DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/01 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 - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 52.1 - - 58.4 - - 62.2 - - 57.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 326 - - 261 - - 130 - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3440 - - 5436 - - 5002 - - 56 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4465 - - 5909 - - 5181 - - 2234 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5635 - - 7631 - - 7197 - - 2251 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1820 - - 1290 - - 2055 - - 228 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 425 - - 461 - - 356 - - 10 W* B/S - - - 60 - - 14 - - 9 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 6 - - 8 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 258 - - 251 - - 217 - - 159 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 5 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - -7 - - -6 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -641 - - -472 - - -1940 - - -6886 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6276 - - 8103 - - 9138 - - 9138 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1676 - - -3799 - - -4685 - - -11089 ODpotential blCL - - - 7311 - - 11430 - - 11882 - - 13340 blCL maxRH - - - 78 - - 90 - - 84 - - 70 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 52.1 - - 58.4 - - 62.2 - - 57.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 32.5 - - 30.7 - - 29.8 - - 26.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 50.2 - - 56.6 - - 61.1 - - 60.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 32.3 - - 30.3 - - 29.4 - - 25.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 326 - - 261 - - 130 - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3440 - - 5436 - - 5002 - - 56 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 11 - - 61 - - 35 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 97783 18 105 5 100 5 050 9 098 97783 90423 16 098 11 098 12 116 4 083 90423 84744 12 099 12 106 4 099 11 097 84744 80008 7 080 9 076 3 097 11 103 80008 75896 5 076 7 059 2 106 5 098 75896 72250 6 034 8 066 2 068 2 029 72250 68947 5 327 7 353 7 028 3 014 68947 65909 7 328 9 328 8 324 7 335 65909 63089 13 336 14 339 10 339 11 327 63089 60360 15 316 19 321 20 331 15 335 60360 57519 21 330 25 324 25 331 20 341 57519 54572 27 327 27 322 31 327 32 316 54572 51764 29 341 27 334 36 327 29 328 51764 49232 40 345 41 343 39 334 37 340 49232 46959 47 335 49 337 49 337 48 336 46959 44907 45 333 49 335 58 339 60 333 44907 43050 52 342 58 339 66 334 63 332 43050 41368 73 342 67 338 67 333 57 337 41368 39827 72 337 66 338 64 335 55 343 39827 38395 68 338 62 345 58 346 58 342 38395 37055 74 349 70 350 59 347 59 338 37055 35769 78 354 68 344 55 339 54 331 35769 34465 77 353 67 340 55 339 50 327 34465 33114 75 350 64 340 54 344 45 334 33114 31720 73 349 65 346 52 344 43 347 31720 30267 71 348 63 349 51 348 42 352 30267 28745 70 343 60 346 50 353 41 350 28745 27153 66 339 60 344 44 350 39 344 27153 25491 62 339 56 350 43 345 37 341 25491 23763 56 339 50 349 45 343 38 341 23763 21975 51 340 44 339 44 347 39 342 21975 20124 40 337 37 329 42 352 39 344 20124 18201 32 333 31 327 38 345 39 344 18201 16248 27 335 27 318 31 333 37 340 16248 14371 24 341 21 316 26 321 33 332 14371 12669 20 338 17 318 22 319 27 327 12669 11155 18 332 14 324 19 311 22 311 11155 9807 16 324 15 317 18 301 20 282 9807 8603 15 335 11*292 13 260 17 270 8603 7527 15 338 8*268 11*248 15 262 7527 6568 12*330 8 262 11*246 13 254 6568 5716 5*317 7 255 8 226 12 242 5716 4960 2 293 6 249 8 219 11 226 4960 4279 1 237 6 245 8 212 11 209 4279 3674 1 217 5 240 7 208 12 191 3674 3167 1 205 5 236 7 205 13 179 3167 2777 2 196 5 234 7 202 15 170 2777 2507 2 194 5 232 7 201 14 165 2507 2344 1 194 5 231 6 200 12*163 2344 2251 1 190 4 232 6 199 6*159 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