DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 05/31 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 - - - 52.6 - - 49.1 - - 48.7 - - 48.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -1 - - -15 - - -12 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 55 - - 55 - - 55 - - 55 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2234 - - 2234 - - 2233 - - 2234 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2250 - - 2250 - - 2250 - - 2250 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1776 - - 2071 - - 1959 - - 2053 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 24 - - 24 - - 21 - - 20 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 19 - - 20 - - 18 - - 17 BL Wind Direction - - - 349 - - 347 - - 340 - - 334 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2250 - - 2250 - - 2250 - - 2250 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -428 - - -597 - - -526 - - -664 ODpotential blCL - - - 2678 - - 2847 - - 2776 - - 2914 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 101 - - 100 - - 101 maxRH CAPE - - - 30 - - 30 - - 40 - - 40 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 52.6 - - 49.1 - - 48.7 - - 48.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 51.2 - - 47.5 - - 47.4 - - 47.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 52.6 - - 49.4 - - 49.1 - - 49.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 51.0 - - 47.2 - - 47.2 - - 47.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -1 - - -15 - - -12 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 55 - - 55 - - 55 - - 55 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 102 - - 102 - - 102 - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 9 - - 7 - - 7 - - 7 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] 99083 29 124 21 125 14 081 30 087 99083 91612 24 104 24 112 20 112 20 085 91612 85883 18 106 22 090 21 113 21 101 85883 81119 15 122 16 099 20 091 23 108 81119 77011 14 121 13 125 13 073 20 101 77011 73366 13 110 15 119 11 105 12 082 73366 70049 7 116 9 112 12 106 6 100 70049 66996 6 131 8 142 6 101 12 117 66996 64160 6 172 7 153 2 077 12 116 64160 61400 9 186 10 164 5 191 8 119 61400 58512 11 159 11 162 6 191 7 137 58512 55516 11 178 15 170 15 187 11 184 55516 52667 23 191 19 172 18 171 17 171 52667 50116 27 176 23 185 19 177 20 161 50116 47841 24 165 27 180 23 177 21 164 47841 45789 24 177 23 177 26 161 28 158 45789 43927 35 188 33 200 22 173 27 152 43927 42228 49 173 49 179 36 168 32 155 42228 40668 47 172 45 163 38 163 35 145 40668 39218 48 176 43 160 34 158 35 143 39218 37851 46 168 42 161 35 150 37 150 37851 36528 47 163 39 157 30 147 36 148 36528 35184 44 163 34 159 27 153 30 139 35184 33792 40 167 29 169 24 167 25 136 33792 32354 38 178 26 176 22 162 23 142 32354 30857 31 188 23 163 21 148 22 143 30857 29290 22 180 23 148 20 157 21 140 29290 27654 24 168 19 162 18 167 20 137 27654 25948 26 159 18 153 13 160 18 135 25948 24174 28 151 20 141 15 143 18 136 24174 22335 29 148 22 135 18 142 18 143 22335 20430 26 143 25 133 20 148 17 151 20430 18456 26 138 27 135 22 148 21 156 18456 16451 26 135 27 138 22 145 26 153 16451 14518 27 129 26 139 20 142 29 154 14518 12755 29 127 24 137 19 139 24 157 12755 11188 31 128 23 130 20 134 18 135 11188 9795 30 124 24 119 22 128 18 112 9795 8555 28 110 23 107 24 113 20 098 8555 7455 26 085 23 071 25 073 21 061 7455 6489 29 052 35 035 35 031 33 022 6489 5643 37 028 47 017 45 012 44 007 5643 4898 43 015 49 007 45 002 44 358 4898 4231 43 008 48 001 44 355 43 352 4231 3639 41 004 45 356 41 351 40 346 3639 3144 37 357 40 351 37 346 36 341 3144 2764 34 354 37 350 33 344 32 339 2764 2502 30 352 32 348 28 342 27 337 2502 2342 26 351 28 348 25*341 23 336 2342 2250 19*349 20*347 18*340 17*334 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