DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 02/23 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 - - - -6.3 - - 2.7 - - 5.9 - - 0.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 16 - - 47 - - 11 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 51 - - 553 - - 885 - - 52 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2230 - - 2230 - - 2230 - - 2230 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2246 - - 2748 - - 3080 - - 2247 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 247 - - 363 - - 493 - - 482 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 38 - - 121 - - 90 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 13 - - 7 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 164 - - 011 - - 320 - - 292 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 5 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -590 - - 0 - - 100 - - -638 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2837 - - 2748 - - 2980 - - 2885 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -15219 - - -12334 - - -10813 - - -12278 ODpotential blCL - - - 17465 - - 15082 - - 13893 - - 14525 blCL maxRH - - - 92 - - 95 - - 98 - - 85 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - -6.3 - - 2.7 - - 5.9 - - 0.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - -10.3 - - -1.1 - - 1.1 - - -3.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - -6.5 - - 2.5 - - 5.9 - - 3.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - -8.7 - - -1.5 - - 0.6 - - -1.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 16 - - 47 - - 11 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 51 - - 553 - - 885 - - 52 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 67 - - 78 - - 92 - - 41 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] 96963 16 040 9 014 19 005 20 018 96963 89689 8 032 2 336 17 352 15 010 89689 84027 8 012 2 021 15 339 16 359 84027 79279 8 348 5 344 15 330 14 347 79279 75152 12 313 15 334 15 325 20 329 75152 71486 17 292 26 314 23 312 25 315 71486 68153 18 283 28 305 30 308 31 310 68153 65069 23 300 33 299 38 305 40 306 65069 62194 34 293 41 291 43 301 49 301 62194 59401 38 287 44 287 47 297 53 297 59401 56479 42 292 46 289 51 294 54 294 56479 53438 46 289 48 289 54 295 52 293 53438 50536 46 287 50 288 54 295 51 295 50536 47937 50 280 52 288 53 295 52 297 47937 45625 49 277 52 287 52 291 54 298 45625 43542 49 284 54 282 53 286 57 295 43542 41643 55 282 53 283 53 286 57 293 41643 39897 59 279 55 283 51 287 56 292 39897 38278 60 273 55 279 50 286 55 291 38278 36770 59 273 54 278 52 288 57 292 36770 35364 60 277 54 278 57 288 59 292 35364 34025 61 276 55 278 60 284 61 291 34025 32688 61 277 55 279 58 284 59 291 32688 31322 64 277 56 278 56 289 55 292 31322 29932 71 275 56 275 54 293 49 292 29932 28509 78 271 54 269 53 292 38 294 28509 27044 90 254 45 265 51 285 36 305 27044 25536 94 248 32 279 47 278 36 298 25536 23982 88 249 26 291 41 286 31 299 23982 22372 75 251 26 277 46 296 32 305 22372 20703 59 254 26 275 50 297 36 304 20703 18965 53 251 25 274 47 297 43 302 18965 17157 47 248 22 273 44 297 46 300 17157 15315 35 252 19 277 42 297 50 299 15315 13541 29 263 18 294 42 299 54 297 13541 11924 26 265 16 288 40 301 55 298 11924 10484 23 267 14 274 37 301 55 301 10484 9203 17 266 11 252 28 295 53 304 9203 8065 13 268 10 246 25 300 51 308 8065 7053 10 275 10 240 27 309 47 311 7053 6156 7 266 10 241 27 318 42 313 6156 5365 5 221 8 261 26 318 38 314 5365 4669 6 200 8 308 25 322 31 318 4669 4052 4 207 13 344 19 331 22 319 4052 3511 1 105 16 360 12*328 17 312 3511 3060 3 085 16*007 8*320 14 300 3060 2714 1 115 14*011 7 321 12 300 2714 2475 3 184 13 012 7 320 11 300 2475 2330 4 169 12 012 6 320 9*297 2330 2247 3*164 10 012 5 319 5*292 2247 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