DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/29 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 - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 69.5 - - 72.6 - - 72.2 - - 64.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 59 - - 33 - - -7 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2347 - - 4963 - - 1966 - - 56 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2921 - - 4552 - - 2236 - - 2235 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4542 - - 7158 - - 4161 - - 2251 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 5044 - - 4888 - - 8784 - - 1410 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 239 - - 283 - - 139 - - 23 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 4 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 14 - - 12 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 042 - - 048 - - 003 - - 065 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 10 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - -1 - - -2 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 732 - - 1914 - - 8 - - -169 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3810 - - 5244 - - 4153 - - 2420 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1188 - - -236 - - -2018 - - -2531 ODpotential blCL - - - 5730 - - 7394 - - 6179 - - 4782 blCL maxRH - - - 79 - - 76 - - 77 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 1480 - - 1300 - - 2180 - - 1520 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 69.5 - - 72.6 - - 72.2 - - 64.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 60.0 - - 56.9 - - 61.1 - - 60.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 68.9 - - 72.3 - - 72.5 - - 64.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 58.6 - - 55.6 - - 59.8 - - 60.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 59 - - 33 - - -7 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2347 - - 4963 - - 1966 - - 56 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 17 - - 4 - - 7 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 11 - - 9 - - 11 - - 12 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] 99917 32 108 23 098 26 096 31 093 99917 92290 25 102 18 091 23 091 27 096 92290 86438 20 091 19 101 20 098 17 091 86438 81585 13 097 23 098 17 097 9 096 81585 77388 10 109 16 091 14 097 13 104 77388 73658 13 109 8 102 12 106 17 095 73658 70278 15 122 7 100 11 109 14 090 70278 67180 15 126 7 105 7 108 10 099 67180 64308 11 130 7 124 4 119 7 121 64308 61517 9 142 7 158 2 042 7 123 61517 58595 9 144 9 158 1 077 6 093 58595 55549 4 126 8 129 7 128 5 098 55549 52636 2 162 6 115 10 130 4 161 52636 50020 8 159 2 181 7 123 9 169 50020 47678 11 138 4 219 3 106 7 163 47678 45557 11 091 4 178 2 098 4 157 45557 43624 13 072 5 117 4 049 5 085 43624 41853 20 041 9 094 8 035 10 062 41853 40226 24 034 16 066 13 019 18 025 40226 38726 28 039 25 057 13 046 20 354 38726 37333 34 038 33 052 22 054 18 014 37333 36000 35 041 36 044 36 045 27 026 36000 34659 35 041 37 036 41 035 37 026 34659 33280 34 044 37 032 46 032 43 028 33280 31863 35 047 37 031 48 032 45 027 31863 30397 35 049 35 032 47 034 44 027 30397 28867 35 051 34 034 46 036 41 028 28867 27273 37 052 34 038 44 037 37 027 27273 25615 39 052 37 041 43 035 33 027 25615 23895 39 053 39 042 43 033 32 032 23895 22113 37 054 40 043 42 034 34 035 22113 20262 38 054 40 044 36 035 31 037 20262 18339 37 057 38 048 29 044 27 041 18339 16382 34 059 29 048 24 053 24 036 16382 14496 31 060 24 041 27 046 25 032 14496 12781 28 056 27 044 29 046 30 034 12781 11257 26 054 29 052 28 048 30 031 11257 9899 28 053 28 052 27 047 26 027 9899 8684 31 052 26 051 24 042 23 027 8684 7595 30 049 24*051 23 040 21 034 7595 6624 28 050 19*050 20 035 20 048 6624 5761 24 052 16 049 19 032 20 059 5761 4995 21*052 15 048 17 026 19 066 4995 4305 17*049 14 047 15*018 17 073 4305 3692 14 043 13 047 13*006 14 075 3692 3179 13 041 12 047 13 004 11 072 3179 2784 12 040 12 047 12 003 9 071 2784 2512 12 039 12 047 12 002 8 069 2512 2347 11 039 11 047 11 001 6 069 2347 2251 9 039 9 046 9 001 4*065 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