DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 05/25 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 - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 71.0 - - 78.0 - - 80.4 - - 74.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 352 - - 350 - - 140 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3746 - - 7978 - - 9296 - - 57 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4732 - - 8072 - - 8496 - - 2235 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5941 - - 10173 - - 11491 - - 2252 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2606 - - 2151 - - 2318 - - 8309 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 451 - - 581 - - 452 - - 13 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 8 - - 8 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 14 - - 10 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 160 - - 178 - - 175 - - 089 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 7 - - 10 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -9 - - 3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3109 - - -1188 - - -1029 - - -8444 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9050 - - 11362 - - 12521 - - 10697 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4910 - - -2796 - - -2596 - - -10299 ODpotential blCL - - - 10851 - - 12969 - - 14087 - - 12551 blCL maxRH - - - 87 - - 78 - - 79 - - 96 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 71.0 - - 78.0 - - 80.4 - - 74.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 38.8 - - 35.3 - - 32.6 - - 35.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 68.9 - - 75.9 - - 79.3 - - 76.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 38.4 - - 34.6 - - 32.2 - - 34.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 352 - - 350 - - 140 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3746 - - 7978 - - 9296 - - 57 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 48 - - 13 - - 15 - - 83 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 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] 98956 20 097 17 123 15 098 27 092 98956 91432 12 109 14 111 7 098 16 075 91432 85663 7 124 11 106 7 106 11 058 85663 80863 6 098 7 111 9 081 7 118 80863 76708 5 102 7 112 7 087 8 104 76708 73018 7 132 2 149 4 147 7 054 73018 69661 5 177 0 189 6 147 2 244 69661 66562 8 174 4 193 3 132 6 170 66562 63677 8 190 8 185 4 215 6 154 63677 60868 10 191 9 175 10 193 9 193 60868 57932 11 193 10 183 11 180 8 198 57932 54897 10 185 14 192 10 183 10 210 54897 52020 11 209 11 197 11 177 14 204 52020 49460 15 205 15 213 14 223 18 214 49460 47193 18 229 25 217 23 236 20 218 47193 45162 25 233 25 213 28 228 20 220 45162 43326 27 228 20 219 27 215 22 217 43326 41654 25 245 20 219 23 208 25 215 41654 40115 25 258 20 214 18 206 23 212 40115 38682 25 261 20 215 18 210 18 217 38682 37336 27 248 21 216 21 217 16 242 37336 36035 31 241 22 216 21 229 18 250 36035 34716 32 239 26 214 25 229 17 243 34716 33353 32 237 30 231 28 223 19 227 33353 31949 32 237 33 228 31 220 24 219 31949 30488 32 236 29 220 30 218 24 223 30488 28958 31 233 28 223 29 221 29 229 28958 27360 32 228 28 231 32 230 33 228 27360 25694 35 236 28 231 35 233 33 230 25694 23964 37 252 30 231 35 233 34 235 23964 22173 36 256 33 234 34 237 34 238 22173 20318 35 254 33 240 35 243 31 238 20318 18395 34 253 31 245 33 247 29 237 18395 16442 32 247 29 248 27 251 24 239 16442 14566 28 239 27 251 22 243 15 224 14566 12860 22 236 23 245 17*220 14 198 12860 11336 17 231 16*227 14*196 13 196 11336 9971 12 230 15*192 13 194 12 186 9971 8747 13 221 15 189 13 191 12 172 8747 7651 12 215 14 182 11 176 12 159 7651 6673 11*188 14 178 10 170 12 149 6673 5804 12*165 14 175 10 164 12 140 5804 5031 12 162 14 173 9 160 12 131 5031 4334 12 160 13 172 9 157 12 124 4334 3714 12 159 13 170 9 154 13 117 3714 3194 12 158 13 169 8 152 13 111 3194 2793 12 158 12 169 8 150 13 105 2793 2517 11 157 12 169 8 150 12 099 2517 2348 11 157 11 169 8 149 9*094 2348 2252 10 157 10 169 7 148 6*089 2252 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