DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 06/21 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 - - - 54.9 - - 58.9 - - 58.2 - - 55.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 217 - - 194 - - 76 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4520 - - 6199 - - 6225 - - 4466 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8469 - - 9702 - - 9067 - - 4582 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10020 - - 11699 - - 11725 - - 9966 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3088 - - 4036 - - 3859 - - 4041 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 421 - - 452 - - 337 - - 97 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 6 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 14 - - 15 - - 14 BL Wind Direction - - - 336 - - 318 - - 320 - - 334 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 8 - - 10 - - 11 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - 6 - - 10 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1997 - - 2179 - - 2349 - - 1671 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8023 - - 9520 - - 9376 - - 8296 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 487 - - 459 - - 555 - - -562 ODpotential blCL - - - 9533 - - 11240 - - 11170 - - 10528 blCL maxRH - - - 98 - - 100 - - 95 - - 86 maxRH CAPE - - - 110 - - 140 - - 190 - - 160 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 54.9 - - 58.9 - - 58.2 - - 55.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 35.6 - - 33.0 - - 33.1 - - 34.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 54.5 - - 58.8 - - 58.7 - - 56.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 34.7 - - 32.1 - - 32.2 - - 34.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 217 - - 194 - - 76 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4520 - - 6199 - - 6225 - - 4466 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 94 - - 98 - - 82 - - 43 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 4 - - 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] 99543 32 112 28 122 24 112 26 103 99543 91938 28 111 24 107 25 114 21 107 91938 86098 26 112 21 111 22 115 20 096 86098 81242 24 101 23 130 15 114 18 098 81242 77055 17 120 18 113 13 120 16 091 77055 73361 13 135 12 124 13 115 13 100 73361 70015 10 135 9 117 11 094 12 110 70015 66930 5 086 8 127 4 115 10 104 66930 64061 5 140 4 123 5 175 2 103 64061 61283 6 182 1 136 2 159 4 188 61283 58383 5 197 7 219 3 275 5 206 58383 55363 11 241 8 219 6 264 6 247 55363 52467 10 253 11 242 11 248 12 260 52467 49859 13 263 13 263 10 256 12 255 49859 47524 13 254 17 267 15 268 15 275 47524 45408 14 267 14 261 14 275 18 266 45408 43473 21 283 14 281 10 277 12 246 43473 41691 26 279 25 289 19 302 8 300 41691 40042 28 272 30 281 30 294 25 303 40042 38514 28 278 28 281 29 286 28 292 38514 37095 36 284 31 284 28 285 29 290 37095 35753 41 284 33 282 30 286 32 289 35753 34420 41 286 33 279 30 288 33 288 34420 33066 40 287 30 279 31 292 33 288 33066 31695 36 286 26 282 31 291 34 291 31695 30293 31 284 20 286 26 290 35 295 30293 28848 24 280 14 291 20 293 35 297 28848 27359 19 278 9 295 17 297 33 296 27359 25823 17 278 9 294 16 300 29 296 25823 24242 18 279 12 297 15 305 25 298 24242 22618 19 286 15 300 13 312 22 303 22618 20947 19 298 16 305 13 317 20 310 20947 19221 17 314 15 305 15 315 18 317 19221 17475 17 327 17 303 16 311 18 317 17475 15800 16 329 16 307 17 306 20 311 15800 14276 14 334 15 311 17 309 19 310 14276 12914 14 337 15*314 17*312 18 314 12914 11693 13 339 15*315 17*315 17 322 11693 10594 13*338 15 316 16 317 16*327 10594 9606 12*338 15 316 16 319 16*331 9606 8717 12 338 15 318 16 320 16 333 8717 7923 12 337 15 319 16 321 15 334 7923 7210 12 337 15 319 16 322 15 335 7210 6563 12 337 14 320 16 323 15 335 6563 5983 12 336 14 320 15 323 14 335 5983 5494 11 335 13 320 15 323 13 335 5494 5115 10 334 13 320 14 323 12 334 5115 4851 10 334 12 320 12 322 10 333 4851 4691 8 333 10 319 10 322 8 332 4691 4599 6 332 7 318 7 321 4 331 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