DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 05/30 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 66.4 - - 73.4 - - 73.0 - - 66.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 320 - - 357 - - 139 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3085 - - 4997 - - 5646 - - 56 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4196 - - 5710 - - 5708 - - 2235 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5280 - - 7192 - - 7841 - - 2251 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 795 - - 1127 - - 1201 - - 4777 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 410 - - 499 - - 380 - - 14 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 6 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 17 - - 14 - - 13 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 004 - - 021 - - 030 - - 026 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 12 - - 5 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1921 - - -1272 - - -671 - - -4430 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7202 - - 8465 - - 8513 - - 6681 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5650 - - -3820 - - -3167 - - -7146 ODpotential blCL - - - 10930 - - 11012 - - 11008 - - 9397 blCL maxRH - - - 95 - - 83 - - 95 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 30 - - 50 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 66.4 - - 73.4 - - 73.0 - - 66.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 42.7 - - 43.9 - - 43.3 - - 45.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 64.6 - - 71.4 - - 71.9 - - 66.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 42.2 - - 43.5 - - 43.0 - - 44.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 320 - - 357 - - 139 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3085 - - 4997 - - 5646 - - 56 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 82 - - 32 - - 79 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - 6 - - 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] 98863 25 109 17 120 24 103 33 094 98863 91448 25 107 26 124 18 110 24 090 91448 85739 23 097 20 118 17 126 15 100 85739 80974 17 092 12 099 18 113 12 116 80974 76858 13 103 13 098 13 110 9 103 76858 73215 10 107 16 105 12 120 13 106 73215 69909 7 151 10 108 10 116 13 105 69909 66856 14 168 7 152 5 131 6 118 66856 64011 13 160 10 149 9 133 10 166 64011 61245 8 166 7 167 4 136 13 158 61245 58353 14 171 14 165 14 162 13 164 58353 55355 19 179 19 184 18 198 23 196 55355 52505 28 170 31 177 27 183 27 184 52505 49947 24 178 29 205 19 202 19 176 49947 47660 47 200 49 198 41 198 33 194 47660 45612 48 179 52 176 49 183 44 181 45612 43759 37 171 44 180 47 182 43 182 43759 42063 44 188 57 189 55 180 51 185 42063 40507 61 193 62 186 59 181 54 181 40507 39067 67 186 62 187 61 183 54 178 39067 37712 60 180 55 178 60 185 51 181 37712 36401 57 178 55 173 57 185 50 179 36401 35071 56 177 57 171 53 182 48 176 35071 33692 55 181 54 169 49 178 44 179 33692 32268 55 184 52 172 45 177 41 185 32268 30784 56 182 48 179 39 182 39 188 30784 29229 57 187 44 190 34 200 34 181 29229 27605 42 199 40 197 32 202 31 181 27605 25913 31 168 33 187 29 199 27 179 25913 24157 25 177 31 174 29 183 22 173 24157 22339 22 187 23 175 30 182 20 175 22339 20451 26 189 22 188 28 185 24 171 20451 18491 21 185 23 192 17 194 20 165 18491 16496 13 185 19 191 12 200 14 162 16496 14575 12 217 11 179 10 186 11 156 14575 12832 10 200 11 173 10 149 9 133 12832 11280 4 135 8 142 13 130 11 115 11280 9898 2 002 7 061 13 095 11 086 9898 8669 3 009 11 029 13*049 13 050 8669 7576 8 007 14*029 13*032 18 026 7576 6605 17 021 14*025 13 031 20 020 6605 5746 18*012 15 023 13 030 21 021 5746 4983 18*008 15 022 13 030 21 022 4983 4297 18 006 15 021 13 030 21 023 4297 3687 18 004 15 020 13 029 20 025 3687 3176 17 003 14 018 13 029 19 026 3176 2783 17 002 14 018 13 029 17 026 2783 2511 16 002 14 017 12 029 15 026 2511 2346 15 002 13 017 12 029 13*025 2346 2251 13 001 11 017 10 029 9*026 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