DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 05/02 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 - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 54.0 - - 57.0 - - 57.4 - - 50.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 179 - - 154 - - 88 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3287 - - 5769 - - 5524 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7458 - - 9246 - - 8673 - - 4582 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8787 - - 11269 - - 11024 - - 4600 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3587 - - 3438 - - 2787 - - 5946 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 355 - - 411 - - 338 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 16 - - 8 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 9 - - 10 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 310 - - 324 - - 329 - - 323 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 8 - - 6 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - 8 - - 3 - - -8 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 492 - - 2428 - - 2021 - - -3759 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8295 - - 8841 - - 9004 - - 8359 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1871 - - 150 - - -1183 - - -7369 ODpotential blCL - - - 10658 - - 11119 - - 12207 - - 11969 blCL maxRH - - - 84 - - 79 - - 61 - - 70 maxRH CAPE - - - 50 - - 190 - - 200 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 54.0 - - 57.0 - - 57.4 - - 50.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 33.7 - - 34.2 - - 34.0 - - 30.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 53.8 - - 57.0 - - 58.1 - - 55.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 32.7 - - 33.1 - - 32.8 - - 29.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 179 - - 154 - - 88 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3287 - - 5769 - - 5524 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 37 - - 14 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 97422 15 123 8 179 3 106 13 114 97422 90034 17 115 7 126 8 100 9 122 90034 84381 15 118 11 092 11 114 8 075 84381 79694 12 126 9 081 9 106 9 061 79694 75641 6 120 7 061 6 060 8 076 75641 72037 4 047 7 035 6 012 10 048 72037 68761 6 030 7 359 9 351 10 043 68761 65739 6 035 5 334 10 346 9 018 65739 62929 9 010 4 327 11 352 9 357 62929 60203 11 359 4 324 8 326 10 330 60203 57350 15 352 9 351 8 329 14 311 57350 54385 19 343 17 334 15 326 15 319 54385 51565 19 341 21 328 20 338 21 339 51565 49043 18 341 23 331 23 339 24 332 49043 46795 21 342 26 333 24 340 22 333 46795 44769 23 335 27 329 25 340 22 346 44769 42930 21 326 23 324 29 341 31 357 42930 41249 21 323 21 330 31 338 36 352 41249 39710 23 322 25 342 30 349 32 006 39710 38283 27 314 29 340 30 356 42 027 38283 36950 34 297 27 330 32 009 52 025 36950 35677 42 285 27 326 36 013 47 026 35677 34402 45 283 29 317 33 014 49 034 34402 33098 42 286 31 305 32 017 56 033 33098 31762 40 289 33 297 30 018 52 026 31762 30381 40 290 33 297 27 012 47 022 30381 28944 40 293 30 302 24 001 44 028 28944 27453 37 297 28 306 22 349 41 035 27453 25908 34 301 26 311 20 339 32 039 25908 24320 31 303 24 319 19 336 23 024 24320 22692 29 306 21 327 18 341 25 359 22692 21017 26 309 19 335 17 345 26 353 21017 19287 23 311 17 340 17 346 23 352 19287 17533 21 311 15 339 17 344 19 354 17533 15846 19 310 14 327 15 341 17 357 15846 14309 16 310 13 315 13 335 15 356 14309 12935 14 311 13 311 11 330 13 349 12935 11706 11 312 13*311 10*325 12 340 11706 10602 9 311 11*314 10*323 11 331 10602 9610 8*308 11 316 10 324 10 329 9610 8719 6*307 10 319 10 327 10 333 8719 7922 5 306 9 322 10 329 11 336 7922 7209 5 306 9 326 10 331 11 336 7209 6561 4 308 8 330 10 332 12 333 6561 5982 3 310 8 334 10 334 12 328 5982 5492 3 317 7 337 9 334 12 322 5492 5114 3 323 7 339 8 335 10 318 5114 4851 2 327 6 340 8 335 8 318 4851 4690 2 329 6 341 7 336 6*320 4690 4599 2 327 4 341 5 335 2*326 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