DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 05/20 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 - - - 47.2 - - 50.0 - - 42.0 - - 40.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 245 - - 276 - - 152 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5916 - - 7942 - - 1177 - - 650 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9595 - - 11259 - - 5840 - - 4581 Hcrit BL Top - - - 11416 - - 13442 - - 6677 - - 6150 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 5997 - - 4196 - - 2522 - - 3395 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 477 - - 549 - - 236 - - 34 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 6 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 16 - - 11 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 345 - - 329 - - 356 - - 335 Direction Wind Shear - - - 10 - - 12 - - 12 - - 9 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -7 - - 33 - - -28 - - -6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 2957 - - 4170 - - 625 - - 686 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8460 - - 9272 - - 6052 - - 5464 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 1162 - - 1941 - - -1136 - - -1174 ODpotential blCL - - - 10254 - - 11501 - - 7813 - - 7324 blCL maxRH - - - 96 - - 89 - - 87 - - 85 maxRH CAPE - - - 270 - - 370 - - 70 - - 80 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 47.2 - - 50.0 - - 42.0 - - 40.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 26.2 - - 25.4 - - 31.7 - - 33.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 46.8 - - 49.5 - - 41.9 - - 42.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 25.4 - - 24.4 - - 31.2 - - 32.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 245 - - 276 - - 152 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5916 - - 7942 - - 1177 - - 650 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 84 - - 57 - - 49 - - 40 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 2 - - 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] 98404 15 093 16 112 16 101 15 104 98404 90941 9 132 13 117 5 099 9 104 90941 85207 8 155 7 140 6 088 5 105 85207 80442 8 127 6 136 3 099 5 078 80442 76329 9 139 6 138 1 066 7 087 76329 72680 6 136 5 156 3 290 4 082 72680 69359 5 126 4 223 8 287 5 088 69359 66288 1 128 4 221 8 267 4 039 66288 63434 2 018 1 337 5 216 1 050 63434 60660 2 310 5 326 4 077 4 020 60660 57757 2 049 2 272 7 020 5 337 57757 54741 8 342 4 326 11 342 12 350 54741 51867 15 354 10 016 19 322 20 344 51867 49298 21 350 13 008 18 310 22 340 49298 47002 20 339 21 000 16 341 28 342 47002 44923 22 344 32 353 29 001 34 346 44923 43022 31 351 38 350 37 006 39 351 43022 41274 38 350 43 348 47 006 43 358 41274 39655 42 345 47 349 55 002 49 001 39655 38146 44 342 50 351 59 360 57 003 38146 36740 46 342 51 354 61 358 69 004 36740 35402 48 345 53 356 60 359 80 004 35402 34069 50 346 57 357 61 003 90 006 34069 32712 52 344 60 354 62 005 97 008 32712 31336 55 343 59 357 62 009 97 008 31336 29928 58 344 67 359 69 013 81 010 29928 28483 58 345 69 355 72 010 69 014 28483 27002 57 345 59 351 59 008 62 015 27002 25483 51 344 47 352 41 017 49 022 25483 23926 46 343 32 011 35 025 42 032 23926 22326 42 341 30 025 25 021 39 030 22326 20677 40 338 29 024 22 023 35 027 20677 18974 35 340 27 021 21 026 29 029 18974 17249 25 350 22 012 21 024 23 027 17249 15593 22 357 19 357 20 018 23 003 15593 14089 21 359 18*344 20 013 20 005 14089 12747 20 356 18*333 19 009 18 020 12747 11546 18*351 18 329 19 006 20 027 11546 10465 16*348 18 327 18 002 20 027 10465 9493 15 347 18 328 18 359 19 027 9493 8620 14 346 17 328 18 355 17 024 8620 7841 14 346 16 328 17 352 14 017 7841 7144 13 345 16 328 17*350 12 358 7144 6512 13 344 15 328 16*350 12*344 6512 5946 13 343 14 329 14 353 12*338 5946 5469 12 343 12 329 12 356 11 335 5469 5100 11 342 11 329 10 001 9 333 5100 4844 10 342 10 329 8 004 8 332 4844 4687 9 341 9 329 7 008 5 331 4687 4598 6 340 6 328 4 011 3 327 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