DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 06/06 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 58.9 - - 63.0 - - - - - 57.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 169 - - 169 - - - - - -27 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2048 - - 5529 - - - - - 56 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3244 - - 5823 - - - - - 2234 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4243 - - 7724 - - - - - 2251 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4488 - - 3142 - - - - - 5542 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 300 - - 420 - - - - - 26 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 7 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 10 - - - - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 268 - - 252 - - - - - 182 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 5 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -4 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -987 - - 618 - - - - - -1957 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5230 - - 7106 - - - - - 4208 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2360 - - -1283 - - - - - -3540 ODpotential blCL - - - 6603 - - 9007 - - - - - 5791 blCL maxRH - - - 66 - - 66 - - - - - 97 maxRH CAPE - - - 150 - - 110 - - - - - 360 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 58.9 - - 63.0 - - - - - 57.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 43.5 - - 39.3 - - - - - 46.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 57.7 - - 61.8 - - - - - 58.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 42.2 - - 38.1 - - - - - 45.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 169 - - 169 - - - - - -27 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2048 - - 5529 - - - - - 56 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 87 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 5 - - - - - 7 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] 99147 26 121 15 113 20 076 99147 91592 20 118 16 120 19 104 91592 85803 15 123 13 131 18 117 85803 80990 15 148 11 111 14 117 80990 76820 12 134 10 134 13 140 76820 73135 4 176 13 146 7 156 73135 69790 8 194 6 141 7 188 69790 66691 11 188 3 189 12 174 66691 63805 7 225 8 193 11 186 63805 61003 10 240 5 158 6 223 61003 58062 14 202 17 255 2 294 58062 54991 18 182 23 196 17 237 54991 52063 9 213 13 225 26 202 52063 49441 32 233 29 222 19 219 49441 47092 28 220 33 220 29 217 47092 44974 28 219 34 228 34 212 44974 43052 39 219 43 225 31 216 43052 41279 46 218 49 221 38 221 41279 39637 52 221 50 221 44 223 39637 38116 58 224 54 228 44 229 38116 36694 67 228 67 229 52 233 36694 35330 82 228 84 226 70 227 35330 33965 95 228 94 222 84 219 33965 32576 103 229 100 222 91 217 32576 31167 107 229 101 222 95 218 31167 29720 106 229 95 224 96 220 29720 28219 101 228 90 227 91 221 28219 26657 91 229 85 228 83 223 26657 25034 76 235 78 228 79 225 25034 23351 66 239 68 229 64 226 23351 21613 59 239 56 229 48 221 21613 19815 52 238 49 226 44 216 19815 17949 46 236 46 223 31 209 17949 16045 43 237 40 227 27 204 16045 14205 39 241 32 230 27 218 14205 12532 30 247 24 238 26 236 12532 11043 24 250 19 246 19 243 11043 9714 21 255 19 249 12 235 9714 8526 20 261 18*252 7 224 8526 7464 18 266 12*251 3 228 7464 6518 13 271 11 251 2 233 6518 5679 12 268 10 251 2 203 5679 4934 11 269 10 252 4 188 4934 4262 11*268 10 252 6 185 4262 3664 11*268 10 253 8 187 3664 3161 11 268 10 253 10 188 3161 2774 10 268 9 253 11 189 2774 2507 10 268 9 254 12 188 2507 2344 9 268 8 253 11*185 2344 2251 8 267 8 253 7*182 2251 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