DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/23 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 - - 1333z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 63.0 - - 68.3 - - 69.7 - - 66.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 283 - - 318 - - 164 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5120 - - 7760 - - 7902 - - 6515 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9055 - - 11198 - - 10927 - - 4583 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10620 - - 13260 - - 13402 - - 12015 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2043 - - 1709 - - 1878 - - 2783 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 481 - - 574 - - 467 - - 78 W* B/S - - - 20 - - 28 - - 40 - - 8 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 4 - - 2 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 346 - - 332 - - 333 - - 298 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 4 - - 3 - - 1 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 6 - - 6 - - 8 - - 15 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 761 - - 1795 - - 1121 - - 1584 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9860 - - 11465 - - 12282 - - 10432 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2098 - - -956 - - -1911 - - -1915 ODpotential blCL - - - 12718 - - 14216 - - 15313 - - 13930 blCL maxRH - - - 52 - - 61 - - 62 - - 63 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 30 - - 0 - - 70 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 63.0 - - 68.3 - - 69.7 - - 66.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 35.8 - - 33.9 - - 31.7 - - 36.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 62.2 - - 67.3 - - 69.4 - - 67.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 34.7 - - 32.7 - - 30.6 - - 35.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 283 - - 318 - - 164 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5120 - - 7760 - - 7902 - - 6515 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 3 - - 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] 100026 25 119 20 118 20 118 18 102 100026 92350 28 111 17 120 15 117 18 097 92350 86425 24 114 16 115 13 114 16 096 86425 81523 22 122 12 106 13 119 14 091 81523 77305 21 127 13 111 9 118 12 094 77305 73582 17 116 11 125 9 121 9 115 73582 70211 9 118 9 145 2 098 7 100 70211 67112 7 133 7 140 4 196 2 062 67112 64242 3 091 4 174 1 175 2 179 64242 61461 2 328 3 203 1 014 5 143 61461 58551 5 287 5 268 4 292 2 303 58551 55528 6 278 6 252 8 271 9 284 55528 52647 9 281 9 282 12 292 12 294 52647 50059 12 276 14 279 16 279 16 284 50059 47742 14 288 14 279 17 282 17 281 47742 45648 19 296 14 294 18 291 19 282 45648 43743 22 296 18 294 20 289 20 281 43743 42001 25 298 22 299 22 293 22 289 42001 40400 30 299 30 296 28 291 25 289 40400 38924 38 302 34 292 33 288 28 283 38924 37564 44 302 36 294 31 287 28 279 37564 36276 48 301 37 299 29 293 23 282 36276 34987 49 302 39 298 29 298 20 289 34987 33661 46 306 39 302 28 302 20 290 33661 32300 40 312 36 302 28 299 21 290 32300 30893 36 318 35 303 29 298 23 294 30893 29430 33 322 32 310 29 305 23 297 29430 27915 31 324 28 319 27 306 21 299 27915 26349 28 333 26 328 24 307 19 301 26349 24735 26 340 24 335 21 314 16 303 24735 23075 24 341 22 341 18 321 14 308 23075 21362 22 345 19 339 16 323 13 314 21362 19593 19 350 16 334 16 321 13 319 19593 17800 16 355 14 332 15 321 12 323 17800 16079 15 356 11 330 13 322 9 324 16079 14515 15 355 8*326 7*325 5 317 14515 13119 14 355 5*325 3*336 2*304 13119 11868 12 358 5 327 3 340 1*319 11868 10742 8*359 4 332 3 342 1 320 10742 9728 6*354 4 334 2 342 1 318 9728 8817 5 352 4 337 2 338 2 320 8817 8001 5 351 4 338 2 334 2 311 8001 7271 5 349 3 336 2 329 2 302 7271 6609 4 345 3 337 2 322 2 293 6609 6015 4 341 3 334 1 313 3 286 6015 5515 4 335 3 331 1 306 3 278 5515 5127 3 332 2 330 1 302 3 274 5127 4858 3 328 2 329 1 296 3 269 4858 4694 3 325 2 324 1 297 3 263 4694 4599 3 321 2 320 1 290 2 257 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