DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 06/24 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 - - - 68.3 - - 72.6 - - 72.0 - - 67.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 264 - - 259 - - 73 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4956 - - 9029 - - 8604 - - 4560 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8901 - - 12107 - - 10786 - - 4583 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10456 - - 14529 - - 14104 - - 10060 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4247 - - 3584 - - 4353 - - 6955 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 466 - - 567 - - 372 - - 89 W* B/S - - - 43 - - 36 - - 14 - - 3 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 3 - - 5 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 231 - - 251 - - 250 - - 222 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 4 - - 0 - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 10 - - 8 - - 10 - - 41 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 335 - - 2792 - - 3265 - - 1318 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10121 - - 11738 - - 10840 - - 8743 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2057 - - 727 - - 847 - - -1757 ODpotential blCL - - - 12513 - - 13802 - - 13257 - - 11817 blCL maxRH - - - 53 - - 72 - - 93 - - 84 maxRH CAPE - - - 260 - - 330 - - 570 - - 900 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 68.3 - - 72.6 - - 72.0 - - 67.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 39.8 - - 36.9 - - 40.2 - - 45.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 67.5 - - 71.9 - - 72.2 - - 70.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 38.7 - - 35.7 - - 39.2 - - 44.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 264 - - 259 - - 73 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4956 - - 9029 - - 8604 - - 4560 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 73 - - 36 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 4 - - 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] 99920 28 102 23 105 28 107 23 102 99920 92309 18 119 15 108 25 094 19 111 92309 86410 18 119 13 124 13 086 22 096 86410 81508 17 101 17 143 6 084 19 076 81508 77285 15 096 14 122 7 120 12 090 77285 73552 11 095 11 093 7 120 11 100 73552 70171 8 110 7 085 5 067 9 088 70171 67067 8 117 1 132 4 030 6 063 67067 64193 5 128 3 255 5 005 5 058 64193 61404 5 119 8 228 7 331 4 024 61404 58485 2 023 6 225 7 304 6 305 58485 55452 8 302 6 272 7 282 9 279 55452 52561 12 293 10 283 10 276 12 274 52561 49964 14 285 14 281 13 280 11 272 49964 47642 15 280 17 277 17 275 13 281 47642 45541 16 278 18 271 17 264 19 268 45541 43631 17 280 18 274 16 271 19 261 43631 41896 18 282 21 283 22 280 21 270 41896 40312 19 292 24 284 25 271 24 261 40312 38858 23 297 26 288 24 266 23 250 38858 37509 24 290 29 292 26 259 24 257 37509 36222 20 282 32 294 24 258 28 262 36222 34925 12 296 29 294 22 264 28 261 34925 33589 10 319 20 284 22 268 24 257 33589 32220 11 328 12 281 22 267 19 255 32220 30807 11 330 10 293 20 263 17 248 30807 29341 9 339 9 297 15 250 17 247 29341 27826 10 339 6 299 12 237 14 246 27826 26263 12 341 4 324 12 242 12 243 26263 24657 11 341 3 330 12 249 12 241 24657 23006 7 328 4 279 12 249 12 250 23006 21306 5 321 5 267 10 247 11 257 21306 19552 4 315 3 254 9 247 12 253 19552 17781 4 298 4 257 7 240 12 244 17781 16079 4 284 6*265 5 235 9 237 16079 14526 5 284 5*266 4*239 7 230 14526 13136 5 284 4 265 4*248 6 224 13136 11887 5 283 3 264 4 251 6 225 11887 10762 5*277 3 260 4 253 6*231 10762 9747 3*268 3 257 4 252 5*236 9747 8834 2 254 3 249 5 252 6 236 8834 8017 2 236 2 241 5 250 5 232 8017 7285 2 226 2 233 5 250 5 226 7285 6619 2 217 2 228 6 249 5 218 6619 6023 2 212 2 218 6 247 5 210 6023 5520 2 206 2 217 5 247 5 203 5520 5130 2 208 2 214 5 247 4 201 5130 4860 2 210 2 215 5 246 4 197 4860 4694 2 210 2 214 5 246 3 192 4694 4600 2 214 2 214 4 246 2 189 4600 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