DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 05/11 Invermere_BC 5500ft pt54264@-115.892,50.505,5212ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.9 degF SPONSORED BY: Canadian Rockies 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 - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 52.2 - - 55.1 - - 54.6 - - 49.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 253 - - 309 - - 155 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5737 - - 7171 - - 6436 - - 3165 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9481 - - 10711 - - 9756 - - 4582 Hcrit BL Top - - - 11237 - - 12671 - - 11936 - - 8665 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2935 - - 1932 - - 2089 - - 2635 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 480 - - 553 - - 427 - - 29 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 6 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 16 - - 17 - - 14 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 322 - - 320 - - 323 - - 339 Direction Wind Shear - - - 10 - - 9 - - 7 - - 8 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 5 - - 8 - - 5 - - -5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 2566 - - 2452 - - 1879 - - 413 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8672 - - 10219 - - 10058 - - 8252 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 285 - - 456 - - -223 - - -3274 ODpotential blCL - - - 10952 - - 12215 - - 12159 - - 11939 blCL maxRH - - - 71 - - 71 - - 68 - - 57 maxRH CAPE - - - 120 - - 50 - - 20 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 52.2 - - 55.1 - - 54.6 - - 49.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 30.2 - - 26.3 - - 26.6 - - 29.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 51.9 - - 54.5 - - 54.6 - - 52.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 29.3 - - 25.3 - - 25.6 - - 28.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 253 - - 309 - - 155 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5737 - - 7171 - - 6436 - - 3165 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 98125 19 145 7 181 4 111 11 079 98125 90722 14 135 11 138 13 140 9 102 90722 85031 13 115 13 146 6 131 11 139 85031 80296 5 142 10 156 7 095 10 115 80296 76204 11 173 2 213 6 059 7 077 76204 72572 12 139 4 199 3 251 4 017 72572 69266 1 148 8 170 4 271 4 301 69266 66220 2 078 5 211 7 250 3 324 66220 63390 4 297 5 239 7 247 6 289 63390 60653 13 262 7 259 10 265 8 288 60653 57794 8 216 4 253 5 283 4 303 57794 54806 10 296 13 268 23 267 20 291 54806 51957 16 250 16 254 20 259 22 288 51957 49408 31 288 28 298 24 300 28 296 49408 47138 38 284 38 294 38 303 34 298 47138 45100 37 285 44 289 44 301 41 301 45100 43252 41 290 49 290 52 299 47 302 43252 41564 47 294 53 294 58 299 56 305 41564 40011 53 297 60 300 67 305 68 309 40011 38573 61 298 74 307 85 301 82 306 38573 37231 69 299 93 306 95 297 87 300 37231 35946 76 299 101 302 97 297 86 297 35946 34654 79 298 101 302 97 298 84 300 34654 33323 80 298 105 304 94 299 82 304 33323 31958 81 298 107 305 91 301 81 305 31958 30547 81 298 101 306 88 303 78 307 30547 29082 82 298 92 307 86 306 75 306 29082 27568 80 300 83 306 84 309 71 303 27568 26004 71 302 74 304 81 309 67 308 26004 24388 57 302 64 302 77 308 64 313 24388 22726 46 303 54 300 69 309 62 312 22726 21017 40 302 46 298 56 308 58 310 21017 19259 34 300 40 297 45 307 49 310 19259 17488 29 298 35 298 35 309 37 311 17488 15792 26 297 30 301 28 313 27 313 15792 14254 23 302 23 307 21 316 20 318 14254 12884 20 309 18*315 16*320 16 324 12884 11659 19*316 17*318 14*322 12 332 11659 10560 18*320 17 319 14 323 10 339 10560 9574 17 321 17 319 14 323 10 346 9574 8689 17 322 17 320 15 324 10*349 8689 7898 17 322 17 320 15 324 10*348 7898 7189 16 322 17 320 15 323 10 346 7189 6547 16 322 17 320 15 323 10 341 6547 5972 16 322 17 320 14 323 10 337 5972 5486 15 322 16 320 14 323 10 333 5486 5110 14 322 15 320 13 322 9 330 5110 4849 13 322 14 320 12 322 7 327 4849 4690 11 321 12 320 10 321 5 325 4690 4598 8 321 8 320 7 321 2 316 4598 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