DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 05/21 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 1001z - - 1334z - - 1601z - - 1901z - - 2200z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 63.2 - - 71.8 - - 75.2 - - 75.1 - - 69.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 155 - - 353 - - 344 - - 155 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1265 - - 5095 - - 7607 - - 7298 - - 87 BL Depth Hcrit 2594 - - 5787 - - 7770 - - 7057 - - 2266 Hcrit BL Top 3460 - - 7290 - - 9802 - - 9493 - - 2282 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 985 - - 3490 - - 3764 - - 4427 - - 6052 Hgt.Variab. W* 240 - - 502 - - 570 - - 434 - - 19 W* B/S 3 - - 6 - - 8 - - 6 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 15 - - 15 - - 13 - - 14 - - 6 BL Wind Direction 333 - - 317 - - 302 - - 320 - - 322 Direction Wind Shear 8 - - 5 - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - -3 - - -5 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -2355 - - -868 - - 306 - - -107 - - -5143 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 5816 - - 8158 - - 9497 - - 9600 - - 7425 sfcLCL ODpotential -5430 - - -2194 - - -391 - - -1253 - - -6947 ODpotential blCL 8890 - - 9484 - - 10193 - - 10746 - - 9229 blCL maxRH 82 - - 80 - - 82 - - 81 - - 77 maxRH CAPE 70 - - 400 - - 510 - - 480 - - 310 CAPE Temp@2m 63.2 - - 71.8 - - 75.2 - - 75.1 - - 69.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 45.5 - - 43.7 - - 41.1 - - 40.6 - - 44.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 62.0 - - 69.8 - - 73.1 - - 73.9 - - 69.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 45.5 - - 43.6 - - 41.1 - - 40.6 - - 44.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 155 - - 353 - - 344 - - 155 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1265 - - 5095 - - 7607 - - 7298 - - 87 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 28 - - 21 - - 29 - - 23 - - 7 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 7 - - 6 - - 5 - - 5 - - 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] 98508 18 102 16 119 5 105 18 080 18 113 98508 91458 15 095 12 115 8 112 9 089 14 101 91458 85954 12 089 10 104 10 100 7 105 12 088 85954 81336 10 089 6 103 9 089 8 097 10 076 81336 77330 8 082 5 111 6 076 7 082 8 060 77330 73771 7 072 4 100 4 055 5 058 5 030 73771 70534 5 055 3 088 3 032 4 006 4 339 70534 67548 4 024 3 022 2 009 5 335 6 311 67548 64769 3 348 5 328 3 325 6 333 6 304 64769 62064 5 310 8 313 5 319 7 327 7 295 62064 59231 8 304 10 304 8 318 8 319 9 302 59231 56289 10 306 11 296 10 310 11 314 11 313 56289 53489 11 305 11 298 11 304 13 309 14 310 53489 50979 12 304 12 308 12 308 13 309 16 310 50979 48737 14 302 13 313 14 312 14 311 18 316 48737 46708 14 302 15 314 16 315 16 318 19 323 46708 44851 16 299 15 314 18 315 19 321 23 332 44851 43137 17 298 16 314 20 314 22 325 27 340 43137 41548 18 292 16 306 22 312 24 328 33 348 41548 40067 15 283 19 306 23 310 25 332 39 355 40067 38679 18 285 23 297 23 311 27 335 44 359 38679 37344 24 269 23 283 23 309 29 334 47 359 37344 35993 28 257 23 269 22 303 28 330 46 358 35993 34599 30 251 26 256 23 298 28 328 44 357 34599 33164 31 247 29 246 24 292 29 323 41 354 33164 31676 31 246 31 239 26 286 30 323 39 353 31676 30119 31 244 30 236 27 280 33 322 38 352 30119 28493 31 242 29 235 25 275 33 320 37 351 28493 26791 30 242 28 236 22 274 31 318 35 349 26791 25013 28 244 25 238 20 277 25 317 32 347 25013 23159 25 248 23 241 20 280 24 314 29 348 23159 21219 20 256 20 246 21 280 22 309 27 350 21219 19189 17 262 18 252 21 281 20 314 25 349 19189 17112 18 271 18 259 17 283 17 317 20 341 17112 15108 19 277 19 267 14 278 13 316 14 333 15108 13283 18 280 17 274 11 281 10 313 11 327 13283 11658 16 287 13 285 11 293 10 322 10 333 11658 10210 15 291 12 301 12*298 12*324 11 339 10210 8921 15 299 14 314 13*300 14*322 12 342 8921 7775 14 309 17*318 13 300 14 321 13 341 7775 6760 13 321 17*318 13 301 14 320 15 339 6760 5864 14 330 16 316 13 302 14 320 15 337 5864 5073 18 332 16 317 14 302 14 320 15 336 5073 4366 20 336 16 317 14 302 14 320 15 335 4366 3741 20*339 15 316 14 303 14 319 14 333 3741 3220 19*337 15 316 14 303 14 319 13 331 3220 2820 16 333 14 316 13 303 14 319 12 329 2820 2545 15 332 14 316 13 303 13 319 11 327 2545 2378 14 331 13 316 13 303 12 319 9 325 2378 2282 12 330 12 316 12 303 11 318 6*322 2282 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