DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 06/10 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 - - - 58.5 - - 62.9 - - 60.4 - - 56.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 48 - - 86 - - 2 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1262 - - 3775 - - 3521 - - 56 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2234 - - 4122 - - 2235 - - 2234 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3457 - - 5970 - - 5716 - - 2251 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3401 - - 2675 - - 2561 - - 5348 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 172 - - 299 - - 149 - - 25 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 4 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 15 - - 17 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 330 - - 351 - - 342 - - 312 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 4 - - 11 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -11 - - 10 - - 3 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 100 - - 1571 - - 1600 - - -510 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3358 - - 4399 - - 4116 - - 2762 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1607 - - 374 - - 39 - - -1864 ODpotential blCL - - - 5064 - - 5596 - - 5677 - - 4115 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 94 - - 97 maxRH CAPE - - - 650 - - 840 - - 430 - - 490 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 58.5 - - 62.9 - - 60.4 - - 56.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 51.1 - - 51.0 - - 49.7 - - 52.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 58.0 - - 62.2 - - 60.4 - - 57.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 50.2 - - 49.7 - - 48.5 - - 51.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 48 - - 86 - - 2 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1262 - - 3775 - - 3521 - - 56 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 99 - - 98 - - 74 - - 88 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 8 - - 7 - - 9 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] 99582 32 100 31 116 24 116 28 093 99582 91964 25 100 27 106 20 121 24 086 91964 86110 19 114 19 108 20 110 23 102 86110 81275 19 113 12 111 23 093 19 112 81275 77129 15 119 15 123 12 080 19 103 77129 73461 17 113 13 140 5 092 19 087 73461 70118 10 110 11 141 8 123 8 104 70118 67023 8 139 11 142 6 121 10 147 67023 64134 8 158 8 164 6 208 7 150 64134 61318 7 185 5 161 11 206 8 212 61318 58370 9 223 6 207 13 209 10 229 58370 55301 10 233 11 228 13 226 13 240 55301 52361 12 235 13 228 15 235 14 233 52361 49714 13 239 11 236 13 233 13 236 49714 47347 14 242 10 234 10 235 14 243 47347 45205 15 237 9 241 7 246 12 239 45205 43249 14 222 11 246 6 268 8 235 43249 41454 10 207 9 235 5 291 4 264 41454 39799 8 198 8 241 6 300 4 330 39799 38265 6 166 6 207 8 313 8 337 38265 36841 6 125 7 169 9 304 13 327 36841 35492 9 104 5 143 6 297 16 331 35492 34150 8 112 1 126 6 310 18 350 34150 32783 7 119 5 210 13 332 23 358 32783 31388 7 152 9 215 14 331 25 358 31388 29946 9 188 10 218 13 302 26 349 29946 28442 3 181 5 255 13 302 26 340 28442 26874 7 015 5 279 13 330 22 340 26874 25239 12 346 7 330 15 332 20 332 25239 23540 15 345 12 325 14 323 19 325 23540 21782 11 344 10 318 15 312 22 324 21782 19959 8 348 10 316 16 312 23 329 19959 18064 9 354 14 336 18 318 22 326 18064 16133 10 005 15 345 20 326 24 333 16133 14277 10 018 16 344 19 335 24 341 14277 12587 11 030 15 338 20 335 25 343 12587 11082 12 020 16 336 25 344 23 348 11082 9742 14 013 14 340 28 353 23 351 9742 8547 17 009 14 348 26 357 21 347 8547 7482 19 009 15 350 23 357 20 341 7482 6533 19 010 15*350 21*355 20 336 6533 5690 18 009 16*350 20*352 21 330 5690 4940 17 003 16 350 19 348 23 326 4940 4264 17 352 16 351 18 343 24 323 4264 3664 16*338 16 351 17 339 23 321 3664 3162 16*332 15 351 16 337 21 319 3162 2774 15 330 15 351 15 336 19 316 2774 2507 14 329 14 351 14 335 16 315 2507 2344 13 329 13 351 13 334 13*313 2344 2251 11 329 11 351 10 334 8*312 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