DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/21 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 - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 52.6 - - 55.9 - - - - - 49.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 271 - - 273 - - - - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5397 - - 7142 - - - - - 806 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9245 - - 10621 - - - - - 4582 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10897 - - 12642 - - - - - 6306 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2006 - - 1683 - - - - - 5505 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 480 - - 529 - - - - - 38 W* B/S - - - 14 - - 19 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 5 - - - - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - 352 - - 297 - - - - - 311 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 6 - - - - - 11 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 23 - - - - - 13 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 969 - - 2016 - - - - - -1556 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9929 - - 10627 - - - - - 7862 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2180 - - 453 - - - - - -4106 ODpotential blCL - - - 13077 - - 12189 - - - - - 10412 blCL maxRH - - - 71 - - 82 - - - - - 91 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 20 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 52.6 - - 55.9 - - - - - 49.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 25.2 - - 25.2 - - - - - 31.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 52.0 - - 55.1 - - - - - 52.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 24.2 - - 24.1 - - - - - 30.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 271 - - 273 - - - - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5397 - - 7142 - - - - - 806 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 28 - - - - - 64 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 4 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] 98493 17 113 22 132 14 072 98493 91000 18 125 16 120 17 105 91000 85218 12 122 6 111 12 088 85218 80430 5 120 3 122 5 078 80430 76316 3 192 3 077 1 052 76316 72676 3 083 4 002 1 210 72676 69355 2 325 4 321 1 112 69355 66275 0 287 2 314 4 042 66275 63405 4 115 4 296 7 015 63405 60621 5 134 5 278 9 017 60621 57720 6 021 1 293 13 347 57720 54720 15 339 9 359 15 334 54720 51867 17 330 24 338 15 359 51867 49309 20 331 25 329 22 350 49309 47027 20 349 27 333 26 345 47027 44961 31 346 33 340 29 327 44961 43075 45 339 36 336 26 325 43075 41340 47 342 36 330 27 327 41340 39739 49 345 38 324 24 327 39739 38259 54 341 40 322 22 332 38259 36889 58 340 42 324 24 323 36889 35597 58 343 43 327 21 307 35597 34314 58 348 44 330 16 304 34314 33006 57 350 44 333 18 310 33006 31666 55 349 43 337 21 307 31666 30283 50 349 40 340 18 308 30283 28846 46 351 36 341 18 317 28846 27359 42 001 33 343 19 328 27359 25822 39 008 33 346 21 337 25822 24238 42 355 33 350 22 347 24238 22609 44 357 32 357 24 352 22609 20930 41 006 31 005 25 353 20930 19195 31 012 29 006 25 352 19195 17438 20 007 26 356 24 349 17438 15752 14 352 23 345 21 341 15752 14220 14 352 17 334 17 327 14220 12858 13 353 10*323 12 313 12858 11641 11*350 8*313 10 307 11641 10548 9*351 7 305 9 309 10548 9566 8 353 6 299 10 314 9566 8684 7 352 5 294 11 319 8684 7895 6 352 5 292 13 319 7895 7188 6 352 4 290 14 317 7188 6546 6 352 4 289 15*314 6546 5972 5 351 4 287 15*312 5972 5486 5 350 3 284 14 311 5486 5110 4 349 3 283 13 310 5110 4849 4 349 3 283 10 310 4849 4690 4 347 2 284 7 309 4690 4598 3 345 2 281 4 308 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