DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 06/11 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 - - - 56.1 - - 55.0 - - - - - 51.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 156 - - 94 - - - - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4456 - - 3371 - - - - - 1900 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8290 - - 7221 - - - - - 4582 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9956 - - 8871 - - - - - 7400 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3203 - - 3613 - - - - - 3688 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 384 - - 299 - - - - - 69 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 5 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 12 - - - - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 298 - - 293 - - - - - 316 Direction Wind Shear - - - 10 - - 11 - - - - - 12 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 17 - - 46 - - - - - 17 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 2524 - - 2191 - - - - - 1008 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7432 - - 6680 - - - - - 6392 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 667 - - -140 - - - - - -1698 ODpotential blCL - - - 9289 - - 9011 - - - - - 9098 blCL maxRH - - - 94 - - 95 - - - - - 92 maxRH CAPE - - - 340 - - 450 - - - - - 190 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 56.1 - - 55.0 - - - - - 51.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 39.4 - - 41.5 - - - - - 39.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 56.0 - - 55.2 - - - - - 53.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 38.3 - - 40.3 - - - - - 38.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 156 - - 94 - - - - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4456 - - 3371 - - - - - 1900 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 76 - - 81 - - - - - 69 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] 99331 34 110 28 118 30 103 99331 91822 33 110 25 105 28 095 91822 86045 33 111 21 118 27 094 86045 81237 29 103 22 130 26 098 81237 77078 15 097 20 122 20 093 77078 73398 10 100 18 109 15 092 73398 70064 11 131 13 109 11 096 70064 66983 15 132 10 119 9 111 66983 64115 12 133 5 114 5 109 64115 61323 7 142 2 144 4 094 61323 58396 9 198 3 217 4 222 58396 55346 11 223 6 237 7 238 55346 52430 14 241 10 239 8 261 52430 49808 15 252 10 264 8 267 49808 47464 20 277 24 288 14 296 47464 45345 22 293 27 288 29 306 45345 43415 25 309 29 298 36 299 43415 41641 32 306 34 308 33 297 41641 39995 39 303 42 305 36 306 39995 38463 40 298 49 299 47 301 38463 37039 38 301 48 296 49 289 37039 35693 43 308 46 301 46 291 35693 34358 49 309 50 304 51 299 34358 33003 49 309 55 302 56 300 33003 31631 42 305 49 301 57 299 31631 30227 36 302 40 302 57 299 30227 28778 34 303 36 300 51 300 28778 27286 33 303 35 297 41 301 27286 25752 31 302 30 295 33 299 25752 24178 30 301 26 295 28 297 24178 22565 28 300 25 297 26 294 22565 20903 25 301 22 301 24 292 20903 19185 22 301 21 301 21 291 19185 17442 21 298 19 302 19 292 17442 15766 20 298 18 302 19 295 15766 14239 20 300 17 304 19 299 14239 12877 19 302 17 304 18 305 12877 11658 18 304 16 301 18 310 11658 10563 16*304 16 299 19 314 10563 9578 15*303 16*297 19 315 9578 8693 15 302 16*295 18 317 8693 7902 14 300 15 295 17*317 7902 7193 13 298 14 294 15*318 7193 6550 12 296 12 293 14 317 6550 5975 12 295 11 292 12 316 5975 5488 11 294 10 290 11 315 5488 5111 10 292 9 289 9 314 5111 4850 9 291 8 288 7 312 4850 4690 8 291 6 287 5 309 4690 4598 6 289 4 285 3 307 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