DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 05/06 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 - - - 56.3 - - 62.7 - - 64.8 - - 55.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 385 - - 351 - - 102 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3691 - - 5185 - - 4280 - - 56 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4717 - - 5850 - - 4491 - - 2234 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5886 - - 7380 - - 6475 - - 2251 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1088 - - 969 - - 2623 - - 2020 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 461 - - 502 - - 313 - - 8 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 11 - - 11 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 8 - - 5 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 179 - - 192 - - 207 - - 084 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4652 - - -4847 - - -5533 - - -6653 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10538 - - 12228 - - 12008 - - 8904 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10687 - - -8892 - - -8858 - - -11474 ODpotential blCL - - - 16573 - - 16272 - - 15333 - - 13725 blCL maxRH - - - 75 - - 86 - - 95 - - 101 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 56.3 - - 62.7 - - 64.8 - - 55.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 17.7 - - 16.4 - - 19.5 - - 24.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 54.1 - - 60.5 - - 63.8 - - 57.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 17.7 - - 16.4 - - 19.5 - - 23.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 385 - - 351 - - 102 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3691 - - 5185 - - 4280 - - 56 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 45 - - 81 - - 103 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 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] 97955 18 137 13 145 11 105 14 093 97955 90538 16 116 13 152 10 143 10 096 90538 84830 14 112 9 130 11 138 6 117 84830 80072 14 129 7 148 8 101 11 087 80072 75957 13 134 7 145 6 105 9 087 75957 72307 11 129 9 125 5 172 4 103 72307 68987 9 120 7 110 3 138 5 097 68987 65922 4 108 4 079 5 020 7 069 65922 63071 6 068 4 078 8 355 7 003 63071 60308 9 013 8 015 13 348 12 354 60308 57424 11 358 12 360 15 338 15 337 57424 54426 17 353 16 353 17 340 19 331 54426 51567 20 347 19 336 20 337 21 329 51567 49006 26 344 25 343 23 344 24 339 49006 46719 30 335 29 340 28 337 28 342 46719 44648 34 337 32 333 32 330 34 337 44648 42760 39 338 35 330 34 328 36 328 42760 41036 48 333 42 327 34 331 33 327 41036 39457 55 333 46 329 36 331 29 327 39457 38007 60 334 48 330 36 321 28 321 38007 36663 62 333 49 328 33 318 25 315 36663 35380 62 334 49 329 33 323 23 325 35380 34083 61 335 47 331 33 328 24 328 34083 32739 59 335 45 331 33 329 26 326 32739 31349 57 334 45 327 35 328 30 325 31349 29903 55 334 45 326 37 323 32 326 29903 28390 53 334 46 325 40 320 35 323 28390 26817 52 334 47 325 42 320 37 321 26817 25187 49 335 46 326 39 322 34 326 25187 23499 47 335 43 329 38 325 29 326 23499 21751 46 334 40 332 37 326 31 323 21751 19936 43 335 38 333 35 327 38 321 19936 18047 39 338 37 333 36 327 42 319 18047 16124 35 341 35 334 34 324 40 314 16124 14270 30 340 32 337 28 325 36 309 14270 12582 25 337 30 335 25 335 33 322 12582 11077 20 336 26 334 24 337 30 328 11077 9736 17 333 21 329 20 328 21 323 9736 8540 13 319 15 311 16 316 15 318 8540 7473 6 295 7*241 9 276 10 315 7473 6522 6*211 8*207 7*245 7 316 6522 5680 9*187 8 200 6*230 2 320 5680 4932 10 182 8 195 6 219 2 085 4932 4259 10 180 8 191 5 209 5 093 4259 3661 10 178 8 188 5 203 8 091 3661 3159 10 176 8 184 5 197 9 091 3159 2772 10 175 8 182 5 193 10 091 2772 2506 10 174 8 181 5 192 11 090 2506 2343 10 174 8 180 5 193 9*088 2343 2251 9 174 7 180 5 191 5*084 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