DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/28 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 - - - 79.2 - - 84.3 - - - - - 78.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 332 - - 365 - - - - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4208 - - 7097 - - - - - 57 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5070 - - 7386 - - - - - 2236 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6403 - - 9292 - - - - - 2252 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1738 - - 1739 - - - - - 7005 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 461 - - 566 - - - - - 12 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 11 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 9 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 047 - - 054 - - - - - 054 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - 8 - - - - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3163 - - -673 - - - - - -5800 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9566 - - 9966 - - - - - 8052 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6080 - - -2063 - - - - - -8241 ODpotential blCL - - - 12483 - - 11355 - - - - - 10493 blCL maxRH - - - 85 - - 84 - - - - - 74 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 200 - - - - - 350 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 79.2 - - 84.3 - - - - - 78.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 44.9 - - 47.9 - - - - - 50.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 77.1 - - 81.9 - - - - - 80.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 44.3 - - 47.4 - - - - - 50.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 332 - - 365 - - - - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4208 - - 7097 - - - - - 57 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 41 - - 37 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 7 - - - - - 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] 98923 16 103 16 079 19 088 98923 91483 18 115 15 124 21 078 91483 85710 14 121 12 119 17 085 85710 80913 11 119 9 109 11 085 80913 76788 6 137 7 119 6 064 76788 73140 5 145 9 133 2 097 73140 69830 6 195 8 163 4 147 69830 66772 7 183 8 188 7 186 66772 63923 7 197 7 189 12 175 63923 61162 12 198 8 211 15 175 61162 58291 13 189 13 204 15 173 58291 55323 12 210 17 200 10 183 55323 52495 12 217 18 197 10 205 52495 49957 16 214 16 198 17 189 49957 47697 20 219 18 210 17 179 47697 45667 23 215 22 211 19 210 45667 43838 26 213 23 204 27 211 43838 42170 24 211 21 201 26 214 42170 40626 23 229 19 208 31 223 40626 39180 30 236 27 220 31 228 39180 37816 35 224 33 218 28 233 37816 36500 27 213 32 211 26 235 36500 35165 25 212 35 207 25 227 35165 33785 25 223 30 212 23 219 33785 32360 27 234 25 233 23 216 32360 30875 27 239 24 237 22 224 30875 29319 20 239 26 230 21 223 29319 27696 18 222 23 224 20 216 27696 26006 19 207 18 216 16 221 26006 24255 19 194 16 218 14 223 24255 22446 20 192 11 203 12 221 22446 20572 20 203 13 188 12 225 20572 18625 18 206 14 187 12 217 18625 16643 13 194 13 187 10 213 16643 14737 10 201 9 197 12 215 14737 13001 9 185 8 204 15 216 13001 11448 6 172 7 192 15 209 11448 10062 1 177 5*127 11 190 10062 8821 7 041 8*067 8 153 8821 7711 12 053 9 064 6 127 7711 6721 12*054 9 059 7 098 6721 5843 12*050 10 055 8 084 5843 5061 12 048 10 052 9 077 5061 4357 12 047 10 050 10 072 4357 3730 12 046 10 048 11 068 3730 3205 12 046 10 047 11 066 3205 2800 11 045 10 046 11 063 2800 2520 11 044 10 045 10 060 2520 2350 10 045 10 045 8 057 2350 2252 9 044 9 045 5*054 2252 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