DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 05/12 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 - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 67.9 - - 71.0 - - - - - 62.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 390 - - 351 - - - - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7393 - - 9057 - - - - - 56 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7646 - - 8932 - - - - - 2234 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9588 - - 11252 - - - - - 2251 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2399 - - 1001 - - - - - 6465 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 583 - - 603 - - - - - 4 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 12 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 9 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 276 - - 251 - - - - - 006 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 5 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - -3 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1452 - - -688 - - - - - -8117 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11040 - - 11940 - - - - - 10369 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2700 - - -3885 - - - - - -13708 ODpotential blCL - - - 12288 - - 15137 - - - - - 15959 blCL maxRH - - - 72 - - 84 - - - - - 64 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 67.9 - - 71.0 - - - - - 62.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 26.9 - - 25.9 - - - - - 25.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 65.6 - - 68.8 - - - - - 67.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 26.8 - - 25.9 - - - - - 25.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 390 - - 351 - - - - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7393 - - 9057 - - - - - 56 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 35 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 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] 98246 9 107 11 153 7 042 98246 90807 7 120 9 163 6 104 90807 85069 4 180 4 172 5 081 85069 80319 5 175 4 265 4 092 80319 76220 5 190 3 197 1 357 76220 72580 4 205 4 151 4 318 72580 69271 3 299 1 207 5 318 69271 66219 6 311 8 297 8 297 66219 63382 10 299 12 292 11 277 63382 60627 14 286 14 280 11 273 60627 57752 12 274 15 271 15 293 57752 54769 10 287 16 278 18 289 54769 51931 14 295 20 274 21 287 51931 49388 18 285 22 283 23 286 49388 47116 23 290 27 286 32 281 47116 45079 29 292 31 294 35 281 45079 43246 41 294 48 290 49 290 43246 41585 54 290 52 295 70 280 41585 40064 61 302 69 304 72 279 40064 38643 75 303 77 299 68 281 38643 37301 74 300 74 296 66 282 37301 36004 69 302 70 297 64 282 36004 34690 67 304 61 297 61 283 34690 33331 65 303 56 297 59 285 33331 31929 63 301 55 297 59 284 31929 30471 62 299 53 298 60 283 30471 28944 58 298 51 298 59 284 28944 27347 54 299 50 297 54 290 27347 25680 52 301 50 296 47 296 25680 23946 47 303 49 297 41 294 23946 22148 41 303 45 297 42 292 22148 20282 38 304 41 296 43 296 20282 18345 31 303 34 293 40 297 18345 16376 25 303 29 293 36 298 16376 14481 22 297 25 285 31 296 14481 12758 19 291 16*263 26 296 12758 11227 21 281 11*244 20 292 11227 9865 22*270 10 243 15 269 9865 8650 17*270 10 245 10 234 8650 7567 14 272 9 247 7 222 7567 6601 13 275 9 250 5 224 6601 5744 12 276 9 254 3 238 5744 4982 12 278 9 256 2 272 4982 4296 12 279 9 258 2 317 4296 3687 11 281 8 260 3 343 3687 3176 11 282 8 262 4 352 3176 2782 11 282 8 262 5 358 2782 2511 10 283 8 263 5 001 2511 2346 10 283 8 263 5*004 2346 2251 9 283 7 263 5*006 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