DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 06/27 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 62.4 - - 63.0 - - - - - 61.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 50 - - 7 - - - - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1976 - - 1071 - - - - - 400 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2235 - - 2235 - - - - - 2235 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4171 - - 3266 - - - - - 2595 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1568 - - 1767 - - - - - 2046 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 208 - - 97 - - - - - 37 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 1 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 14 - - - - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 273 - - 120 - - - - - 094 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 7 - - - - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - 0 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1128 - - 1015 - - - - - 344 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3044 - - 2251 - - - - - 2251 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -532 - - 246 - - - - - -125 ODpotential blCL - - - 4703 - - 3020 - - - - - 2720 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - - - - 101 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 550 - - - - - 340 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 62.4 - - 63.0 - - - - - 61.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 56.2 - - 60.5 - - - - - 60.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 61.9 - - 62.9 - - - - - 61.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 54.9 - - 60.1 - - - - - 59.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 50 - - 7 - - - - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1976 - - 1071 - - - - - 400 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 102 - - - - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 10 - - 12 - - - - - 12 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] 99887 33 103 26 108 22 110 99887 92282 29 116 21 101 22 099 92282 86423 28 120 16 110 20 103 86423 81559 27 118 16 137 17 092 81559 77354 18 110 18 139 11 089 77354 73617 12 119 15 131 11 112 73617 70227 11 124 12 122 10 116 70227 67115 10 117 10 132 8 108 67115 64229 8 142 7 131 4 101 64229 61425 9 149 6 143 6 167 61425 58490 8 175 6 159 7 174 58490 55439 14 175 9 186 10 173 55439 52530 15 165 13 178 10 155 52530 49924 19 169 18 184 14 167 49924 47603 20 152 21 171 12 139 47603 45506 17 160 22 185 11 168 45506 43605 24 175 28 162 32 150 43605 41881 30 180 29 151 39 132 41881 40296 38 187 34 163 35 146 40296 38827 52 183 46 168 46 153 38827 37463 57 176 54 166 53 151 37463 36156 56 172 55 162 56 147 36156 34832 56 167 53 159 52 135 34832 33460 50 158 51 157 55 127 33460 32042 49 155 48 161 54 127 32042 30566 50 160 38 154 46 128 30566 29021 47 164 34 146 43 131 29021 27409 40 160 27 144 40 148 27409 25732 40 164 28 145 27 148 25732 23991 33 170 30 144 22 130 23991 22187 25 178 29 141 24 126 22187 20316 24 161 25 136 28 135 20316 18375 31 155 21 135 24 142 18375 16402 31 160 24 142 21 135 16402 14503 33 151 22 141 17 123 14503 12776 27 154 20 143 15 121 12776 11238 18 154 18 147 16 114 11238 9870 13 165 16 148 16 109 9870 8650 15 175 14 153 12 113 8650 7561 13 180 12 154 9 106 7561 6592 8 198 13 151 5 107 6592 5734 5 235 14 143 5 124 5734 4973 7 262 16 133 6 123 4973 4289 9*269 16 129 7 116 4289 3681 9*271 16*127 7 110 3681 3172 9 272 16*123 8 101 3172 2781 8 274 15 120 8*098 2781 2510 8 273 14 119 7*096 2510 2346 7 274 13 118 6 094 2346 2251 6 274 10 116 5 092 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