DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 05/19 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 - - - 47.9 - - 49.2 - - 49.7 - - 45.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 114 - - 124 - - 84 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3115 - - 3481 - - 4044 - - 1656 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7114 - - 7429 - - 7556 - - 4581 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8615 - - 8981 - - 9544 - - 7156 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2845 - - 2966 - - 3460 - - 3443 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 303 - - 324 - - 298 - - 51 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 5 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 12 - - 12 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 278 - - 293 - - 301 - - 312 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 11 - - 13 - - 8 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 7 - - 16 - - 21 - - 5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 2153 - - 2130 - - 2087 - - 466 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6462 - - 6851 - - 7457 - - 6691 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 687 - - 275 - - 201 - - -1605 ODpotential blCL - - - 7928 - - 8706 - - 9343 - - 8761 blCL maxRH - - - 99 - - 97 - - 91 - - 93 maxRH CAPE - - - 210 - - 230 - - 160 - - 20 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 47.9 - - 49.2 - - 49.7 - - 45.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 35.6 - - 35.2 - - 33.0 - - 32.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 48.0 - - 49.2 - - 50.0 - - 47.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 34.6 - - 34.1 - - 32.1 - - 31.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 114 - - 124 - - 84 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3115 - - 3481 - - 4044 - - 1656 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 96 - - 88 - - 63 - - 71 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 98383 17 130 12 127 10 115 11 111 98383 90934 10 149 8 140 9 116 8 096 90934 85201 9 145 6 159 7 108 12 101 85201 80430 12 157 9 170 0 295 10 087 80430 76304 13 177 9 173 4 220 3 097 76304 72642 9 214 6 174 6 228 4 252 72642 69312 9 218 7 202 7 232 5 252 69312 66234 7 219 5 187 6 215 5 242 66234 63370 10 216 5 234 5 227 3 222 63370 60579 7 212 7 252 5 271 2 193 60579 57655 4 218 6 247 9 294 4 325 57655 54620 7 291 4 258 9 291 5 347 54620 51723 12 301 9 296 12 294 13 305 51723 49124 17 314 13 307 15 295 18 308 49124 46812 20 317 10 318 17 320 28 315 46812 44729 21 321 15 339 28 319 27 314 44729 42831 23 327 26 329 31 316 25 316 42831 41088 25 329 29 323 32 328 33 324 41088 39482 26 325 29 326 39 331 40 326 39482 37998 30 326 37 330 44 334 41 331 37998 36627 36 328 42 330 53 337 48 330 36627 35334 39 337 49 332 56 335 54 334 35334 34049 46 344 50 331 53 334 61 338 34049 32738 54 345 48 335 52 335 66 339 32738 31400 56 345 48 341 50 335 63 336 31400 30022 55 345 47 342 47 335 52 329 30022 28593 46 345 46 342 44 335 45 323 28593 27117 32 341 47 341 42 334 40 324 27117 25592 23 328 42 337 41 331 39 324 25592 24022 18 316 33 323 40 327 39 323 24022 22408 19 312 28 310 37 319 38 323 22408 20744 22 306 21 293 32 306 35 321 20744 19030 23 306 18 278 28 288 31 307 19030 17301 21 304 21 282 28 278 30 291 17301 15643 17 303 23 293 27 286 27 288 15643 14134 13 305 22 300 24 298 25 294 14134 12786 14 307 21 303 21 306 24 300 12786 11579 13 309 20 303 19 311 22 306 11579 10494 12 309 18 302 18*310 19 310 10494 9519 10 305 17*299 16*307 17 311 9519 8643 9*302 16*296 15 305 15 312 8643 7861 8*295 15 294 14 302 13 313 7861 7161 7 288 14 293 13 300 12*313 7161 6525 6 279 13 293 12 298 12*313 6525 5956 6 273 12 292 10 297 11 313 5956 5476 6 269 11 292 9 295 10 312 5476 5104 5 267 9 292 7 294 9 312 5104 4846 5 266 8 292 7 293 8 310 4846 4688 5 264 7 292 6 292 6 310 4688 4598 4 263 5 291 4 291 3 306 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