DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 05/06 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 - - - 58.2 - - 64.1 - - 62.6 - - 55.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 225 - - 199 - - 76 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2515 - - 6652 - - 5960 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6995 - - 10098 - - 8931 - - 4582 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8015 - - 12152 - - 11460 - - 4600 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1913 - - 2873 - - 3895 - - 7921 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 354 - - 475 - - 339 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 6 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 15 - - 17 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 301 - - 313 - - 308 - - 311 Direction Wind Shear - - - 13 - - 13 - - 13 - - 7 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 8 - - 16 - - 34 - - -6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1264 - - 2038 - - 2256 - - -2531 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9279 - - 10114 - - 9204 - - 7132 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4994 - - -179 - - -327 - - -5196 ODpotential blCL - - - 13009 - - 12331 - - 11787 - - 9796 blCL maxRH - - - 70 - - 90 - - 82 - - 82 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 150 - - 420 - - 360 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 58.2 - - 64.1 - - 62.6 - - 55.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 33.4 - - 35.5 - - 37.9 - - 40.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 57.6 - - 63.9 - - 63.1 - - 59.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 32.3 - - 34.3 - - 37.0 - - 39.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 225 - - 199 - - 76 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2515 - - 6652 - - 5960 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 58 - - 30 - - 27 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 97920 17 137 14 154 12 159 13 111 97920 90483 17 148 16 140 14 136 13 135 90483 84762 16 127 16 146 9 164 8 114 84762 80008 16 138 9 136 9 160 9 120 80008 75901 14 136 8 156 6 098 11 116 75901 72262 12 094 9 150 3 196 6 113 72262 68969 7 090 5 113 5 162 5 093 68969 65935 4 106 1 000 4 043 6 045 65935 63119 2 079 2 293 6 356 4 017 63119 60385 6 034 5 337 7 338 6 002 60385 57527 8 001 6 336 9 321 10 337 57527 54560 11 343 11 330 7 319 9 353 54560 51720 14 332 11 306 16 318 18 338 51720 49169 23 336 16 337 19 316 23 310 49169 46903 31 326 31 321 34 327 23 320 46903 44864 36 323 34 313 39 316 33 328 44864 43004 42 318 37 306 39 312 43 322 43004 41296 44 313 41 300 43 314 48 322 41296 39719 46 310 43 300 48 314 51 322 39719 38256 49 309 51 304 51 313 52 322 38256 36894 51 309 56 305 53 311 52 320 36894 35601 50 309 58 306 54 307 52 316 35601 34312 48 310 56 307 56 304 53 315 34312 32997 49 311 51 305 57 303 53 314 32997 31656 50 312 48 302 57 303 52 315 31656 30274 49 315 49 301 56 302 51 316 30274 28841 46 317 49 304 53 300 50 315 28841 27359 44 318 45 305 49 300 49 314 27359 25828 42 319 41 304 44 299 46 310 25828 24252 41 318 41 302 40 297 44 307 24252 22632 40 317 39 304 37 298 41 305 22632 20963 39 319 36 307 34 303 37 305 20963 19242 38 322 32 311 31 308 31 307 19242 17501 36 326 30 315 28 310 24 310 17501 15829 35 329 28 318 25 311 23 315 15829 14306 33 333 27 318 22 313 24 318 14306 12945 31 336 24*317 21 315 25 319 12945 11723 28 338 20*317 20*314 25 321 11723 10623 26 338 18 315 20*313 25 323 10623 9631 23 334 16 313 19 311 24 324 9631 8739 19*325 15 312 19 309 23 325 8739 7942 15*317 15 312 18 308 23 324 7942 7225 12 311 14 311 18 307 22 322 7225 6575 8 303 14 311 17 306 20 320 6575 5992 6 291 13 311 17 306 18 318 5992 5500 5 280 12 311 16 306 15 317 5500 5118 5 276 12 311 14 306 12 315 5118 4854 4 273 11 311 13 305 9 315 4854 4692 4 270 9 310 11 305 5*312 4692 4599 3 268 7 310 7 305 2*293 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