DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 05/12 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 - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 41.9 - - 45.1 - - - - - 42.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 129 - - 143 - - - - - 1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 958 - - 957 - - - - - 907 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4581 - - 4581 - - - - - 4581 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6458 - - 6457 - - - - - 6407 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1557 - - 2796 - - - - - 2105 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 214 - - 223 - - - - - 61 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 7 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 6 - - - - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 190 - - 223 - - - - - 323 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 6 - - - - - 11 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -11 - - 8 - - - - - 3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1861 - - 1859 - - - - - 1809 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4598 - - 4598 - - - - - 4598 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 846 - - 142 - - - - - 224 ODpotential blCL - - - 5612 - - 6315 - - - - - 6183 blCL maxRH - - - 99 - - 100 - - - - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 30 - - 260 - - - - - 100 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 41.9 - - 45.1 - - - - - 42.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 39.6 - - 40.6 - - - - - 39.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 41.7 - - 45.0 - - - - - 44.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 38.4 - - 39.3 - - - - - 39.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 129 - - 143 - - - - - 1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 958 - - 957 - - - - - 907 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 97 - - 98 - - - - - 99 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 6 - - - - - 6 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] 97911 8 052 3 088 8 044 97911 90517 5 141 7 011 6 075 90517 84849 9 153 3 009 9 010 84849 80142 5 132 2 034 1 287 80142 76095 6 149 7 258 6 091 76095 72490 1 029 5 265 6 354 72490 69191 4 237 10 246 10 261 69191 66151 7 234 13 223 17 237 66151 63326 12 265 19 234 19 215 63326 60571 17 245 22 233 14 212 60571 57668 22 238 23 237 18 254 57668 54632 23 239 26 235 28 252 54632 51725 28 235 26 229 31 243 51725 49113 31 234 26 230 30 232 49113 46779 32 229 28 238 27 223 46779 44669 33 226 31 240 23 222 44669 42745 33 223 34 231 21 225 42745 40975 32 219 34 223 21 231 40975 39337 32 218 33 221 23 233 39337 37812 32 220 30 221 22 232 37812 36393 32 219 28 222 20 233 36393 35047 31 217 27 223 18 231 35047 33710 27 215 25 221 14 227 33710 32357 21 212 21 212 9 244 32357 30997 15 213 11 196 2 261 30997 29626 13 196 6 079 15 070 29626 28225 11 143 17 055 22 064 28225 26781 8 110 26 049 16 056 26781 25289 8 039 28 050 11 051 25289 23754 8 037 18 054 10 027 23754 22176 2 018 5 028 12 011 22176 20550 3 283 5 316 14 358 20550 18869 7 278 7 298 14 353 18869 17166 9 279 12 294 14 358 17166 15529 10 280 14 290 14 360 15529 14037 10 277 13 287 14 357 14037 12705 9 273 14 286 14 348 12705 11512 9 267 16 290 15 349 11512 10439 9 259 17 292 15 351 10439 9474 9 249 18 290 15 346 9474 8608 10 240 17 287 16 338 8608 7834 9 233 15 283 17 330 7834 7140 10 223 13 277 16 326 7140 6511 11*210 10*268 15*324 6511 5947 11*198 8*253 14*324 5947 5470 10 190 6 229 12 324 5470 5101 9 187 6 213 10 323 5101 4845 9 185 5 204 8 323 4845 4688 7 185 5 200 6 323 4688 4598 5 186 4 199 3 320 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