DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 06/24 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 - - - 66.2 - - 68.9 - - 69.8 - - 65.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 104 - - 89 - - 19 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3933 - - 4176 - - 4817 - - 56 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4398 - - 4516 - - 3473 - - 2235 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6128 - - 6371 - - 7012 - - 2251 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2445 - - 3776 - - 2952 - - 6086 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 328 - - 325 - - 233 - - 22 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 6 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 10 - - 8 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 170 - - 160 - - 169 - - 127 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 3 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - -5 - - -4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1397 - - 441 - - 1048 - - -1155 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4731 - - 5931 - - 5964 - - 3406 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -465 - - -971 - - -721 - - -3026 ODpotential blCL - - - 6593 - - 7342 - - 7733 - - 5277 blCL maxRH - - - 74 - - 75 - - 76 - - 76 maxRH CAPE - - - 540 - - 460 - - 570 - - 1510 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 66.2 - - 68.9 - - 69.8 - - 65.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 53.1 - - 50.7 - - 51.5 - - 58.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 65.3 - - 68.2 - - 69.7 - - 67.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 51.8 - - 49.4 - - 50.1 - - 57.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 104 - - 89 - - 19 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3933 - - 4176 - - 4817 - - 56 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 2 - - 3 - - 5 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 7 - - 7 - - 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] 100023 27 101 22 106 23 099 24 087 100023 92397 20 119 15 097 22 090 24 092 92397 86510 23 119 16 110 17 091 19 092 86510 81622 25 107 16 129 11 095 12 084 81622 77397 22 094 16 127 9 098 10 094 77397 73639 14 091 15 121 9 090 11 102 73639 70229 10 100 13 122 6 083 9 080 70229 67099 10 114 8 107 5 071 6 074 67099 64201 7 113 4 088 5 068 4 107 64201 61388 5 146 2 318 4 021 7 107 61388 58444 2 147 3 299 5 323 4 029 58444 55393 3 307 6 313 6 306 8 309 55393 52488 7 313 9 305 7 313 10 284 52488 49877 9 311 9 297 9 301 9 276 49877 47548 10 305 9 309 11 290 9 293 47548 45451 11 298 13 303 11 294 12 300 45451 43542 11 307 14 299 15 304 17 302 43542 41789 11 300 15 296 18 306 20 299 41789 40180 12 316 15 307 20 314 21 307 40180 38705 17 327 21 309 24 316 25 314 38705 37344 22 347 23 321 29 320 30 310 37344 36048 32 346 28 332 31 324 30 312 36048 34741 35 344 35 338 33 331 30 318 34741 33388 34 344 36 338 34 331 30 317 33388 31989 32 343 34 336 33 328 29 318 31989 30531 31 342 33 333 31 325 28 320 30531 29002 30 344 31 332 30 325 28 318 29002 27406 27 349 28 330 29 327 27 316 27406 25744 22 334 25 325 28 326 25 318 25744 24016 25 328 25 324 26 330 23 323 24016 22227 22 333 22 340 23 342 20 326 22227 20370 16 346 15 340 17 340 17 323 20370 18438 13 348 14 325 15 329 16 319 18438 16468 13 338 15 325 15 329 18 325 16468 14569 12 328 15 334 13 333 17 327 14569 12839 11 331 14 331 13 337 14 326 12839 11299 6 318 8 319 9 316 8 336 11299 9927 4 281 5 261 8 260 5 311 9927 8702 5 211 7 209 8 231 6 242 8702 7609 10 185 8 193 9*199 8 191 7609 6636 12*189 9*183 9*192 9 174 6636 5772 12*179 10*169 9 175 10 166 5772 5004 12 175 10 163 9 170 10 162 5004 4313 11 169 10 161 8 167 11 158 4313 3699 11 167 10 159 8 164 11 153 3699 3184 10 166 10 157 8 162 11 149 3184 2787 10 165 10 156 8 160 10 144 2787 2514 9 165 10 155 7 159 9 138 2514 2347 9 164 9 155 7 159 8 133 2347 2251 8 165 8 155 6 158 4*127 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