DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 02/24 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 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m -1.6 - - 5.7 - - 18.9 - - 20.5 - - 17.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -9 - - 0 - - 10 - - -9 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 52 - - 52 - - 535 - - 53 - - 53 BL Depth Hcrit 2230 - - 2230 - - 2232 - - 2232 - - 2232 Hcrit BL Top 2247 - - 2247 - - 2730 - - 2248 - - 2248 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 53 - - 110 - - 1090 - - 1308 - - 187 Hgt.Variab. W* 6 - - 0 - - 73 - - 0 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 4 - - 9 - - 5 - - 5 BL Wind Direction 256 - - 235 - - 256 - - 232 - - 195 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -546 - - -561 - - -253 - - -253 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 2793 - - 2808 - - 2983 - - 2502 - - 2248 sfcLCL ODpotential -12082 - - -10740 - - -3788 - - -2785 - - -4911 ODpotential blCL 14329 - - 12987 - - 6518 - - 5033 - - 7159 blCL maxRH 89 - - 83 - - 85 - - 88 - - 95 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m -1.6 - - 5.7 - - 18.9 - - 20.5 - - 17.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m -5.5 - - 1.6 - - 13.8 - - 17.5 - - 15.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 1.2 - - 6.0 - - 18.8 - - 22.9 - - 20.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot -2.3 - - 1.6 - - 13.3 - - 17.4 - - 18.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -9 - - 0 - - 10 - - -9 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 52 - - 52 - - 535 - - 53 - - 53 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 54 - - 33 - - 40 - - 53 - - 82 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 1 - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 96801 22 048 22 092 15 079 15 059 27 088 96801 89590 13 074 15 061 15 067 18 062 25 089 89590 83940 15 043 15 048 7 071 19 042 25 076 83940 79200 16 013 14 039 6 050 14 029 15 061 79200 75076 13 009 11 011 8 344 11 003 11 016 75076 71404 25 348 9 009 6 298 10 346 15 342 71404 68072 34 328 18 333 16 322 12 331 16 329 68072 64991 36 316 20 312 21 308 18 303 16 313 64991 62104 35 310 22 310 23 316 23 312 24 331 62104 59300 36 310 27 311 29 310 33 308 33 326 59300 56386 39 313 33 312 34 306 32 301 36 314 56386 53364 41 308 37 310 39 314 29 304 37 299 53364 50477 42 303 40 305 39 309 33 315 36 296 50477 47883 45 302 43 308 40 303 44 310 40 304 47883 45570 49 306 50 314 42 303 50 298 47 303 45570 43482 54 305 58 312 52 311 52 297 49 298 43482 41575 58 302 60 305 61 307 56 299 51 297 41575 39820 59 302 59 301 65 302 60 297 54 299 39820 38201 59 306 60 304 64 299 61 298 57 301 38201 36702 65 310 62 306 63 298 63 300 59 297 36702 35312 72 309 65 306 61 299 64 297 59 291 35312 33990 74 305 66 306 61 304 66 295 57 291 33990 32672 70 303 68 307 65 310 68 295 60 297 32672 31333 64 308 70 306 72 307 70 294 63 298 31333 29980 60 316 66 306 72 303 69 291 62 299 29980 28594 61 327 61 309 65 308 66 291 65 299 28594 27151 65 332 59 313 65 316 61 292 66 294 27151 25643 66 333 60 317 70 316 57 296 64 300 25643 24073 66 334 61 320 69 314 54 300 57 304 24073 22442 63 332 61 320 67 320 50 302 55 303 22442 20753 57 325 59 321 61 324 47 302 52 303 20753 19006 54 318 57 321 55 322 44 299 46 300 19006 17196 55 316 54 320 53 319 42 303 43 296 17196 15360 55 321 52 319 48 319 41 310 41 298 15360 13595 51 326 49 321 43 316 41 312 38 300 13595 11993 45 320 46 323 37 313 42 313 38 303 11993 10569 42 317 43 322 36 313 42 315 39 306 10569 9303 44 320 41 322 38 309 40 314 40 307 9303 8173 46 321 38 320 36 307 37 313 39 307 8173 7165 44 320 35 315 33 308 34 314 36 304 7165 6266 40 319 34 313 30 310 31 312 33 300 6266 5470 37 319 32 315 27 312 27 306 29 296 5470 4763 32 319 28 318 23 312 23 297 23 291 4763 4128 26 317 20 316 18 305 19 286 17 283 4128 3566 21 312 16 310 15 283 16 275 12 261 3566 3096 22 310 14 307 13*268 14 262 13 240 3096 2734 20 303 14 297 11*260 12 255 15 232 2734 2485 15 289 11 280 9 255 10 248 13 215 2485 2334 11*281 8*253 9 254 9 241 10 207 2334 2248 4*256 4*235 8 254 5*232 5*195 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