DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/30 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 0654z - - 0703z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 61.9 - - 65.6 - - 69.8 - - 68.9 - - 65.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 44 - - 76 - - 94 - - 3 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 848 - - 3703 - - 4350 - - 2487 - - 57 BL Depth Hcrit 2234 - - 4039 - - 4670 - - 2235 - - 2235 Hcrit BL Top 3043 - - 5898 - - 6545 - - 4682 - - 2252 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 3002 - - 1827 - - 3116 - - 3991 - - 5594 Hgt.Variab. W* 147 - - 293 - - 334 - - 149 - - 20 W* B/S 4 - - 5 - - 14 - - 7 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 6 - - 10 - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 BL Wind Direction 043 - - 048 - - 036 - - 353 - - 257 Direction Wind Shear 3 - - 5 - - 5 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 1 - - -3 - - -6 - - -6 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 246 - - 1631 - - 632 - - -1259 - - -936 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 2798 - - 4267 - - 5914 - - 5942 - - 3189 sfcLCL ODpotential -1244 - - 415 - - -912 - - -3405 - - -2669 ODpotential blCL 4287 - - 5483 - - 7457 - - 8087 - - 4921 blCL maxRH 90 - - 96 - - 85 - - 89 - - 86 maxRH CAPE 490 - - 320 - - 300 - - 160 - - 960 CAPE Temp@2m 61.9 - - 65.6 - - 69.8 - - 68.9 - - 65.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 56.9 - - 54.3 - - 51.4 - - 50.4 - - 59.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 61.4 - - 65.0 - - 69.1 - - 68.9 - - 67.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 55.8 - - 53.0 - - 50.0 - - 49.1 - - 57.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 44 - - 76 - - 94 - - 3 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 848 - - 3703 - - 4350 - - 2487 - - 57 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 59 - - 82 - - 42 - - 57 - - 45 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 10 - - 9 - - 8 - - 8 - - 11 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] 99982 35 095 30 104 26 110 23 094 32 093 99982 92330 28 106 33 103 24 108 23 100 22 091 92330 86449 26 110 30 106 27 118 18 114 20 085 86449 81579 18 103 24 111 26 111 17 134 16 084 81579 77381 15 119 20 112 21 094 18 117 11 116 77381 73665 20 123 13 113 14 073 18 101 15 135 73665 70302 12 122 12 125 4 096 16 078 20 127 70302 67208 13 112 13 127 7 177 9 059 18 114 67208 64327 16 098 11 128 10 157 4 070 13 107 64327 61520 11 102 11 119 13 142 7 116 11 096 61520 58588 9 118 10 137 11 142 5 134 9 095 58588 55556 8 136 13 169 12 165 8 201 6 109 55556 52663 9 201 14 169 15 170 12 177 10 181 52663 50048 17 212 12 176 20 170 16 163 15 184 50048 47701 15 192 12 183 21 158 18 169 15 162 47701 45585 10 188 11 172 17 155 19 173 15 173 45585 43664 12 175 12 157 16 163 19 167 18 177 43664 41908 18 154 12 172 22 167 18 182 16 171 41908 40301 21 137 16 173 28 160 21 184 20 167 40301 38825 20 125 23 183 32 156 28 165 40 161 38825 37451 18 114 33 174 30 164 39 144 51 149 37451 36130 15 096 40 152 34 169 32 147 51 150 36130 34792 11 093 33 146 40 167 41 167 41 157 34792 33409 10 134 22 158 38 164 48 163 38 172 33409 31984 14 178 23 187 31 162 38 162 37 173 31984 30504 25 186 33 185 28 157 33 160 27 169 30504 28959 9 142 32 177 24 165 29 156 21 154 28959 27348 10 067 23 180 22 165 22 154 21 148 27348 25670 8 063 10 162 22 165 20 164 17 170 25670 23928 7 070 3 038 22 173 17 192 12 204 23928 22127 6 062 5 017 14 186 10 214 7 245 22127 20263 7 045 6 028 5 170 10 252 8 313 20263 18330 9 018 10 019 3 021 2 286 7 312 18330 16368 12 017 11 021 2 014 5 028 5 303 16368 14482 18 031 11 033 6 015 9 025 6 357 14482 12768 22 036 14 035 11 012 8 040 5 032 12768 11243 24 039 15 038 13 023 9 066 3 044 11243 9885 25 038 16 039 11 040 11 074 5 083 9885 8671 26 036 16 041 10 051 12 075 7 085 8671 7585 24 032 15 047 9 053 10 074 7 056 7585 6618 21 027 13*050 8*050 8 069 6 036 6618 5759 17 027 13*050 7*049 6 058 4 009 5759 4995 15 031 12 050 5 039 5*039 4 327 4995 4307 14 035 11 048 4 035 4*000 4 302 4307 3695 12 042 10 047 4 034 4 353 4 287 3695 3182 9*047 10 047 3 031 4 352 5 278 3182 2786 7*045 9 047 3 030 4 351 5 270 2786 2513 6 042 9 047 3 029 4 349 5 265 2513 2347 5 042 8 047 3 026 4 349 5*261 2347 2252 5 040 7 046 3 026 3 348 4*257 2252 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