DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 06/26 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 - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 71.3 - - 73.3 - - - - - 64.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 106 - - 74 - - - - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4089 - - 4369 - - - - - 56 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4538 - - 4560 - - - - - 2235 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6284 - - 6564 - - - - - 2251 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3465 - - 4366 - - - - - 3650 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 337 - - 316 - - - - - 30 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 25 - - 21 - - - - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 144 - - 142 - - - - - 149 Direction Wind Shear - - - 14 - - 8 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - -2 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 868 - - 563 - - - - - -333 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5416 - - 6001 - - - - - 2584 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -781 - - -1033 - - - - - -1571 ODpotential blCL - - - 7065 - - 7597 - - - - - 3822 blCL maxRH - - - 79 - - 78 - - - - - 98 maxRH CAPE - - - 670 - - 760 - - - - - 680 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 71.3 - - 73.3 - - - - - 64.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 54.8 - - 54.4 - - - - - 60.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 70.7 - - 72.9 - - - - - 65.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 53.5 - - 53.1 - - - - - 59.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 106 - - 74 - - - - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4089 - - 4369 - - - - - 56 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 17 - - 13 - - - - - 94 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 9 - - 9 - - - - - 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] 99847 34 114 24 111 25 100 99847 92229 30 105 24 114 25 103 92229 86346 24 118 24 123 22 098 86346 81460 20 122 22 132 17 094 81460 77251 14 118 19 128 14 100 77251 73521 13 119 14 109 12 109 73521 70132 13 133 9 118 8 104 70132 67011 10 133 6 153 5 111 67011 64114 7 158 4 149 5 149 64114 61303 6 150 4 209 10 163 61303 58364 4 179 9 203 9 162 58364 55310 8 191 10 205 9 185 55310 52405 13 201 11 219 9 201 52405 49812 14 204 16 221 10 219 49812 47510 13 208 17 223 14 228 47510 45434 12 224 18 235 24 225 45434 43549 17 243 22 247 29 215 43549 41839 23 243 32 248 26 223 41839 40286 32 245 41 245 44 238 40286 38852 33 247 46 253 52 235 38852 37502 31 246 50 249 46 229 37502 36195 28 237 40 252 43 227 36195 34867 24 232 36 249 39 226 34867 33490 21 235 32 246 35 224 33490 32067 19 241 25 245 35 215 32067 30587 19 246 21 242 30 200 30587 29038 15 241 17 239 22 191 29038 27420 8 208 12 212 22 192 27420 25736 12 163 15 177 30 196 25736 23988 16 165 17 167 30 194 23988 22179 18 165 18 163 26 192 22179 20306 20 161 19 161 22 187 20306 18364 21 164 22 158 19 183 18364 16393 21 166 22 157 18 155 16393 14496 18 169 17 169 18 153 14496 12774 20 164 17 179 15 145 12774 11246 23 156 17 173 17 133 11246 9884 24 157 20 162 20 133 9884 8666 26 167 22 153 21 145 8666 7578 31 167 22 150 23 155 7578 6610 31*158 22*146 26 154 6610 5751 29*151 23*144 28 149 5751 4988 27 145 22 143 28 146 4988 4301 25 143 22 142 27 146 4301 3691 25 142 22 142 26 146 3691 3179 24 142 21 141 24 146 3179 2785 23 141 21 141 22 147 2785 2512 22 141 20 140 19 148 2512 2346 20 141 18 140 17 148 2346 2251 16 141 15 140 11*149 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