DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 06/05 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 = 15Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 62.3 - - 61.7 - - 57.0 - - 55.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 133 - - 65 - - 49 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2222 - - 1643 - - 1429 - - 56 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3266 - - 2235 - - 2234 - - 2234 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4417 - - 3838 - - 3624 - - 2251 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1575 - - 3137 - - 1945 - - 3899 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 286 - - 212 - - 183 - - 23 W* B/S - - - 13 - - 5 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 8 - - 7 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 218 - - 272 - - 317 - - 203 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 5 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - 29 - - -6 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 807 - - 600 - - 449 - - -347 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3611 - - 3238 - - 3175 - - 2598 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1313 - - -974 - - -1387 - - -1964 ODpotential blCL - - - 5730 - - 4812 - - 5011 - - 4215 blCL maxRH - - - 88 - - 100 - - 95 - - 95 maxRH CAPE - - - 670 - - 960 - - 230 - - 760 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 62.3 - - 61.7 - - 57.0 - - 55.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 53.8 - - 54.7 - - 50.4 - - 51.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 61.4 - - 61.0 - - 56.5 - - 56.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 52.4 - - 53.5 - - 49.1 - - 50.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 133 - - 65 - - 49 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2222 - - 1643 - - 1429 - - 56 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 51 - - 101 - - 79 - - 79 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 9 - - 9 - - 8 - - 9 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] 99192 21 105 19 129 16 088 19 092 99192 91616 19 119 19 120 16 104 19 110 91616 85801 15 121 16 108 17 109 16 112 85801 80970 15 144 8 089 14 106 14 097 80970 76806 17 137 6 150 3 085 13 088 76806 73123 10 112 14 142 3 167 8 110 73123 69778 7 111 13 131 5 194 4 167 69778 66690 3 221 8 116 9 180 8 191 66690 63821 10 224 3 186 7 162 8 207 63821 61032 11 215 7 172 8 182 12 210 61032 58105 15 226 11 236 11 219 13 198 58105 55047 20 207 20 218 16 206 15 213 55047 52128 18 202 21 221 25 232 18 215 52128 49523 19 212 28 229 26 234 19 223 49523 47201 30 229 37 227 33 234 24 207 47201 45087 39 224 36 226 39 235 25 227 45087 43147 38 222 38 232 42 231 38 237 43147 41364 39 226 44 237 47 233 47 233 41364 39714 46 232 56 237 55 234 52 230 39714 38181 52 231 64 234 63 231 54 230 38181 36752 53 232 68 235 69 229 57 232 36752 35391 54 236 73 239 71 229 58 235 35391 34027 57 237 80 243 72 233 58 237 34027 32632 56 232 84 242 75 235 61 236 32632 31207 53 225 78 239 77 231 60 232 31207 29742 53 226 71 234 76 225 56 227 29742 28227 52 228 66 233 74 223 51 222 28227 26663 45 228 55 235 66 226 43 220 26663 25049 37 220 39 230 50 227 35 207 25049 23376 34 209 27 209 39 216 38 192 23376 21635 35 204 31 211 36 197 40 193 21635 19823 38 206 36 209 35 187 36 201 19823 17943 34 209 33 205 28 187 31 216 17943 16036 24 211 31 205 27 198 33 241 16036 14202 20 213 30 204 26 207 34 246 14202 12531 22 209 30 203 27 218 31 255 12531 11041 21 210 29 202 28 229 25 272 11041 9714 19 208 26 201 27 247 19 291 9714 8528 14 208 21 196 27 259 17 303 8528 7467 11 213 16 189 27 259 15 301 7467 6521 11 215 12 191 25 259 13 292 6521 5681 9 220 9 200 20 263 12 280 5681 4934 7*218 7 216 15 274 11 267 4934 4261 5*216 7*236 11 293 10 250 4261 3662 4 217 7*246 10*309 11 236 3662 3161 4 218 8 268 8*314 11 223 3161 2774 4 220 8 279 7 317 12 213 2774 2507 4 220 8 281 7 319 11 207 2507 2344 3 219 8 283 6 319 9*204 2344 2251 3 221 7 284 6 319 6*203 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