DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 05/09 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 - - - 55.2 - - 58.9 - - 63.4 - - 58.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 154 - - 90 - - 169 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3768 - - 4671 - - 5618 - - 56 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4374 - - 4651 - - 5807 - - 2234 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5963 - - 6866 - - 7813 - - 2251 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1352 - - 1716 - - 3578 - - 5481 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 341 - - 307 - - 403 - - 8 W* B/S - - - 14 - - 9 - - 9 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 6 - - 8 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 321 - - 312 - - 324 - - 078 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 2 - - 10 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -21 - - -5 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1374 - - -1210 - - -771 - - -5154 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7338 - - 8077 - - 8584 - - 7406 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3627 - - -2857 - - -1270 - - -7225 ODpotential blCL - - - 9590 - - 9723 - - 9083 - - 9476 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 98 - - 79 - - 97 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 10 - - 30 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 55.2 - - 58.9 - - 63.4 - - 58.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 30.9 - - 31.4 - - 33.5 - - 34.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 54.0 - - 58.2 - - 62.1 - - 60.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 30.9 - - 31.4 - - 33.4 - - 34.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 154 - - 90 - - 169 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3768 - - 4671 - - 5618 - - 56 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 92 - - 16 - - 87 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 97838 19 094 11 100 9 082 12 100 97838 90471 18 104 10 108 14 103 12 101 90471 84779 12 108 8 102 9 092 12 088 84779 80040 7 096 7 120 6 077 9 078 80040 75939 3 119 3 092 4 101 4 092 75939 72302 4 103 3 106 2 277 4 049 72302 68999 3 018 3 037 4 324 3 040 68999 65950 7 338 6 345 5 319 5 354 65950 63117 10 328 11 318 11 319 10 323 63117 60364 13 323 15 316 13 323 12 327 60364 57494 16 330 19 318 19 319 18 317 57494 54517 23 326 22 316 21 316 19 320 54517 51677 27 324 25 317 26 317 32 306 51677 49140 32 326 31 315 32 310 35 308 49140 46876 38 322 32 319 33 311 35 307 46876 44824 39 315 34 320 34 312 29 318 44824 42946 34 312 37 316 37 317 37 317 42946 41229 34 316 41 319 42 314 47 307 41229 39669 36 315 44 318 45 310 51 302 39669 38238 34 313 45 319 47 311 46 301 38238 36907 30 311 45 326 47 317 42 306 36907 35627 29 306 51 334 49 324 43 311 35627 34330 29 303 55 337 51 324 42 310 34330 32986 30 305 56 338 50 326 40 310 32986 31599 30 310 55 338 48 329 39 311 31599 30157 30 317 53 337 47 330 38 313 30157 28646 31 323 52 338 49 328 37 314 28646 27065 32 323 52 339 48 327 38 314 27065 25416 36 323 53 340 43 332 39 317 25416 23701 37 325 50 345 41 335 37 322 23701 21921 35 326 44 346 39 335 33 324 21921 20073 31 323 38 340 38 331 32 325 20073 18152 26 329 32 332 36 328 33 324 18152 16199 25 328 26 330 30 327 33 322 16199 14326 26 310 22 322 26 331 29 319 14326 12633 30 312 23 313 28 333 25 323 12633 11127 29 319 26 317 27 331 25 325 11127 9781 25 343 25 318 25 329 18 314 9781 8579 16 346 18 314 18*323 12 306 8579 7506 12 324 9*308 14*320 8 306 7506 6549 9*313 7*308 11 319 4 309 6549 5701 7*312 6 308 8 321 2 336 5701 4947 5 315 6 310 7 323 2 052 4947 4269 4 321 6 312 7 326 5 074 4269 3667 4 323 6 314 6 330 8 080 3667 3163 4 328 6 315 6 334 10 080 3163 2775 3 331 6 316 5 335 11 079 2775 2507 3 335 6 317 5 336 11 079 2507 2344 3 333 6 317 5 336 9*078 2344 2251 3 336 5 317 5 338 6*078 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