DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 06/14 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 - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 62.7 - - 67.6 - - - - - 64.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 236 - - 295 - - - - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3860 - - 6594 - - - - - 4689 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8015 - - 10234 - - - - - 4583 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9360 - - 12094 - - - - - 10189 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2473 - - 1522 - - - - - 2444 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 414 - - 531 - - - - - 83 W* B/S - - - 15 - - 12 - - - - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 8 - - - - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 346 - - 332 - - - - - 347 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 8 - - - - - 9 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -7 - - 15 - - - - - 7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -511 - - 948 - - - - - 1332 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9872 - - 11147 - - - - - 8857 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4192 - - -2059 - - - - - -1721 ODpotential blCL - - - 13552 - - 14153 - - - - - 11910 blCL maxRH - - - 65 - - 65 - - - - - 71 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 20 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 62.7 - - 67.6 - - - - - 64.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 35.6 - - 34.7 - - - - - 41.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 62.0 - - 66.9 - - - - - 66.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 34.5 - - 33.5 - - - - - 40.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 236 - - 295 - - - - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3860 - - 6594 - - - - - 4689 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - - - - 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] 99533 34 108 17 104 31 102 99533 91998 31 109 18 120 28 088 91998 86199 29 109 21 117 24 078 86199 81387 19 093 25 096 17 074 81387 77237 16 091 21 075 14 078 77237 73564 16 099 15 059 13 082 73564 70240 15 095 11 062 15 084 70240 67173 13 084 10 071 18 063 67173 64316 10 056 11 064 13 041 64316 61547 9 036 12 046 13 022 61547 58657 8 038 11 028 15 002 58657 55655 10 357 12 360 16 353 55655 52795 16 342 22 345 23 348 52795 50236 22 346 24 338 26 347 50236 47952 28 351 30 349 33 349 47952 45895 33 347 37 341 40 345 45895 44035 30 347 36 340 44 343 44035 42347 38 360 41 360 52 347 42347 40797 49 003 56 006 60 345 40797 39356 67 009 65 001 60 342 39356 38006 77 009 66 358 55 338 38006 36708 80 011 63 359 50 334 36708 35394 79 011 59 002 45 330 35394 34037 74 015 58 004 48 337 34037 32643 63 012 57 005 51 342 32643 31202 57 005 55 002 47 345 31202 29706 51 004 53 358 44 345 29706 28157 46 001 51 358 44 342 28157 26555 42 002 48 358 44 339 26555 24907 33 001 43 358 43 337 24907 23215 27 352 38 001 41 337 23215 21473 26 348 30 001 38 340 21473 19674 25 353 25 356 35 341 19674 17853 24 357 22 358 32 341 17853 16108 22 360 20 357 29 344 16108 14525 18 001 18 352 24 348 14525 13118 15 005 15*345 18 352 13118 11862 13 010 11*338 14 352 11862 10736 12 014 10 334 12*351 10736 9722 10*015 9 333 11*350 9722 8812 8*009 9 332 11 349 8812 7997 7 358 8 331 11 348 7997 7268 6 349 8 331 11 348 7268 6606 5 341 7 329 10 347 6606 6013 5 335 7 329 10 346 6013 5514 4 329 6 327 9 344 5514 5126 4 321 6 326 8 341 5126 4857 3 317 5 325 7 337 4857 4693 3 313 5 323 5 335 4693 4599 2 310 4 322 3 331 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