DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 06/25 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 67.9 - - 64.4 - - 70.1 - - 63.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 245 - - 111 - - 60 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5877 - - 4226 - - 8010 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9587 - - 7961 - - 10143 - - 4583 Hcrit BL Top - - - 11377 - - 9726 - - 13510 - - 4600 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3615 - - 3589 - - 4478 - - 8603 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 483 - - 344 - - 342 - - 16 W* B/S - - - 16 - - 9 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 7 - - 10 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 180 - - 195 - - 219 - - 130 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 2 - - 11 - - 9 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 11 - - 13 - - 27 - - -10 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1623 - - 1989 - - 3347 - - -3884 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9754 - - 7737 - - 10163 - - 8484 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1069 - - -288 - - 1059 - - -6498 ODpotential blCL - - - 12446 - - 10014 - - 12451 - - 11098 blCL maxRH - - - 85 - - 92 - - 98 - - 89 maxRH CAPE - - - 340 - - 560 - - 490 - - 260 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 67.9 - - 64.4 - - 70.1 - - 63.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 40.8 - - 46.1 - - 41.2 - - 42.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 67.2 - - 64.4 - - 70.4 - - 65.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 39.7 - - 44.9 - - 40.3 - - 41.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 245 - - 111 - - 60 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5877 - - 4226 - - 8010 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 42 - - 70 - - 91 - - 57 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 7 - - 5 - - 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] 99698 30 098 27 112 24 116 24 123 99698 92079 24 116 18 118 19 107 24 109 92079 86205 26 122 10 111 15 113 21 099 86205 81336 23 109 17 133 9 133 12 100 81336 77137 16 101 17 117 11 131 9 101 77137 73430 4 084 10 101 9 101 11 099 73430 70074 4 214 5 082 6 104 7 101 70074 66980 6 157 3 206 3 017 5 098 66980 64100 5 125 5 220 6 288 2 022 64100 61297 4 063 5 232 7 266 5 301 61297 58368 3 293 5 250 6 261 9 277 58368 55334 7 268 11 259 10 279 10 279 55334 52436 9 284 12 264 14 270 14 267 52436 49836 13 284 12 272 12 265 16 255 49836 47525 17 280 15 279 13 271 15 255 47525 45446 17 279 19 281 17 275 16 259 45446 43561 17 286 19 285 23 272 17 256 43561 41844 19 287 23 294 29 283 25 266 41844 40271 21 286 29 300 39 282 28 266 40271 38817 23 290 34 305 44 286 36 264 38817 37461 21 287 37 311 49 291 40 262 37461 36160 17 283 43 315 51 290 38 265 36160 34850 14 273 44 316 49 290 32 265 34850 33504 12 262 40 316 40 294 29 259 33504 32125 15 243 27 310 35 292 29 256 32125 30700 17 232 18 291 31 305 25 253 30700 29221 15 227 15 257 25 306 20 257 29221 27694 15 223 15 236 20 292 16 256 27694 26119 15 219 14 213 12 275 13 249 26119 24504 14 211 11 214 7 240 11 242 24504 22852 9 207 11 202 8 224 8 234 22852 21158 6 193 9 196 9 213 9 194 21158 19413 7 150 9 197 10 200 12 201 19413 17651 8 138 8 200 11 211 14 216 17651 15962 11 140 8 204 14 223 16 224 15962 14426 16 133 8 224 15*226 19 222 14426 13052 13 138 9 234 15*227 19 226 13052 11817 9*157 9 232 14 227 18 229 11817 10704 7*173 8*218 13 226 17 230 10704 9700 6 178 7*201 12 223 16 229 9700 8796 6 181 6 193 10 219 14 226 8796 7986 6 182 7 191 9 216 12 218 7986 7260 5 181 7 191 9 211 10 206 7260 6601 5 181 7 193 8 208 10 182 6601 6010 5 180 7 196 8 205 11 159 6010 5511 5 181 7 198 7 202 13 142 5511 5125 5 182 7 200 7 200 13 133 5125 4857 4 183 7 201 6 200 12 130 4857 4693 4 185 6 202 5 199 10*129 4693 4599 3 186 5 204 4 199 5*127 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