DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 06/04 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 - - - 59.7 - - 61.0 - - 58.6 - - 58.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 86 - - 16 - - -2 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2200 - - 2172 - - 56 - - 56 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3003 - - 2235 - - 2234 - - 2234 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4395 - - 4367 - - 2251 - - 2251 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1935 - - 2309 - - 3031 - - 2350 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 250 - - 158 - - 18 - - 14 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 2 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 14 - - 4 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 166 - - 182 - - 201 - - 256 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 7 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -5 - - -6 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1300 - - 1403 - - 0 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3095 - - 2964 - - 2251 - - 2251 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 310 - - 324 - - -703 - - -860 ODpotential blCL - - - 4085 - - 4043 - - 2954 - - 3111 blCL maxRH - - - 99 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 100 - - 340 - - 450 - - 460 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 59.7 - - 61.0 - - 58.6 - - 58.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 53.6 - - 55.4 - - 56.6 - - 56.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 59.0 - - 60.9 - - 58.8 - - 58.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 52.4 - - 54.4 - - 56.3 - - 56.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 86 - - 16 - - -2 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2200 - - 2172 - - 56 - - 56 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 96 - - 102 - - 102 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 9 - - 9 - - 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] 99224 30 115 19 120 16 095 23 103 99224 91655 28 107 18 112 14 099 25 093 91655 85862 24 095 20 101 17 097 17 103 85862 81057 19 094 17 094 16 095 18 104 81057 76910 11 106 16 084 12 100 10 094 76910 73247 9 111 10 079 8 106 4 092 73247 69921 7 102 8 094 4 099 2 084 69921 66848 5 106 5 110 2 089 1 100 66848 63989 0 035 3 008 3 071 0 223 63989 61212 4 281 6 322 1 348 2 247 61212 58305 8 257 10 280 9 290 7 290 58305 55283 8 257 12 264 12 289 11 272 55283 52402 9 276 13 269 16 285 13 277 52402 49820 13 292 15 271 20 279 17 286 49820 47514 15 291 15 268 22 275 22 289 47514 45427 16 285 15 274 24 278 27 284 45427 43522 17 281 18 282 25 283 23 263 43522 41769 16 275 20 281 23 287 15 253 41769 40145 10 252 18 271 22 271 20 246 40145 38638 2 265 11 219 20 258 22 244 38638 37235 6 199 11 184 17 234 22 237 37235 35897 13 178 15 176 18 175 20 208 35897 34558 14 169 17 165 22 175 25 181 34558 33182 16 161 19 159 27 175 29 174 33182 31769 17 161 21 155 26 170 29 174 31769 30303 16 153 21 151 25 163 27 177 30303 28770 16 139 21 145 23 161 25 181 28770 27173 17 136 21 147 20 174 23 182 27173 25512 19 142 19 160 18 187 20 183 25512 23791 16 151 17 168 19 191 18 205 23791 22009 14 156 17 173 18 195 17 219 22009 20161 15 163 17 180 15 203 14 227 20161 18240 15 177 15 182 12 214 12 236 18240 16285 15 183 13 189 11 218 12 247 16285 14403 13 195 11 219 10 227 13 255 14403 12693 12 208 10 234 9 232 12 273 12693 11170 12 210 12 246 8 237 12 289 11170 9814 13 194 13 233 8 232 16 306 9814 8605 12 184 16 215 10 226 19 311 8605 7526 13 193 17 197 11 227 18 311 7526 6564 15 197 17 187 11 228 16 309 6564 5712 16 190 17 183 12 225 13 307 5712 4955 16*184 16*181 12 220 12 307 4955 4275 15*178 16*181 12 214 12 308 4275 3672 14 167 15 181 11 210 11 305 3672 3166 13 164 15 181 11 204 9 294 3166 2777 13 162 14 182 9 201 8 276 2777 2508 12 161 13 182 8 200 7 266 2508 2345 11 160 12 182 7*200 6*261 2345 2251 9 158 9 182 4*201 4*256 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