DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 05/23 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 - - - 71.5 - - 73.5 - - 73.5 - - 66.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 311 - - 290 - - 96 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 8139 - - 8409 - - 9260 - - 56 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8136 - - 8315 - - 8133 - - 2235 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10334 - - 10604 - - 11455 - - 2251 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3074 - - 4212 - - 3028 - - 5526 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 562 - - 556 - - 401 - - 12 W* B/S - - - 14 - - 10 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 10 - - 17 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 187 - - 226 - - 253 - - 252 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 6 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 6 - - -6 - - 45 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 798 - - 485 - - 1244 - - -5650 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9537 - - 10120 - - 10211 - - 7901 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 149 - - -181 - - 687 - - -7863 ODpotential blCL - - - 10185 - - 10785 - - 10768 - - 10114 blCL maxRH - - - 74 - - 91 - - 99 - - 67 maxRH CAPE - - - 200 - - 240 - - 280 - - 100 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 71.5 - - 73.5 - - 73.5 - - 66.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 37.1 - - 36.4 - - 36.0 - - 39.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 69.6 - - 71.6 - - 72.6 - - 68.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 36.4 - - 35.7 - - 35.5 - - 39.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 311 - - 290 - - 96 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 8139 - - 8409 - - 9260 - - 56 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 66 - - 98 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 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] 98676 22 119 11 119 16 102 20 098 98676 91143 15 114 12 137 12 116 12 099 91143 85358 12 143 8 137 12 142 8 111 85358 80550 10 159 9 143 7 151 8 116 80550 76396 12 205 7 150 8 158 4 146 76396 72719 13 204 7 200 5 198 6 165 72719 69371 8 200 10 205 7 242 7 183 69371 66271 6 214 10 203 9 246 8 221 66271 63391 5 223 10 190 9 235 6 238 63391 60605 8 294 7 226 11 233 11 248 60605 57701 12 294 10 264 11 260 10 239 57701 54681 16 281 15 276 13 263 14 256 54681 51799 18 271 16 276 16 276 17 268 51799 49211 16 276 20 275 20 265 22 268 49211 46896 18 263 20 271 21 263 26 260 46896 44795 15 267 19 278 24 265 22 259 44795 42873 19 276 23 278 23 269 25 272 42873 41118 22 270 28 276 27 274 29 262 41118 39508 23 278 28 276 27 280 30 270 39508 38023 23 279 26 276 40 282 35 264 38023 36655 20 291 27 277 43 269 30 260 36655 35361 23 301 31 278 37 278 38 281 35361 34069 25 302 33 273 37 288 49 277 34069 32746 25 305 30 271 35 285 43 280 32746 31382 27 303 24 275 32 279 36 288 31382 29963 28 299 23 272 32 283 35 282 29963 28475 26 303 24 272 35 298 36 279 28475 26920 17 298 24 276 33 299 41 284 26920 25297 13 299 20 274 31 287 41 289 25297 23610 14 302 16 268 34 273 35 288 23610 21861 14 288 15 267 29 272 30 282 21861 20044 15 285 17 264 24 269 28 278 20044 18156 19 270 19 260 21 258 30 281 18156 16237 16 261 18 262 18 242 25 281 16237 14389 10 273 17 255 17 236 21 268 14389 12703 7 269 16 247 16*236 22 265 12703 11197 7*238 15*245 16*238 21 270 11197 9850 10*210 13*235 16 241 20 270 9850 8643 10 197 12 232 16 246 20 269 8643 7564 9 189 11 226 16 251 20 268 7564 6600 7 181 10 225 16 254 19 267 6600 5745 7 179 10 223 17 257 19 266 5745 4984 6 178 10 222 18 260 19 266 4984 4299 6 178 9 221 18 261 18 266 4299 3689 6 177 9 221 19 262 17 264 3689 3178 5 177 9 220 18 262 15 261 3178 2784 5 178 8 219 18 262 14 259 2784 2512 5 178 8 219 18 262 12 256 2512 2346 5 178 8 219 17 262 9 254 2346 2251 4 178 7 219 14 262 5*252 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