DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 05/18 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 - - - 56.4 - - 56.6 - - - - - 51.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 306 - - 181 - - - - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7093 - - 6598 - - - - - 55 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7284 - - 6595 - - - - - 2234 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9288 - - 8793 - - - - - 2250 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4581 - - 5447 - - - - - 3501 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 530 - - 435 - - - - - 7 W* B/S - - - 35 - - 30 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 257 - - 247 - - - - - 151 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 2 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 6 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 483 - - 397 - - - - - -4079 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8806 - - 8397 - - - - - 6329 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -162 - - -175 - - - - - -5978 ODpotential blCL - - - 9450 - - 8968 - - - - - 8228 blCL maxRH - - - 94 - - 100 - - - - - 73 maxRH CAPE - - - 110 - - 120 - - - - - 100 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 56.4 - - 56.6 - - - - - 51.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 25.5 - - 27.5 - - - - - 31.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 54.4 - - 55.3 - - - - - 53.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 25.0 - - 27.3 - - - - - 31.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 306 - - 181 - - - - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7093 - - 6598 - - - - - 55 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 77 - - 101 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 4 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] 98256 13 127 16 129 9 093 98256 90806 8 125 8 133 9 100 90806 85061 9 123 4 197 6 088 85061 80300 6 135 5 215 3 155 80300 76192 5 182 5 158 7 182 76192 72541 7 214 5 173 5 156 72541 69211 6 194 5 213 1 220 69211 66131 5 209 7 226 5 281 66131 63261 9 217 9 247 8 262 63261 60462 10 226 12 258 8 253 60462 57525 10 216 13 241 7 279 57525 54477 3 292 9 223 13 277 54477 51577 10 312 4 238 13 265 51577 48970 12 300 9 311 12 259 48970 46635 11 306 14 294 12 274 46635 44524 12 308 13 283 17 282 44524 42598 13 304 10 302 16 278 42598 40829 14 321 13 316 14 301 40829 39197 18 324 16 324 17 314 39197 37688 18 324 20 334 22 334 37688 36294 16 334 24 338 34 341 36294 34980 19 348 27 346 42 343 34980 33670 24 355 31 351 50 345 33670 32330 28 354 35 352 57 346 32330 30953 28 350 36 352 57 346 30953 29523 26 350 32 349 50 348 29523 28034 23 349 25 342 39 347 28034 26490 20 348 19 340 31 344 26490 24886 18 348 17 339 26 343 24886 23224 17 350 15 340 19 337 23224 21504 17 347 14 338 16 336 21504 19716 15 338 12 334 17 339 19716 17857 10 341 13 328 23 340 17857 15965 10 009 14 334 26 340 15965 14143 5 345 9 322 24 342 14143 12486 4 325 8 316 17 339 12486 11007 4 345 7 314 14 330 11007 9684 3*345 4*295 13 317 9684 8500 3*340 3*268 11 294 8500 7441 2 317 3 265 9 284 7441 6497 3 257 3 260 7 277 6497 5659 3 250 3 250 5 262 5659 4915 3 245 3 242 5 233 4915 4244 4 244 3 236 5 198 4244 3650 4 241 2 231 8 175 3650 3152 4 239 2 228 10 165 3152 2768 4 240 2 227 12 159 2768 2503 4 239 2 225 12 156 2503 2342 4 240 2 226 10 153 2342 2250 4 238 2 223 7*151 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