DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 05/17 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 - - - 43.6 - - 46.9 - - 47.9 - - 40.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 259 - - 217 - - 131 - - 7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6042 - - 5314 - - 6592 - - 756 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9724 - - 9072 - - 9743 - - 4581 Hcrit BL Top - - - 11542 - - 10814 - - 12092 - - 6256 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1942 - - 5934 - - 5377 - - 3992 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 490 - - 443 - - 404 - - 80 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 5 - - 4 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 17 - - 17 - - 16 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 030 - - 356 - - 354 - - 312 Direction Wind Shear - - - 15 - - 16 - - 13 - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -13 - - 12 - - 13 - - 17 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 2982 - - 2731 - - 2864 - - 1056 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8560 - - 8083 - - 9229 - - 5201 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 1018 - - 382 - - 1142 - - -969 ODpotential blCL - - - 10524 - - 10432 - - 10950 - - 7225 blCL maxRH - - - 86 - - 93 - - 88 - - 88 maxRH CAPE - - - 40 - - 320 - - 210 - - 150 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 43.6 - - 46.9 - - 47.9 - - 40.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 22.2 - - 27.6 - - 23.5 - - 33.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 43.2 - - 46.6 - - 48.1 - - 41.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 21.3 - - 26.6 - - 22.7 - - 32.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 259 - - 217 - - 131 - - 7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6042 - - 5314 - - 6592 - - 756 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 44 - - 73 - - 53 - - 51 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 98153 6 099 8 120 4 166 6 088 98153 90715 9 123 1 274 4 041 6 068 90715 84983 9 118 2 149 8 341 7 072 84983 80215 7 042 5 122 6 355 7 042 80215 76115 5 018 4 085 7 056 7 035 76115 72488 0 332 6 353 11 057 3 320 72488 69186 1 327 8 326 9 027 6 274 69186 66127 2 214 6 290 8 317 4 128 66127 63266 2 208 4 248 11 289 8 102 63266 60480 1 089 3 177 7 273 6 054 60480 57566 3 016 2 118 4 288 9 328 57566 54535 4 356 2 031 7 306 13 308 54535 51643 7 357 6 032 6 306 8 312 51643 49049 9 360 9 010 6 322 8 329 49049 46729 10 001 16 007 8 346 18 352 46729 44628 12 005 19 005 13 351 26 342 44628 42710 16 009 20 005 19 359 26 336 42710 40950 20 004 23 005 27 003 28 350 40950 39323 21 002 28 002 34 360 33 358 39323 37810 19 358 33 357 40 358 39 360 37810 36401 19 001 36 354 42 358 44 359 36401 35062 22 009 37 357 44 359 47 359 35062 33735 26 017 37 004 44 359 51 000 33735 32394 26 018 35 010 44 000 52 001 32394 31042 27 009 33 015 41 003 49 002 31042 29666 26 008 33 019 38 007 45 005 29666 28253 31 009 33 021 37 009 40 005 28253 26801 34 008 34 019 35 009 35 003 26801 25307 37 016 33 012 33 011 33 004 25307 23770 36 013 35 008 31 012 31 004 23770 22193 34 008 37 007 30 011 28 005 22193 20569 39 010 36 008 27 014 25 351 20569 18891 39 007 32 010 22 025 26 328 18891 17186 38 009 26 014 19 023 22 334 17186 15543 35 014 23 015 18 004 19 349 15543 14047 31 019 22 015 20 355 19 007 14047 12710 25*023 22 010 20*354 19 016 12710 11514 22*026 22*005 20*354 18 023 11514 10439 20 028 22*001 19 355 16 028 10439 9473 19 029 21 359 18 355 13 028 9473 8605 18 030 20 356 17 354 10 026 8605 7829 18 031 19 354 17 353 8 017 7829 7134 17 032 17 353 16 353 7 003 7134 6505 16 032 16 353 15 353 7*344 6505 5941 15 032 14 352 14 353 8*328 5941 5466 14 032 12 353 14 353 9 316 5466 5098 13 033 11 354 13 352 8 308 5098 4843 11 032 9 355 12 352 8 305 4843 4687 10 032 8 355 10 352 7 301 4687 4598 7 031 6 355 7 352 4 296 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