DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 02/17 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 1.1 - - 2.0 - - 4.1 - - 4.2 - - -0.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 7 - - 14 - - 41 - - 8 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 204 - - 726 - - 1060 - - 341 - - 51 BL Depth Hcrit 2230 - - 2230 - - 2230 - - 2230 - - 2230 Hcrit BL Top 2399 - - 2921 - - 3255 - - 2536 - - 2246 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1580 - - 1275 - - 1583 - - 3110 - - 3042 Hgt.Variab. W* 46 - - 91 - - 144 - - 56 - - 8 W* B/S 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 16 - - 16 - - 17 - - 12 - - 11 BL Wind Direction 059 - - 051 - - 042 - - 012 - - 002 Direction Wind Shear 5 - - 8 - - 8 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 1 - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -497 - - -30 - - 473 - - -307 - - -621 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 2896 - - 2951 - - 2782 - - 2844 - - 2867 sfcLCL ODpotential -1088 - - -15144 - - -188 - - -786 - - -1365 ODpotential blCL 3487 - - 18065 - - 3443 - - 3322 - - 3611 blCL maxRH 98 - - 101 - - 94 - - 97 - - 93 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 30 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 1.1 - - 2.0 - - 4.1 - - 4.2 - - -0.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m -3.5 - - -2.8 - - 0.1 - - -0.1 - - -4.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 1.1 - - 1.9 - - 3.9 - - 4.1 - - -0.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot -3.7 - - -3.0 - - -0.2 - - -0.2 - - -5.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 7 - - 14 - - 41 - - 8 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 204 - - 726 - - 1060 - - 341 - - 51 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 94 - - 102 - - 77 - - 86 - - 73 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] 97585 35 094 32 085 37 109 29 100 32 080 97585 90364 27 090 26 094 30 106 25 097 24 090 90364 84698 21 096 25 102 22 102 22 090 19 101 84698 79914 17 099 22 104 16 103 14 092 18 098 79914 75742 13 102 16 108 10 101 8 112 14 072 75742 72034 12 102 12 111 6 106 8 110 12 060 72034 68668 9 085 11 117 3 154 6 076 11 059 68668 65564 6 066 11 117 4 176 4 050 11 060 65564 62672 3 060 10 118 4 175 3 052 8 056 62672 59857 2 078 9 115 5 161 1 095 4 073 59857 56908 1 119 6 104 6 152 3 182 3 108 56908 53826 3 174 2 098 4 130 5 162 2 150 53826 50867 3 151 2 177 3 085 6 127 5 141 50867 48198 4 192 5 154 2 083 7 094 9 118 48198 45816 6 188 6 145 2 150 4 064 12 104 45816 43667 10 191 6 148 7 145 3 248 9 096 43667 41715 11 178 6 172 8 146 10 207 4 123 41715 39934 9 204 11 206 4 186 9 203 4 186 39934 38300 24 224 19 205 12 215 15 215 12 222 38300 36797 26 219 17 204 16 197 18 201 18 191 36797 35408 31 222 27 228 21 222 19 205 23 191 35408 34100 42 212 39 215 35 211 34 215 31 202 34100 32807 40 215 46 220 46 203 49 193 44 196 32807 31493 48 223 60 212 51 197 47 192 54 181 31493 30147 62 210 51 211 48 197 44 188 52 173 30147 28749 60 211 47 206 42 190 38 194 45 172 28749 27285 56 218 40 210 35 182 35 196 40 178 27285 25752 49 221 34 206 28 187 29 180 38 181 25752 24149 43 218 32 204 23 201 26 178 38 178 24149 22481 40 209 31 200 20 206 26 183 34 164 22481 20756 37 197 29 190 23 180 27 183 29 155 20756 18968 28 193 28 169 30 161 26 179 24 155 18968 17111 26 193 29 164 33 162 27 171 24 163 17111 15217 33 189 30 166 35 168 32 167 24 157 15217 13390 35 181 35 167 37 167 35 154 26 150 13390 11729 28 164 38 169 36 163 36 151 22 153 11729 10262 21 135 30 159 32 159 31 146 8 166 10262 8979 13 105 18 146 23 157 17 125 3 145 8979 7857 11 074 12 160 16 149 14 120 3 105 7857 6880 8 135 11 154 15 129 11 101 5 048 6880 6026 21 140 19 126 21 109 15 070 15 067 6026 5276 31 112 28 108 23 092 15 046 18 046 5276 4614 36 091 27 087 21 065 17 028 20 037 4614 4018 34 078 26 070 21 047 17 026 21 029 4018 3490 29 066 23 058 21*045 17 023 22 017 3490 3047 27 064 22*056 20*044 16 019 21 012 3047 2707 24 062 19*053 19 042 15*015 19 008 2707 2472 21*060 17 051 17 041 14*014 17 005 2472 2329 18*059 15 050 15 040 12 012 15 004 2329 2246 14 058 12 049 12 039 10 011 11*002 2246 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