DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 06/11 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 51.7 - - 49.3 - - - - - 46.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 64 - - 46 - - - - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2969 - - 2304 - - - - - 2080 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3244 - - 2234 - - - - - 2233 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5164 - - 4499 - - - - - 4275 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2348 - - 2044 - - - - - 1745 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 247 - - 204 - - - - - 77 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 2 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 20 - - 16 - - - - - 15 BL Wind Direction - - - 333 - - 333 - - - - - 343 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 8 - - - - - 7 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - -2 - - - - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1135 - - 1372 - - - - - 1057 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4029 - - 3127 - - - - - 3218 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 138 - - 576 - - - - - 244 ODpotential blCL - - - 5026 - - 3923 - - - - - 4031 blCL maxRH - - - 101 - - 100 - - - - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 20 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 51.7 - - 49.3 - - - - - 46.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 41.8 - - 43.3 - - - - - 40.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 51.3 - - 48.9 - - - - - 46.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 40.8 - - 42.4 - - - - - 39.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 64 - - 46 - - - - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2969 - - 2304 - - - - - 2080 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 103 - - 102 - - - - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 6 - - - - - 5 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] 99520 36 106 31 106 28 091 99520 91979 31 115 21 111 25 098 91979 86157 28 121 19 115 27 095 86157 81324 24 107 21 117 20 100 81324 77166 18 100 20 120 20 093 77166 73475 17 105 13 121 17 105 73475 70117 14 101 12 128 15 089 70117 67017 8 134 12 139 9 094 67017 64135 7 175 12 147 6 140 64135 61341 10 173 12 151 10 157 61341 58411 15 183 12 159 9 179 58411 55352 15 203 9 179 10 192 55352 52420 16 226 7 232 9 220 52420 49775 12 226 12 251 8 245 49775 47408 8 231 11 241 8 259 47408 45266 9 235 6 231 5 252 45266 43310 10 229 6 262 4 292 43310 41513 5 240 7 270 6 286 41513 39853 6 291 3 297 5 309 39853 38316 7 284 7 307 8 350 38316 36889 10 327 7 351 10 320 36889 35530 19 327 17 346 10 322 35530 34174 23 334 21 317 10 357 34174 32797 26 336 19 312 13 020 32797 31396 26 336 11 321 15 025 31396 29947 23 338 10 327 15 023 29947 28434 20 341 12 338 15 020 28434 26855 23 339 14 343 15 023 26855 25209 23 340 17 334 14 016 25209 23499 27 336 16 327 15 358 23499 21729 28 338 15 335 18 345 21729 19896 25 340 18 339 25 333 19896 17990 23 334 20 333 28 328 17990 16047 22 335 22 331 24 329 16047 14175 22 335 28 325 23 331 14175 12474 30 330 27 328 28 333 12474 10965 35 327 22 336 32 332 10965 9625 34 323 23 328 28 335 9625 8432 29 321 26 331 23 340 8432 7370 28 323 27 334 22 345 7370 6431 26 325 24 339 19 347 6431 5604 24*327 21 342 17 345 5604 4870 22*330 19*340 17*344 4870 4213 21 332 19*337 17*344 4213 3628 20 333 17 334 16 344 3628 3138 20 334 17 332 16 343 3138 2760 19 334 16 331 15 343 2760 2500 18 334 15 331 14 342 2500 2341 17 335 14 330 12 342 2341 2250 13 335 11 329 9 341 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