DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 05/05 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 0654z - - 0956z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 43.5 - - 55.4 - - 59.0 - - 63.4 - - 53.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 30 - - 115 - - 96 - - 94 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 596 - - 3739 - - 5255 - - 7681 - - 55 BL Depth Hcrit 2233 - - 4213 - - 5154 - - 6914 - - 2234 Hcrit BL Top 2791 - - 5934 - - 7450 - - 9876 - - 2250 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 438 - - 2923 - - 1373 - - 908 - - 5842 Hgt.Variab. W* 113 - - 315 - - 330 - - 372 - - 11 W* B/S 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 13 - - 19 - - 16 - - 16 - - 5 BL Wind Direction 141 - - 162 - - 157 - - 157 - - 131 Direction Wind Shear 7 - - 7 - - 5 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 1 - - -5 - - -5 - - 6 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -790 - - -1315 - - -1338 - - -86 - - -4099 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 3581 - - 7250 - - 8789 - - 9963 - - 6349 sfcLCL ODpotential -4745 - - -3052 - - -3944 - - -3095 - - -5923 ODpotential blCL 7536 - - 8986 - - 11394 - - 12971 - - 8173 blCL maxRH 95 - - 95 - - 100 - - 95 - - 98 maxRH CAPE 10 - - 0 - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 43.5 - - 55.4 - - 59.0 - - 63.4 - - 53.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 35.6 - - 31.2 - - 27.9 - - 27.0 - - 33.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 43.3 - - 54.7 - - 58.3 - - 62.7 - - 55.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 34.7 - - 30.3 - - 27.3 - - 26.4 - - 33.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 30 - - 115 - - 96 - - 94 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 596 - - 3739 - - 5255 - - 7681 - - 55 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 80 - - 79 - - 101 - - 81 - - 91 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 4 - - 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] 98172 13 085 5 157 2 144 8 138 2 151 98172 90778 13 091 2 178 4 296 10 348 4 063 90778 85086 9 062 3 154 8 252 13 319 6 049 85086 80366 4 101 1 031 6 218 12 253 1 231 80366 76275 7 185 7 229 8 207 14 205 9 204 76275 72626 10 183 14 219 8 220 10 187 12 185 72626 69286 13 181 15 200 10 232 8 218 10 187 69286 66186 9 166 13 185 12 224 11 224 11 205 66186 63296 8 173 11 192 10 205 12 205 12 198 63296 60483 10 196 15 200 13 210 14 214 9 216 60483 57543 11 213 15 199 18 214 17 221 12 226 57543 54502 11 230 10 208 16 221 18 227 13 232 54502 51610 11 238 8 252 13 233 18 241 15 233 51610 49014 13 241 15 255 16 248 20 241 17 240 49014 46692 13 251 19 239 19 242 20 232 20 231 46692 44597 16 253 19 233 20 238 18 227 20 217 44597 42692 18 252 18 232 23 246 19 225 20 220 42692 40949 21 249 23 242 27 231 20 230 23 225 40949 39358 31 260 28 248 29 238 40 225 28 226 39358 37901 43 256 35 254 42 233 38 223 30 232 37901 36555 54 251 41 249 53 243 46 238 38 225 36555 35272 55 248 45 252 60 245 51 231 41 219 35272 33978 47 244 48 253 55 245 43 233 45 212 33978 32637 40 246 47 251 47 251 35 232 48 207 32637 31254 44 250 45 251 38 252 37 222 45 212 31254 29813 46 251 42 252 36 249 37 223 41 218 29813 28305 43 253 38 251 35 249 31 221 37 219 28305 26732 41 264 35 250 36 246 32 220 30 219 26732 25091 40 267 33 245 38 239 34 222 26 214 25091 23387 37 259 31 240 39 236 37 225 26 206 23387 21627 37 251 29 239 40 235 35 229 30 198 21627 19805 25 241 27 247 39 235 32 217 30 193 19805 17917 19 237 29 248 26 233 24 222 20 190 17917 15999 23 232 31 241 19 230 13 221 15 204 15999 14153 25 214 23 239 19 219 14 217 17 217 14153 12473 16 191 20 220 20 229 19 205 19 217 12473 10977 10 154 21 224 24 219 19*183 20 209 10977 9647 10 190 21 221 19 208 17*159 25 182 9647 8465 11 202 13 195 17*196 17 158 27 170 8465 7414 11 198 14 181 17*159 17 158 25 166 7414 6478 11 188 20*166 17 157 17 158 23 164 6478 5649 14 172 20*164 17 157 17 157 22 163 5649 4910 18 160 20 163 17 157 17 157 20 161 4910 4244 21 152 19 162 17 157 16 156 19 159 4244 3651 22 149 19 162 16 157 16 156 17 157 3651 3153 20*146 18 161 16 157 16 156 16 154 3153 2769 16*143 18 161 15 156 15 155 14 151 2769 2504 14 141 17 161 15 156 15 155 11 146 2504 2343 12 140 16 160 14 156 14 155 8 139 2343 2250 10 139 13 160 12 157 12 156 5*131 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