DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/01 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 - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 52.9 - - 58.5 - - 60.0 - - 52.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 250 - - 296 - - 154 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2849 - - 4558 - - 4825 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7267 - - 8633 - - 8521 - - 4582 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8349 - - 10058 - - 10325 - - 4599 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1654 - - 1706 - - 1881 - - 4987 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 378 - - 468 - - 384 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 22 - - 12 - - 10 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 7 - - 7 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 221 - - 251 - - 289 - - 281 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 3 - - 2 - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 10 - - 14 - - 16 - - -11 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1087 - - -434 - - -740 - - -4447 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9436 - - 10492 - - 11066 - - 9047 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5607 - - -4334 - - -4757 - - -9219 ODpotential blCL - - - 13956 - - 14392 - - 15082 - - 13818 blCL maxRH - - - 76 - - 75 - - 50 - - 66 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 52.9 - - 58.5 - - 60.0 - - 52.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 27.6 - - 28.5 - - 27.4 - - 28.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 52.2 - - 57.8 - - 59.9 - - 56.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 26.8 - - 27.5 - - 26.5 - - 27.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 250 - - 296 - - 154 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2849 - - 4558 - - 4825 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 6 - - 1 - - 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] 97736 23 121 16 106 8 143 13 083 97736 90385 19 112 12 117 9 108 12 089 90385 84718 11 097 11 112 6 122 7 107 84718 80001 4 124 8 069 6 104 6 137 80001 75909 5 086 1 129 5 069 5 158 75909 72267 5 023 2 127 3 295 2 359 72267 68965 2 282 4 052 5 291 3 341 68965 65934 5 261 6 004 5 323 2 075 65934 63128 4 266 5 313 6 322 5 019 63128 60423 5 312 7 329 8 329 7 348 60423 57623 12 331 14 330 14 331 15 328 57623 54732 15 343 18 328 21 335 22 326 54732 51974 27 347 25 335 24 332 23 324 51974 49485 33 344 30 342 25 348 23 345 49485 47249 42 348 42 345 41 347 38 345 47249 45220 49 346 50 342 51 340 43 341 45220 43366 52 345 51 341 50 336 43 339 43366 41663 51 341 47 342 44 334 39 333 41663 40101 53 341 47 346 38 334 36 326 40101 38662 57 345 48 346 37 333 32 327 38662 37326 57 346 47 344 35 335 28 331 37326 36046 54 344 46 341 33 341 27 331 36046 34754 49 338 44 337 32 344 29 331 34754 33425 44 336 40 329 32 342 32 331 33425 32062 41 340 35 328 33 337 34 331 32062 30654 41 340 32 330 35 332 36 332 30654 29192 37 336 30 330 36 328 36 332 29192 27676 35 338 29 329 37 326 35 333 27676 26109 34 339 29 329 34 327 32 335 26109 24494 34 337 29 329 28 330 29 334 24494 22838 32 335 28 329 24 333 24 330 22838 21133 31 334 27 331 23 332 21 325 21133 19375 30 333 25 336 21 330 19 320 19375 17596 27 335 23 340 18 330 17 314 17596 15889 22 339 20 338 14 330 13 308 15889 14337 18 339 16 332 12 327 12 303 14337 12954 14 337 14 322 11 320 11 300 12954 11718 10 334 10 308 9 313 10 295 11718 10610 8 331 7*286 7*304 8 294 10610 9615 5 324 7*267 6*299 6 294 9615 8723 2*293 7 258 6 296 5 295 8723 7924 2*239 7 253 6 295 5 305 7924 7210 3 225 7 250 7 292 5 315 7210 6562 3 220 7 247 8 287 6 316 6562 5982 4 218 7 246 9 284 7 308 5982 5493 4 218 7 244 9 282 8 300 5493 5114 4 218 7 243 9 281 8 292 5114 4851 3 219 6 243 8 280 6 286 4851 4691 3 220 6 244 7 279 4*280 4691 4598 3 220 5 243 5 279 1*254 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