DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/01 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 - - 1332z - - 1853z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 48.9 - - 49.4 - - 50.0 - - 48.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 7 - - 4 - - -1 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 555 - - 599 - - 55 - - 55 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2234 - - 2234 - - 2234 - - 2234 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2750 - - 2794 - - 2250 - - 2250 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1411 - - 1443 - - 2047 - - 1900 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 73 - - 66 - - 22 - - 19 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 20 - - 22 - - 14 - - 16 BL Wind Direction - - - 014 - - 022 - - 014 - - 012 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 11 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 500 - - 544 - - 0 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2250 - - 2250 - - 2250 - - 2250 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 138 - - 70 - - -405 - - -436 ODpotential blCL - - - 2612 - - 2724 - - 2655 - - 2686 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 101 - - 100 - - 101 maxRH CAPE - - - 30 - - 90 - - 100 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 48.9 - - 49.4 - - 50.0 - - 48.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 47.6 - - 47.9 - - 48.5 - - 47.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 48.9 - - 49.4 - - 50.0 - - 49.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 47.4 - - 47.7 - - 48.2 - - 47.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 7 - - 4 - - -1 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 555 - - 599 - - 55 - - 55 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 102 - - 102 - - 102 - - 103 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 7 - - 8 - - 7 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] 99145 40 106 28 102 18 125 18 090 99145 91644 24 117 23 094 28 106 17 100 91644 85899 22 118 20 104 27 102 18 100 85899 81141 19 112 16 123 19 101 22 108 81141 77037 14 106 17 144 16 095 20 107 77037 73390 11 102 15 143 14 102 19 092 73390 70077 12 097 9 118 9 102 16 094 70077 67029 13 103 7 105 3 085 14 088 67029 64199 12 111 8 123 0 354 10 065 64199 61439 7 114 9 131 1 153 7 057 61439 58545 6 146 8 099 3 111 6 070 58545 55543 8 152 8 093 5 159 4 021 55543 52689 11 163 9 098 10 129 3 189 52689 50137 16 169 2 164 6 077 7 059 50137 47849 17 140 8 158 1 130 2 352 47849 45780 17 135 19 138 15 148 10 148 45780 43908 18 132 21 138 19 129 13 129 43908 42203 26 146 23 134 24 123 20 122 42203 40641 36 141 28 126 26 112 27 108 40641 39193 38 139 30 127 25 103 28 103 39193 37834 36 138 29 128 23 098 26 100 37834 36519 32 138 28 129 23 096 24 099 36519 35182 28 134 28 131 21 099 23 097 35182 33797 25 123 27 128 20 109 20 091 33797 32366 27 117 24 122 20 116 17 085 32366 30877 27 118 16 115 20 115 16 086 30877 29318 26 121 14 112 18 108 20 092 29318 27687 25 121 16 109 16 096 21 086 27687 25985 19 119 19 100 15 094 21 082 25985 24215 19 118 20 096 16 103 21 071 24215 22381 23 114 21 100 17 106 16 065 22381 20475 25 101 22 104 16 108 14 077 20475 18496 27 090 20 102 16 115 13 083 18496 16484 26 089 20 097 16 112 14 081 16484 14549 23 093 22 103 20 096 17 082 14549 12792 20 098 21 103 19 085 19 089 12792 11230 21 102 18 101 16 074 20 086 11230 9842 24 104 16 100 17 071 21 074 9842 8607 23 100 17 093 19 073 22 073 8607 7506 20 089 18 093 19 080 21 074 7506 6529 22 073 22 087 22 074 19 071 6529 5666 29 058 31 067 32 054 24 063 5666 4906 35 038 35 046 37 039 38 044 4906 4233 35 027 34 035 34 030 39 031 4233 3640 33 023 32 031 32 026 36 026 3640 3145 30 019 29*027 29 021 32 021 3145 2764 27*016 26*024 25 018 28 017 2764 2501 24*014 23 023 22 016 25 015 2501 2342 21 013 20 022 19 015 21*014 2342 2250 16 013 15 020 14*014 16*012 2250 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