DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 06/20 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 - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 60.0 - - 57.8 - - 55.7 - - 54.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 48 - - -9 - - -17 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1023 - - 314 - - 153 - - 56 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2235 - - 2234 - - 2234 - - 2234 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3218 - - 2509 - - 2348 - - 2251 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1673 - - 3012 - - 1946 - - 2072 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 167 - - 57 - - 34 - - 18 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 24 - - 19 - - 19 - - 13 BL Wind Direction - - - 100 - - 077 - - 077 - - 086 Direction Wind Shear - - - 12 - - 8 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - 0 - - 1 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -782 - - -187 - - 97 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4000 - - 2696 - - 2251 - - 2251 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3342 - - -1470 - - -803 - - -573 ODpotential blCL - - - 6560 - - 3979 - - 3151 - - 2824 blCL maxRH - - - 97 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 40 - - 320 - - 130 - - 70 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 60.0 - - 57.8 - - 55.7 - - 54.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 50.0 - - 53.4 - - 53.4 - - 53.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 59.9 - - 58.3 - - 56.2 - - 55.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 48.8 - - 52.8 - - 53.2 - - 53.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 48 - - -9 - - -17 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1023 - - 314 - - 153 - - 56 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 87 - - 102 - - 102 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 9 - - 9 - - 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] 99624 32 106 23 102 26 092 25 098 99624 92027 25 095 20 106 22 097 20 097 92027 86190 17 096 19 099 19 103 19 093 86190 81353 16 107 18 100 18 108 21 096 81353 77178 14 124 17 106 16 111 18 097 77178 73472 14 130 12 108 14 091 15 105 73472 70101 11 111 13 135 6 086 11 088 70101 66997 10 117 12 131 5 116 5 093 66997 64113 12 110 9 137 4 041 9 110 64113 61307 4 055 9 126 0 232 6 071 61307 58378 2 271 3 025 3 160 2 237 58378 55342 8 322 5 269 6 278 12 260 55342 52446 17 304 10 289 13 301 9 276 52446 49844 21 284 16 279 22 281 20 294 49844 47514 20 287 17 278 20 274 24 278 47514 45398 25 289 20 289 17 281 23 271 45398 43459 28 277 28 282 25 288 21 268 43459 41674 20 274 32 272 35 271 21 269 41674 40026 29 273 37 263 39 253 26 270 40026 38498 47 268 46 254 38 245 38 261 38498 37080 67 260 58 250 42 247 47 248 37080 35740 75 256 64 245 53 245 55 234 35740 34408 75 255 65 244 61 240 59 225 34408 33046 71 254 63 243 65 237 58 218 33046 31651 63 252 60 241 62 235 54 213 31651 30206 56 251 59 241 50 231 49 203 30206 28695 46 248 53 241 39 229 40 197 28695 27117 33 238 42 240 32 233 32 201 27117 25470 25 224 29 236 28 232 26 200 25470 23755 22 223 24 230 25 223 23 203 23755 21975 24 225 27 224 25 209 20 208 21975 20128 27 230 29 221 28 201 17 219 20128 18207 29 235 30 217 29 203 14 227 18207 16253 32 237 28 218 22 204 11 234 16253 14371 36 237 28 225 15 203 8 236 14371 12659 39 229 29 218 14 216 9 216 12659 11137 42 209 29 189 17 216 12 187 11137 9782 43 189 33 168 22 195 19 168 9782 8573 41 182 33 156 27 175 25 156 8573 7496 39 173 33 143 29 157 29 147 7496 6537 36 161 34 130 30 140 33 136 6537 5689 34 149 33 118 33 123 36 124 5689 4937 33 138 32 106 36 111 37 114 4937 4260 31 126 31 096 37 097 36 107 4260 3661 30*114 30 090 35 088 34 101 3661 3159 28*104 28 084 33 083 29 095 3159 2772 26 100 26*080 30 080 25 091 2772 2506 24 099 23*078 26*079 21 088 2506 2344 21 098 20 077 23*077 18*087 2344 2251 16 097 15 076 17 076 13*086 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