DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 06/19 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 60.4 - - 66.1 - - - - - 64.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 248 - - 297 - - - - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3543 - - 6100 - - - - - 1571 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7798 - - 9850 - - - - - 4583 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9043 - - 11600 - - - - - 7071 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2209 - - 2684 - - - - - 6472 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 410 - - 520 - - - - - 56 W* B/S - - - 12 - - 14 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 7 - - - - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 181 - - 207 - - - - - 223 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 6 - - - - - 9 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 12 - - 8 - - - - - 16 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -291 - - 1946 - - - - - -1354 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9335 - - 9654 - - - - - 8426 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4413 - - -191 - - - - - -4326 ODpotential blCL - - - 13456 - - 11791 - - - - - 11397 blCL maxRH - - - 68 - - 72 - - - - - 71 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 100 - - - - - 210 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 60.4 - - 66.1 - - - - - 64.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 35.4 - - 39.5 - - - - - 42.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 59.7 - - 65.2 - - - - - 66.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 34.2 - - 38.5 - - - - - 41.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 248 - - 297 - - - - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3543 - - 6100 - - - - - 1571 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 5 - - - - - 6 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] 99562 29 123 17 116 30 099 99562 91955 28 110 14 120 22 102 91955 86108 25 104 16 114 19 093 86108 81271 23 113 18 112 15 079 81271 77105 16 110 17 115 12 090 77105 73414 16 112 16 098 14 095 73414 70064 11 113 8 073 15 089 70064 66979 8 129 3 130 12 077 66979 64118 3 082 4 155 6 030 64118 61344 4 341 2 015 5 327 61344 58445 8 306 7 301 8 291 58445 55432 14 308 13 298 11 294 55432 52558 20 302 21 287 21 291 52558 49988 28 307 25 286 29 279 49988 47699 34 297 28 297 31 279 47699 45623 39 292 39 292 35 279 45623 43720 43 290 44 287 40 279 43720 41974 48 291 46 287 46 281 41974 40366 55 291 51 284 52 290 40366 38883 60 288 58 279 68 292 38883 37518 61 284 63 277 69 289 37518 36220 62 284 66 277 67 289 36220 34914 62 286 65 277 67 287 34914 33569 61 286 64 278 66 283 33569 32191 60 286 61 278 64 280 32191 30770 57 288 58 278 60 278 30770 29296 54 288 55 279 58 278 29296 27772 50 289 52 281 57 279 27772 26198 46 290 46 285 55 279 26198 24577 42 289 39 286 50 278 24577 22916 38 287 34 284 44 277 22916 21211 35 288 30 282 38 275 21211 19455 31 292 27 281 33 274 19455 17683 27 298 23 280 29 274 17683 15984 22 301 18 276 24 271 15984 14438 17 298 13 266 20 263 14438 13057 12 293 11 255 17 251 13057 11819 8 283 10*240 15 238 11819 10703 5 255 9*228 15 229 10703 9698 4*214 8 220 14 224 9698 8795 6*187 8 212 13 221 8795 7986 6 181 7 205 13 221 7986 7260 6 180 7 201 12*221 7260 6601 6 179 7 197 11*221 6601 6011 6 180 6 194 10 222 6011 5512 6 181 6 193 9 223 5512 5125 6 182 6 192 8 224 5125 4857 5 183 5 192 6 223 4857 4693 5 184 5 191 5 221 4693 4599 4 187 4 193 2 215 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