DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 05/29 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 - - - 73.3 - - 73.2 - - - - - 75.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 22 - - 52 - - - - - -38 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 710 - - 878 - - - - - 57 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2235 - - 2236 - - - - - 2236 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2905 - - 3073 - - - - - 2252 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1035 - - 1002 - - - - - 7027 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 127 - - 162 - - - - - 20 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 6 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 5 - - - - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 282 - - 258 - - - - - 292 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 1 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - -8 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1411 - - -300 - - - - - -3786 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4316 - - 3373 - - - - - 6038 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5813 - - -3387 - - - - - -5737 ODpotential blCL - - - 8718 - - 6460 - - - - - 7989 blCL maxRH - - - 93 - - 90 - - - - - 86 maxRH CAPE - - - 1230 - - 2440 - - - - - 1480 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 73.3 - - 73.2 - - - - - 75.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 61.3 - - 65.2 - - - - - 56.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 73.2 - - 72.8 - - - - - 77.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 59.9 - - 64.0 - - - - - 56.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 22 - - 52 - - - - - -38 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 710 - - 878 - - - - - 57 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 71 - - 59 - - - - - 43 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 11 - - 14 - - - - - 11 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] 98798 23 121 18 093 26 087 98798 91390 24 104 17 104 22 081 91390 85655 19 085 17 118 18 096 85655 80879 16 108 16 114 17 113 80879 76775 17 126 11 106 14 113 76775 73143 14 135 7 120 10 110 73143 69838 11 132 6 127 6 134 69838 66786 10 162 7 152 9 129 66786 63943 12 172 13 171 7 152 63943 61180 13 183 14 170 12 171 61180 58289 17 188 14 181 16 164 58289 55291 20 190 17 192 16 187 55291 52442 21 173 18 195 15 186 52442 49895 19 173 23 194 20 193 49895 47622 19 165 21 176 24 189 47622 45568 19 178 23 180 33 184 45568 43697 24 175 28 184 36 164 43697 41983 21 167 35 188 37 159 41983 40401 30 168 33 173 39 160 40401 38928 32 151 26 168 37 162 38928 37549 30 148 22 167 40 193 37549 36230 30 141 20 169 47 196 36230 34903 29 142 20 170 46 195 34903 33533 26 140 21 170 42 193 33533 32119 23 130 24 177 39 189 32119 30649 18 131 25 177 37 189 30649 29109 15 156 24 174 38 193 29109 27503 15 160 21 177 39 197 27503 25830 14 160 21 192 38 204 25830 24094 13 174 23 196 35 204 24094 22298 14 151 21 194 29 199 22298 20439 18 137 21 211 28 202 20439 18508 25 135 22 215 30 215 18508 16540 30 141 24 203 37 224 16540 14645 31 139 28 193 36 224 14645 12921 27 136 29 191 28 216 12921 11384 23 140 28 200 23 219 11384 10008 19 145 26 197 19 235 10008 8777 13 150 24 198 18 255 8777 7677 8 168 22 202 19 272 7677 6695 7 196 20 206 20 281 6695 5823 8 224 16 208 21 285 5823 5046 12 248 13 210 21 288 5046 4346 17 261 10 219 21 292 4346 3723 16 265 8 236 22 295 3723 3201 14*271 6*251 22 297 3201 2797 11*278 5*257 21 296 2797 2519 9 282 5 257 18 295 2519 2349 7 286 4 260 15 294 2349 2252 6 289 4 261 10*292 2252 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