DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 05/27 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 68.3 - - 65.2 - - - - - 61.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 177 - - 47 - - - - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2380 - - 982 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6826 - - 4583 - - - - - 4582 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7880 - - 6482 - - - - - 4600 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2511 - - 3285 - - - - - 2616 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 326 - - 167 - - - - - 13 W* B/S - - - 35 - - 7 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 4 - - - - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 337 - - 141 - - - - - 324 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 5 - - - - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 5 - - 7 - - - - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 915 - - 1286 - - - - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6965 - - 5196 - - - - - 4599 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1588 - - -1082 - - - - - -1988 ODpotential blCL - - - 9468 - - 7564 - - - - - 6588 blCL maxRH - - - 93 - - 97 - - - - - 88 maxRH CAPE - - - 1030 - - 1740 - - - - - 1510 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 68.3 - - 65.2 - - - - - 61.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 53.1 - - 57.7 - - - - - 58.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 67.9 - - 65.7 - - - - - 62.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 51.9 - - 56.4 - - - - - 58.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 177 - - 47 - - - - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2380 - - 982 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 71 - - 87 - - - - - 54 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 9 - - 11 - - - - - 12 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] 98926 23 112 13 119 14 088 98926 91450 17 122 13 129 13 071 91450 85701 12 120 12 122 11 077 85701 80938 12 119 11 117 9 090 80938 76818 14 127 8 088 9 090 76818 73156 12 125 5 148 11 115 73156 69831 10 148 9 181 7 113 69831 66762 12 152 8 176 3 160 66762 63909 9 145 4 201 6 130 63909 61153 9 164 13 176 4 039 61153 58276 8 148 13 157 6 289 58276 55296 4 155 7 158 9 191 55296 52481 8 179 8 207 8 181 52481 49970 7 190 12 193 8 239 49970 47720 5 229 10 179 10 207 47720 45686 6 210 3 147 10 169 45686 43847 5 189 2 060 9 167 43847 42168 9 189 5 161 11 175 42168 40612 13 179 13 139 9 161 40612 39155 16 157 12 114 3 157 39155 37790 19 166 12 094 4 224 37790 36484 21 162 18 114 10 217 36484 35172 19 153 20 121 12 196 35172 33827 18 146 20 122 9 151 33827 32452 19 148 16 126 9 112 32452 31031 22 158 13 136 9 105 31031 29554 19 170 13 144 8 112 29554 28023 13 176 16 133 7 128 28023 26438 10 162 17 130 10 134 26438 24805 9 154 15 131 11 136 24805 23127 9 152 12 140 8 147 23127 21401 12 150 10 149 5 188 21401 19622 15 154 12 157 6 215 19622 17821 15 160 14 165 8 209 17821 16094 15 165 17 168 9 198 16094 14523 16 163 17 166 11 189 14523 13122 15 161 17 165 11 193 13122 11868 13 161 17 159 9 197 11868 10741 12 159 14 151 6 190 10741 9726 11 152 12 145 4 175 9726 8814 9 142 10 139 3 148 8814 7999 6*133 8 136 1 077 7999 7268 2*121 7 136 3 013 7268 6605 1 001 6*137 5 005 6605 6013 2 338 6*136 5 007 6013 5513 3 331 5 139 5 359 5513 5126 3 324 4 143 4 342 5126 4857 3 319 3 147 4 324 4857 4694 2 317 3 149 3*312 4694 4599 2 313 2 157 2*303 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