DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 05/22 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 - - - 66.2 - - 66.3 - - 67.3 - - 62.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 124 - - 244 - - 155 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7474 - - 5224 - - 5535 - - 56 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6994 - - 5733 - - 5706 - - 2235 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9669 - - 7419 - - 7730 - - 2251 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2818 - - 3106 - - 3902 - - 8829 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 402 - - 451 - - 393 - - 16 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 10 - - 9 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 8 - - 8 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 266 - - 268 - - 235 - - 221 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 6 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 30 - - -38 - - 6 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1170 - - 1 - - -623 - - -4075 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8499 - - 7419 - - 8353 - - 6327 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 279 - - -1344 - - -1516 - - -5602 ODpotential blCL - - - 9390 - - 8763 - - 9246 - - 7853 blCL maxRH - - - 98 - - 95 - - 88 - - 101 maxRH CAPE - - - 110 - - 240 - - 110 - - 330 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 66.2 - - 66.3 - - 67.3 - - 62.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 36.5 - - 41.3 - - 38.3 - - 43.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 65.0 - - 64.6 - - 66.2 - - 64.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 36.2 - - 40.2 - - 37.8 - - 42.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 124 - - 244 - - 155 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7474 - - 5224 - - 5535 - - 56 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 93 - - 80 - - 51 - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 5 - - 5 - - 6 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] 98615 23 127 16 158 9 154 14 089 98615 91053 17 141 11 138 9 141 8 104 91053 85255 13 138 11 138 7 121 7 131 85255 80457 9 132 10 120 8 150 6 129 80457 76311 8 167 3 072 7 154 8 154 76311 72635 6 181 5 263 4 176 7 162 72635 69289 6 226 8 259 4 286 7 162 69289 66199 4 202 9 242 7 246 6 281 66199 63331 5 299 2 220 4 211 8 280 63331 60546 8 272 7 286 8 297 9 299 60546 57633 5 305 8 295 12 303 12 301 57633 54610 17 316 16 304 15 300 14 303 54610 51732 22 302 22 298 18 297 13 307 51732 49153 21 306 24 302 20 297 13 313 49153 46854 19 311 22 308 22 299 16 314 46854 44778 17 317 19 309 22 302 21 312 44778 42879 19 320 16 309 22 299 22 302 42879 41130 17 313 16 314 18 294 21 292 41130 39514 15 302 16 313 13 293 16 282 39514 38026 11 300 16 302 13 306 12 282 38026 36656 7 302 14 288 12 307 13 299 36656 35362 9 263 13 272 8 293 14 308 35362 34067 7 247 10 249 7 288 10 297 34067 32738 10 247 7 276 5 268 5 277 32738 31369 10 243 8 311 5 307 5 257 31369 29945 7 253 10 311 5 312 6 264 29945 28454 7 315 10 300 7 302 7 268 28454 26896 11 318 10 315 10 294 8 274 26896 25272 11 299 10 316 13 287 10 298 25272 23585 10 297 10 307 12 291 14 293 23585 21835 7 351 9 291 13 289 17 277 21835 20017 12 352 7 277 15 276 18 275 20017 18125 18 340 8 263 15 267 15 273 18125 16199 14 333 9 275 15 288 18 268 16199 14346 6 344 12 297 16 287 18 299 14346 12662 3 030 14 305 17 295 13 306 12662 11160 3 214 13 309 15 305 9 289 11160 9818 7*243 12 307 12 309 8 274 9818 8616 8*256 11 302 10*302 7 260 8616 7540 8 262 10*297 8*283 7 248 7540 6580 8 266 9*289 7 271 7 241 6580 5727 8 267 9 280 8 248 7 234 5727 4969 8 268 8 271 9 232 8 231 4969 4287 8 268 8 266 10 223 10 229 4287 3680 8 268 8 260 10 219 12 227 3680 3172 8 269 8 256 10 217 14 226 3172 2780 7 269 7 254 10 216 14 225 2780 2510 7 269 7 253 10 215 13 224 2510 2345 7 269 7 251 10 215 10 223 2345 2251 6 269 6 252 9 215 7*221 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