DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 06/14 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 - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 69.7 - - 71.0 - - - - - 62.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 115 - - 97 - - - - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3088 - - 6027 - - - - - 56 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3835 - - 5910 - - - - - 2234 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5283 - - 8222 - - - - - 2251 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 6016 - - 4216 - - - - - 768 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 310 - - 374 - - - - - 24 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 4 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 16 - - - - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 343 - - 339 - - - - - 303 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 11 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -9 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2304 - - 664 - - - - - -2271 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7588 - - 7558 - - - - - 4522 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4968 - - -1104 - - - - - -4915 ODpotential blCL - - - 10251 - - 9326 - - - - - 7166 blCL maxRH - - - 74 - - 80 - - - - - 90 maxRH CAPE - - - 150 - - 240 - - - - - 360 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 69.7 - - 71.0 - - - - - 62.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 44.4 - - 45.7 - - - - - 50.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 68.8 - - 70.3 - - - - - 64.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 43.0 - - 44.5 - - - - - 49.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 115 - - 97 - - - - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3088 - - 6027 - - - - - 56 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 20 - - - - - 58 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 6 - - - - - 8 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] 99691 36 106 24 087 37 084 99691 92129 28 095 22 105 23 079 92129 86316 18 098 26 107 17 080 86316 81489 16 099 25 096 16 083 81489 77321 17 087 19 085 19 081 77321 73629 16 079 17 081 18 075 73629 70279 10 092 14 058 18 083 70279 67190 9 090 13 034 20 078 67190 64309 12 064 11 021 23 054 64309 61510 9 038 9 033 22 027 61510 58593 8 036 9 042 19 008 58593 55561 10 013 12 020 19 353 55561 52667 15 000 19 001 18 339 52667 50068 23 347 24 351 17 347 50068 47743 27 338 29 339 27 348 47743 45646 26 334 32 334 36 345 45646 43736 28 339 32 334 40 344 43736 41984 31 349 36 340 51 343 41984 40378 44 349 52 346 64 341 40378 38901 52 349 73 346 77 344 38901 37528 59 348 85 343 90 342 37528 36210 61 351 88 345 95 339 36210 34875 62 352 89 347 94 340 34875 33491 57 352 87 346 91 339 33491 32063 47 347 84 345 88 339 32063 30576 42 342 81 345 85 341 30576 29021 40 337 73 345 83 342 29021 27395 38 334 60 343 84 340 27395 25704 36 333 47 337 80 341 25704 23957 35 336 40 332 64 340 23957 22161 36 339 35 331 51 340 22161 20302 35 341 32 329 41 340 20302 18371 33 345 31 327 35 339 18371 16409 28 342 29 329 36 331 16409 14524 27 342 29 329 33 331 14524 12810 32 344 31 335 23 342 12810 11282 32 346 31 336 20 356 11282 9918 28 348 28 338 20 001 9918 8696 24 349 24*338 19 001 8696 7603 22 353 21*338 18 358 7603 6629 21 350 18 337 18 353 6629 5764 18*346 17 337 18 346 5764 4996 15*346 16 338 18 339 4996 4305 12 343 16 339 20 333 4305 3692 11 343 15 340 22 328 3692 3179 10 343 15 341 22 324 3179 2784 10 343 14 342 20 317 2784 2511 9 344 14 342 15 311 2511 2346 9 344 13 342 12*309 2346 2251 8 344 11 343 6*303 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