DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 05/02 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 - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 60.2 - - 64.3 - - 65.6 - - 57.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 351 - - 355 - - 127 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6472 - - 7557 - - 6887 - - 56 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6862 - - 7733 - - 6570 - - 2234 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8667 - - 9752 - - 9082 - - 2251 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1096 - - 963 - - 1616 - - 2981 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 539 - - 570 - - 394 - - 3 W* B/S - - - 10 - - 9 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 11 - - 12 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 304 - - 299 - - 296 - - 052 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 5 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - -3 - - 4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 249 - - -260 - - -1673 - - -5499 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8418 - - 10012 - - 10755 - - 7750 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2038 - - -2268 - - -4101 - - -8846 ODpotential blCL - - - 10705 - - 12020 - - 13183 - - 11097 blCL maxRH - - - 74 - - 64 - - 56 - - 72 maxRH CAPE - - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 60.2 - - 64.3 - - 65.6 - - 57.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 31.0 - - 27.9 - - 26.0 - - 31.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 58.2 - - 62.0 - - 64.6 - - 61.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 30.9 - - 27.8 - - 25.9 - - 31.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 351 - - 355 - - 127 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6472 - - 7557 - - 6887 - - 56 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 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] 97487 16 111 11 127 11 099 14 114 97487 90093 19 113 10 126 9 081 20 094 90093 84438 15 115 7 106 8 102 12 080 84438 79750 14 109 6 078 8 099 9 084 79750 75685 8 095 7 060 7 079 6 065 75685 72057 7 099 4 027 10 048 7 042 72057 68750 5 042 5 021 10 032 9 020 68750 65696 5 020 6 024 7 016 9 013 65696 62854 9 344 10 000 9 002 12 004 62854 60095 11 342 8 331 12 333 13 357 60095 57217 18 333 12 339 13 328 13 349 57217 54234 19 327 19 337 16 333 13 338 54234 51395 21 323 23 328 21 335 16 338 51395 48853 21 320 26 323 24 334 20 343 48853 46593 25 333 27 321 27 335 29 345 46593 44559 29 330 25 322 32 339 33 341 44559 42707 30 325 26 336 33 335 36 340 42707 41014 32 326 29 341 30 334 38 344 41014 39464 34 329 30 340 28 354 39 357 39464 38032 34 332 33 344 40 011 47 000 38032 36694 34 333 36 350 53 012 52 354 36694 35408 32 335 40 355 58 010 55 352 35408 34113 30 335 41 357 57 011 49 352 34113 32783 28 338 42 357 57 016 46 354 32783 31413 26 342 39 353 60 018 45 354 31413 29984 25 343 35 347 65 019 45 352 29984 28486 25 339 32 338 56 021 44 355 28486 26922 25 333 30 333 36 007 42 358 26922 25289 26 330 29 329 30 350 40 356 25289 23593 26 330 27 327 31 340 34 349 23593 21838 25 330 27 327 30 335 34 341 21838 20022 23 330 26 329 28 335 35 334 20022 18136 21 328 23 328 26 336 33 328 18136 16213 18 328 20 322 24 334 28 321 16213 14357 14 322 18 314 23 332 24 318 14357 12664 10 325 17 307 23 324 23 320 12664 11154 8 327 16*303 22 314 26 318 11154 9807 10*317 13*296 17*292 25 303 9807 8604 10*304 12 296 15*289 22 292 8604 7529 10 303 12 297 14 290 19 289 7529 6570 10 303 12 298 13 292 16 289 6570 5718 10 303 11 299 12 295 14 290 5718 4961 10 304 11 299 11 297 12 293 4961 4280 10 305 11 300 11 299 9 298 4280 3675 10 305 10 302 10 301 6 309 3675 3168 10 305 10 301 10 303 4 332 3168 2778 9 306 10 302 9 305 4 014 2778 2508 9 307 9 302 9 306 4 039 2508 2345 9 306 9 303 9 306 4*048 2345 2251 8 305 8 302 8 307 4*052 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