DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 06/28 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 = 15Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - 1332z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 63.3 - - 64.8 - - 66.0 - - 63.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 39 - - -34 - - 31 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1230 - - 57 - - 1143 - - 56 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2235 - - 2235 - - 2235 - - 2235 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3425 - - 2252 - - 3338 - - 2251 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1881 - - 4058 - - 2782 - - 1917 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 165 - - 34 - - 152 - - 19 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 24 - - 14 - - 23 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 050 - - 062 - - 062 - - 042 Direction Wind Shear - - - 14 - - 0 - - 15 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1120 - - -252 - - 1004 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2305 - - 2505 - - 2335 - - 2251 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 121 - - -1599 - - -52 - - -1436 ODpotential blCL - - - 3304 - - 3851 - - 3390 - - 3687 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 101 maxRH CAPE - - - 170 - - 390 - - 750 - - 420 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 63.3 - - 64.8 - - 66.0 - - 63.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 60.1 - - 60.8 - - 62.6 - - 60.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 63.1 - - 65.9 - - 65.8 - - 63.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 59.4 - - 60.2 - - 61.9 - - 60.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 39 - - -34 - - 31 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1230 - - 57 - - 1143 - - 56 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 101 - - 102 - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 12 - - 12 - - 13 - - 12 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] 99903 31 101 26 095 25 099 28 091 99903 92340 24 098 19 095 22 092 25 086 92340 86520 25 116 14 098 21 082 18 083 86520 81664 23 116 14 110 14 086 16 084 81664 77458 17 110 15 110 12 084 16 084 77458 73725 11 118 14 112 14 087 12 095 73725 70341 9 123 14 093 10 110 9 095 70341 67231 7 108 10 096 10 115 8 115 67231 64350 6 091 8 109 10 104 10 113 64350 61557 5 140 7 138 7 102 8 101 61557 58636 9 160 6 172 2 083 6 096 58636 55600 10 137 7 185 3 249 3 072 55600 52701 8 104 9 173 9 200 2 340 52701 50091 4 134 11 140 16 150 9 178 50091 47766 6 187 12 106 18 117 15 141 47766 45679 12 166 4 109 10 081 15 104 45679 43795 23 135 19 154 5 090 17 056 43795 42084 40 101 35 110 20 105 19 077 42084 40518 31 094 37 085 39 070 33 081 40518 39066 16 096 31 082 35 065 40 057 39066 37697 18 105 25 084 33 065 44 038 37697 36375 29 097 28 088 36 050 48 031 36375 35031 35 093 28 080 40 054 52 035 35031 33638 34 090 32 070 43 055 50 041 33638 32198 33 089 35 071 45 053 46 046 32198 30701 31 094 34 071 44 061 43 054 30701 29139 29 092 30 075 34 072 35 063 29139 27513 31 099 26 081 30 075 32 060 27513 25824 35 104 32 092 30 074 32 065 25824 24070 39 102 34 089 30 070 30 062 24070 22254 41 103 33 087 34 068 31 062 22254 20372 41 103 32 079 37 071 33 063 20372 18419 39 100 33 076 37 071 35 064 18419 16437 37 094 33 075 39 074 35 063 16437 14532 37 083 34 077 41 073 37 066 14532 12802 37 077 35 082 41 073 42 068 12802 11268 35 078 35 079 43 074 46 068 11268 9905 31 086 37 076 46 073 48 067 9905 8686 31 087 40 073 46 074 49 067 8686 7594 33 084 42 068 44 075 48 068 7594 6621 38 081 42 065 43 074 46 070 6621 5757 39 075 40 063 42 072 43 073 5757 4990 39 066 38 062 40 071 40 078 4990 4301 36 059 35 062 36 069 36 081 4301 3690 34*056 33 062 34*068 30 076 3690 3178 30*053 30 063 29*065 24 066 3178 2784 26 050 27 062 25 063 19 058 2784 2512 23 049 23 062 21 061 15 049 2512 2346 20 048 20*062 19 059 12 046 2346 2251 16 047 14*062 14 058 8*042 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