DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 06/07 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 - - - 42.2 - - 46.9 - - 47.5 - - 44.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 74 - - 118 - - 25 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1647 - - 2367 - - 2783 - - 739 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4581 - - 6630 - - 4582 - - 4581 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7147 - - 7867 - - 8283 - - 6239 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2831 - - 3302 - - 2911 - - 3279 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 214 - - 284 - - 193 - - 45 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 6 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 9 - - 20 - - 13 BL Wind Direction - - - 301 - - 277 - - 310 - - 286 Direction Wind Shear - - - 13 - - 16 - - 19 - - 22 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - 38 - - 32 - - 32 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1777 - - 2069 - - 2202 - - 859 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5370 - - 5798 - - 6082 - - 5381 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -32 - - 132 - - 164 - - -1747 ODpotential blCL - - - 7179 - - 7735 - - 8119 - - 7986 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 93 - - 95 - - 101 maxRH CAPE - - - 120 - - 370 - - 290 - - 100 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 42.2 - - 46.9 - - 47.5 - - 44.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 34.6 - - 37.2 - - 36.6 - - 36.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 42.5 - - 46.9 - - 48.3 - - 46.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 33.5 - - 35.9 - - 35.5 - - 35.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 74 - - 118 - - 25 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1647 - - 2367 - - 2783 - - 739 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 100 - - 73 - - 79 - - 103 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 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] 99105 25 102 19 114 14 123 21 094 99105 91574 18 116 18 114 15 129 22 101 91574 85778 12 122 10 116 12 127 15 115 85778 80972 11 164 5 121 14 128 12 126 80972 76833 14 149 11 201 8 117 11 134 76833 73166 11 134 15 175 7 170 10 129 73166 69829 9 174 9 157 10 180 8 177 69829 66753 9 153 7 137 11 123 15 149 66753 63886 7 218 16 215 8 268 4 091 63886 61096 15 197 22 187 19 214 15 230 61096 58176 17 161 21 195 22 204 21 210 58176 55121 13 231 19 210 19 228 16 199 55121 52187 22 230 22 223 24 236 15 223 52187 49549 25 229 24 224 26 226 20 238 49549 47195 24 224 25 220 22 219 23 234 47195 45062 24 218 26 219 24 226 23 230 45062 43105 23 215 27 220 24 229 23 232 43105 41298 21 213 27 219 24 236 22 234 41298 39621 21 214 26 218 23 236 20 242 39621 38062 22 218 25 217 20 236 14 249 38062 36614 23 216 25 213 19 233 16 270 36614 35240 23 209 23 208 17 231 16 267 35240 33876 22 209 20 211 15 239 16 270 33876 32496 22 212 19 220 13 247 14 285 32496 31116 20 211 17 225 6 281 19 325 31116 29734 11 212 6 280 11 351 20 341 29734 28327 1 259 17 344 19 000 17 349 28327 26880 9 011 19 351 22 354 16 022 26880 25385 15 003 22 357 20 343 17 022 25385 23842 15 006 22 331 21 335 13 007 23842 22254 14 012 22 334 24 333 10 349 22254 20617 13 007 22 334 26 326 10 321 20617 18928 12 000 22 327 25 326 17 307 18928 17218 13 348 23 322 25 321 22 302 17218 15576 15 338 23 318 26 319 24 300 15576 14081 17 328 23 315 27 314 25 304 14081 12745 17 328 23 314 27 312 27 307 12745 11548 17 328 24 312 27 311 29 308 11548 10471 17 326 23 309 28 309 30 306 10471 9502 18 320 22 305 27 309 31 303 9502 8631 17 315 20*301 26*308 31 300 8631 7853 16*312 17*295 25*308 30 296 7853 7155 13*309 14 288 24 308 28 294 7155 6522 11 307 11 281 22 309 25*291 6522 5954 8 303 9 271 20 310 21*289 5954 5475 5 294 6 256 18 311 17 287 5475 5104 3 278 5 246 17 312 13 285 5104 4846 2 266 5 241 14 312 9 283 4846 4689 2 256 4 236 12 313 5 279 4689 4598 2 249 3 230 7 312 1 159 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