DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 05/05 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 0655z - - 0703z - - 1003z - - 1556z - - 1853z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 33.7 - - 41.0 - - 46.0 - - 47.5 - - 38.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 180 - - 361 - - 471 - - 205 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 2081 - - 4771 - - 4550 - - 4625 - - 54 BL Depth Hcrit 3236 - - 5528 - - 5454 - - 5161 - - 2233 Hcrit BL Top 4276 - - 6966 - - 6745 - - 6820 - - 2249 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 958 - - 805 - - 1412 - - 1471 - - 4396 Hgt.Variab. W* 294 - - 489 - - 527 - - 401 - - 5 W* B/S 6 - - 6 - - 9 - - 7 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 8 - - 15 - - 10 - - 10 - - 5 BL Wind Direction 022 - - 013 - - 018 - - 023 - - 102 Direction Wind Shear 6 - - 3 - - 2 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 3 - - -3 - - 1 - - -5 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -747 - - 673 - - -870 - - -1234 - - -3797 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 5024 - - 6293 - - 7616 - - 8054 - - 6046 sfcLCL ODpotential -2772 - - 706 - - -2461 - - -3663 - - -8254 ODpotential blCL 7048 - - 6260 - - 9206 - - 10483 - - 10503 blCL maxRH 84 - - 98 - - 70 - - 62 - - 60 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 33.7 - - 41.0 - - 46.0 - - 47.5 - - 38.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 19.9 - - 21.4 - - 20.5 - - 20.0 - - 20.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 32.4 - - 39.0 - - 43.5 - - 45.9 - - 42.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 19.9 - - 21.4 - - 20.4 - - 20.0 - - 20.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 180 - - 361 - - 471 - - 205 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 2081 - - 4771 - - 4550 - - 4625 - - 54 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 37 - - 93 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 3 - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 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] 97864 18 109 16 139 16 153 6 115 15 104 97864 90452 15 120 18 141 16 158 4 157 13 092 90452 84776 15 124 13 120 14 112 10 151 7 145 84776 80037 12 123 11 147 5 108 12 109 11 137 80037 75917 14 104 12 132 5 077 9 088 13 117 75917 72256 12 079 12 090 5 108 5 041 15 088 72256 68938 9 064 4 077 8 101 6 043 13 057 68938 65889 16 050 13 080 13 072 5 083 6 060 65889 63050 21 022 21 046 13 044 9 042 9 067 63050 60284 19 344 17 029 12 027 15 019 14 039 60284 57394 11 016 13 030 17 015 18 007 17 028 57394 54395 28 022 23 018 23 007 21 008 19 012 54395 51534 38 008 30 008 27 009 24 010 27 004 51534 48967 38 003 35 006 31 007 32 003 33 357 48967 46686 41 005 40 007 35 005 39 001 35 003 46686 44635 47 007 45 008 42 002 45 002 43 008 44635 42768 55 006 51 007 45 001 54 003 56 004 42768 41062 61 004 56 009 53 006 65 000 69 358 41062 39501 68 003 68 005 68 007 75 003 76 003 39501 38056 79 003 77 007 79 008 89 007 91 008 38056 36705 94 006 90 012 90 009 105 008 103 005 36705 35407 108 005 102 009 100 007 113 007 102 003 35407 34093 114 002 106 005 104 007 111 006 99 004 34093 32731 117 001 109 003 103 006 103 006 98 002 32731 31325 120 003 111 005 98 005 97 007 90 003 31325 29864 121 003 113 007 95 006 92 006 85 007 29864 28337 119 004 111 008 96 007 87 007 83 009 28337 26742 111 007 108 011 94 010 85 007 78 009 26742 25086 98 006 95 012 88 012 79 010 72 007 25086 23372 83 006 75 013 82 014 76 011 68 006 23372 21598 61 007 49 015 71 012 75 014 66 008 21598 19752 45 007 33 019 58 010 62 014 65 014 19752 17832 34 007 26 022 35 010 46 010 57 014 17832 15887 31 007 24 017 22 013 27 006 42 008 15887 14028 28 009 24 011 20 011 19 006 29 359 14028 12349 26 011 24 013 21 008 17 003 19 355 12349 10863 24 012 23 015 20 006 16 358 12 358 10863 9543 24 012 20 012 18 006 14 357 11 358 9543 8371 24 010 16 009 14 004 13 358 11 002 8371 7328 29 005 15*011 10*007 10*009 10 004 7328 6402 29 011 15*011 10*011 10*014 7 009 6402 5582 27 019 15 011 10 014 10 018 5 026 5582 4854 22*025 15 012 10 016 10 021 4 067 4854 4200 12*025 15 013 11 018 10 024 5 086 4200 3618 9 022 15 014 11 020 10 026 6 091 3618 3131 8 022 15 014 11 021 10 028 7 095 3131 2756 8 022 14 015 11 022 10 029 7 097 2756 2497 7 021 14 015 10 022 9 029 8 098 2497 2340 7 021 13 015 10 022 9 030 7 100 2340 2249 6 021 12 015 9 023 8 030 5*102 2249 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