DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 05/04 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 - - 1003z - - 1556z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 49.4 - - 52.6 - - 52.7 - - 47.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 266 - - 216 - - 122 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3651 - - 5186 - - 4878 - - 2609 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7893 - - 8986 - - 8439 - - 4582 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9151 - - 10686 - - 10378 - - 8109 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1577 - - 2177 - - 2421 - - 4009 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 419 - - 443 - - 361 - - 66 W* B/S - - - 13 - - 8 - - 7 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 10 - - 10 - - 13 BL Wind Direction - - - 010 - - 005 - - 034 - - 065 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 11 - - 8 - - 9 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - 11 - - -13 - - -17 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1371 - - 2181 - - 1773 - - 433 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7781 - - 8506 - - 8606 - - 7677 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -386 - - 375 - - -150 - - -2928 ODpotential blCL - - - 9537 - - 10311 - - 10528 - - 11037 blCL maxRH - - - 86 - - 87 - - 89 - - 97 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 40 - - 30 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 49.4 - - 52.6 - - 52.7 - - 47.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 31.3 - - 31.2 - - 30.9 - - 30.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 48.7 - - 52.2 - - 52.8 - - 49.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 30.4 - - 30.4 - - 30.1 - - 29.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 266 - - 216 - - 122 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3651 - - 5186 - - 4878 - - 2609 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 45 - - 48 - - 57 - - 88 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 3 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] 97647 8 129 16 150 5 128 13 108 97647 90206 11 151 14 142 6 117 10 111 90206 84493 13 126 11 153 7 111 10 122 84493 79745 12 093 9 146 10 083 9 143 79745 75651 9 071 12 091 3 069 7 090 75651 72035 4 079 15 052 4 102 6 072 72035 68750 3 169 7 029 10 039 9 053 68750 65716 9 088 1 251 13 022 16 039 65716 62900 18 036 2 012 14 354 19 020 62900 60182 17 022 11 011 12 344 14 012 60182 57332 16 350 17 359 9 353 17 003 57332 54358 19 349 23 344 21 007 22 349 54358 51528 27 355 29 341 30 356 29 353 51528 48997 35 353 35 344 36 348 34 351 48997 46741 41 357 38 354 37 352 37 355 46741 44698 55 357 50 358 51 005 45 011 44698 42835 64 353 62 350 67 354 69 357 42835 41139 79 360 73 352 77 353 83 357 41139 39587 96 001 87 359 89 002 97 002 39587 38144 103 357 99 360 100 006 107 004 38144 36794 100 357 103 360 106 007 109 004 36794 35506 94 357 106 002 107 007 110 006 35506 34217 81 354 105 005 105 007 112 007 34217 32894 73 350 88 358 99 005 113 008 32894 31536 70 349 74 349 88 000 109 009 31536 30136 68 349 67 347 78 357 101 006 30136 28688 66 349 64 348 70 354 92 001 28688 27195 64 349 63 351 63 350 85 358 27195 25658 63 349 62 354 58 348 75 355 25658 24080 59 346 59 354 56 349 68 352 24080 22460 54 345 55 350 54 350 63 350 22460 20793 48 345 51 346 51 349 60 351 20793 19070 43 346 46 345 48 346 56 352 19070 17325 39 345 42 345 45 343 51 351 17325 15651 34 344 37 343 39 340 43 348 15651 14134 29 343 31 339 31 337 31 338 14134 12786 25 341 24 336 21 334 20 329 12786 11581 20 339 18*334 15 333 14 324 11581 10499 16 341 14*338 13*336 10 328 10499 9525 11*349 12 347 10*352 7 001 9525 8649 9*359 11 356 10 012 8*049 8649 7867 8 007 10 009 10 035 12*063 7867 7166 7 012 10 014 11 040 14 066 7166 6530 6 014 10 018 11 043 15 066 6530 5960 5 015 10 020 11 045 15 066 5960 5479 5 014 10 022 11 045 14 065 5479 5106 4 013 9 022 10 046 12 063 5106 4847 4 012 9 023 10 046 9 061 4847 4689 3 011 8 023 8 047 7 061 4689 4598 2 009 6 024 6 046 4 059 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