DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 05/16 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 - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 42.2 - - 46.5 - - - - - 37.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 266 - - 381 - - - - - 3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2685 - - 4528 - - - - - 1107 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3828 - - 5363 - - - - - 2233 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4880 - - 6723 - - - - - 3302 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1796 - - 1887 - - - - - 2484 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 366 - - 491 - - - - - 72 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 7 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 13 - - - - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 081 - - 072 - - - - - 077 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 2 - - - - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - -4 - - - - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -338 - - 441 - - - - - 856 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5219 - - 6282 - - - - - 2446 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1219 - - 173 - - - - - 262 ODpotential blCL - - - 6099 - - 6550 - - - - - 3040 blCL maxRH - - - 97 - - 98 - - - - - 99 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 42.2 - - 46.5 - - - - - 37.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 27.2 - - 26.7 - - - - - 34.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 40.6 - - 44.3 - - - - - 37.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 27.2 - - 26.5 - - - - - 34.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 266 - - 381 - - - - - 3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2685 - - 4528 - - - - - 1107 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 87 - - 93 - - - - - 96 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 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] 98237 12 106 8 147 9 070 98237 90821 11 141 9 146 17 098 90821 85077 11 157 10 148 11 083 85077 80277 6 122 7 112 6 026 80277 76146 3 321 5 039 3 277 76146 72499 2 336 2 045 4 019 72499 69177 4 338 2 069 5 355 69177 66097 4 266 1 211 1 320 66097 63217 6 217 2 291 1 143 63217 60405 7 213 6 303 5 034 60405 57458 6 219 5 279 5 349 57458 54397 4 260 5 300 6 291 54397 51475 4 263 10 271 9 258 51475 48840 9 236 9 237 8 242 48840 46480 14 237 7 240 9 255 46480 44349 15 246 10 260 11 258 44349 42407 16 244 12 245 11 256 42407 40625 17 234 15 228 10 248 40625 38982 17 230 17 220 9 240 38982 37459 19 224 17 218 9 236 37459 36042 21 216 17 210 9 229 36042 34693 19 212 13 204 8 223 34693 33350 17 204 10 201 3 223 33350 31988 15 182 8 182 2 017 31988 30614 15 157 7 141 7 037 30614 29209 17 147 8 133 13 046 29209 27749 14 142 7 130 19 044 27749 26225 9 104 8 099 19 044 26225 24634 10 031 8 087 15 044 24634 22977 9 010 8 109 13 032 22977 21257 11 010 8 119 14 020 21257 19472 20 007 6 121 18 030 19472 17616 23 004 3 103 23 040 17616 15728 20 010 3 053 23 035 15728 13909 20 016 5 070 22 032 13909 12255 18 028 9 081 19 032 12255 10783 19 036 10 065 15 040 10783 9475 16 036 12 066 17 042 9475 8309 10 055 12 075 18 034 8309 7274 13 099 12*073 17 030 7274 6355 16 089 13*072 13 034 6355 5543 15*087 13 072 10 047 5543 4823 12*084 13 073 10 064 4823 4176 12 082 13 073 11 076 4176 3601 12 081 13 072 11*077 3601 3121 12 080 13 072 11*077 3121 2750 12 079 13 072 11 077 2750 2494 11 078 12 072 10 077 2494 2338 11 078 12 072 9 077 2338 2249 10 078 11 072 7 076 2249 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