DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 05/22 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 - - - 55.0 - - 57.0 - - 57.0 - - 50.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 172 - - 161 - - 61 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3997 - - 4547 - - 5270 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7968 - - 8343 - - 8168 - - 4582 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9497 - - 10047 - - 10770 - - 4599 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2493 - - 2962 - - 2708 - - 6205 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 375 - - 383 - - 297 - - 7 W* B/S - - - 17 - - 14 - - 7 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 5 - - 8 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 317 - - 287 - - 324 - - 101 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 7 - - 10 - - 1 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - 5 - - 35 - - -5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1411 - - 1623 - - 2652 - - -231 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8086 - - 8425 - - 8118 - - 4830 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -473 - - 103 - - 449 - - -3071 ODpotential blCL - - - 9970 - - 9944 - - 10321 - - 7670 blCL maxRH - - - 94 - - 92 - - 96 - - 92 maxRH CAPE - - - 110 - - 230 - - 250 - - 550 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 55.0 - - 57.0 - - 57.0 - - 50.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 35.5 - - 36.0 - - 37.3 - - 44.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 54.8 - - 56.7 - - 57.6 - - 53.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 34.6 - - 35.1 - - 36.3 - - 44.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 172 - - 161 - - 61 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3997 - - 4547 - - 5270 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 77 - - 68 - - 85 - - 69 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 5 - - 5 - - 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] 98499 23 118 23 131 16 125 17 113 98499 90984 14 145 16 122 12 105 18 109 90984 85215 16 132 9 124 8 098 11 082 85215 80447 10 132 8 125 9 148 8 114 80447 76319 4 158 3 093 9 118 6 139 76319 72646 4 174 1 304 4 089 5 123 72646 69303 4 185 5 264 2 297 2 194 69303 66222 4 162 4 219 6 263 5 219 66222 63369 2 204 4 197 5 264 6 262 63369 60609 2 321 3 255 5 244 7 254 60609 57730 6 307 9 290 11 286 10 277 57730 54736 7 314 17 299 13 290 12 288 54736 51873 17 319 16 301 16 309 16 324 51873 49308 19 318 17 311 22 312 24 321 49308 47019 18 318 22 305 26 316 25 318 47019 44940 19 326 19 297 25 317 29 315 44940 43039 22 339 19 316 30 314 32 312 43039 41301 32 319 25 314 29 308 34 321 41301 39703 33 314 26 313 31 321 42 323 39703 38229 32 317 29 319 37 324 43 319 38229 36864 27 314 27 320 39 325 42 327 36864 35568 23 319 24 324 38 326 49 333 35568 34275 23 321 27 324 34 319 52 331 34275 32956 21 316 31 318 24 312 49 323 32956 31613 23 313 29 321 23 330 38 319 31613 30235 23 317 26 328 28 330 30 319 30235 28807 24 323 26 333 26 321 26 324 28807 27327 24 326 25 333 22 321 24 327 27327 25796 25 324 23 332 21 327 23 325 25796 24216 23 324 20 334 19 328 20 323 24216 22592 19 321 15 334 18 325 17 326 22592 20920 14 312 11 327 16 318 16 320 20920 19198 9 309 9 314 14 311 15 311 19198 17454 9 313 12 300 15 303 16 305 17454 15779 13 309 13 301 14 300 14 305 15779 14253 12 307 14 305 13 299 14 303 14253 12890 10 306 13 307 12 301 13 303 12890 11671 8 309 12 306 12*301 12 308 11671 10575 6 314 10*302 11*303 12 310 10575 9590 5*315 8*299 10 307 11 313 9590 8704 4*316 7 295 9 313 9 315 8704 7912 4 316 6 289 8 320 8 318 7912 7201 4 316 5 285 8 326 5 323 7201 6556 4 318 4 282 7 338 3 340 6556 5978 4 319 4 277 7 347 1 019 5978 5491 4 319 3 275 7 354 2 088 5491 5113 4 316 3 272 6 356 2 097 5113 4851 3 316 3 271 6 358 2 100 4851 4691 3 315 2 270 5 359 2*104 4691 4598 2 314 2 267 4 359 1*105 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