DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 06/07 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 - - - 59.1 - - 56.2 - - 57.9 - - 54.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 219 - - 77 - - 56 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3255 - - 2019 - - 4448 - - 56 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4211 - - 2731 - - 4251 - - 2234 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5450 - - 4214 - - 6643 - - 2251 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4244 - - 3586 - - 2342 - - 5934 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 377 - - 233 - - 278 - - 17 W* B/S - - - 27 - - 5 - - 7 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 8 - - 7 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 263 - - 282 - - 218 - - 233 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 1 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 9 - - 7 - - 4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 681 - - 907 - - 1803 - - -829 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4769 - - 3307 - - 4840 - - 3080 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -690 - - -134 - - 463 - - -2088 ODpotential blCL - - - 6140 - - 4348 - - 6180 - - 4339 blCL maxRH - - - 80 - - 101 - - 94 - - 75 maxRH CAPE - - - 390 - - 540 - - 380 - - 660 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 59.1 - - 56.2 - - 57.9 - - 54.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 45.6 - - 49.1 - - 44.0 - - 48.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 57.7 - - 55.6 - - 57.3 - - 55.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 44.3 - - 47.7 - - 42.7 - - 47.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 219 - - 77 - - 56 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3255 - - 2019 - - 4448 - - 56 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 18 - - 103 - - 77 - - 2 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 7 - - 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] 99224 26 118 22 109 17 113 28 084 99224 91662 15 112 21 107 24 111 24 102 91662 85850 16 117 14 117 17 112 19 116 85850 81024 19 122 15 138 14 132 14 112 81024 76869 15 131 11 159 13 132 14 134 76869 73200 9 153 12 169 6 159 17 132 73200 69870 6 191 14 187 9 196 5 159 69870 66799 12 193 14 186 8 196 4 199 66799 63939 15 182 12 179 10 198 10 193 63939 61143 12 195 9 227 10 211 10 175 61143 58211 14 200 17 218 18 217 18 231 58211 55159 10 154 21 192 21 209 24 215 55159 52228 19 217 18 199 21 208 23 204 52228 49582 24 218 29 224 28 222 28 212 49582 47219 28 213 34 209 33 215 29 211 47219 45086 30 201 31 191 35 205 28 207 45086 43140 27 205 29 191 33 196 31 204 43140 41348 40 217 32 199 29 192 37 198 41348 39686 48 206 36 208 31 199 42 188 39686 38135 46 198 45 210 35 202 41 182 38135 36684 48 201 59 209 44 207 36 183 36684 35297 62 209 76 204 56 207 35 196 35297 33908 77 207 86 193 68 202 50 201 33908 32492 89 203 87 189 78 193 62 191 32492 31051 99 198 92 191 81 185 64 182 31051 29569 105 195 97 191 84 181 69 179 29569 28039 105 192 97 191 85 180 62 183 28039 26464 94 190 93 188 77 182 46 189 26464 24841 85 185 82 183 62 186 26 202 24841 23169 88 182 76 177 45 192 12 205 23169 21447 85 188 76 178 31 195 6 239 21447 19667 76 198 74 189 22 197 11 298 19667 17817 68 211 49 212 21 192 14 298 17817 15931 44 217 21 215 18 186 13 274 15931 14112 28 212 15 185 17 187 13 246 14112 12454 19 204 19 165 14 195 12 246 12454 10976 16 192 23 169 13 207 10 253 10976 9658 16 185 22 179 12 215 9 253 9658 8481 17 198 18 189 11 214 10 252 8481 7429 15 206 14 197 11*215 11 244 7429 6491 11 201 11 205 10*218 13 233 6491 5659 7*199 8 216 8 220 13 231 5659 4918 4*207 6 248 7 220 13 231 4918 4250 2 252 7*275 7 218 12 232 4250 3655 2 268 8*278 6 217 12 234 3655 3156 3 278 8 282 6 215 11 234 3156 2771 3 285 8 283 5 213 10 235 2771 2505 3 287 8 284 5 212 8 235 2505 2343 3 289 8 284 5 212 6*234 2343 2251 3 288 7 284 4 212 4*233 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