DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 06/13 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 - - - 60.5 - - 64.0 - - 65.5 - - 61.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 180 - - 170 - - 43 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3858 - - 4430 - - 4742 - - 56 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4581 - - 4985 - - 4252 - - 2234 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6053 - - 6625 - - 6937 - - 2251 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1335 - - 1451 - - 1556 - - 5549 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 376 - - 388 - - 268 - - 11 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 10 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 7 - - 9 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 359 - - 343 - - 322 - - 014 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 3 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - -4 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -898 - - -789 - - -514 - - -2964 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6952 - - 7414 - - 7452 - - 5216 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5581 - - -4762 - - -4381 - - -4761 ODpotential blCL - - - 11634 - - 11387 - - 11318 - - 7012 blCL maxRH - - - 74 - - 70 - - 73 - - 57 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 60.5 - - 64.0 - - 65.5 - - 61.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 38.1 - - 39.5 - - 40.8 - - 46.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 59.2 - - 62.7 - - 65.1 - - 63.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 36.8 - - 38.3 - - 39.6 - - 45.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 180 - - 170 - - 43 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3858 - - 4430 - - 4742 - - 56 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 5 - - 5 - - 7 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] 99538 27 107 24 106 21 090 31 097 99538 92047 27 109 23 114 13 082 33 080 92047 86282 27 101 25 110 15 104 20 072 86282 81471 21 094 21 104 18 104 11 076 81471 77302 15 089 18 102 15 109 9 075 77302 73600 14 097 17 092 14 116 8 086 73600 70237 12 111 11 081 12 085 13 092 70237 67136 11 109 8 080 9 059 14 083 67136 64261 10 101 6 080 8 055 10 073 64261 61482 8 083 4 087 7 037 7 080 61482 58573 5 085 2 356 8 010 7 048 58573 55535 2 131 3 309 8 348 7 354 55535 52622 3 347 2 009 8 331 10 328 52622 50004 7 333 6 002 10 316 13 323 50004 47668 8 327 8 352 11 319 16 323 47668 45565 9 332 11 338 14 328 19 323 45565 43656 11 327 15 328 18 328 20 331 43656 41908 13 330 16 325 22 329 21 333 41908 40301 11 321 16 323 22 323 28 332 40301 38822 13 235 16 287 21 316 32 337 38822 37450 25 208 23 244 19 293 38 345 37450 36134 28 196 31 216 27 269 38 346 36134 34808 25 201 27 227 37 254 44 350 34808 33439 18 204 21 237 33 252 48 356 33439 32027 10 191 14 246 22 267 52 358 32027 30553 5 214 8 277 21 280 61 007 30553 29006 4 188 9 303 18 292 43 002 29006 27392 2 136 8 302 17 303 28 327 27392 25717 1 057 6 316 12 288 29 318 25717 23982 5 051 5 339 8 293 19 298 23982 22190 5 041 6 334 8 306 16 291 22190 20334 5 001 11 337 11 343 15 308 20334 18402 8 351 11 355 10 357 7 319 18402 16431 8 360 9 356 8 352 4 303 16431 14528 9 009 9 354 9 333 6 314 14528 12794 10 010 9 348 11 323 10 326 12794 11248 8 008 8 340 12 323 13 332 11248 9873 8 010 8 333 13 327 12 342 9873 8649 9 009 7 338 11 318 11 329 8649 7561 12 006 8*334 11*311 13 299 7561 6593 13*359 8*335 10*312 12 292 6593 5735 12*358 8 337 10 316 11 296 5735 4974 12 358 7 340 9 319 9 306 4974 4289 12 358 7 343 9 323 7 319 4289 3681 11 359 7 346 9 327 7 332 3681 3172 11 359 7 349 8 330 6 342 3172 2780 11 000 7 351 8 331 6 351 2780 2510 10 000 6 352 7 332 5 359 2510 2346 10 000 6 352 7 333 4*005 2346 2251 9 001 6 353 6 333 3*014 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