DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 06/18 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 52.7 - - 55.8 - - - - - 54.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 99 - - 42 - - - - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2443 - - 2803 - - - - - 55 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3239 - - 2234 - - - - - 2234 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4638 - - 4998 - - - - - 2250 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2190 - - 2955 - - - - - 5269 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 266 - - 220 - - - - - 22 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 21 - - 11 - - - - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 338 - - 344 - - - - - 017 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 8 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 19 - - 1 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1305 - - 1218 - - - - - -442 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3333 - - 3780 - - - - - 2692 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 510 - - -275 - - - - - -1517 ODpotential blCL - - - 4128 - - 5273 - - - - - 3767 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - - - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 390 - - 600 - - - - - 430 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 52.7 - - 55.8 - - - - - 54.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 45.9 - - 47.0 - - - - - 50.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 52.0 - - 55.5 - - - - - 54.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 44.7 - - 45.7 - - - - - 49.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 99 - - 42 - - - - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2443 - - 2803 - - - - - 55 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 100 - - 100 - - - - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - - - - 8 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] 99595 26 118 15 087 26 106 99595 92023 26 099 18 097 21 085 92023 86208 22 105 17 094 14 088 86208 81374 16 106 13 101 12 091 81374 77191 14 103 15 104 14 074 77191 73483 13 090 15 092 14 066 73483 70120 13 089 11 108 14 057 70120 67019 11 075 8 085 8 071 67019 64127 5 042 4 028 8 039 64127 61319 3 048 6 322 10 004 61319 58385 13 343 8 320 13 340 58385 55331 18 314 16 331 15 321 55331 52410 19 320 20 315 21 327 52410 49786 23 321 22 307 29 317 49786 47436 27 317 26 315 31 307 47436 45302 30 314 28 316 30 307 45302 43349 31 315 27 314 31 317 43349 41555 31 316 26 318 35 319 41555 39896 32 315 27 321 34 318 39896 38353 31 312 30 320 34 327 38353 36920 29 311 31 317 40 326 36920 35561 30 311 27 319 35 329 35561 34211 32 312 26 326 36 336 34211 32841 36 308 27 327 34 343 32841 31443 39 302 27 328 30 354 31443 29998 38 299 22 333 30 359 29998 28487 35 299 20 348 31 003 28487 26907 33 296 22 354 30 004 26907 25264 27 298 23 352 28 006 25264 23561 23 301 23 349 27 008 23561 21801 21 306 22 348 26 008 21801 19975 20 326 23 347 24 007 19975 18076 24 347 22 344 17 360 18076 16145 25 349 19 345 21 336 16145 14284 21 348 19 343 21 336 14284 12590 22 351 22 340 21 339 12590 11080 20 350 24 342 23 337 11080 9735 18 348 24 347 24 336 9735 8537 17 345 24 352 26 336 8537 7470 17 339 22 355 25 335 7470 6521 18 335 20 356 23 334 6521 5678 20 335 18*354 21 335 5678 4929 21*336 15*350 18 339 4929 4255 22*338 13 345 16 344 4255 3656 22 338 11 342 15 351 3656 3156 22 339 11 342 13 002 3156 2771 22 339 10 341 11 011 2771 2505 21 339 10 341 9 015 2505 2343 20 339 9 340 8 017 2343 2250 15 338 8 340 6*017 2250 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