DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 06/17 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 - - - 57.8 - - 63.0 - - 63.4 - - 59.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 42 - - 152 - - 65 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2518 - - 4740 - - 5165 - - 56 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2234 - - 5158 - - 4891 - - 2234 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4713 - - 6935 - - 7360 - - 2251 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2653 - - 3560 - - 3672 - - 6728 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 210 - - 383 - - 305 - - 19 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 5 - - 6 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 13 - - 10 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 347 - - 345 - - 001 - - 315 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 5 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - 2 - - 9 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1426 - - 1130 - - 1495 - - -1750 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3287 - - 5805 - - 5865 - - 4001 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 513 - - -764 - - -269 - - -3040 ODpotential blCL - - - 4200 - - 7699 - - 7629 - - 5291 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 85 - - 82 - - 93 maxRH CAPE - - - 490 - - 280 - - 270 - - 520 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 57.8 - - 63.0 - - 63.4 - - 59.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 50.9 - - 45.1 - - 45.3 - - 49.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 57.4 - - 61.9 - - 62.9 - - 60.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 49.8 - - 43.9 - - 44.0 - - 48.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 42 - - 152 - - 65 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2518 - - 4740 - - 5165 - - 56 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 100 - - 40 - - 28 - - 74 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 6 - - 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] 99532 25 110 22 104 28 085 30 100 99532 91956 27 105 26 106 22 118 23 096 91956 86139 23 100 21 107 19 104 21 105 86139 81302 23 098 18 117 16 088 21 091 81302 77118 13 089 16 108 12 115 16 075 77118 73419 11 094 14 086 12 107 13 064 73419 70065 10 088 7 070 10 081 11 059 70065 66972 8 050 5 054 9 029 9 048 66972 64095 12 012 6 034 10 350 13 017 64095 61303 15 343 12 351 18 339 16 354 61303 58383 17 327 17 333 19 322 18 335 58383 55340 20 323 19 330 20 319 20 327 55340 52421 22 325 20 320 23 320 25 316 52421 49791 24 324 24 319 26 321 27 314 49791 47434 28 322 28 320 29 318 29 315 47434 45294 31 319 32 319 29 315 31 312 45294 43335 32 320 34 315 30 317 32 312 43335 41530 33 319 33 311 33 320 34 315 41530 39858 33 318 33 315 38 317 35 315 39858 38305 34 319 36 317 39 312 35 317 38305 36859 37 322 35 317 36 311 36 317 36859 35487 38 321 35 321 31 314 35 313 35487 34128 29 322 34 323 28 317 28 308 34128 32755 23 318 33 320 23 318 21 307 32755 31364 23 313 30 324 21 312 14 301 31364 29932 23 320 23 335 21 306 14 300 29932 28439 22 330 19 334 24 303 17 306 28439 26882 24 337 22 328 25 306 19 310 26882 25258 21 339 25 328 25 314 21 309 25258 23568 18 330 24 328 25 322 23 306 23568 21814 16 321 23 332 27 323 22 309 21814 19991 23 322 24 338 26 318 24 324 19991 18095 25 325 27 341 24 315 22 339 18095 16164 20 330 26 342 23 326 16 333 16164 14305 18 335 23 336 23 324 14 327 14305 12611 17 342 19 325 20 316 15 320 12611 11105 16 340 20 323 17 322 12 330 11105 9764 14 331 18 327 14 336 12 329 9764 8567 11 332 16 336 12 348 9 327 8567 7499 9 349 16*338 12*353 8 333 7499 6547 10 002 15*343 11*358 7 344 6547 5701 11 000 14 344 11 360 7 351 5701 4949 11*356 14 345 10 000 7 347 4949 4272 12*351 14 346 10 002 8 345 4272 3670 11 348 13 346 10 002 8 343 3670 3165 11 347 13 347 10 002 8 335 3165 2777 11 346 12 347 9 002 8 332 2777 2508 11 345 12 347 9 002 7 328 2508 2345 10 345 11 347 8 002 6*322 2345 2251 8 344 10 347 7 001 4*315 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