DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 05/23 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 60.9 - - 62.0 - - 60.6 - - 55.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 171 - - 258 - - 122 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5972 - - 6561 - - 4782 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9466 - - 10138 - - 8360 - - 4582 Hcrit BL Top - - - 11472 - - 12061 - - 10282 - - 4600 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3911 - - 3427 - - 3164 - - 6374 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 431 - - 506 - - 357 - - 8 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 5 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 17 - - 16 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 256 - - 267 - - 272 - - 200 Direction Wind Shear - - - 10 - - 12 - - 11 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 22 - - 44 - - 36 - - -6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1981 - - 2577 - - 1462 - - -2657 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9491 - - 9484 - - 8821 - - 7257 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -65 - - 592 - - -823 - - -5141 ODpotential blCL - - - 11537 - - 11469 - - 11105 - - 9741 blCL maxRH - - - 95 - - 73 - - 68 - - 92 maxRH CAPE - - - 240 - - 210 - - 180 - - 310 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 60.9 - - 62.0 - - 60.6 - - 55.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 35.0 - - 36.1 - - 37.7 - - 39.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 60.8 - - 61.6 - - 61.4 - - 59.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 34.1 - - 35.2 - - 36.8 - - 39.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 171 - - 258 - - 122 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5972 - - 6561 - - 4782 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 81 - - 0 - - 0 - - 70 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 - - 6 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] 98568 17 109 16 111 13 138 18 098 98568 91069 17 131 11 121 11 119 14 111 91069 85306 13 150 9 146 12 116 7 123 85306 80509 8 169 8 188 7 154 4 113 80509 76365 7 159 10 187 8 184 3 198 76365 72697 5 193 8 183 5 199 3 205 72697 69361 10 197 7 191 5 216 6 212 69361 66272 10 202 8 222 6 213 7 204 66272 63398 10 233 9 224 9 241 6 196 63398 60606 10 245 10 234 10 233 5 217 60606 57696 11 247 8 221 11 217 13 230 57696 54693 8 264 11 254 15 227 9 179 54693 51834 10 283 13 230 20 237 17 240 51834 49275 19 288 15 260 19 231 26 249 49275 46992 23 279 23 270 26 261 23 264 46992 44921 26 281 35 269 33 272 27 276 44921 43029 30 279 36 272 36 276 32 276 43029 41296 31 287 42 287 39 278 39 272 41296 39704 46 291 47 277 39 281 46 271 39704 38237 37 284 40 260 48 288 57 274 38237 36883 30 304 29 273 61 285 67 275 36883 35601 49 312 42 292 65 283 71 273 35601 34322 45 309 64 294 61 283 66 272 34322 33012 44 300 68 293 56 281 60 271 33012 31675 42 294 57 295 51 278 56 271 31675 30296 30 286 31 314 48 277 54 271 30296 28865 26 276 34 315 45 277 52 272 28865 27385 24 277 39 320 41 278 48 272 27385 25856 22 280 41 321 38 279 45 269 25856 24280 24 280 38 320 36 279 42 266 24280 22660 26 274 36 315 35 279 40 265 22660 20992 25 270 32 301 34 278 37 268 20992 19270 25 270 30 289 32 280 34 272 19270 17525 24 271 26 289 28 284 31 276 17525 15847 22 272 22 288 23 287 27 278 15847 14319 19 272 21 283 19 286 25 276 14319 12953 18 271 20*278 18 284 24 272 12953 11729 16*269 19*274 18 281 25 269 11729 10626 14*267 19 273 18*279 25 266 10626 9634 13 264 18 270 17*277 24 265 9634 8741 12 261 18 269 17 276 22 265 8741 7943 12 258 17 267 17 274 20 264 7943 7226 11 254 17 265 17 273 18 263 7226 6576 11 250 16 264 16 271 15 261 6576 5993 10 248 15 262 15 270 12 255 5993 5500 10 245 14 260 15 268 10 245 5500 5118 9 244 13 260 13 267 8 234 5118 4853 8 243 12 259 12 266 7 227 4853 4692 7 242 11 259 10 265 5*218 4692 4599 5 243 7 258 7 265 2*200 4599 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