26 268 23 268 25 284 26 300 41989 40210 24 268 24 265 25 277 31 291 40210 38562 26 272 22 267 23 282 29 283 38562 37036 29 271 24 279 24 297 25 283 37036 35621 26 263 29 282 32 292 25 295 35621 34276 22 263 32 275 30 280 26 303 34276 32931 22 269 28 276 25 283 26 309 32931 31556 18 280 25 285 29 288 33 304 31556 30164 26 300 29 292 34 283 42 292 30164 28752 33 295 31 296 32 277 45 279 28752 27306 35 285 30 292 28 275 40 268 27306 25818 19 300 26 287 28 270 32 264 25818 24276 25 302 25 286 26 257 29 265 24276 22672 25 293 24 288 26 251 29 267 22672 21007 23 287 22 285 25 251 29 267 21007 19275 22 284 20 275 24 255 26 265 19275 17470 23 288 20 279 23 263 23 263 17470 15625 30 296 21 292 24 272 23 267 15625 13841 29 296 25 295 27 281 24 275 13841 12212 25 290 29 292 28 281 27 278 12212 10759 18 281 29 283 27 281 30 279 10759 9465 16 268 26 272 24 283 29 283 9465 8312 17 262 21 264 23 286 27 288 8312 7282 17 260 16 253 22 286 24 288 7282 6363 16 261 15 245 20 279 21 287 6363 5550 14 259 17 247 18 269 17 287 5550 4827 13 262 18 253 16 268 13 286 4827 4177 12 273 15 262 13 282 11 287 4177 3600 12 284 14 276 12 289 11 289 3600 3117 14 286 16 276 14 282 13 289 3117 2746 17 275 16 266 15 269 15 274 2746 2490 16 264 13 258 13 257 17 262 2490 2336 13*248 10*249 11*247 11 255 2336 2248 6*229 6*233 6*228 6*239 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