DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/09 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1554z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 56.7 - - 61.2 - - 62.7 - - 57.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 254 - - 279 - - 115 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3587 - - 4783 - - 3705 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7829 - - 8785 - - 7548 - - 4582 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9087 - - 10283 - - 9205 - - 4600 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1482 - - 1735 - - 2203 - - 5559 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 411 - - 467 - - 323 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 23 - - 19 - - 8 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 4 - - 7 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 020 - - 337 - - 342 - - 355 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 6 - - 5 - - 6 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -5 - - 6 - - -3 - - -10 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -662 - - -198 - - -1502 - - -4645 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9749 - - 10482 - - 10708 - - 9246 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6498 - - -4294 - - -6495 - - -8832 ODpotential blCL - - - 15585 - - 14577 - - 15700 - - 13432 blCL maxRH - - - 53 - - 57 - - 56 - - 55 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 56.7 - - 61.2 - - 62.7 - - 57.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 30.3 - - 31.4 - - 32.0 - - 33.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 56.1 - - 60.5 - - 62.7 - - 61.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 29.3 - - 30.4 - - 31.0 - - 32.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 254 - - 279 - - 115 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3587 - - 4783 - - 3705 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 98241 5 052 12 050 9 049 9 031 98241 90921 9 078 9 082 9 028 10 043 90921 85259 11 037 6 046 15 357 14 015 85259 80558 9 064 5 006 10 338 11 015 80558 76504 9 021 6 023 5 296 5 359 76504 72895 7 285 9 317 7 314 0 223 72895 69594 4 225 7 289 10 337 2 085 69594 66536 4 197 8 255 14 316 11 350 66536 63710 5 343 5 224 9 317 14 333 63710 60971 14 328 8 312 7 332 11 322 60971 58100 16 330 10 333 9 353 8 318 58100 55113 19 326 21 327 26 328 18 347 55113 52274 15 308 21 321 23 327 23 333 52274 49748 15 346 23 335 22 350 18 343 49748 47503 26 335 27 331 28 349 32 350 47503 45492 21 341 23 324 25 340 34 342 45492 43681 23 002 27 001 24 334 33 341 43681 42029 37 003 35 001 30 348 31 344 42029 40498 44 007 40 357 34 354 29 345 40498 39066 47 007 40 355 34 355 28 347 39066 37723 47 006 38 354 34 358 28 352 37723 36435 46 006 37 356 34 360 29 357 36435 35137 43 009 35 000 34 002 29 360 35137 33802 39 011 32 004 33 004 28 000 33802 32432 31 011 29 005 31 003 27 359 32432 31015 24 004 26 006 27 358 24 357 31015 29542 21 002 23 003 22 350 22 358 29542 28015 18 002 22 002 19 341 22 359 28015 26434 17 002 21 002 18 338 21 359 26434 24805 18 005 19 002 20 340 20 357 24805 23131 21 009 20 003 21 346 21 352 23131 21406 23 015 22 007 21 352 21 348 21406 19626 20 022 22 010 21 358 19 347 19626 17822 18 027 20 011 19 003 16 350 17822 16089 18 025 18 014 16 007 14 354 16089 14510 18 021 19 019 13 011 13 356 14510 13102 17 016 18 021 12 013 12 355 13102 11840 15 011 15 016 11 012 12 353 11840 10708 11 007 11*000 10 001 11 346 10708 9693 6*014 8*346 9*344 11 334 9693 8784 4*027 6 335 9*335 11 328 8784 7973 3 028 5 333 8 333 11 328 7973 7247 3 025 4 334 8 336 11 330 7247 6589 3 022 4 338 7 343 11 335 6589 6001 3 016 4 337 7 348 11 339 6001 5505 3 013 3 339 6 351 10 342 5505 5121 3 008 3 340 6 353 8 345 5121 4855 3 006 3 340 5 355 6 347 4855 4692 2 005 3 342 5 356 4*354 4692 4599 2 000 2 339 4 357 1*058 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