DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 05/14 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 - - - 51.7 - - 50.9 - - 45.8 - - 45.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 215 - - 172 - - 70 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4265 - - 3206 - - 1696 - - 1805 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8279 - - 7402 - - 4581 - - 4582 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9765 - - 8706 - - 7196 - - 7305 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2769 - - 2762 - - 2286 - - 3031 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 414 - - 353 - - 215 - - 58 W* B/S - - - 13 - - 7 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 9 - - 11 - - 13 BL Wind Direction - - - 314 - - 285 - - 336 - - 339 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 5 - - 14 - - 15 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 6 - - -17 - - -8 - - 4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 2052 - - 2228 - - 2380 - - 2482 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7713 - - 6479 - - 4816 - - 4824 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 472 - - 188 - - 382 - - -362 ODpotential blCL - - - 9293 - - 8518 - - 6814 - - 7667 blCL maxRH - - - 89 - - 94 - - 98 - - 94 maxRH CAPE - - - 130 - - 280 - - 160 - - 220 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 51.7 - - 50.9 - - 45.8 - - 45.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 33.7 - - 38.2 - - 40.5 - - 39.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 51.3 - - 50.6 - - 46.2 - - 46.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 32.8 - - 36.9 - - 39.3 - - 38.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 215 - - 172 - - 70 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4265 - - 3206 - - 1696 - - 1805 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 58 - - 74 - - 91 - - 74 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 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] 97898 8 158 5 122 4 067 5 117 97898 90524 8 127 3 071 6 106 4 023 90524 84891 5 104 7 062 9 139 2 273 84891 80202 4 141 2 032 6 142 2 150 80202 76138 6 158 4 220 4 230 3 102 76138 72520 4 171 7 196 7 259 4 105 72520 69215 6 181 9 195 8 248 2 179 69215 66164 7 214 7 189 7 220 7 211 66164 63328 13 233 10 231 7 239 9 198 63328 60560 16 221 17 232 13 247 9 209 60560 57650 15 212 20 229 18 235 11 230 57650 54618 14 215 20 225 19 223 13 252 54618 51728 13 227 18 217 18 215 17 247 51728 49139 16 243 14 219 15 224 16 232 49139 46831 19 243 13 227 12 241 12 225 46831 44744 17 234 14 238 10 255 8 253 44744 42837 16 228 14 257 12 267 9 286 42837 41085 14 222 16 261 12 279 10 309 41085 39465 11 223 15 251 16 290 11 328 39465 37963 12 248 12 243 20 291 14 332 37963 36568 14 262 11 241 19 285 16 324 36568 35246 14 261 11 260 14 277 15 311 35246 33935 13 255 16 266 13 267 13 290 33935 32605 12 252 18 259 14 251 13 265 32605 31256 10 252 18 256 16 237 14 243 31256 29874 9 260 17 260 17 234 17 231 29874 28447 10 282 17 268 18 239 19 220 28447 26978 12 295 15 275 19 245 17 213 26978 25467 11 301 13 285 18 248 15 215 25467 23914 10 307 10 286 16 248 14 216 23914 22320 10 325 6 317 12 231 13 208 22320 20678 10 342 9 341 7 201 13 200 20678 18980 11 347 10 335 7 238 13 217 18980 17258 10 340 10 326 10 274 14 242 17258 15605 9 326 8 321 13 283 14 255 15605 14100 8 314 7 312 15 290 11 267 14100 12757 7 309 6 304 17 295 11 300 12757 11555 6 315 7 291 17 299 13 325 11555 10476 6*322 8 288 18 309 15 334 10476 9505 6*321 9*286 18 318 16 336 9505 8635 6 320 10*287 18 324 17 336 8635 7857 6 318 10 286 18*328 17*337 7857 7158 6 315 10 285 16*331 17*338 7158 6525 6 314 10 285 15 333 16 339 6525 5956 5 312 9 284 12 335 15 339 5956 5477 5 308 8 283 9 340 13 340 5477 5104 5 306 8 282 7 343 11 339 5104 4846 5 303 7 281 5 346 8 337 4846 4689 4 301 6 281 4 347 5 335 4689 4598 3 301 5 280 3 346 2 323 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