DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 06/25 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 - - - 69.4 - - 73.5 - - 73.3 - - 65.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 38 - - 72 - - -9 - - -44 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2770 - - 6142 - - 6297 - - 56 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2235 - - 5854 - - 2235 - - 2235 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4965 - - 8337 - - 8492 - - 2251 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3151 - - 1818 - - 2306 - - 1996 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 225 - - 355 - - 211 - - 28 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 4 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 17 - - 18 - - 16 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 152 - - 161 - - 150 - - 119 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 7 - - 10 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -6 - - -4 - - 10 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -387 - - 935 - - 1561 - - -1790 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5352 - - 7402 - - 6932 - - 4041 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2847 - - -1626 - - -572 - - -4496 ODpotential blCL - - - 7812 - - 9963 - - 9064 - - 6747 blCL maxRH - - - 99 - - 69 - - 76 - - 72 maxRH CAPE - - - 800 - - 500 - - 690 - - 890 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 69.4 - - 73.5 - - 73.3 - - 65.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 53.5 - - 48.7 - - 50.5 - - 55.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 69.2 - - 72.9 - - 73.5 - - 67.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 52.1 - - 47.3 - - 49.2 - - 54.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 38 - - 72 - - -9 - - -44 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2770 - - 6142 - - 6297 - - 56 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 98 - - 0 - - 5 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 7 - - 7 - - 10 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] 99801 34 097 28 115 21 121 22 105 99801 92187 23 112 18 110 24 111 20 120 92187 86307 22 119 14 130 17 100 18 110 86307 81422 25 116 20 135 10 119 17 084 81422 77202 19 098 17 115 13 136 13 087 77202 73465 5 100 9 095 13 114 12 103 73465 70082 4 148 5 120 8 088 10 107 70082 66969 3 121 4 168 4 080 7 107 66969 64074 2 071 4 149 2 141 5 100 64074 61263 1 069 4 132 1 173 2 110 61263 58329 1 012 3 153 2 247 3 247 58329 55287 4 264 3 203 4 261 5 250 55287 52384 5 244 5 253 5 281 8 245 52384 49775 7 263 8 268 8 290 9 243 49775 47443 9 261 10 267 10 282 8 256 47443 45343 9 257 10 261 11 274 8 298 45343 43440 5 296 8 268 9 269 14 306 43440 41703 9 321 9 277 10 272 20 289 41703 40110 14 300 10 295 11 292 18 285 40110 38643 16 298 15 297 16 303 15 294 38643 37282 18 284 17 294 18 287 13 301 37282 35982 16 278 16 289 18 269 13 299 35982 34670 12 286 14 291 16 267 13 297 34670 33312 12 260 12 293 12 273 14 295 33312 31910 10 227 8 268 6 264 11 284 31910 30451 7 224 6 245 4 231 8 264 30451 28926 6 227 5 241 4 223 7 247 28926 27336 9 233 5 231 3 227 6 232 27336 25677 11 239 5 195 2 204 5 225 25677 23951 7 235 4 176 3 197 3 170 23951 22163 1 225 2 184 4 201 4 143 22163 20311 2 017 2 291 3 215 3 154 20311 18388 5 347 5 297 3 262 3 167 18388 16433 6 345 7 297 5 303 1 139 16433 14548 8 328 6 286 8 318 4 040 14548 12830 7 316 1 241 5 300 3 049 12830 11298 6 297 4 167 4 199 5 188 11298 9930 5 213 8 180 17 170 20 200 9930 8709 7 179 18*166 19*162 22 192 8709 7616 10 166 19*163 19*159 20 180 7616 6641 15 167 19 162 18 155 19 172 6641 5775 19 164 18 161 18 152 20 160 5775 5006 20*158 18 161 17 150 23 148 5006 4315 19*155 18 161 16 148 26 140 4315 3700 18 153 17 161 16 146 27 133 3700 3185 18 152 17 160 15 145 26 130 3185 2787 17 151 16 160 14 144 24 127 2787 2514 16 151 15 160 14 144 19 123 2514 2347 15 151 14 160 12 143 16 122 2347 2251 12 150 12 159 10 142 9*119 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