DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 06/12 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 - - - 51.8 - - 57.3 - - 58.5 - - 53.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 123 - - 174 - - 25 - - -38 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3590 - - 5290 - - 5799 - - 55 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4162 - - 5642 - - 4447 - - 2234 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5785 - - 7485 - - 7994 - - 2250 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2537 - - 1846 - - 1537 - - 5580 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 320 - - 414 - - 255 - - 24 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 4 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 16 - - 21 - - 24 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 357 - - 352 - - 347 - - 333 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 7 - - 13 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -5 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1378 - - 1193 - - 1754 - - -1844 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4407 - - 6292 - - 6240 - - 4094 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 393 - - -203 - - 285 - - -3503 ODpotential blCL - - - 5392 - - 7688 - - 7709 - - 5753 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 88 - - 95 - - 84 maxRH CAPE - - - 90 - - 30 - - 40 - - 20 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 51.8 - - 57.3 - - 58.5 - - 53.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 40.3 - - 37.6 - - 39.1 - - 43.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 50.9 - - 56.2 - - 58.3 - - 55.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 39.1 - - 36.3 - - 37.9 - - 42.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 123 - - 174 - - 25 - - -38 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3590 - - 5290 - - 5799 - - 55 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 51 - - 82 - - 34 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 4 - - 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] 99486 31 095 18 100 21 102 32 087 99486 91957 31 106 26 104 22 098 32 103 91957 86154 27 115 27 103 19 114 26 098 86154 81352 23 109 21 107 21 110 22 090 81352 77209 17 104 20 109 17 108 18 085 77209 73530 16 104 18 105 16 111 13 100 73530 70197 13 102 14 106 13 092 16 103 70197 67123 11 118 12 092 11 093 16 079 67123 64258 10 132 8 095 13 085 12 073 64258 61471 11 126 8 111 8 076 9 077 61471 58547 9 127 9 117 7 123 5 102 58547 55496 5 167 7 136 7 144 5 137 55496 52583 4 229 5 139 4 167 1 118 52583 49968 3 231 4 186 2 272 2 049 49968 47627 1 161 5 176 2 320 1 072 47627 45505 1 098 5 145 1 356 2 024 45505 43570 5 100 8 120 3 146 4 009 43570 41798 6 089 8 100 7 136 2 061 41798 40169 7 120 10 107 10 140 6 144 40169 38672 12 121 16 115 18 140 25 154 38672 37295 14 113 26 120 39 136 47 145 37295 35980 18 115 46 127 59 133 44 136 35980 34644 23 114 61 127 54 132 34 130 34644 33261 23 109 49 130 47 135 31 124 33261 31832 18 083 38 126 34 121 30 137 31832 30343 11 072 31 111 29 127 20 114 30343 28783 14 081 30 105 23 121 21 083 28783 27156 18 093 27 104 26 089 17 081 27156 25465 19 095 26 098 25 096 25 083 25465 23716 20 083 23 094 26 090 29 084 23716 21911 18 067 21 084 30 085 35 089 21911 20048 22 055 17 059 36 089 48 086 20048 18130 25 055 17 060 51 075 46 066 18130 16184 26 057 30 064 39 062 39 057 16184 14305 24 056 29 052 29 052 35 052 14305 12599 23 044 26 042 26 035 29 040 12599 11083 23 035 22 031 25 025 28 034 11083 9736 24 030 21 019 27 012 28 027 9736 8538 22 020 21*002 28*355 29 014 8538 7470 21 015 21*354 27*353 29 001 7470 6521 20*009 21 353 26 349 28 000 6521 5678 19*006 21 353 26 348 28 359 5678 4930 18 002 21 352 25 346 27 358 4930 4256 16 355 21 352 24 345 27 355 4256 3658 16 353 20 351 23 344 25 351 3658 3157 15 353 20 351 23 344 24 345 3157 2771 15 352 19 351 22 343 21 340 2771 2505 14 351 18 351 20 343 17 336 2505 2343 13 351 17 350 18 342 14 335 2343 2250 11 351 14 350 14 342 9*333 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