DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 06/10 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 - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 50.4 - - 50.8 - - 52.2 - - 50.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 59 - - 87 - - 32 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2869 - - 1857 - - 1963 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6554 - - 6097 - - 4582 - - 4582 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8369 - - 7357 - - 7463 - - 4600 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2555 - - 2446 - - 3059 - - 5253 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 250 - - 241 - - 184 - - 13 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 17 - - 17 - - 16 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 320 - - 333 - - 322 - - 320 Direction Wind Shear - - - 15 - - 16 - - 17 - - 13 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 19 - - 9 - - 20 - - -13 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 2488 - - 2040 - - 2094 - - -303 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5882 - - 5317 - - 5369 - - 4903 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 578 - - -100 - - -124 - - -2811 ODpotential blCL - - - 7791 - - 7457 - - 7587 - - 7411 blCL maxRH - - - 99 - - 99 - - 100 - - 95 maxRH CAPE - - - 230 - - 320 - - 450 - - 300 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 50.4 - - 50.8 - - 52.2 - - 50.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 40.3 - - 43.1 - - 44.3 - - 44.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 50.9 - - 51.1 - - 52.8 - - 52.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 39.2 - - 42.0 - - 43.2 - - 43.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 59 - - 87 - - 32 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2869 - - 1857 - - 1963 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 97 - - 94 - - 98 - - 80 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 6 - - 6 - - 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] 99432 28 099 27 112 23 120 25 101 99432 91850 23 114 22 105 19 110 23 101 91850 86033 15 103 16 119 19 089 26 096 86033 81215 15 097 15 106 17 092 26 094 81215 77057 17 101 11 128 13 071 17 095 77057 73386 13 098 12 119 4 134 13 080 73386 70055 12 113 7 138 3 157 6 071 70055 66978 2 044 7 119 7 147 4 160 66978 64112 7 212 2 236 2 127 6 153 64112 61320 7 232 10 211 7 216 6 187 61320 58391 14 251 11 234 8 227 7 218 58391 55338 18 240 16 250 13 252 11 245 55338 52415 23 261 19 266 14 261 14 248 52415 49781 23 267 19 269 14 274 14 261 49781 47426 21 276 18 279 19 288 16 290 47426 45298 19 283 19 286 20 297 22 307 45298 43358 17 296 19 296 24 319 18 314 43358 41576 17 296 18 312 27 317 21 330 41576 39929 13 302 17 337 21 324 26 325 39929 38398 10 326 20 338 21 330 26 329 38398 36976 14 356 19 329 19 340 31 331 36976 35631 16 000 15 349 22 357 28 333 35631 34305 17 013 19 002 29 355 29 347 34305 32977 20 027 19 003 31 352 27 354 32977 31638 25 043 21 028 25 007 22 005 31638 30260 31 041 26 036 24 026 23 358 30260 28827 26 038 22 029 21 022 24 349 28827 27341 17 034 18 020 22 022 24 350 27341 25807 15 048 17 031 27 024 23 355 25807 24226 18 036 20 023 28 018 23 360 24226 22605 20 023 23 018 23 357 24 001 22605 20935 20 014 26 014 23 360 24 359 20935 19210 16 009 28 012 23 355 25 356 19210 17462 19 007 29 007 25 349 26 353 17462 15781 22 359 28 358 26 345 26 347 15781 14251 22 358 26 352 26 344 26 347 14251 12886 22 355 26 353 26 343 25 347 12886 11664 21 351 26 352 26 342 25 346 11664 10567 22 345 26 349 26 341 25 343 10567 9581 22 336 26 343 26 336 25 338 9581 8695 22*331 25 337 26 330 25 333 8695 7904 22*327 24*333 25*326 24 328 7904 7195 20 324 23*332 23*324 23 325 7195 6552 19 320 21 332 21 322 21 323 6552 5975 18 318 19 333 18 322 18 322 5975 5488 17 317 17 334 15 321 15 321 5488 5111 15 315 15 335 12 320 12 321 5111 4850 13 314 13 336 10 319 8 320 4850 4690 11 313 11 337 8 318 5*320 4690 4599 7 311 7 337 5 316 1*164 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