DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 05/19 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 - - - 63.8 - - 62.6 - - 61.2 - - 53.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 305 - - 302 - - 153 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 8810 - - 7185 - - 5626 - - 55 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8655 - - 7353 - - 5749 - - 2234 Hcrit BL Top - - - 11005 - - 9380 - - 7821 - - 2250 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 5034 - - 4604 - - 3600 - - 5805 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 571 - - 531 - - 390 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 20 - - 9 - - 9 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 10 - - 8 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 256 - - 287 - - 287 - - 074 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 1 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 5 - - -3 - - 4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1245 - - 348 - - -196 - - -3027 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9760 - - 9032 - - 8017 - - 5277 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 499 - - 75 - - -672 - - -5003 ODpotential blCL - - - 10506 - - 9305 - - 8493 - - 7253 blCL maxRH - - - 68 - - 97 - - 85 - - 93 maxRH CAPE - - - 200 - - 130 - - 150 - - 160 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 63.8 - - 62.6 - - 61.2 - - 53.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 28.5 - - 30.5 - - 33.7 - - 37.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 61.9 - - 60.7 - - 60.0 - - 55.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 28.1 - - 30.2 - - 33.4 - - 37.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 305 - - 302 - - 153 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 8810 - - 7185 - - 5626 - - 55 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 86 - - 42 - - 70 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 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] 98426 17 114 8 141 2 139 10 038 98426 90981 13 137 6 148 7 095 9 122 90981 85230 10 147 4 166 5 133 6 130 85230 80442 9 155 6 186 3 245 4 076 80442 76309 6 171 5 209 6 239 4 034 76309 72649 5 189 6 186 7 232 1 001 72649 69319 7 237 3 151 8 199 5 193 69319 66232 12 234 4 228 7 210 3 228 66232 63351 13 225 6 203 8 216 6 273 63351 60549 13 228 8 260 4 278 5 277 60549 57613 10 232 11 261 9 295 6 288 57613 54555 8 244 10 259 14 281 15 292 54555 51637 8 279 12 267 15 278 16 295 51637 49018 10 283 13 275 14 292 15 306 49018 46679 13 298 13 298 16 295 18 309 46679 44567 17 300 14 309 16 300 21 304 44567 42642 16 304 14 305 18 306 22 307 42642 40874 15 312 16 308 21 311 22 310 40874 39238 17 319 19 316 22 311 21 311 39238 37724 19 317 21 321 22 311 21 307 37724 36321 20 309 23 316 22 312 22 306 36321 34989 18 302 21 308 21 309 23 303 34989 33662 15 306 19 295 16 294 21 290 33662 32312 14 313 17 284 12 267 18 276 32312 30941 16 311 14 284 13 238 12 258 30941 29533 18 306 12 285 10 231 8 232 29533 28068 17 305 12 274 11 259 10 238 28068 26542 18 309 11 272 15 267 16 249 26542 24952 20 314 11 289 16 264 22 261 24952 23295 18 324 12 304 16 272 25 257 23295 21575 17 332 14 307 17 280 22 257 21575 19783 13 333 18 313 21 284 24 273 19783 17915 11 340 21 311 20 295 24 289 17915 16012 13 335 14 302 16 294 20 294 16012 14181 14 334 9 282 14 275 19 282 14181 12516 14 320 10 282 13 267 17 279 12516 11031 12*312 10 284 10 255 16 291 11031 9703 8*300 10*284 8 255 15 295 9703 8515 6 287 10*285 7*263 14 301 8515 7453 5 273 10 285 7*273 13 306 7453 6507 5 242 10 286 7 277 10 310 6507 5667 5 238 11 286 8 284 7 316 5667 4921 5 236 11 288 8 288 4 331 4921 4250 5 235 11 287 8 291 2 017 4250 3654 5 233 11 288 8 293 2 064 3654 3155 5 232 11 288 8 295 3 076 3155 2770 5 233 11 288 8 296 4 080 2770 2505 5 231 11 288 8 297 4 080 2505 2343 5 231 10 288 8 296 3 077 2343 2250 5 231 9 288 7 297 3*074 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