DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 05/13 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 - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 65.0 - - 64.0 - - - - - 48.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 75 - - 195 - - - - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3671 - - 5420 - - - - - 2008 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7296 - - 9132 - - - - - 4582 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9171 - - 10920 - - - - - 7508 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3515 - - 2972 - - - - - 2394 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 289 - - 440 - - - - - 66 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 2 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 34 - - 32 - - - - - 16 BL Wind Direction - - - 192 - - 201 - - - - - 280 Direction Wind Shear - - - 34 - - 22 - - - - - 18 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 13 - - 35 - - - - - 29 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -19 - - 2260 - - - - - 1216 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9191 - - 8660 - - - - - 6292 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3134 - - -65 - - - - - -1040 ODpotential blCL - - - 12305 - - 10985 - - - - - 8548 blCL maxRH - - - 82 - - 83 - - - - - 97 maxRH CAPE - - - 130 - - 420 - - - - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 65.0 - - 64.0 - - - - - 48.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 40.3 - - 41.4 - - - - - 37.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 65.9 - - 63.9 - - - - - 50.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 39.4 - - 40.5 - - - - - 36.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 75 - - 195 - - - - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3671 - - 5420 - - - - - 2008 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 28 - - 32 - - - - - 87 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - - - - 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] 98130 9 141 4 108 10 071 98130 90725 7 084 2 138 10 034 90725 85011 5 112 2 121 11 029 85011 80280 6 122 2 078 12 037 80280 76185 3 345 5 008 14 015 76185 72560 3 240 5 341 12 330 72560 69293 3 323 7 341 9 327 69293 66286 6 315 12 321 10 315 66286 63474 10 322 14 297 9 322 63474 60726 17 302 17 316 16 296 60726 57855 18 279 25 292 21 286 57855 54880 16 271 27 273 21 305 54880 52028 19 263 27 276 27 308 52028 49444 18 262 27 273 31 296 49444 47118 25 267 24 262 33 289 47118 45003 36 252 25 249 35 284 45003 43067 42 228 28 225 35 274 43067 41286 43 220 27 226 34 262 41286 39637 47 224 35 232 24 248 39637 38111 65 222 46 226 18 254 38111 36698 81 214 60 213 22 258 36698 35359 79 205 71 205 25 233 35359 34026 70 199 76 203 27 203 34026 32671 68 198 78 198 27 201 32671 31301 68 196 80 193 29 190 31301 29903 68 195 86 194 25 173 29903 28469 70 195 89 197 16 156 28469 27000 73 199 85 202 8 135 27000 25489 79 203 76 207 3 186 25489 23934 85 208 69 215 12 234 23934 22337 88 214 62 222 20 240 22337 20693 79 223 44 223 20 250 20693 18996 45 238 41 221 19 259 18996 17276 18 233 31 209 20 267 17276 15623 23 202 30 200 23 277 15623 14117 33 207 32 194 25 287 14117 12774 41 211 33 195 25 296 12774 11572 46 211 34*196 25 301 11572 10492 47 208 34*198 25 302 10492 9521 46*205 34 199 26 300 9521 8648 43*201 34 200 25 295 8648 7868 41 198 34 201 24*291 7868 7168 39 195 33 201 22*287 7168 6533 36 191 33 202 20 283 6533 5963 33 188 32 202 17 280 5963 5481 29 186 31 202 15 278 5481 5107 26 184 29 202 13 275 5107 4848 22 182 25 202 11 274 4848 4689 19 181 21 202 9 273 4689 4598 11 180 12 202 5 271 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