DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 02/22 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 -4.9 - - 1.4 - - 4.5 - - 6.9 - - 5.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -13 - - 24 - - 34 - - -9 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 51 - - 838 - - 911 - - 52 - - 52 BL Depth Hcrit 2230 - - 2230 - - 2231 - - 2231 - - 2230 Hcrit BL Top 2246 - - 3033 - - 3106 - - 2247 - - 2247 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 487 - - 346 - - 503 - - 1501 - - 1491 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 112 - - 129 - - 0 - - 8 W* B/S 0 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 8 - - 13 - - 19 - - 12 - - 8 BL Wind Direction 124 - - 135 - - 132 - - 134 - - 143 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 5 - - 6 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -761 - - -336 - - -165 - - -806 - - -596 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 3007 - - 3369 - - 3272 - - 3053 - - 2843 sfcLCL ODpotential -17956 - - -16288 - - -15976 - - -14926 - - -15499 ODpotential blCL 20202 - - 19321 - - 19082 - - 17173 - - 17746 blCL maxRH 90 - - 90 - - 86 - - 90 - - 101 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m -4.9 - - 1.4 - - 4.5 - - 6.9 - - 5.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m -9.2 - - -4.6 - - -1.2 - - 2.1 - - 1.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot -3.9 - - 1.3 - - 4.2 - - 7.6 - - 5.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot -8.9 - - -5.1 - - -1.7 - - 2.0 - - 1.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -13 - - 24 - - 34 - - -9 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 51 - - 838 - - 911 - - 52 - - 52 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 59 - - 60 - - 46 - - 61 - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 1 - - 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] 97279 22 125 19 115 29 145 10 149 9 118 97279 89969 13 142 11 127 13 147 3 196 2 067 89969 84252 6 117 6 116 8 164 5 255 5 301 84252 79482 1 048 2 134 6 193 8 286 6 299 79482 75359 7 244 2 223 5 251 12 288 10 318 75359 71700 10 241 8 240 11 288 12 285 10 302 71700 68370 10 256 11 243 17 288 16 289 16 302 68370 65293 12 264 14 252 22 285 21 291 20 286 65293 62434 15 274 18 260 24 283 25 297 22 294 62434 59660 18 289 19 268 28 280 30 286 27 292 59660 56757 26 290 21 274 28 278 32 283 32 286 56757 53734 28 279 25 275 31 278 35 283 34 284 53734 50851 27 285 28 271 35 274 38 283 38 272 50851 48269 30 280 29 272 34 276 38 274 35 258 48269 45971 32 283 29 280 36 276 37 279 34 276 45971 43892 37 281 34 289 38 277 43 286 45 281 43892 42001 39 281 38 284 41 280 52 277 51 275 42001 40276 42 278 37 281 47 274 54 268 57 273 40276 38698 41 276 46 279 47 274 49 268 58 271 38698 37244 44 280 47 274 45 280 48 272 58 270 37244 35900 55 282 42 277 41 274 51 271 56 269 35900 34624 40 285 36 289 37 268 49 268 52 265 34624 33345 41 321 39 291 37 264 39 266 47 258 33345 32032 47 318 45 289 37 261 37 257 44 255 32032 30688 49 304 39 294 38 259 37 252 41 254 30688 29295 49 298 37 299 35 258 36 252 37 256 29295 27833 49 294 37 295 30 261 34 253 35 256 27833 26299 49 293 36 291 30 265 31 254 35 254 26299 24696 48 292 37 284 29 270 27 255 38 252 24696 23023 47 291 41 276 31 272 25 260 39 253 23023 21283 46 288 43 267 34 268 26 261 38 258 21283 19470 46 284 44 263 34 269 26 256 36 264 19470 17580 46 283 41 266 32 270 26 256 36 268 17580 15653 42 280 36 268 27 263 25 261 38 275 15653 13802 36 274 32 268 24 259 23 258 34 281 13802 12124 30 269 27 268 24 255 21 246 25 274 12124 10633 23 255 20 262 21 247 19 242 24 268 10633 9307 23 235 15 238 16 240 17 230 23 269 9307 8128 24 215 21 216 16 222 16 223 22 266 8128 7084 26 197 27 208 23 203 18 216 16 252 7084 6167 25 183 29 191 29 191 21 207 12 223 6167 5366 22 174 25 181 30 178 26 197 15 213 5366 4667 23 168 23 174 28 166 27 180 20 202 4667 4051 23 165 24 163 28 159 27 167 21 180 4051 3510 24 164 22 155 26*148 24 152 20 164 3510 3059 24 156 19*146 21*133 21 141 17 153 3059 2714 21 143 15*137 20 133 20 138 15 148 2714 2475 15 129 14 135 19 132 18 136 13 145 2475 2330 13 127 13 135 18 132 16 135 11*144 2330 2247 8*124 10 134 15 131 12*134 8*143 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