DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/02 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 47.1 - - 49.7 - - 51.0 - - 50.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 10 - - 35 - - 7 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 420 - - 706 - - 622 - - 55 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2234 - - 2234 - - 2234 - - 2234 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2615 - - 2901 - - 2817 - - 2250 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1437 - - 1221 - - 1320 - - 1802 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 71 - - 123 - - 73 - - 15 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 15 - - 11 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 030 - - 025 - - 012 - - 012 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 6 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 365 - - 651 - - 567 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2250 - - 2250 - - 2250 - - 2250 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 43 - - 251 - - 106 - - -334 ODpotential blCL - - - 2572 - - 2650 - - 2711 - - 2584 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 101 maxRH CAPE - - - 20 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 47.1 - - 49.7 - - 51.0 - - 50.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 46.0 - - 48.3 - - 49.6 - - 49.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 47.0 - - 49.3 - - 51.0 - - 50.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 45.7 - - 47.8 - - 49.3 - - 49.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 10 - - 35 - - 7 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 420 - - 706 - - 622 - - 55 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 102 - - 102 - - 102 - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 7 - - 8 - - 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] 99140 20 104 23 107 23 117 25 084 99140 91652 19 106 26 113 20 103 25 095 91652 85932 22 108 17 108 17 114 22 095 85932 81154 19 111 15 108 14 103 15 099 81154 77005 16 123 9 095 12 088 12 096 77005 73341 12 135 3 093 9 067 11 116 73341 70029 11 129 0 229 6 046 9 112 70029 66978 10 114 4 275 6 022 6 048 66978 64142 9 102 5 197 4 358 8 018 64142 61382 6 057 9 164 5 285 10 358 61382 58491 4 013 4 147 9 262 9 333 58491 55488 0 334 4 297 8 270 8 298 55488 52624 4 305 3 295 7 274 9 273 52624 50055 4 307 1 309 8 266 10 275 50055 47759 5 329 3 014 5 288 7 290 47759 45681 2 298 7 351 6 330 7 340 45681 43786 3 173 5 346 9 346 10 353 43786 42049 11 089 6 030 12 003 15 355 42049 40446 21 060 18 038 23 028 20 010 40446 38964 27 043 27 028 34 029 28 024 38964 37586 29 038 32 027 37 027 35 025 37586 36264 29 039 36 029 39 028 38 026 36264 34926 30 041 37 029 40 029 40 029 34926 33542 31 044 38 030 41 031 40 031 33542 32113 34 048 37 035 41 032 40 033 32113 30625 37 048 37 040 40 037 38 035 30625 29067 40 045 39 043 39 039 39 036 29067 27441 42 044 40 049 37 049 35 049 27441 25754 42 047 40 050 39 055 25 054 25754 24009 37 049 39 053 30 056 21 050 24009 22199 32 058 32 056 23 054 17 058 22199 20321 29 058 30 059 22 059 17 082 20321 18366 31 059 33 068 19 069 20 097 18366 16372 34 051 33 069 20 083 19 096 16372 14451 38 050 32 060 20 082 19 102 14451 12708 40 050 25 062 22 086 21 116 12708 11161 37 046 20 068 20 085 22 113 11161 9789 33 038 16 069 19 093 22 110 9789 8571 31 038 14 082 17 100 15 101 8571 7489 27 055 15 091 16 103 15 082 7489 6527 24 073 17 085 14 097 14 066 6527 5675 22 075 17 075 13 083 13 052 5675 4921 24 066 17 062 12 064 18 050 4921 4245 25 053 18 054 14 043 20 043 4245 3649 24 042 19 032 15 025 19 030 3649 3150 22 038 18*029 15*022 17 022 3150 2767 19*033 17*027 13*014 15 017 2767 2503 17*031 15 025 12 012 13 015 2503 2343 15 030 14 024 11 011 12 014 2343 2250 12 029 11 024 8 010 8*012 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