DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 06/27 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 - - - 55.8 - - 60.5 - - - - - 56.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 141 - - 154 - - - - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1728 - - 3890 - - - - - 1728 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6260 - - 7853 - - - - - 4582 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7228 - - 9390 - - - - - 7228 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2736 - - 3010 - - - - - 3384 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 270 - - 363 - - - - - 74 W* B/S - - - 19 - - 13 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 5 - - - - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 223 - - 277 - - - - - 308 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 1 - - - - - 8 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 10 - - 12 - - - - - 22 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1671 - - 1993 - - - - - 1586 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5557 - - 7398 - - - - - 5643 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -750 - - -129 - - - - - -1170 ODpotential blCL - - - 7978 - - 9519 - - - - - 8398 blCL maxRH - - - 96 - - 100 - - - - - 92 maxRH CAPE - - - 320 - - 320 - - - - - 330 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 55.8 - - 60.5 - - - - - 56.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 46.8 - - 43.5 - - - - - 47.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 55.5 - - 60.2 - - - - - 57.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 45.7 - - 42.5 - - - - - 46.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 141 - - 154 - - - - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1728 - - 3890 - - - - - 1728 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 85 - - 100 - - - - - 67 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 6 - - - - - 7 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] 99791 37 110 22 107 24 111 99791 92195 30 110 20 102 25 110 92195 86335 24 114 15 119 19 100 86335 81470 21 119 15 131 16 092 81470 77268 20 119 12 127 15 095 77268 73542 15 137 12 145 14 095 73542 70165 14 116 12 145 9 100 70165 67056 7 108 10 131 5 072 67056 64166 10 151 9 122 4 195 64166 61365 7 141 4 106 10 168 61365 58436 10 205 4 199 7 139 58436 55382 14 187 12 185 6 170 55382 52458 12 150 13 168 12 166 52458 49826 6 149 11 166 12 143 49826 47470 12 191 16 168 13 154 47470 45341 18 176 17 162 16 152 45341 43405 23 167 20 167 17 152 43405 41631 30 159 28 161 19 143 41631 39997 26 146 31 150 16 136 39997 38485 23 158 30 148 19 154 38485 37091 38 163 31 153 26 152 37091 35787 45 155 36 147 30 148 35787 34499 43 158 39 148 30 146 34499 33184 42 162 42 143 28 144 33184 31837 40 159 43 141 26 141 31837 30445 38 158 38 139 24 141 30445 29001 34 157 33 144 18 153 29001 27505 29 159 32 153 15 141 27505 25959 25 168 28 158 12 125 25959 24364 24 172 23 162 11 109 24364 22725 21 182 20 170 9 098 22725 21039 16 180 20 173 7 119 21039 19299 14 164 15 169 8 141 19299 17536 10 150 8 138 5 141 17536 15845 10 144 6 116 2 047 15845 14307 7 146 3 122 6 360 14307 12935 5 168 2 146 6 343 12935 11708 4 200 2 182 8 331 11708 10607 4 222 2 220 9 328 10607 9617 4 232 3*255 11 324 9617 8728 4 238 5*276 11 322 8728 7932 4*239 6 280 11*320 7932 7219 4*238 6 279 11*316 7219 6570 3 231 5 277 12 312 6570 5989 3 220 5 277 11 308 5989 5498 2 210 5 275 10 305 5498 5117 2 211 5 272 9 303 5117 4853 2 215 4 271 7 300 4853 4692 2 219 4 270 6 298 4692 4599 2 221 3 270 3 297 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