DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 05/26 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 81.4 - - 85.3 - - 83.2 - - 77.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 258 - - 200 - - 33 - - -52 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2484 - - 9830 - - 3308 - - 57 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3678 - - 9201 - - 2236 - - 2235 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4679 - - 12025 - - 5503 - - 2252 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 6446 - - 2057 - - 7311 - - 2029 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 356 - - 519 - - 204 - - 20 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 5 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 18 - - 18 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 106 - - 152 - - 097 - - 039 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 19 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - -86 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6516 - - -679 - - -6054 - - -7274 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11196 - - 12704 - - 11558 - - 9527 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8062 - - -2075 - - -7809 - - -10089 ODpotential blCL - - - 12741 - - 14100 - - 13312 - - 12341 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 90 - - 94 - - 91 maxRH CAPE - - - 10 - - 0 - - 60 - - 150 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 81.4 - - 85.3 - - 83.2 - - 77.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 39.8 - - 36.7 - - 40.1 - - 43.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 79.6 - - 84.0 - - 83.0 - - 79.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 39.1 - - 35.9 - - 39.5 - - 43.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 258 - - 200 - - 33 - - -52 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2484 - - 9830 - - 3308 - - 57 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 58 - - 78 - - 63 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 6 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] 99079 19 123 14 133 11 082 17 081 99079 91580 21 115 14 112 15 108 11 084 91580 85804 13 112 12 094 10 096 12 091 85804 81004 12 130 4 145 12 057 12 100 81004 76856 12 120 10 177 5 014 12 085 76856 73175 5 168 8 143 2 218 9 085 73175 69827 8 185 7 166 8 177 4 111 69827 66737 13 168 7 182 9 154 7 177 66737 63870 10 168 7 187 9 140 11 175 63870 61090 10 170 8 198 6 153 7 174 61090 58189 8 173 8 199 7 193 6 211 58189 55185 12 195 10 199 11 218 8 230 55185 52323 15 202 13 190 15 219 12 241 52323 49761 14 213 12 204 15 206 15 234 49761 47488 14 210 17 225 11 207 16 216 47488 45456 16 195 23 212 12 238 12 207 45456 43627 16 195 23 199 19 238 12 236 43627 41964 17 205 18 198 20 227 16 242 41964 40431 19 196 14 205 23 219 15 244 40431 38997 20 194 15 214 25 214 18 264 38997 37647 23 202 21 221 25 209 32 252 37647 36347 26 202 25 218 23 205 37 242 36347 35032 25 191 25 209 25 206 35 239 35032 33671 21 182 26 201 27 206 31 236 33671 32266 20 185 26 199 28 204 25 233 32266 30803 21 189 26 195 29 203 21 225 30803 29271 24 191 27 192 28 205 21 220 29271 27668 26 195 26 192 28 206 21 218 27668 25998 24 201 24 194 28 208 20 220 25998 24261 23 209 22 195 29 210 20 221 24261 22460 35 205 20 199 27 211 19 220 22460 20588 31 206 18 204 20 218 21 222 20588 18643 20 216 18 203 17 218 23 225 18643 16663 17 207 21 194 19 217 26 223 16663 14754 16 176 26 181 21 207 28 209 14754 13010 14 168 29*170 22 185 28 186 13010 11455 14 167 28*164 21 178 25 168 11455 10066 19 158 25 159 19 169 19 151 10066 8823 22 160 22 156 19 152 17 136 8823 7710 21 160 20 153 18 140 17 124 7710 6718 20 158 17 150 18 125 19 114 6718 5838 17 153 16 146 19*113 20 105 5838 5055 14*138 14 144 19*106 21 096 5055 4351 12*110 14 142 19 100 21 088 4351 3725 12 107 13 141 19 096 21 078 3725 3201 12 105 12 140 18 094 21 067 3201 2797 12 104 12 140 17 092 21 056 2797 2518 11 102 12 140 16 091 19 046 2518 2349 11 103 11 140 14 090 16*042 2349 2252 10 102 10 139 11 089 11*039 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