DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/22 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 - - - 55.5 - - 55.9 - - 58.0 - - 56.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 74 - - 2 - - 24 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1515 - - 1108 - - 1226 - - 56 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2234 - - 2234 - - 2234 - - 2234 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3710 - - 3303 - - 3421 - - 2251 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2478 - - 3485 - - 4003 - - 3638 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 212 - - 89 - - 146 - - 12 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 1 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 11 - - 8 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 041 - - 054 - - 001 - - 352 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 6 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - -8 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 654 - - 407 - - -36 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3057 - - 2896 - - 3457 - - 2251 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -986 - - -991 - - -1614 - - -1026 ODpotential blCL - - - 4696 - - 4294 - - 5035 - - 3277 blCL maxRH - - - 96 - - 100 - - 96 - - 99 maxRH CAPE - - - 110 - - 260 - - 340 - - 870 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 55.5 - - 55.9 - - 58.0 - - 56.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 49.9 - - 51.0 - - 50.7 - - 54.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 54.9 - - 55.9 - - 57.7 - - 56.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 48.7 - - 50.0 - - 49.4 - - 53.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 74 - - 2 - - 24 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1515 - - 1108 - - 1226 - - 56 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 84 - - 101 - - 85 - - 97 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 8 - - 8 - - 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] 99872 32 122 20 110 26 121 24 115 99872 92252 28 116 26 127 16 104 23 115 92252 86380 23 118 24 125 14 109 18 106 86380 81501 17 128 17 113 15 120 15 106 81501 77294 18 137 10 110 15 124 12 091 77294 73566 16 120 10 141 9 129 10 083 73566 70190 13 124 10 137 4 137 9 084 70190 67083 8 133 9 119 6 144 6 090 67083 64190 6 130 10 107 7 149 2 142 64190 61385 6 112 6 114 6 155 3 218 61385 58458 5 119 3 195 3 164 4 251 58458 55419 2 129 3 224 1 045 5 243 55419 52518 3 261 4 301 5 320 5 269 52518 49906 3 236 5 296 6 304 4 281 49906 47566 2 260 5 296 7 303 7 322 47566 45444 3 311 5 294 7 310 10 318 45444 43502 6 352 2 304 10 297 15 321 43502 41715 10 336 5 009 6 289 15 311 41715 40062 8 318 7 354 7 356 8 328 40062 38529 3 018 5 340 10 341 11 355 38529 37107 9 050 5 052 8 340 13 350 37107 35757 13 037 15 047 8 024 11 356 35757 34412 9 019 15 032 14 031 12 026 34412 33041 9 075 13 058 18 020 15 021 33041 31647 20 092 14 076 18 005 17 011 31647 30210 21 090 14 068 16 001 19 007 30210 28710 19 082 10 055 14 359 17 016 28710 27142 8 049 7 027 13 360 14 023 27142 25505 7 041 11 002 9 359 12 023 25505 23800 9 038 11 011 3 041 11 016 23800 22029 10 037 13 020 4 064 8 348 22029 20185 12 050 12 026 6 017 7 335 20185 18264 13 062 10 026 6 359 8 341 18264 16305 10 057 9 031 8 017 10 008 16305 14415 9 060 12 033 14 014 13 017 14415 12696 12 062 13 045 12 017 13 012 12696 11167 19 052 15 050 15 034 14 023 11167 9806 24 045 19 044 19 059 13 031 9806 8594 25 051 20 047 19 062 12 040 8594 7515 25 056 20 052 17 056 13 046 7515 6555 25 062 19 057 16 051 13 044 6555 5704 24 067 19 059 14 044 13 033 5704 4949 23 065 18 058 13 036 13 019 4949 4271 21*062 16 056 12 026 13 006 4271 3668 18*052 15*055 11*015 12 358 3668 3164 15 040 13*054 9*004 12 348 3164 2775 14 038 12 054 9 001 10 346 2775 2507 13 036 11 054 8 000 8 344 2507 2344 12 035 9 053 8 359 5*346 2344 2251 10 034 7 053 6 358 2*352 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