DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/15 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 70.7 - - 72.4 - - - - - 62.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 98 - - 110 - - - - - 5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6388 - - 5688 - - - - - 334 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6139 - - 5712 - - - - - 2235 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8583 - - 7883 - - - - - 2529 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2144 - - 2525 - - - - - 1491 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 375 - - 376 - - - - - 60 W* B/S - - - 14 - - 12 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 5 - - - - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 325 - - 234 - - - - - 270 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 10 - - - - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -8 - - 4 - - - - - -6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 699 - - 162 - - - - - 256 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7885 - - 7721 - - - - - 2273 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1598 - - -1290 - - - - - -1673 ODpotential blCL - - - 10181 - - 9173 - - - - - 4202 blCL maxRH - - - 86 - - 85 - - - - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 20 - - 20 - - - - - 410 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 70.7 - - 72.4 - - - - - 62.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 43.9 - - 46.2 - - - - - 59.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 70.0 - - 71.4 - - - - - 62.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 42.7 - - 45.0 - - - - - 59.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 98 - - 110 - - - - - 5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6388 - - 5688 - - - - - 334 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 43 - - 41 - - - - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 6 - - - - - 12 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] 99614 28 102 20 120 26 082 99614 92055 24 100 22 094 25 092 92055 86242 18 103 20 088 26 102 86242 81410 19 098 15 096 24 099 81410 77240 17 095 15 091 20 080 77240 73560 17 082 14 072 15 082 73560 70221 11 077 12 065 15 071 70221 67144 12 078 9 056 14 033 67144 64291 16 049 12 042 11 017 64291 61523 16 028 14 014 12 011 61523 58624 18 009 17 001 14 356 58624 55610 20 352 20 356 22 342 55610 52743 23 346 23 348 30 331 52743 50179 28 351 32 344 34 331 50179 47877 36 347 40 336 45 330 47877 45781 43 350 41 334 43 318 45781 43867 54 342 50 340 43 316 43867 42111 63 336 64 336 56 315 42111 40498 76 334 80 326 75 310 40498 39010 81 328 84 321 86 309 39010 37621 79 327 82 320 95 310 37621 36289 79 329 77 320 99 311 36289 34942 79 332 75 320 95 311 34942 33553 74 332 73 321 83 309 33553 32124 68 332 71 323 70 305 32124 30643 64 334 69 326 61 304 30643 29098 60 332 65 327 51 306 29098 27486 54 331 60 325 45 301 27486 25805 50 330 53 325 46 297 25805 24057 46 330 44 326 45 294 24057 22245 42 332 37 329 42 288 22245 20365 37 335 33 327 37 281 20365 18414 31 337 29 327 33 276 18414 16429 28 339 28 330 30 276 16429 14521 26 340 27 331 26 277 14521 12787 23 343 25 325 24 278 12787 11246 19 345 20 318 24 278 11246 9879 15 347 15 299 21 271 9879 8664 11*350 12*283 18 263 8664 7578 9*345 10*277 16 260 7578 6607 7 333 8 258 15 257 6607 5745 6 328 6 236 13 254 5745 4981 5 318 6 225 12 251 4981 4293 4 315 5 217 12 251 4293 3683 4 310 5 211 13 257 3683 3173 3 308 5 205 14 265 3173 2781 3 307 5 200 13*268 2781 2510 3 308 5 198 12*269 2510 2346 2 308 5 198 11 269 2346 2251 2 308 4 195 8 270 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