DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/23 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 - - 1333z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 62.1 - - 63.1 - - 63.9 - - 62.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 107 - - 106 - - 31 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2945 - - 3589 - - 3833 - - 56 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3692 - - 4150 - - 3212 - - 2235 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5140 - - 5784 - - 6028 - - 2251 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3395 - - 2400 - - 2615 - - 5408 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 298 - - 318 - - 233 - - 13 W* B/S - - - 19 - - 13 - - 10 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 230 - - 201 - - 229 - - 158 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -2 - - -4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 923 - - 1389 - - 1398 - - -809 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4217 - - 4395 - - 4631 - - 3060 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -948 - - 175 - - 333 - - -2016 ODpotential blCL - - - 6088 - - 5609 - - 5695 - - 4267 blCL maxRH - - - 79 - - 100 - - 95 - - 85 maxRH CAPE - - - 400 - - 370 - - 410 - - 1110 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 62.1 - - 63.1 - - 63.9 - - 62.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 51.5 - - 51.7 - - 51.5 - - 56.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 61.3 - - 62.2 - - 63.5 - - 63.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 50.2 - - 50.4 - - 50.2 - - 55.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 107 - - 106 - - 31 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2945 - - 3589 - - 3833 - - 56 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 16 - - 100 - - 79 - - 41 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 8 - - 8 - - 10 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] 100080 25 104 22 110 17 130 22 089 100080 92425 21 115 20 115 13 105 15 094 92425 86511 17 124 15 100 16 104 12 093 86511 81599 16 121 9 100 13 094 11 082 81599 77378 15 113 8 135 8 079 9 072 77378 73647 12 107 10 135 5 082 8 065 73647 70261 10 105 12 119 4 130 7 052 70261 67148 7 101 10 107 4 135 5 076 67148 64259 1 098 6 087 3 084 5 128 64259 61452 2 241 4 057 2 344 2 157 61452 58520 4 274 4 342 4 290 3 276 58520 55480 6 282 7 297 7 300 5 298 55480 52583 7 281 10 271 10 312 9 309 52583 49982 5 308 9 262 12 309 13 301 49982 47656 9 318 8 303 11 303 14 294 47656 45556 12 323 11 325 10 307 12 293 45556 43643 13 324 15 326 12 319 13 310 43643 41884 14 331 15 325 16 321 16 315 41884 40257 18 343 16 333 17 318 17 316 40257 38751 22 341 19 338 17 324 19 325 38751 37354 17 342 22 335 19 340 21 331 37354 36023 17 349 22 334 23 344 21 340 36023 34692 17 342 20 332 26 337 23 351 34692 33329 17 345 18 325 27 328 26 354 33329 31930 20 342 19 325 27 324 28 355 31930 30477 20 337 19 323 24 326 28 357 30477 28958 17 340 19 326 22 330 25 359 28958 27370 14 338 18 329 19 332 22 002 27370 25713 19 332 17 328 17 332 19 004 25713 23986 20 344 15 331 16 334 17 001 23986 22193 16 359 12 335 14 337 16 353 22193 20330 15 000 11 342 13 331 13 346 20330 18392 16 349 11 350 13 329 11 344 18392 16419 15 000 12 349 14 339 12 342 16419 14516 13 350 12 343 17 349 12 343 14516 12784 7 359 8 330 15 357 10 348 12784 11246 4 037 8 331 7 355 6 009 11246 9880 2 081 5 346 2 117 1 291 9880 8659 4 139 1 025 3 184 5 228 8659 7570 6 152 2 195 4 227 4 254 7570 6601 6 150 4*203 5*234 4 264 6601 5743 4*165 4*203 5*234 3 257 5743 4980 3*220 4 202 4 231 3 241 4980 4295 3 228 4 201 4 230 3 224 4295 3686 3 232 4 201 4 228 3 208 3686 3175 3 232 4 200 4 226 3 196 3175 2782 3 233 4 199 4 225 3 185 2782 2511 3 234 4 199 4 225 3 175 2511 2346 3 235 4 197 4 223 3 166 2346 2251 2 235 4 200 3 223 2*158 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