DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 05/31 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 - - - 50.0 - - 50.7 - - 50.4 - - 48.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 118 - - 108 - - 28 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2283 - - 2326 - - 2032 - - 1597 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6579 - - 6563 - - 4582 - - 4582 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7783 - - 7826 - - 7532 - - 7097 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1587 - - 1811 - - 2312 - - 2487 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 282 - - 276 - - 179 - - 76 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 3 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 17 - - 15 - - 17 - - 14 BL Wind Direction - - - 348 - - 343 - - 340 - - 002 Direction Wind Shear - - - 13 - - 11 - - 16 - - 16 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -6 - - -4 - - -2 - - -14 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 2201 - - 2639 - - 2375 - - 2246 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5583 - - 5188 - - 5157 - - 4851 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 500 - - 928 - - 409 - - -55 ODpotential blCL - - - 7283 - - 6898 - - 7123 - - 7152 blCL maxRH - - - 98 - - 99 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 40 - - 40 - - 50 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 50.0 - - 50.7 - - 50.4 - - 48.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 41.5 - - 43.9 - - 43.7 - - 42.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 50.1 - - 51.0 - - 51.1 - - 49.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 40.2 - - 42.7 - - 42.6 - - 41.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 118 - - 108 - - 28 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2283 - - 2326 - - 2032 - - 1597 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 92 - - 97 - - 101 - - 99 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - 6 - - 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] 98955 44 116 17 130 14 087 25 088 98955 91453 24 119 22 114 14 107 18 090 91453 85722 15 119 19 110 17 102 22 100 85722 80983 15 121 16 118 13 093 24 102 80983 76900 14 116 16 130 11 069 18 098 76900 73284 10 129 15 118 10 097 12 098 73284 69994 15 133 9 129 9 115 11 107 69994 66949 15 127 8 148 7 114 10 112 66949 64110 12 154 10 169 5 158 8 122 64110 61344 16 170 16 163 11 169 9 149 61344 58441 20 166 19 171 12 171 11 162 58441 55420 22 169 24 174 18 181 17 174 55420 52537 27 171 23 163 22 174 19 170 52537 49955 31 171 24 163 26 171 26 167 49955 47656 34 176 26 165 30 158 33 158 47656 45578 40 180 29 174 29 156 34 149 45578 43690 48 176 41 176 36 158 37 156 43690 41974 63 160 61 162 52 153 48 151 41974 40406 69 147 72 151 61 150 52 142 40406 38950 65 151 73 151 69 146 58 140 38950 37585 69 156 77 150 69 142 62 136 37585 36279 69 154 74 147 65 143 60 137 36279 34964 64 152 70 150 61 143 57 137 34964 33611 60 154 59 156 59 143 53 136 33611 32223 51 154 45 148 56 144 50 138 32223 30787 44 150 46 141 50 147 47 137 30787 29296 36 146 41 139 45 147 42 137 29296 27751 31 134 35 133 43 144 36 136 27751 26153 31 129 32 128 35 145 30 141 26153 24508 27 127 26 126 29 142 23 141 24508 22822 18 123 14 120 21 136 21 130 22822 21091 9 104 8 102 12 118 16 120 21091 19312 6 048 7 065 5 017 4 042 19312 17521 11 021 8 050 11 349 13 351 17521 15808 19 008 9 036 19 006 22 005 15808 14257 21 002 11 011 26 013 26 010 14257 12878 24 358 14 357 27 010 25 005 12878 11649 26 358 17 353 25 004 26 360 11649 10548 27 357 18 351 24 355 27 353 10548 9560 25 355 19 349 23 349 26 349 9560 8675 23 352 18 349 23 346 25 349 8675 7886 21*349 18*348 23*344 24 350 7886 7179 20*349 18*347 22*343 22*353 7179 6539 19 349 17 346 20 342 20*357 6539 5966 18 348 16 343 19 340 18 000 5966 5483 17 348 15 342 17 339 15 002 5483 5108 16 347 14 340 15 338 13 005 5108 4848 14 347 12 339 13 337 10 005 4848 4689 12 346 10 338 11 337 8 007 4689 4599 8 345 7 336 6 335 4 008 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