DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/07 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 63.9 - - 66.5 - - 65.1 - - 55.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 408 - - 417 - - 149 - - -33 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5637 - - 7675 - - 5834 - - 56 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6267 - - 7908 - - 5890 - - 2234 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7832 - - 9870 - - 8029 - - 2251 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2689 - - 2742 - - 4844 - - 3133 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 542 - - 605 - - 392 - - 7 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 24 - - 28 - - 25 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 339 - - 331 - - 336 - - 338 Direction Wind Shear - - - 12 - - 12 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -6 - - 2 - - -17 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1587 - - -1064 - - -2229 - - -5470 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9420 - - 10935 - - 10259 - - 7721 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3441 - - -2058 - - -3157 - - -8411 ODpotential blCL - - - 11273 - - 11928 - - 11186 - - 10662 blCL maxRH - - - 57 - - 84 - - 100 - - 72 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 63.9 - - 66.5 - - 65.1 - - 55.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 30.0 - - 25.7 - - 27.5 - - 29.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 61.8 - - 64.5 - - 64.2 - - 58.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 29.7 - - 25.3 - - 27.3 - - 29.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 408 - - 417 - - 149 - - -33 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5637 - - 7675 - - 5834 - - 56 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 35 - - 99 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 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] 97930 21 105 16 130 9 104 13 094 97930 90510 17 116 16 124 9 095 23 097 90510 84782 14 130 7 137 13 094 14 110 84782 80033 13 130 8 175 9 084 9 121 80033 75927 10 128 7 133 6 113 6 110 75927 72274 5 117 8 128 4 154 5 064 72274 68947 5 177 4 125 3 154 0 315 68947 65875 6 194 4 342 4 349 1 351 65875 63023 2 148 8 265 8 325 7 337 63023 60260 8 001 5 323 10 327 8 334 60260 57373 7 335 11 307 13 317 17 320 57373 54373 10 333 10 307 21 318 24 320 54373 51510 19 325 20 308 27 313 26 323 51510 48942 24 308 24 312 28 318 32 324 48942 46659 22 310 28 314 31 319 37 319 46659 44602 24 318 32 319 35 318 39 316 44602 42727 34 320 35 319 40 319 37 321 42727 41003 41 321 36 324 44 321 47 329 41003 39413 46 321 40 327 50 320 58 327 39413 37941 46 316 47 325 52 319 65 326 37941 36571 45 313 52 322 52 321 68 329 36571 35263 48 316 54 324 55 324 73 332 35263 33950 56 318 60 329 57 322 75 331 33950 32604 60 316 63 331 53 321 68 328 32604 31225 60 316 60 329 50 326 59 325 31225 29795 55 315 54 332 49 328 54 325 29795 28300 50 316 51 335 46 328 51 326 28300 26739 44 320 48 335 40 323 46 328 26739 25117 39 323 43 333 35 322 41 327 25117 23434 36 327 40 330 31 323 38 325 23434 21693 34 326 32 325 30 321 36 321 21693 19887 32 326 29 323 31 321 35 318 19887 18011 30 328 30 325 32 322 34 319 18011 16104 29 331 32 329 31 323 34 321 16104 14266 29 337 33 335 32 328 35 321 14266 12589 33 344 34 339 35 324 38 317 12589 11091 38 346 34*342 34 325 36 317 11091 9754 41 349 31*340 31 326 31 321 9754 8557 38*348 29 335 27*330 28 329 8557 7489 29*343 29 329 26*333 25 338 7489 6537 25 338 29 329 25 334 24 344 6537 5693 25 338 29 329 25 335 23 346 5693 4943 24 338 28 329 25 337 23 347 4943 4267 24 338 28 329 25 337 23 347 4267 3666 23 339 28 329 25 338 23 347 3666 3163 23 339 27 329 24 338 22 347 3163 2775 22 340 26 329 24 339 20 346 2775 2507 21 340 25 329 23 339 17 344 2507 2344 20 340 24 329 21 339 13*342 2344 2251 17 340 20 329 17 339 7*338 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