DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 05/27 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 79.0 - - 73.8 - - - - - 73.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 286 - - 132 - - - - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2728 - - 1121 - - - - - 57 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3893 - - 2235 - - - - - 2235 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4923 - - 3316 - - - - - 2252 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1132 - - 1623 - - - - - 4905 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 380 - - 223 - - - - - 14 W* B/S - - - 17 - - 4 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 9 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 146 - - 324 - - - - - 340 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 1 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - -8 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4186 - - -1721 - - - - - -3443 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9109 - - 5037 - - - - - 5695 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7341 - - -4629 - - - - - -5789 ODpotential blCL - - - 12264 - - 7945 - - - - - 8041 blCL maxRH - - - 86 - - 97 - - - - - 96 maxRH CAPE - - - 330 - - 990 - - - - - 530 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 79.0 - - 73.8 - - - - - 73.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 46.8 - - 59.1 - - - - - 56.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 77.2 - - 72.6 - - - - - 74.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 46.3 - - 58.3 - - - - - 55.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 286 - - 132 - - - - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2728 - - 1121 - - - - - 57 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 44 - - 88 - - - - - 84 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 11 - - - - - 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] 99044 22 120 22 128 18 070 99044 91567 18 124 11 118 12 094 91567 85796 15 124 7 120 13 106 85796 80990 16 125 7 125 11 077 80990 76841 10 122 7 137 9 073 76841 73175 6 138 11 149 6 087 73175 69856 10 164 6 155 5 144 69856 66801 14 174 6 189 2 165 66801 63958 12 172 7 183 3 284 63958 61187 6 173 9 200 7 232 61187 58294 7 188 9 218 9 208 58294 55313 6 226 12 229 9 229 55313 52489 12 265 14 242 10 243 52489 49961 18 254 14 242 12 246 49961 47713 20 238 17 233 18 255 47713 45693 21 231 21 239 23 245 45693 43857 20 226 26 228 19 238 43857 42181 20 248 23 217 12 240 42181 40633 31 235 23 222 12 243 40633 39193 44 225 31 224 16 227 39193 37844 37 223 36 221 20 230 37844 36540 36 211 36 215 26 216 36540 35215 36 211 28 218 31 197 35215 33840 33 204 24 219 33 190 33840 32417 33 198 23 219 30 191 32417 30933 34 190 20 225 28 194 30933 29378 33 184 20 228 25 203 29378 27751 28 191 22 223 26 210 27751 26055 27 196 24 214 24 212 26055 24292 26 195 23 208 21 213 24292 22469 24 199 22 194 16 210 22469 20580 24 206 23 182 14 215 20580 18622 28 198 25 185 15 211 18622 16631 28 188 29 187 14 212 16631 14713 30 182 33 181 12 240 14713 12967 28 171 34 179 5 239 12967 11409 24 148 32 181 11 192 11409 10019 27 140 25 191 19 209 10019 8777 21 150 16 211 17 189 8777 7669 17 169 10 250 11 160 7669 6683 13 149 11 278 7 128 6683 5811 13 131 10 289 4 112 5811 5035 9*135 7 302 3 059 5035 4337 6*140 6 319 4 023 4337 3716 5 144 8*325 5 004 3716 3195 4 147 9*324 5 352 3195 2794 3 152 10 324 6 348 2794 2517 3 154 9 324 6 344 2517 2349 2 157 9 324 6*341 2349 2252 2 157 8 325 5*340 2252 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