DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 05/11 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 - - - 0954z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 62.4 - - 64.8 - - 63.8 - - 56.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 410 - - 321 - - 97 - - -34 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6777 - - 8165 - - 7358 - - 55 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7176 - - 8164 - - 6685 - - 2234 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8972 - - 10360 - - 9553 - - 2250 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1835 - - 4210 - - 5320 - - 7013 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 576 - - 565 - - 368 - - 9 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 24 - - 23 - - 21 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 321 - - 316 - - 319 - - 317 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 7 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - 2 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 108 - - 494 - - -278 - - -5843 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8864 - - 9867 - - 9832 - - 8093 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -741 - - -8 - - -948 - - -7750 ODpotential blCL - - - 9713 - - 10368 - - 10501 - - 10000 blCL maxRH - - - 79 - - 95 - - 100 - - 77 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 100 - - 110 - - 40 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 62.4 - - 64.8 - - 63.8 - - 56.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 31.1 - - 29.0 - - 28.3 - - 29.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 60.4 - - 63.1 - - 63.1 - - 58.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 30.8 - - 28.7 - - 28.1 - - 29.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 410 - - 321 - - 97 - - -34 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6777 - - 8165 - - 7358 - - 55 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 18 - - 80 - - 102 - - 6 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 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] 98162 11 137 6 234 2 082 13 098 98162 90748 18 107 11 178 1 220 10 063 90748 85036 12 117 10 141 7 148 4 079 85036 80295 9 169 7 125 6 145 5 129 80295 76198 5 171 2 161 6 053 8 130 76198 72554 2 195 3 213 5 333 3 033 72554 69245 2 229 1 229 7 273 5 329 69245 66194 7 246 8 295 10 290 9 315 66194 63356 7 274 10 297 12 299 14 314 63356 60598 13 296 13 310 15 296 17 301 60598 57710 18 302 18 302 16 293 17 300 57710 54702 24 297 23 289 19 293 19 295 54702 51824 29 278 27 277 22 291 22 291 51824 49234 28 273 26 276 26 291 26 296 49234 46920 29 281 24 284 27 293 29 301 46920 44829 29 284 26 293 28 296 30 303 44829 42920 27 281 29 298 32 300 30 306 42920 41166 27 283 32 297 35 298 35 317 41166 39546 29 289 34 294 37 300 43 320 39546 38043 34 289 33 294 42 299 50 313 38043 36645 33 285 33 294 41 302 49 307 36645 35314 31 283 33 299 43 311 48 306 35314 33982 27 278 36 300 44 311 46 311 33982 32620 23 269 32 293 39 312 43 318 32620 31232 18 257 24 291 35 317 38 323 31232 29799 19 266 20 286 32 318 36 326 29799 28307 17 265 21 276 26 310 35 329 28307 26753 10 272 22 270 20 308 33 332 26753 25137 16 281 21 267 17 313 30 333 25137 23460 21 286 20 270 18 317 27 334 23460 21723 25 299 22 273 18 318 25 337 21723 19917 25 313 22 271 18 312 24 340 19917 18036 23 316 22 273 19 311 23 339 18036 16116 22 303 18 280 19 325 23 336 16116 14269 25 303 20 307 21 325 22 334 14269 12593 26 314 22 312 21 326 22 334 12593 11098 27 322 23*313 21 326 22 335 11098 9761 25*322 23*313 22*323 22 335 9761 8565 24*322 23 314 22*321 22 334 8565 7495 24 321 23 315 22 321 22 333 7495 6542 25 321 23 315 22 320 22 332 6542 5696 25 321 23 316 22 319 23 332 5696 4944 25 320 23 317 22 319 23 331 4944 4267 25 320 23 318 21 318 22 331 4267 3666 24 320 22 318 21 318 22 330 3666 3162 24 320 22 318 21 318 21 329 3162 2774 23 320 21 318 20 318 19 327 2774 2506 22 320 21 318 19 318 16 324 2506 2344 21 320 19 318 18 318 13 322 2344 2250 18 320 17 318 15 317 7*317 2250 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