DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 05/13 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 - - - 78.6 - - 81.8 - - - - - 69.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 290 - - 263 - - - - - -74 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3503 - - 6378 - - - - - 56 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4478 - - 6654 - - - - - 2235 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5698 - - 8573 - - - - - 2251 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3120 - - 5195 - - - - - 6621 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 414 - - 490 - - - - - 18 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 9 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 17 - - 10 - - - - - 17 BL Wind Direction - - - 174 - - 179 - - - - - 164 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 7 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 6 - - 21 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6210 - - -4646 - - - - - -5843 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11908 - - 13219 - - - - - 8095 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8391 - - -5866 - - - - - -8532 ODpotential blCL - - - 14089 - - 14439 - - - - - 10783 blCL maxRH - - - 90 - - 91 - - - - - 86 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 120 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 78.6 - - 81.8 - - - - - 69.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 33.7 - - 30.7 - - - - - 41.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 76.9 - - 80.0 - - - - - 71.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 33.6 - - 30.7 - - - - - 41.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 290 - - 263 - - - - - -74 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3503 - - 6378 - - - - - 56 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 61 - - 66 - - - - - 45 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - - - - 6 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] 98228 15 103 10 127 12 088 98228 90796 5 117 2 073 7 064 90796 85068 3 121 2 094 7 020 85068 80308 4 146 3 068 9 021 80308 76193 1 102 2 301 5 008 76193 72551 2 299 6 278 10 353 72551 69254 3 331 9 288 10 335 69254 66207 8 304 10 301 12 318 66207 63368 9 272 10 303 14 298 63368 60607 12 298 11 304 12 285 60607 57715 16 287 17 301 14 295 57715 54706 17 288 19 279 23 294 54706 51841 21 278 21 276 23 287 51841 49271 25 271 26 283 20 291 49271 46966 27 261 32 261 24 283 46966 44874 30 259 28 242 25 273 44874 42970 38 253 30 261 28 261 42970 41237 53 249 58 239 28 250 41237 39649 62 247 51 235 35 241 39649 38181 76 253 61 245 50 233 38181 36828 86 253 72 234 68 199 36828 35547 87 247 68 229 68 189 35547 34251 88 244 59 235 67 188 34251 32906 87 247 54 237 65 186 32906 31517 80 251 54 235 60 183 31517 30071 68 255 59 233 55 182 30071 28558 59 254 63 230 49 187 28558 26981 51 253 55 226 43 201 26981 25343 45 248 49 224 37 212 25343 23644 44 241 51 238 34 216 23644 21888 44 242 48 241 36 224 21888 20070 41 249 34 228 34 236 20070 18184 34 261 34 224 22 236 18184 16262 19 256 37 224 16 223 16262 14405 18 223 39 203 19 217 14405 12711 20 211 42 199 22 217 12711 11200 21 207 37 191 23 214 11200 9854 23 202 28 185 24 208 9854 8651 25 195 19*184 26 201 8651 7575 25 190 14*181 29 195 7575 6613 24 187 12 180 31 190 6613 5757 21*183 11 179 34 187 5757 4995 19*177 10 178 37 183 4995 4308 18 175 10 178 40 177 4308 3697 18 173 9 179 41 174 3697 3184 17 173 8 178 40 172 3184 2787 17 172 8 179 37 170 2787 2514 16 172 8 178 31 168 2514 2347 15 172 7 178 26 166 2347 2251 13 171 7 178 17*164 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