DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 06/21 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 - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 52.8 - - 53.3 - - 51.8 - - 49.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 16 - - -14 - - -22 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 548 - - 56 - - 55 - - 55 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2234 - - 2234 - - 2234 - - 2233 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2743 - - 2251 - - 2250 - - 2250 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1619 - - 2416 - - 2976 - - 3083 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 90 - - 24 - - 24 - - 22 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 16 - - 15 - - 15 - - 13 BL Wind Direction - - - 091 - - 089 - - 066 - - 060 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 493 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2250 - - 2251 - - 2250 - - 2250 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 84 - - -677 - - -876 - - -994 ODpotential blCL - - - 2659 - - 2928 - - 3126 - - 3244 blCL maxRH - - - 101 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 130 - - 150 - - 70 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 52.8 - - 53.3 - - 51.8 - - 49.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 51.4 - - 51.3 - - 49.8 - - 47.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 52.7 - - 53.6 - - 52.4 - - 50.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 51.1 - - 51.0 - - 49.5 - - 47.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 16 - - -14 - - -22 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 548 - - 56 - - 55 - - 55 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 103 - - 102 - - 102 - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 9 - - 9 - - 8 - - 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] 99701 33 114 25 100 31 107 19 091 99701 92080 28 108 21 108 24 094 20 097 92080 86222 26 103 23 122 15 094 23 090 86222 81358 19 101 24 116 14 111 19 093 81358 77162 16 113 20 113 14 119 12 087 77162 73450 13 123 15 116 10 125 11 088 73450 70085 9 114 10 110 14 108 11 117 70085 66984 7 108 9 110 13 102 12 130 66984 64104 5 124 6 129 10 114 8 118 64104 61305 7 167 5 157 4 102 5 115 61305 58380 9 150 8 197 4 274 1 143 58380 55342 5 238 7 201 7 236 5 227 55342 52442 13 241 8 223 8 210 9 231 52442 49832 14 215 10 229 5 225 7 225 49832 47490 11 203 14 229 9 257 7 256 47490 45362 7 205 12 228 11 237 10 249 45362 43417 9 237 10 240 10 238 9 242 43417 41627 12 231 11 248 9 241 7 244 41627 39969 12 225 11 229 9 235 7 243 39969 38429 14 223 12 206 8 220 7 252 38429 36999 17 194 13 183 7 189 5 227 36999 35643 19 173 13 154 8 159 7 163 35643 34295 21 161 14 139 14 135 14 120 34295 32923 26 150 16 136 22 118 24 103 32923 31529 29 143 19 127 28 108 33 089 31529 30090 27 141 22 120 30 101 37 077 30090 28588 24 142 24 116 32 098 40 069 28588 27018 24 138 25 112 32 097 41 063 27018 25377 26 130 24 110 29 099 42 063 25377 23666 26 131 21 114 23 102 40 071 23666 21893 27 129 19 114 16 101 34 086 21893 20056 25 129 19 103 14 083 21 093 20056 18146 22 123 18 096 17 070 13 073 18146 16198 18 114 15 102 17 067 13 062 16198 14317 14 100 14 099 11 066 11 069 14317 12604 13 094 20 106 8 094 11 086 12604 11080 13 105 22 117 13 127 7 101 11080 9725 15 120 22 128 23 135 7 117 9725 8515 17 132 26 134 32 127 16 124 8515 7439 21 134 34 131 40 113 29 116 7439 6486 28 128 39 121 42 102 39 105 6486 5646 32 121 40 113 42 098 42 094 5646 4904 32 115 40 107 41 093 42 083 4904 4236 31 108 39 104 39 088 40 077 4236 3644 29 101 36 100 35 081 36 072 3644 3148 25 097 32 096 31 075 30 067 3148 2766 23*095 28 093 28 071 26 064 2766 2502 19*092 24 091 24 069 21 062 2502 2342 17 091 21*090 21 067 18*061 2342 2250 12 090 15*089 15*066 13*060 2250 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