DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/08 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 53.8 - - 56.1 - - - - - 52.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 254 - - 298 - - - - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4853 - - 5858 - - - - - 94 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8804 - - 9657 - - - - - 4582 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10353 - - 11358 - - - - - 5594 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2746 - - 2506 - - - - - 6616 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 457 - - 512 - - - - - 18 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 7 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 14 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 245 - - 238 - - - - - 223 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 8 - - - - - 6 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 34 - - 36 - - - - - 11 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1165 - - 1892 - - - - - -2187 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9189 - - 9467 - - - - - 7782 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1416 - - -1184 - - - - - -4640 ODpotential blCL - - - 11769 - - 12542 - - - - - 10234 blCL maxRH - - - 54 - - 57 - - - - - 87 maxRH CAPE - - - 20 - - 40 - - - - - 40 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 53.8 - - 56.1 - - - - - 52.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 29.3 - - 30.3 - - - - - 33.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 53.2 - - 55.6 - - - - - 54.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 28.1 - - 29.2 - - - - - 33.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 254 - - 298 - - - - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4853 - - 5858 - - - - - 94 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 48 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 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] 99266 26 105 24 108 21 111 99266 91700 19 114 22 120 23 105 91700 85891 20 127 14 116 20 107 85891 81078 20 118 13 138 18 117 81078 76933 17 122 15 161 10 109 76933 73267 14 152 15 171 9 146 73267 69935 13 150 15 173 10 147 69935 66849 10 150 14 164 9 180 66849 63972 10 190 12 166 16 193 63972 61174 15 206 11 173 15 201 61174 58230 21 197 18 194 16 200 58230 55158 21 186 18 204 17 221 55158 52232 18 204 21 222 15 227 52232 49612 16 201 20 227 12 240 49612 47263 21 225 19 227 17 243 47263 45134 23 236 22 232 23 244 45134 43196 19 241 26 240 28 242 43196 41424 21 247 33 248 29 239 41424 39798 25 251 37 248 27 240 39798 38303 29 259 33 251 28 242 38303 36930 34 270 27 261 33 243 36930 35639 38 282 30 269 39 247 35639 34353 37 287 37 272 42 245 34353 33035 30 288 42 270 37 244 33035 31686 23 284 40 273 32 245 31686 30292 18 272 38 276 27 244 30292 28845 15 254 37 279 24 239 28845 27345 15 240 32 275 24 234 27345 25794 16 239 28 254 25 233 25794 24194 19 248 30 235 27 234 24194 22550 22 258 31 231 27 235 22550 20859 25 262 32 232 27 237 20859 19119 29 260 32 235 29 241 19119 17367 30 259 29 240 28 246 17367 15697 27 260 24 241 25 245 15697 14187 21 262 20 239 22 235 14187 12840 18 262 17 239 20 227 12840 11634 16 260 16*240 19 222 11634 10549 15*257 15*241 18 218 10549 9570 14*254 15 240 16 216 9570 8690 14 251 15 239 15 215 8690 7902 13 249 15 238 14 215 7902 7195 13 245 15 238 12 217 7195 6553 13 243 14 237 11 219 6553 5976 13 241 14 237 9*221 5976 5489 12 239 14 236 8*223 5489 5112 11 238 13 235 6 225 5112 4850 10 237 12 234 5 223 4850 4690 9 237 10 235 3 219 4690 4599 6 236 7 235 2 211 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