DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/09 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 - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 66.0 - - 67.2 - - 66.3 - - 60.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 136 - - 66 - - 7 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3390 - - 4547 - - 1770 - - 56 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4128 - - 4516 - - 2235 - - 2234 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5585 - - 6742 - - 3965 - - 2251 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4831 - - 5365 - - 7520 - - 3628 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 335 - - 299 - - 136 - - 22 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 9 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 6 - - 7 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 053 - - 095 - - 032 - - 268 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 6 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - -7 - - 8 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1163 - - -98 - - -2252 - - -1382 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6748 - - 6840 - - 6217 - - 3633 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3506 - - -2114 - - -3813 - - -3477 ODpotential blCL - - - 9091 - - 8856 - - 7778 - - 5728 blCL maxRH - - - 90 - - 97 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 140 - - 240 - - 390 - - 710 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 66.0 - - 67.2 - - 66.3 - - 60.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 43.7 - - 44.6 - - 46.4 - - 51.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 64.8 - - 66.7 - - 66.3 - - 61.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 42.4 - - 43.3 - - 45.2 - - 50.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 136 - - 66 - - 7 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3390 - - 4547 - - 1770 - - 56 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 60 - - 90 - - 100 - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 6 - - 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] 99577 26 091 29 121 15 133 20 091 99577 91933 17 112 15 094 22 119 14 099 91933 86092 19 128 13 116 20 100 18 117 86092 81272 19 128 14 121 14 088 19 117 81272 77109 15 144 9 120 10 082 16 109 77109 73430 14 148 2 154 9 099 7 112 73430 70094 15 148 7 215 4 093 10 130 70094 67000 13 146 12 197 3 275 6 115 67000 64103 9 179 14 188 9 227 4 231 64103 61279 8 194 14 191 13 208 13 231 61279 58321 7 210 12 184 13 209 12 213 58321 55239 11 223 11 207 15 238 7 229 55239 52288 17 212 17 221 17 238 11 246 52288 49634 18 207 19 215 16 229 14 240 49634 47264 17 214 18 216 15 220 15 235 47264 45122 22 217 18 216 18 214 19 222 45122 43171 27 211 21 210 20 220 19 209 43171 41382 30 204 26 207 22 224 19 212 41382 39729 27 204 25 201 25 206 21 205 39729 38195 26 208 26 199 23 193 21 194 38195 36772 31 206 27 197 19 187 22 178 36772 35423 35 193 28 199 16 194 21 175 35423 34081 32 179 32 198 24 203 23 186 34081 32712 27 170 34 191 33 198 30 188 32712 31318 29 181 34 187 38 193 36 191 31318 29879 36 197 34 187 38 192 41 190 29879 28378 38 202 34 187 33 193 42 188 28378 26811 35 206 36 188 32 190 36 189 26811 25178 31 215 34 189 32 187 27 196 25178 23486 23 205 30 192 29 190 21 212 23486 21737 20 189 29 197 25 200 19 230 21737 19925 18 192 28 200 24 212 18 242 19925 18041 20 208 24 210 24 211 16 224 18041 16125 22 210 21 215 20 207 12 203 16125 14281 18 203 18 210 12 179 5 197 14281 12601 13 207 13 195 12 191 4 171 12601 11104 11 216 5 176 9 182 6 114 11104 9769 10 214 7 179 7 171 6 083 9769 8577 8 216 8 166 7 163 9 053 8577 7510 8 215 8*153 5 145 11 038 7510 6558 5 191 7*132 4 091 11 027 6558 5711 3*075 6 104 6 046 11 018 5711 4958 6*054 6 096 7 038 10 006 4958 4280 7 053 6 090 7*036 10 347 4280 3676 7 052 6 086 7*034 10 325 3676 3169 7 053 6 083 7 033 10 309 3169 2779 7 052 6 080 7 032 10 296 2779 2509 7 051 6 079 7 032 9 285 2509 2345 7 052 5 078 6 031 7*276 2345 2251 6 052 5 077 6 030 5*268 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