DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 05/18 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0654z - - 0956z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 38.9 - - 41.6 - - 42.1 - - 42.1 - - 42.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 82 - - 143 - - 237 - - 145 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 3028 - - 4181 - - 2776 - - 2397 - - 3027 BL Depth Hcrit 6841 - - 8015 - - 7200 - - 6728 - - 4581 Hcrit BL Top 8528 - - 9681 - - 8276 - - 7897 - - 8527 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 3329 - - 3760 - - 3206 - - 3992 - - 4833 Hgt.Variab. W* 271 - - 360 - - 370 - - 300 - - 35 W* B/S 9 - - 10 - - 7 - - 9 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 6 - - 7 - - 9 - - 6 - - 5 BL Wind Direction 316 - - 308 - - 323 - - 319 - - 341 Direction Wind Shear 6 - - 7 - - 8 - - 6 - - 7 Wind Shear Max.Converg -4 - - 5 - - 9 - - 8 - - 10 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 1869 - - 2740 - - 2329 - - 1160 - - 1100 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 6660 - - 6941 - - 5947 - - 6738 - - 7428 sfcLCL ODpotential 40 - - 1112 - - 820 - - -1261 - - -1259 ODpotential blCL 8488 - - 8569 - - 7456 - - 9158 - - 9786 blCL maxRH 84 - - 95 - - 93 - - 77 - - 76 maxRH CAPE 50 - - 200 - - 330 - - 140 - - 100 CAPE Temp@2m 38.9 - - 41.6 - - 42.1 - - 42.1 - - 42.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 25.8 - - 27.2 - - 32.0 - - 28.5 - - 25.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 39.2 - - 41.6 - - 41.6 - - 41.9 - - 44.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 24.7 - - 26.0 - - 30.9 - - 27.4 - - 24.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 82 - - 143 - - 237 - - 145 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 3028 - - 4181 - - 2776 - - 2397 - - 3027 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 36 - - 80 - - 71 - - 8 - - 5 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 3 - - 4 - - 3 - - 3 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] 99014 16 082 15 071 21 094 14 100 16 065 99014 91551 15 107 10 117 15 100 9 092 10 088 91551 85726 16 109 10 152 6 111 7 111 5 125 85726 80854 12 104 14 142 8 217 1 078 3 210 80854 76637 7 130 13 141 9 193 3 188 3 233 76637 72904 9 151 10 164 9 210 5 232 3 231 72904 69518 2 124 4 151 8 193 9 226 4 261 69518 66392 7 205 7 232 6 221 12 230 8 264 66392 63486 7 203 7 211 8 229 10 228 9 237 63486 60664 17 219 10 225 9 245 13 266 11 245 60664 57708 13 202 12 218 12 244 17 258 16 249 57708 54638 13 241 9 237 12 246 17 259 15 265 54638 51707 16 253 12 262 17 263 18 268 14 285 51707 49067 12 238 14 258 19 258 19 266 17 281 49067 46707 14 274 15 260 18 256 19 266 20 279 46707 44574 20 274 18 263 18 267 17 269 21 276 44574 42622 21 271 20 271 18 274 17 271 21 271 42622 40821 22 272 20 275 17 271 20 267 21 270 40821 39148 21 274 20 277 16 269 22 263 23 271 39148 37593 22 275 23 275 18 276 22 265 24 268 37593 36152 23 268 28 272 23 283 21 265 24 263 36152 34795 23 265 30 268 27 282 19 269 22 258 34795 33458 25 278 26 266 25 273 19 270 17 256 33458 32110 31 281 22 266 22 266 19 267 13 267 32110 30757 32 280 20 261 18 264 17 265 12 278 30757 29385 30 282 17 257 14 262 12 267 7 284 29385 27982 29 286 15 261 12 263 7 288 3 351 27982 26544 27 291 15 272 11 266 8 309 4 013 26544 25068 26 295 17 282 11 269 11 301 3 324 25068 23553 24 301 17 289 12 272 13 279 6 285 23553 21998 23 303 16 295 12 273 15 264 9 277 21998 20396 22 302 15 300 8 264 14 256 12 272 20396 18740 23 300 15 300 5 219 10 259 14 274 18740 17060 24 296 14 295 8 281 9 276 11 288 17060 15443 20 295 13 292 11 292 10 296 6 326 15443 13970 14 302 14 290 14 290 11 313 6 339 13970 12655 9 311 14 290 15 292 11 326 8 324 12655 11476 7 323 12 292 15 297 10 334 9 323 11476 10413 7 329 11*296 14 303 10 336 9 327 10413 9457 8 330 10*300 13 309 10 336 9 330 9457 8597 8*327 8 304 13*312 9*334 8*333 8597 7826 8*323 7 307 12*317 8*330 8*334 7826 7135 7 319 7 310 11 321 7 327 7 339 7135 6507 7 316 6 312 10 324 7 322 6 343 6507 5944 5 313 6 313 9 326 6 318 5 345 5944 5469 5 312 5 315 8 325 6 313 4 346 5469 5100 4 310 5 315 7 324 5 308 3 345 5100 4844 3 309 4 314 6 323 4 302 2 346 4844 4687 3 309 4 314 6 323 4 299 2 347 4687 4598 2 308 3 313 4 320 3 292 1 358 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