DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 05/12 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 - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 56.6 - - 52.2 - - - - - 48.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 94 - - 44 - - - - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2274 - - 2247 - - - - - 55 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3113 - - 2234 - - - - - 2234 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4469 - - 4442 - - - - - 2250 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3457 - - 2313 - - - - - 3731 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 259 - - 205 - - - - - 21 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 2 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 18 - - 18 - - - - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 100 - - 094 - - - - - 006 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 10 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 5 - - -5 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 557 - - 2010 - - - - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3912 - - 2433 - - - - - 2250 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -725 - - 589 - - - - - -782 ODpotential blCL - - - 5194 - - 3853 - - - - - 3032 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 101 - - - - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 160 - - 170 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 56.6 - - 52.2 - - - - - 48.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 46.8 - - 48.7 - - - - - 46.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 55.9 - - 51.8 - - - - - 48.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 45.6 - - 47.6 - - - - - 46.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 94 - - 44 - - - - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2274 - - 2247 - - - - - 55 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 102 - - - - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 7 - - - - - 7 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] 97878 11 069 3 043 15 060 97878 90458 8 084 8 028 10 052 90458 84798 7 031 8 043 3 021 84798 80117 7 201 5 329 2 155 80117 76059 7 153 4 270 6 297 76059 72445 5 231 8 272 8 273 72445 69157 8 260 9 260 7 257 69157 66115 12 264 12 262 8 264 66115 63268 15 253 18 253 16 269 63268 60490 14 248 20 252 20 257 60490 57576 16 255 24 251 25 246 57576 54540 23 250 27 240 30 244 54540 51642 25 249 28 243 32 246 51642 49043 29 246 31 245 31 243 49043 46722 34 238 31 242 30 236 46722 44624 35 231 31 234 30 231 44624 42708 31 225 33 227 30 230 42708 40942 28 225 34 224 29 232 40942 39307 31 228 34 226 29 236 39307 37789 35 229 34 224 29 238 37789 36375 44 216 35 221 27 233 36375 35030 46 205 36 211 22 226 35030 33685 56 169 34 192 16 226 33685 32314 55 161 29 156 14 225 32314 30924 52 164 35 120 10 167 30924 29501 44 163 28 112 19 108 29501 28028 31 163 16 118 22 093 28028 26492 24 169 15 125 22 067 26492 24887 24 178 17 143 18 052 24887 23219 27 184 22 159 13 035 23219 21487 30 179 26 166 12 014 21487 19687 30 171 29 167 13 352 19687 17815 31 157 29 167 12 334 17815 15910 31 141 29 156 9 336 15910 14077 30 126 28 137 9 021 14077 12412 26 100 26 109 15 046 12412 10928 24 069 27 084 21 050 10928 9607 25 067 28 076 27 046 9607 8427 24 076 28 078 32 040 8427 7375 24 087 26 081 34 036 7375 6442 23 090 25 085 34 031 6442 5616 23 092 24 087 32 028 5616 4883 22*094 23*089 31 027 4883 4223 20*097 22*091 30 026 4223 3636 19 099 20 092 27 022 3636 3144 18 101 19 094 24 017 3144 2764 18 101 17 096 20 012 2764 2501 17 102 16 097 18 009 2501 2342 15 103 14 096 15*008 2342 2250 13 103 12 097 11*006 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