DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 07/05 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 65.1 - - 64.7 - - - - - 60.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 156 - - 112 - - - - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3595 - - 3911 - - - - - 56 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4332 - - 4414 - - - - - 2235 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5790 - - 6106 - - - - - 2251 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4860 - - 3867 - - - - - 6240 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 354 - - 333 - - - - - 24 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 4 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 14 - - - - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 312 - - 316 - - - - - 311 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 7 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - -15 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 144 - - -1098 - - - - - -1541 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5646 - - 7205 - - - - - 3792 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1590 - - -3215 - - - - - -2957 ODpotential blCL - - - 7380 - - 9321 - - - - - 5208 blCL maxRH - - - 82 - - 95 - - - - - 85 maxRH CAPE - - - 580 - - 160 - - - - - 770 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 65.1 - - 64.7 - - - - - 60.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 48.1 - - 41.0 - - - - - 51.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 64.0 - - 63.9 - - - - - 61.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 46.8 - - 39.7 - - - - - 50.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 156 - - 112 - - - - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3595 - - 3911 - - - - - 56 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 27 - - 79 - - - - - 40 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 5 - - - - - 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] 100090 27 118 19 100 22 110 100090 92460 24 116 20 115 19 114 92460 86595 22 103 17 116 18 095 86595 81726 15 098 14 108 15 097 81726 77522 12 130 10 122 13 107 77522 73803 11 123 8 145 11 117 73803 70437 6 142 4 216 6 102 70437 67336 6 177 7 220 4 024 67336 64444 7 183 5 205 6 274 64444 61632 6 237 5 252 8 254 61632 58684 7 248 11 249 13 252 58684 55615 10 246 9 212 14 248 55615 52681 20 243 20 257 19 282 52681 50038 25 228 31 250 28 275 50038 47671 21 237 31 249 30 261 47671 45526 29 253 29 252 27 259 45526 43568 39 256 32 256 30 271 43568 41769 44 253 37 254 34 273 41769 40104 46 252 42 253 34 275 40104 38555 47 255 46 251 34 274 38555 37112 50 257 47 249 32 273 37112 35738 54 258 47 249 30 274 35738 34366 61 256 51 249 29 278 34366 32972 66 251 57 247 31 283 32972 31562 66 250 61 245 30 282 31562 30116 66 252 62 245 25 274 30116 28616 65 252 60 245 27 257 28616 27054 63 252 56 247 35 242 27054 25423 58 253 49 249 34 247 25423 23724 52 255 40 251 21 273 23724 21962 45 256 31 254 19 304 21962 20129 35 260 23 256 18 316 20129 18219 23 265 18 255 19 314 18219 16272 18 261 13 267 22 318 16272 14396 15 263 12 271 21 322 14396 12689 14 274 16 266 19 322 12689 11170 15 285 19 269 18 325 11170 9817 15 287 18 284 19 330 9817 8609 15 292 17 300 19 330 8609 7531 14 301 17 312 18 329 7531 6572 12*309 17*317 18 330 6572 5721 12*311 16*318 18 331 5721 4964 12 311 16 318 18 332 4964 4283 12 312 15 317 18 332 4283 3677 12 312 14 316 17 331 3677 3170 12 312 13 314 17 328 3170 2779 12 311 13 314 15 323 2779 2509 11 312 12 314 12 317 2509 2345 11 312 11 314 10 315 2345 2251 9 311 9 314 6*311 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