DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 05/25 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 - - - 61.7 - - 66.2 - - 65.8 - - 60.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 248 - - 283 - - 123 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3545 - - 5482 - - 5118 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7791 - - 9338 - - 8617 - - 4582 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9045 - - 10982 - - 10618 - - 4600 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2140 - - 2526 - - 3015 - - 6931 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 407 - - 492 - - 367 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 5 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 17 - - 19 - - 16 - - 1 BL Wind Direction - - - 204 - - 207 - - 201 - - 166 Direction Wind Shear - - - 15 - - 15 - - 13 - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 20 - - 26 - - 19 - - -9 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -457 - - 338 - - -270 - - -5340 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9503 - - 10644 - - 10889 - - 9940 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5157 - - -4194 - - -4504 - - -8779 ODpotential blCL - - - 14202 - - 15176 - - 15122 - - 13379 blCL maxRH - - - 73 - - 75 - - 68 - - 82 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 20 - - 30 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 61.7 - - 66.2 - - 65.8 - - 60.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 35.7 - - 35.0 - - 33.7 - - 33.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 61.8 - - 66.1 - - 66.6 - - 64.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 34.8 - - 34.1 - - 32.8 - - 32.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 248 - - 283 - - 123 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3545 - - 5482 - - 5118 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 2 - - 0 - - 26 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 98872 19 122 15 102 15 083 22 102 98872 91390 17 110 15 123 12 090 18 076 91390 85621 9 105 11 120 6 057 9 083 85621 80819 6 075 8 119 4 097 8 054 80819 76671 3 032 4 090 8 127 8 000 76671 72990 4 181 3 198 4 093 5 026 72990 69633 7 183 5 139 2 170 3 092 69633 66526 11 171 3 150 4 189 2 037 66526 63641 9 162 2 279 5 170 2 217 63641 60843 9 180 7 259 2 274 4 214 60843 57917 6 197 9 214 6 252 6 216 57917 54881 12 232 12 202 5 227 5 239 54881 51991 20 221 18 210 12 236 10 258 51991 49412 25 224 23 215 17 219 13 244 49412 47127 28 214 31 219 14 231 15 214 47127 45087 22 209 32 210 29 232 14 217 45087 43248 24 232 27 208 36 217 32 220 43248 41573 28 229 31 216 36 211 36 206 41573 40030 28 222 36 216 39 209 40 205 40030 38594 27 221 36 212 43 206 44 202 38594 37250 27 216 35 212 44 204 45 198 37250 35960 27 205 36 213 43 205 43 195 35960 34659 29 196 36 219 43 206 43 196 34659 33321 31 196 35 226 44 207 45 201 33321 31951 32 203 36 226 45 208 47 205 31951 30540 34 213 37 223 46 211 47 206 30540 29078 34 217 39 217 49 212 46 209 29078 27567 34 216 41 212 52 212 49 213 27567 26008 35 217 45 212 54 213 53 215 26008 24405 37 222 46 214 53 216 54 216 24405 22765 39 225 45 216 49 219 51 218 22765 21081 41 228 43 218 44 221 46 220 21081 19348 41 231 41 219 41 222 41 221 19348 17596 39 233 39 220 39 221 37 222 17596 15912 36 234 36 220 37 221 34 221 15912 14378 34 232 34 220 34 220 32 220 14378 13007 31 229 30 219 30 218 29 217 13007 11776 30 227 26*216 25 212 26 213 11776 10669 27 224 23*210 21*203 24 207 10669 9671 23*220 21 208 19*198 21 200 9671 8773 21*216 20 206 18 198 19 194 8773 7970 19 210 20 206 18 199 17 191 7970 7248 18 206 19 206 17 199 16 189 7248 6592 17 202 18 206 16 202 15 188 6592 6005 16 200 17 207 15 204 13 187 6005 5508 15 198 16 208 15 206 11 188 5508 5123 14 197 15 209 13 207 9 190 5123 4856 12 197 13 209 12 208 6 193 4856 4693 11 196 11 210 10 208 4*194 4693 4599 7 196 7 211 6 209 1*059 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