DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 02/04 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1853z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 35.9 - - 36.9 - - 34.0 - - 35.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -32 - - -16 - - -14 - - -36 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 55 - - 55 - - 54 - - 54 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2233 - - 2233 - - 2233 - - 2233 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2250 - - 2250 - - 2249 - - 2249 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 101 - - 122 - - 69 - - 83 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 7 - - 6 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 271 - - 257 - - 231 - - 255 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -240 - - -154 - - -99 - - -210 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2490 - - 2404 - - 2348 - - 2459 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8684 - - -8324 - - -8807 - - -8038 ODpotential blCL - - - 10934 - - 10574 - - 11056 - - 10287 blCL maxRH - - - 75 - - 91 - - 90 - - 96 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 35.9 - - 36.9 - - 34.0 - - 35.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 33.1 - - 34.4 - - 31.8 - - 32.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 39.5 - - 40.1 - - 37.7 - - 39.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 33.3 - - 34.4 - - 32.8 - - 33.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -32 - - -16 - - -14 - - -36 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 55 - - 55 - - 54 - - 54 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 64 - - 61 - - 85 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 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] 95171 77 325 81 323 81 342 66 341 95171 88654 66 320 59 320 66 331 59 336 88654 83442 52 328 45 325 52 337 48 337 83442 78972 45 334 47 329 48 338 44 337 78972 75027 47 335 51 325 51 332 50 329 75027 71510 48 332 51 324 53 326 58 320 71510 68337 40 331 38 325 50 319 50 313 68337 65431 42 327 32 344 43 325 39 315 65431 62734 46 327 45 340 45 327 40 320 62734 60119 56 326 49 335 43 322 38 319 60119 57373 62 323 57 333 53 326 46 335 57373 54480 73 325 67 320 66 323 65 321 54480 51707 85 316 76 313 80 310 77 305 51707 49228 78 306 76 305 78 304 75 303 49228 47006 64 309 65 306 73 312 76 312 47006 44986 59 317 56 316 77 318 80 315 44986 43146 71 323 75 321 84 314 84 318 43146 41466 94 312 96 310 101 309 102 315 41466 39929 106 300 106 305 117 306 113 305 39929 38508 88 302 97 307 115 304 107 297 38508 37172 85 304 83 308 106 302 101 295 37172 35875 89 302 84 306 96 302 107 294 35875 34557 80 303 83 305 93 301 102 294 34557 33189 74 302 80 305 92 300 98 296 33189 31776 65 297 81 305 90 300 93 300 31776 30305 62 294 83 304 86 301 87 302 30305 28763 64 295 83 304 82 304 82 303 28763 27152 59 295 79 304 77 305 76 304 27152 25470 54 294 76 303 71 303 74 303 25470 23723 53 293 75 298 63 301 70 294 23723 21922 55 292 70 292 60 300 60 288 21922 20066 57 292 67 294 60 299 53 290 20066 18149 58 293 65 298 57 299 55 295 18149 16202 59 296 67 302 54 300 60 301 16202 14328 60 306 70 306 55 305 65 302 14328 12624 65 314 71 308 62 312 68 300 12624 11107 67 315 72 307 71 316 68 301 11107 9755 66 313 75 307 72 315 64 304 9755 8551 62 310 78 306 69 313 59 308 8551 7477 54 309 70 304 66 311 55 310 7477 6521 50 308 56 299 61 313 51 311 6521 5674 50 309 47 298 55 314 48 314 5674 4922 48 308 43 305 45 312 45 317 4922 4247 43 307 43 313 34 306 39 316 4247 3649 38 306 37 314 26 300 32 308 3649 3148 35 301 29 307 23 287 28 296 3148 2762 31 296 22 292 21 274 27 287 2762 2498 22 284 17 275 17 259 22 268 2498 2339 18*280 14*270 13 250 18 262 2339 2249 9*271 7*257 6*231 10*255 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