DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/09 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1554z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 57.5 - - 64.4 - - 68.0 - - 60.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 108 - - 289 - - 112 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3590 - - 5741 - - 6005 - - 56 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4150 - - 6202 - - 5827 - - 2234 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5785 - - 7936 - - 8200 - - 2251 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1775 - - 1685 - - 1788 - - 1736 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 318 - - 488 - - 363 - - 7 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 22 - - 24 - - 22 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 307 - - 318 - - 318 - - 342 Direction Wind Shear - - - 11 - - 9 - - 11 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - -5 - - -5 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -489 - - -1210 - - -2338 - - -6100 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6275 - - 9146 - - 10538 - - 8351 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4895 - - -6805 - - -6810 - - -10884 ODpotential blCL - - - 10680 - - 14741 - - 15010 - - 13135 blCL maxRH - - - 57 - - 56 - - 58 - - 53 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 57.5 - - 64.4 - - 68.0 - - 60.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 38.2 - - 32.2 - - 29.6 - - 32.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 56.8 - - 62.8 - - 67.2 - - 64.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 36.9 - - 31.1 - - 28.8 - - 32.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 108 - - 289 - - 112 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3590 - - 5741 - - 6005 - - 56 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 98207 20 037 15 024 18 013 18 022 98207 90874 5 339 13 354 16 343 15 009 90874 85238 3 309 10 345 7 305 10 320 85238 80545 7 015 7 359 5 349 7 335 80545 76473 7 014 6 359 8 345 8 350 76473 72837 8 333 10 332 13 343 8 007 72837 69524 4 335 11 312 15 327 10 360 69524 66467 8 356 8 299 15 325 12 001 66467 63624 12 349 8 347 13 331 17 339 63624 60876 15 338 7 321 11 323 11 318 60876 58006 14 348 14 350 15 346 17 343 58006 55020 22 335 21 346 16 327 20 333 55020 52166 20 309 24 324 20 338 21 341 52166 49596 18 314 28 323 29 347 26 346 49596 47308 32 315 38 316 39 340 36 341 47308 45263 27 306 34 303 41 320 41 330 45263 43411 26 323 30 317 47 319 50 336 43411 41722 48 335 53 330 61 325 65 329 41722 40180 68 327 64 328 70 328 69 331 40180 38754 67 325 67 329 72 335 64 335 38754 37418 64 327 69 334 73 340 60 338 37418 36131 66 332 74 337 71 342 59 341 36131 34825 70 335 75 337 67 342 58 344 34825 33470 70 335 74 336 64 342 57 346 33470 32068 62 333 70 332 60 340 56 345 32068 30607 54 328 63 331 55 337 55 342 30607 29077 54 324 55 335 50 336 51 337 29077 27480 52 321 50 338 47 335 45 332 27480 25813 50 319 48 332 45 333 42 330 25813 24076 48 319 51 326 43 333 41 330 24076 22271 47 318 52 328 41 335 41 333 22271 20395 45 318 49 330 39 336 39 341 20395 18444 44 322 44 332 36 333 39 348 18444 16458 43 326 41 331 35 331 36 346 16458 14545 42 328 39 325 37 332 36 340 14545 12806 41 332 37 322 40 333 37 337 12806 11261 40 334 34 329 39 334 40 335 11261 9889 37 334 32 335 33 322 39 329 9889 8667 34 331 30*329 26*314 34 325 8667 7576 32 326 25*316 25*314 31 327 7576 6605 31*319 25 316 24 315 27 329 6605 5745 26*309 25 317 23 317 25 332 5745 4981 24 307 24 318 22 318 23 334 4981 4294 23 307 24 319 22 319 21 338 4294 3685 22 307 23 320 21 320 19 341 3685 3174 22 307 23 321 20 320 17 344 3174 2781 21 306 22 321 19 321 15 346 2781 2510 19 307 21 322 18 321 13 347 2510 2345 18 306 19 322 17 321 10*346 2345 2251 15 306 16 322 14 321 5*342 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