DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 05/28 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 = 21Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0956z - - 1328z - - 1556z - - 1856z - - 2153z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 62.3 - - 73.7 - - 79.7 - - 79.0 - - 69.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 75 - - 281 - - 223 - - 51 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 646 - - 3081 - - 8279 - - 7612 - - 56 BL Depth Hcrit 2234 - - 4152 - - 8059 - - 6211 - - 2235 Hcrit BL Top 2841 - - 5276 - - 10474 - - 9807 - - 2251 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 364 - - 3548 - - 4647 - - 6030 - - 3003 Hgt.Variab. W* 154 - - 394 - - 509 - - 308 - - 16 W* B/S 3 - - 6 - - 8 - - 7 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 8 - - 11 - - 12 - - 8 - - 7 BL Wind Direction 225 - - 225 - - 249 - - 294 - - 321 Direction Wind Shear 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 2 - - 6 - - -2 - - 18 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1694 - - -2327 - - 294 - - 88 - - -4712 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 4535 - - 7603 - - 10181 - - 9719 - - 6963 sfcLCL ODpotential -5586 - - -4206 - - -687 - - -966 - - -6869 ODpotential blCL 8427 - - 9482 - - 11161 - - 10773 - - 9120 blCL maxRH 79 - - 74 - - 93 - - 100 - - 89 maxRH CAPE 10 - - 330 - - 340 - - 500 - - 220 CAPE Temp@2m 62.3 - - 73.7 - - 79.7 - - 79.0 - - 69.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 49.9 - - 47.8 - - 42.4 - - 43.8 - - 46.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 61.7 - - 71.9 - - 78.0 - - 78.5 - - 70.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 49.1 - - 47.2 - - 41.6 - - 43.2 - - 46.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 75 - - 281 - - 223 - - 51 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 646 - - 3081 - - 8279 - - 7612 - - 56 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 18 - - 0 - - 73 - - 102 - - 58 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 8 - - 7 - - 6 - - 6 - - 7 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] 98732 12 082 15 118 17 133 6 080 13 109 98732 91270 7 135 10 103 14 106 15 099 9 076 91270 85547 11 116 12 104 12 115 14 087 9 070 85547 80803 11 092 12 114 12 121 11 091 10 083 80803 76695 11 094 11 120 12 100 13 114 11 083 76695 73051 13 099 12 106 14 095 14 109 8 101 73051 69748 13 091 11 115 11 104 12 111 7 113 69748 66708 8 088 11 116 5 107 9 107 5 108 66708 63890 8 092 8 113 1 165 5 058 5 105 63890 61158 7 090 6 112 4 180 6 308 2 064 61158 58298 5 065 2 128 3 181 7 296 1 290 58298 55316 5 345 3 215 4 233 11 275 9 307 55316 52467 8 280 7 267 4 243 9 241 13 296 52467 49905 12 243 16 276 10 306 1 243 9 297 49905 47610 12 224 17 263 17 298 13 323 12 334 47610 45529 9 245 13 249 19 280 19 311 17 333 45529 43622 11 277 11 243 17 261 19 302 16 330 43622 41860 12 278 10 266 14 253 18 296 18 328 41860 40218 13 265 13 277 14 264 19 299 26 314 40218 38689 13 230 16 271 15 276 22 292 27 291 38689 37277 11 236 16 267 17 287 20 275 26 274 37277 35940 19 258 14 260 18 292 14 261 26 264 35940 34599 25 238 17 248 17 304 13 269 28 260 34599 33218 31 227 26 237 19 318 22 278 32 259 33218 31802 29 223 34 228 21 310 21 281 34 258 31802 30336 24 227 33 227 21 290 20 280 32 259 30336 28807 20 237 28 232 23 265 22 273 29 262 28807 27218 17 263 25 245 25 257 23 269 26 262 27218 25567 15 273 19 255 24 253 26 263 26 252 25567 23853 12 264 13 253 20 251 29 263 27 245 23853 22077 7 250 13 258 17 242 30 267 27 257 22077 20235 7 241 13 256 15 247 30 262 25 266 20235 18322 9 261 14 258 17 262 27 259 26 270 18322 16374 10 284 14 274 17 277 21 263 31 266 16374 14499 10 296 16 297 14 278 16 256 27 267 14499 12795 8 310 15 298 12 268 15 245 12 281 12795 11275 9 304 11 286 12*260 13 245 11 272 11275 9915 9 283 9 270 12*250 11*251 13 275 9915 8696 11 275 11 267 12 248 10*257 16 290 8696 7607 15 270 12 259 12 248 9 269 18 303 7607 6635 16 261 12 248 12 248 8 287 18 309 6635 5772 16 257 12*236 12 248 8 296 18 314 5772 5004 16 255 12*226 12 249 8 303 17 319 5004 4313 14 255 12 225 12 250 8 307 18 322 4313 3698 12 254 12 225 12 251 9 311 18 326 3698 3184 11*242 12 224 11 252 9 312 18 329 3184 2787 10*229 11 224 11 253 9 313 15 328 2787 2513 8 223 10 224 11 253 9 314 13 325 2513 2347 8 223 10 224 10 253 8 314 10 323 2347 2251 7 222 9 224 9 252 7 315 7*321 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