DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/21 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 - - - 60.4 - - 61.5 - - - - - 58.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 331 - - 281 - - - - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5162 - - 7573 - - - - - 56 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5806 - - 7622 - - - - - 2234 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7357 - - 9768 - - - - - 2251 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3463 - - 2050 - - - - - 9643 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 491 - - 528 - - - - - 7 W* B/S - - - 15 - - 18 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 5 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 305 - - 253 - - - - - 183 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 8 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - -7 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 526 - - 1352 - - - - - -5610 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6832 - - 8416 - - - - - 7862 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -246 - - 335 - - - - - -7225 ODpotential blCL - - - 7603 - - 9433 - - - - - 9476 blCL maxRH - - - 74 - - 81 - - - - - 68 maxRH CAPE - - - 130 - - 50 - - - - - 30 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 60.4 - - 61.5 - - - - - 58.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 38.3 - - 32.3 - - - - - 31.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 58.4 - - 59.7 - - - - - 60.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 37.8 - - 31.8 - - - - - 31.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 331 - - 281 - - - - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5162 - - 7573 - - - - - 56 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 23 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 3 - - - - - 4 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] 98520 20 119 9 137 9 072 98520 91038 17 123 9 131 12 092 91038 85263 11 123 11 110 13 073 85263 80457 7 126 9 119 5 051 80457 76321 2 164 6 113 5 197 76321 72653 6 212 2 072 8 175 72653 69306 5 183 7 321 3 296 69306 66223 4 123 8 286 7 300 66223 63359 8 036 4 293 5 299 63359 60571 8 332 7 301 7 321 60571 57655 9 328 7 332 8 344 57655 54622 7 337 12 327 13 338 54622 51731 11 349 11 331 18 337 51731 49146 18 341 15 332 24 336 49146 46844 21 330 17 335 25 328 46844 44768 20 332 21 343 25 327 44768 42879 25 347 24 346 23 320 42879 41152 30 355 30 348 20 332 41152 39563 40 360 35 349 25 342 39563 38093 45 001 40 348 30 342 38093 36734 57 003 42 356 34 336 36734 35443 65 358 51 360 30 335 35443 34146 65 359 55 000 25 341 34146 32808 66 005 57 007 26 349 32808 31427 67 010 60 011 27 356 31427 29988 68 010 61 012 26 005 29988 28480 66 016 55 010 23 009 28480 26906 45 014 42 007 22 354 26906 25267 21 003 26 004 19 351 25267 23562 10 001 18 008 19 354 23562 21792 3 343 12 015 23 353 21792 19959 9 255 5 020 21 358 19959 18056 13 248 1 294 16 350 18056 16121 10 226 4 221 22 348 16121 14264 14 231 10 224 24 343 14264 12583 11 236 11 243 22 332 12583 11091 8 244 10*257 17 311 11091 9758 6 269 10*259 14 293 9758 8565 7 292 9 259 12 280 8565 7496 7*300 6 254 10 268 7496 6543 7*301 5 251 9 257 6543 5698 7 302 5 250 8 245 5698 4946 6 304 4 249 7 234 4946 4269 6 306 4 247 7 223 4269 3668 6 307 3 246 7 213 3668 3164 6 306 3 248 7 205 3164 2775 5 306 3 246 7 200 2775 2507 5 307 2 246 6 195 2507 2344 5 307 2 246 6*189 2344 2251 5 307 2 247 4*183 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