DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 07/06 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 - - - 66.5 - - 69.7 - - - - - 65.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 163 - - 161 - - - - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3069 - - 5670 - - - - - 56 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3954 - - 5894 - - - - - 2235 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5264 - - 7865 - - - - - 2251 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3592 - - 2251 - - - - - 7637 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 337 - - 415 - - - - - 20 W* B/S - - - 37 - - 17 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 4 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 288 - - 282 - - - - - 133 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -5 - - -1 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -818 - - 597 - - - - - -2149 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6083 - - 7268 - - - - - 4401 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3205 - - -688 - - - - - -3757 ODpotential blCL - - - 8469 - - 8553 - - - - - 6008 blCL maxRH - - - 73 - - 71 - - - - - 84 maxRH CAPE - - - 100 - - 40 - - - - - 300 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 66.5 - - 69.7 - - - - - 65.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 47.8 - - 45.7 - - - - - 54.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 65.4 - - 68.4 - - - - - 67.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 46.4 - - 44.4 - - - - - 53.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 163 - - 161 - - - - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3069 - - 5670 - - - - - 56 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 36 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - - - - 9 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] 100152 26 114 21 119 22 107 100152 92504 21 112 17 108 19 105 92504 86612 22 124 14 117 17 090 86612 81727 13 113 17 149 12 086 81727 77530 11 116 14 107 8 124 77530 73826 9 130 9 084 13 122 73826 70463 10 164 4 163 7 110 70463 67366 8 143 7 160 3 069 67366 64480 2 157 4 224 2 174 64480 61667 10 211 8 233 7 233 61667 58727 10 217 12 224 14 257 58727 55677 13 259 12 250 19 270 55677 52767 14 273 20 258 27 264 52767 50156 22 273 21 260 29 259 50156 47831 21 267 24 272 28 263 47831 45740 24 273 28 279 30 271 45740 43847 30 277 32 282 38 279 43847 42122 38 286 39 278 45 276 42122 40541 47 285 49 282 46 273 40541 39079 56 286 64 279 47 275 39079 37714 60 288 67 278 46 279 37714 36402 59 288 65 279 46 280 36402 35070 56 287 61 279 45 281 35070 33690 52 286 56 278 44 283 33690 32264 50 286 51 278 44 285 32264 30778 48 286 48 281 42 287 30778 29221 45 287 46 286 41 287 29221 27595 43 289 43 288 43 286 27595 25901 41 291 39 288 44 286 25901 24141 38 292 36 284 42 285 24141 22318 34 293 34 279 39 281 22318 20426 30 291 32 277 39 282 20426 18464 25 290 29 278 38 286 18464 16473 23 291 26 284 36 288 16473 14562 20 292 22 287 31 292 14562 12827 18 295 20 287 23 288 12827 11285 17 305 18 283 19 276 11285 9915 16 322 15 281 11 257 9915 8694 14 320 8*278 8 231 8694 7603 11 308 6*278 7 207 7603 6630 8 308 5 278 8 195 6630 5767 5*315 5 280 8 188 5767 5000 3*313 4 282 8 181 5000 4309 2 295 4 284 8 173 4309 3696 2 286 4 286 8 166 3696 3182 1 274 4 288 8 157 3182 2786 1 266 3 289 8 150 2786 2513 1 266 3 290 7 144 2513 2347 1 263 3 290 6 137 2347 2251 1 260 3 290 4*133 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