DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 05/29 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 67.0 - - 64.9 - - - - - 58.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 267 - - 140 - - - - - 8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5101 - - 3666 - - - - - 1769 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9020 - - 7644 - - - - - 4582 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10601 - - 9166 - - - - - 7269 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2701 - - 3389 - - - - - 3061 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 473 - - 346 - - - - - 111 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 3 - - - - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 16 - - 19 - - - - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 236 - - 244 - - - - - 277 Direction Wind Shear - - - 15 - - 13 - - - - - 7 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 24 - - 43 - - - - - 20 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 2295 - - 826 - - - - - 286 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8306 - - 8340 - - - - - 6983 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 40 - - -1737 - - - - - -2339 ODpotential blCL - - - 10561 - - 10903 - - - - - 9608 blCL maxRH - - - 74 - - 94 - - - - - 95 maxRH CAPE - - - 430 - - 310 - - - - - 100 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 67.0 - - 64.9 - - - - - 58.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 46.0 - - 43.9 - - - - - 44.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 66.4 - - 64.9 - - - - - 60.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 45.1 - - 43.1 - - - - - 43.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 267 - - 140 - - - - - 8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5101 - - 3666 - - - - - 1769 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 76 - - - - - 79 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - - - - 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] 98655 21 099 13 088 22 083 98655 91253 17 095 15 089 16 094 91253 85540 19 106 16 104 16 102 85540 80792 20 114 10 106 14 104 80792 76710 15 131 5 157 16 116 76710 73094 7 157 10 188 14 102 73094 69794 8 201 13 177 4 110 69794 66729 13 199 13 163 6 213 66729 63865 11 182 13 181 12 182 63865 61082 8 178 13 194 14 194 61082 58179 16 195 12 203 18 203 58179 55175 19 180 14 185 23 182 55175 52317 17 188 16 192 24 167 52317 49757 23 180 34 197 29 192 49757 47471 32 179 43 176 33 184 47471 45397 28 171 41 170 32 180 45397 43501 24 171 34 179 35 174 43501 41764 39 177 36 191 38 179 41764 40172 52 169 42 184 44 177 40172 38701 65 152 45 177 41 188 38701 37327 70 145 42 178 63 202 37327 36020 62 145 37 184 74 201 36020 34716 57 141 35 191 77 198 34716 33387 52 142 36 192 75 195 33387 32030 41 145 37 187 72 193 32030 30627 34 143 38 182 68 191 30627 29169 34 146 35 179 62 189 29169 27657 35 162 31 173 57 192 27657 26095 35 178 28 171 50 202 26095 24488 33 192 23 184 42 213 24488 22836 33 204 26 209 38 216 22836 21134 33 212 31 219 35 220 21134 19381 30 218 29 224 31 226 19381 17609 26 223 26 228 29 230 17609 15911 24 228 25 224 26 231 15911 14366 24 234 23 219 24 230 14366 12987 25 241 23 218 22 234 12987 11752 25 244 22 221 21 239 11752 10643 24*246 22 226 19 244 10643 9645 22*244 21*233 16 250 9645 8748 21 243 21*238 14 257 8748 7947 18 238 21 242 12*265 7947 7229 16 234 21 244 12*272 7229 6578 15 231 20 245 12 276 6578 5994 15 230 20 246 11 279 5994 5501 14 229 19 246 11 279 5501 5119 13 228 17 247 10 279 5119 4854 12 228 16 247 9 278 4854 4692 10 228 13 247 7 279 4692 4599 7 228 9 248 5 279 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