DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/08 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 - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 55.0 - - 61.0 - - - - - 59.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 38 - - 55 - - - - - -45 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2755 - - 4220 - - - - - 56 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2234 - - 4168 - - - - - 2235 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4950 - - 6415 - - - - - 2251 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2325 - - 3178 - - - - - 4201 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 213 - - 280 - - - - - 25 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 27 - - 27 - - - - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 287 - - 280 - - - - - 241 Direction Wind Shear - - - 16 - - 12 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - 4 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1304 - - 1161 - - - - - -1827 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3646 - - 5254 - - - - - 4078 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -42 - - -291 - - - - - -4164 ODpotential blCL - - - 4992 - - 6706 - - - - - 6415 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 97 - - - - - 67 maxRH CAPE - - - 250 - - 420 - - - - - 260 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 55.0 - - 61.0 - - - - - 59.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 46.4 - - 45.4 - - - - - 48.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 54.8 - - 60.9 - - - - - 61.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 45.5 - - 44.1 - - - - - 47.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 38 - - 55 - - - - - -45 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2755 - - 4220 - - - - - 56 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 86 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - - - - 8 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] 99403 28 109 28 122 23 111 99403 91824 25 126 20 106 19 109 91824 86008 19 127 16 130 15 110 86008 81188 15 115 20 134 14 119 81188 77038 13 154 11 133 11 122 77038 73361 19 144 11 180 10 105 73361 70005 18 129 16 175 5 138 70005 66896 15 152 15 161 11 181 66896 64004 19 170 14 166 12 175 64004 61205 18 130 15 188 8 171 61205 58278 8 219 16 170 9 194 58278 55221 26 210 16 203 14 179 55221 52286 30 198 21 213 20 191 52286 49646 26 196 21 209 17 187 49646 47288 19 208 20 210 13 198 47288 45150 21 220 19 213 15 213 45150 43199 22 218 19 213 19 220 43199 41410 21 222 19 224 18 227 41410 39755 21 230 21 228 21 248 39755 38220 19 231 14 241 21 253 38220 36796 15 256 22 260 25 267 36796 35448 19 267 26 269 32 269 35448 34104 22 283 30 281 33 271 34104 32736 40 292 40 290 34 276 32736 31343 58 293 48 291 33 277 31343 29904 62 296 51 290 30 280 29904 28404 62 298 53 290 31 279 28404 26841 60 300 54 291 32 277 26841 25212 55 302 52 292 33 277 25212 23518 49 303 48 293 33 277 23518 21761 47 303 44 293 35 275 21761 19938 47 303 41 294 37 273 19938 18043 46 305 39 295 37 272 18043 16118 44 307 35 295 31 279 16118 14272 41 307 33 293 27 283 14272 12598 40 305 32 295 27 287 12598 11108 37 301 34 298 27 290 11108 9776 35 301 35 298 27 289 9776 8583 33 301 34 296 27 285 8583 7516 32 298 33 293 26 279 7516 6563 33 295 31*288 26 272 6563 5716 33*294 29*281 26 265 5716 4962 32*292 28 281 25 262 4962 4283 30 287 28 280 25 259 4283 3678 28 286 27 279 24 256 3678 3171 27 286 27 279 23 253 3171 2779 26 285 26 279 21 251 2779 2509 24 285 24 279 17 247 2509 2345 22 284 22 278 14*244 2345 2251 17 284 17 278 8*241 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