DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 05/21 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 - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 45.4 - - 47.1 - - 46.8 - - 45.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 38 - - 24 - - 18 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1394 - - 1512 - - 1054 - - 55 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2233 - - 2234 - - 2234 - - 2233 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3589 - - 3707 - - 3249 - - 2250 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2222 - - 2007 - - 2476 - - 3170 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 159 - - 142 - - 115 - - 14 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 4 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 6 - - 6 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 124 - - 129 - - 120 - - 141 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - -1 - - 2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 892 - - 936 - - 770 - - -78 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2698 - - 2771 - - 2479 - - 2329 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 364 - - 210 - - 113 - - -806 ODpotential blCL - - - 3225 - - 3497 - - 3136 - - 3056 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 101 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 45.4 - - 47.1 - - 46.8 - - 45.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 41.6 - - 42.9 - - 43.8 - - 43.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 45.0 - - 46.8 - - 46.6 - - 46.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 40.8 - - 42.1 - - 43.2 - - 43.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 38 - - 24 - - 18 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1394 - - 1512 - - 1054 - - 55 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 102 - - 102 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - 6 - - 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] 98789 17 104 10 108 13 072 18 086 98789 91332 24 111 15 103 17 099 12 100 91332 85559 22 109 16 113 15 121 11 117 85559 80743 17 122 14 112 13 122 13 125 80743 76581 15 143 13 122 11 116 13 124 76581 72898 13 143 10 123 6 111 12 127 72898 69564 10 131 9 118 6 163 7 119 69564 66488 12 142 9 135 11 179 5 154 66488 63616 11 148 7 168 9 182 8 169 63616 60823 8 165 11 201 8 183 8 153 60823 57896 11 181 13 185 10 179 6 151 57896 54846 16 166 14 166 13 172 9 197 54846 51936 18 157 15 163 13 174 13 196 51936 49327 19 159 16 164 14 182 15 185 49327 46996 19 165 18 170 14 185 15 174 46996 44887 21 175 19 179 16 188 14 174 44887 42958 25 175 21 174 17 186 16 183 42958 41183 30 170 23 167 18 178 21 180 41183 39548 34 167 27 169 19 169 27 168 39548 38036 42 167 34 170 22 174 27 164 38036 36629 57 165 44 163 32 177 30 171 36629 35291 82 158 57 158 47 166 38 171 35291 33959 90 155 66 152 59 149 53 163 33959 32601 86 157 64 152 55 155 61 155 32601 31208 79 160 62 157 65 159 60 158 31208 29762 75 166 64 157 66 156 56 162 29762 28252 58 165 61 155 62 159 50 166 28252 26683 46 155 54 155 52 162 41 170 26683 25055 37 157 38 160 34 161 31 168 25055 23369 29 165 23 164 19 169 19 166 23369 21626 15 176 19 171 10 189 10 184 21626 19820 4 145 13 175 3 274 2 187 19820 17940 2 154 6 190 6 266 4 279 17940 16020 1 025 5 257 6 271 8 288 16020 14167 4 326 7 281 6 260 8 313 14167 12480 5 328 8 279 6 259 13 354 12480 10978 5 347 8 266 5 278 12 352 10978 9642 6 003 8 263 5 293 11 348 9642 8451 4 334 4 262 6 301 12 348 8451 7390 1 169 4 244 5 315 8 330 7390 6449 5 135 4 214 0 322 4 307 6449 5617 6 131 5 174 3 143 3 228 5617 4880 8 128 7 149 6 140 6 194 4880 4218 8 126 7*140 7 135 7 182 4218 3631 8*125 7*134 7*129 8 168 3631 3139 8*124 7 130 7*124 8 155 3139 2761 8 124 6 128 6 120 8 148 2761 2500 7 124 6 126 6 118 7 145 2500 2341 7 123 6 126 6 117 6*142 2341 2250 6 124 5 125 5 116 4*141 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