DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 06/19 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 - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 64.6 - - 64.0 - - - - - 60.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 129 - - 72 - - - - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6138 - - 5479 - - - - - 56 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6105 - - 5188 - - - - - 2234 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8333 - - 7674 - - - - - 2251 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3698 - - 3944 - - - - - 5484 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 396 - - 319 - - - - - 20 W* B/S - - - 21 - - 27 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 2 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 262 - - 016 - - - - - 112 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 4 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 6 - - -1 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1502 - - 631 - - - - - -1924 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6832 - - 7044 - - - - - 4175 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 11 - - -619 - - - - - -3597 ODpotential blCL - - - 8322 - - 8293 - - - - - 5848 blCL maxRH - - - 84 - - 99 - - - - - 80 maxRH CAPE - - - 210 - - 110 - - - - - 320 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 64.6 - - 64.0 - - - - - 60.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 42.5 - - 41.0 - - - - - 49.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 63.6 - - 63.4 - - - - - 61.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 41.3 - - 39.7 - - - - - 48.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 129 - - 72 - - - - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6138 - - 5479 - - - - - 56 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 36 - - 96 - - - - - 21 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - - - - 8 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] 99606 26 111 13 096 27 094 99606 92018 21 113 16 099 23 090 92018 86185 20 114 15 089 15 083 86185 81336 23 101 15 099 12 059 81336 77158 18 098 14 106 13 066 77158 73465 15 109 12 087 13 082 73465 70110 13 093 9 079 10 074 70110 67011 9 085 4 088 9 074 67011 64119 4 097 3 156 7 066 64119 61310 4 030 2 096 2 336 61310 58377 7 334 5 345 7 324 58377 55335 10 325 10 314 14 308 55335 52434 14 316 14 310 20 294 52434 49827 19 317 21 302 21 290 49827 47490 26 312 24 302 22 301 47490 45368 31 300 29 304 30 294 45368 43429 31 298 33 298 36 292 43429 41648 31 305 39 295 40 287 41648 40010 39 302 43 297 42 289 40010 38496 48 301 57 291 52 289 38496 37091 61 300 57 290 68 283 37091 35757 69 304 66 294 73 278 35757 34425 80 303 72 293 77 282 34425 33062 81 302 70 295 78 283 33062 31664 72 304 66 298 73 281 31664 30213 63 304 61 301 65 280 30213 28696 61 304 57 300 55 280 28696 27113 60 303 55 299 50 279 27113 25459 55 305 52 302 47 281 25459 23739 46 311 46 305 39 285 23739 21957 37 310 35 308 34 285 21957 20108 33 305 27 303 30 285 20108 18191 29 305 25 300 27 289 18191 16247 25 316 22 305 27 291 16247 14379 18 316 20 309 26 294 14379 12682 12 319 13 301 19 285 12682 11168 10 314 7 295 12 274 11168 9817 7 298 6 298 8 258 9817 8609 6*290 4*310 7 228 8609 7531 5*275 3*324 8 189 7531 6571 4 270 2 340 10 162 6571 5720 4 267 2 357 10 149 5720 4963 4 264 2 016 11 143 4963 4283 3 258 2 030 11 137 4283 3677 3 256 3 039 11 132 3677 3170 3 249 3 046 11 127 3170 2779 2 245 3 049 11 123 2779 2509 2 242 3 052 10 120 2509 2345 2 243 3 052 8*115 2345 2251 2 242 3 051 5*112 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