DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 05/04 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 - - 1003z - - 1556z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 40.1 - - 42.0 - - 43.7 - - 36.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 209 - - 254 - - 146 - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4248 - - 3739 - - 3873 - - 54 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4890 - - 4596 - - 4419 - - 2233 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6443 - - 5934 - - 6068 - - 2249 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1315 - - 2746 - - 3234 - - 3901 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 393 - - 402 - - 338 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 22 - - 23 - - 21 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 354 - - 356 - - 008 - - 028 Direction Wind Shear - - - 10 - - 9 - - 11 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - -7 - - -6 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1151 - - 129 - - -235 - - -2622 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5293 - - 5806 - - 6303 - - 4871 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 835 - - -64 - - -608 - - -4371 ODpotential blCL - - - 5608 - - 5998 - - 6676 - - 6620 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 98 - - 83 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 30 - - 20 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 40.1 - - 42.0 - - 43.7 - - 36.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 24.8 - - 24.5 - - 24.0 - - 23.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 38.9 - - 40.7 - - 42.8 - - 38.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 24.8 - - 24.6 - - 24.0 - - 23.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 209 - - 254 - - 146 - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4248 - - 3739 - - 3873 - - 54 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 102 - - 91 - - 33 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 97717 12 132 15 133 9 097 20 109 97717 90246 12 146 11 134 4 125 19 088 90246 84550 8 104 15 128 6 150 9 084 84550 79829 12 096 11 113 13 097 8 129 79829 75740 15 086 10 130 13 056 14 106 75740 72102 12 052 11 080 14 047 14 075 72102 68791 7 039 9 047 8 018 11 032 68791 65735 10 040 13 031 10 042 15 012 65735 62896 12 018 18 011 14 021 13 346 62896 60131 13 006 22 356 18 018 12 020 60131 57227 16 001 21 345 26 005 24 011 57227 54218 19 004 22 352 29 354 28 003 54218 51349 27 003 28 353 31 354 30 007 51349 48768 31 353 30 347 34 352 36 001 48768 46462 33 352 33 351 37 344 40 356 46462 44381 38 355 37 348 39 345 45 358 44381 42486 45 356 38 352 44 352 52 356 42486 40745 51 354 46 360 51 354 57 357 40745 39129 57 352 56 001 57 357 61 359 39129 37622 65 353 63 359 66 359 67 000 37622 36215 74 353 69 356 76 358 75 001 36215 34876 82 350 75 353 84 354 82 001 34876 33535 89 347 80 352 81 352 87 359 33535 32160 94 348 83 352 81 355 85 357 32160 30752 102 349 85 352 91 356 84 360 30752 29299 109 349 83 352 100 354 89 001 29299 27789 110 349 76 350 99 351 92 360 27789 26220 104 349 69 349 88 350 87 357 26220 24594 96 347 66 350 76 350 78 356 24594 22915 86 346 60 352 65 351 69 354 22915 21186 70 349 50 352 55 352 63 352 21186 19401 56 349 44 352 47 351 55 349 19401 17555 48 348 41 352 42 350 47 348 17555 15682 44 348 40 352 39 349 43 350 15682 13879 42 352 41 353 39 352 40 355 13879 12238 42 354 41 355 39 355 38 000 12238 10776 41 355 40 357 37 356 36 002 10776 9473 39 354 36 357 31 349 39 358 9473 8313 33 352 27 350 30 346 38 353 8313 7280 25*349 27 349 30 347 34 355 7280 6362 25*349 26*350 28*351 29 359 6362 5549 25 350 25*351 25*357 25 005 5549 4827 24 353 24 354 23 006 22 011 4827 4179 22 356 23 355 22 009 18 021 4179 3603 22 357 23 356 21 011 17 026 3603 3122 21 358 22 357 21 011 16 028 3122 2750 20 358 22 358 21 012 15 030 2750 2494 20 358 21 358 20 013 13 030 2494 2338 18 358 20 358 19 013 11*030 2338 2249 15 358 16 358 16 014 6*028 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