DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 05/17 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 - - - 50.4 - - 50.1 - - 50.2 - - 44.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 192 - - 200 - - 108 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5282 - - 4893 - - 5070 - - 55 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5625 - - 5353 - - 5086 - - 2233 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7477 - - 7088 - - 7265 - - 2250 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4030 - - 3858 - - 3576 - - 6602 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 411 - - 406 - - 335 - - 2 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 7 - - 7 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 10 - - 9 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 007 - - 043 - - 024 - - 063 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 10 - - -3 - - 3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 352 - - -137 - - 64 - - -3492 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7125 - - 7225 - - 7201 - - 5742 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 69 - - -462 - - -348 - - -5342 ODpotential blCL - - - 7408 - - 7550 - - 7613 - - 7592 blCL maxRH - - - 98 - - 100 - - 100 - - 74 maxRH CAPE - - - 90 - - 20 - - 50 - - 20 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 50.4 - - 50.1 - - 50.2 - - 44.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 27.1 - - 26.3 - - 26.6 - - 27.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 49.1 - - 48.7 - - 49.3 - - 47.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 26.9 - - 26.2 - - 26.5 - - 27.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 192 - - 200 - - 108 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5282 - - 4893 - - 5070 - - 55 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 92 - - 101 - - 101 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 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] 98199 4 119 8 108 4 190 8 077 98199 90784 6 143 4 141 1 094 4 037 90784 85039 13 138 3 210 4 028 5 047 85039 80238 10 087 3 240 4 012 6 048 80238 76105 6 047 5 137 4 300 5 039 76105 72461 2 315 5 073 1 287 2 340 72461 69153 4 273 7 343 4 091 5 301 69153 66096 6 281 11 312 7 017 2 319 66096 63242 4 279 11 289 13 338 0 022 63242 60458 2 295 11 271 15 312 3 318 60458 57535 3 352 10 268 14 296 6 325 57535 54492 4 001 7 281 11 293 13 318 54492 51581 4 008 5 319 10 305 15 314 51581 48961 5 356 7 005 9 309 17 319 48961 46623 8 350 11 014 7 321 15 323 46623 44509 8 341 11 005 8 330 13 330 44509 42574 7 328 12 356 8 342 13 333 42574 40794 6 319 11 352 10 344 14 333 40794 39145 5 328 10 344 14 341 15 336 39145 37614 6 338 9 339 16 344 16 338 37614 36195 7 331 9 345 14 349 14 346 36195 34850 8 320 9 358 13 358 14 352 34850 33509 3 318 11 001 16 014 15 358 33509 32147 4 066 13 009 21 010 19 005 32147 30769 11 040 14 019 22 015 23 004 30769 29357 12 024 15 032 25 027 24 003 29357 27891 14 021 20 036 25 030 23 006 27891 26366 16 025 22 034 26 033 21 012 26366 24777 17 025 20 033 26 035 21 016 24777 23124 18 021 19 036 26 035 20 019 23124 21408 18 018 21 037 24 033 21 019 21408 19620 19 021 19 035 21 029 19 016 19620 17757 19 025 15 037 18 022 18 009 17757 15860 21 029 15 035 17 009 17 360 15860 14035 21 014 15 025 18 349 15 015 14035 12379 20 010 18 006 18 346 18 027 12379 10906 19 025 17 358 20 357 17 028 10906 9594 17 027 17 001 16 004 15 020 9594 8422 14*022 15 009 15 006 13 018 8422 7374 14*019 12*019 12*010 12 018 7374 6441 13 008 11*032 10*018 8 019 6441 5615 13 008 10 039 10 020 7 028 5615 4880 13 007 10 042 9 022 7 034 4880 4219 13 006 10 044 9 025 7 043 4219 3632 13 005 10 046 9 027 7 049 3632 3140 13 004 10 047 9 028 7 054 3140 2761 13 004 10 049 8 029 7 057 2761 2500 12 003 10 048 8 029 7 061 2500 2341 12 003 9 049 8 030 6*062 2341 2250 10 003 8 049 7 031 4*063 2250 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