DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 06/17 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 - - - 58.2 - - 60.2 - - 60.6 - - 55.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 237 - - 229 - - 145 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6416 - - 6597 - - 7142 - - 3511 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9985 - - 10108 - - 10253 - - 4582 Hcrit BL Top - - - 11916 - - 12097 - - 12642 - - 9011 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2975 - - 4244 - - 3508 - - 4943 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 490 - - 489 - - 433 - - 90 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 6 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 16 - - 14 - - 14 - - 17 BL Wind Direction - - - 329 - - 314 - - 307 - - 317 Direction Wind Shear - - - 11 - - 5 - - 5 - - 13 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - 18 - - 23 - - 18 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 2448 - - 2273 - - 2361 - - 598 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9469 - - 9825 - - 10281 - - 8413 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 551 - - 658 - - 400 - - -2073 ODpotential blCL - - - 11365 - - 11439 - - 12242 - - 11084 blCL maxRH - - - 77 - - 89 - - 80 - - 77 maxRH CAPE - - - 110 - - 170 - - 110 - - 110 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 58.2 - - 60.2 - - 60.6 - - 55.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 32.6 - - 32.9 - - 31.3 - - 34.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 57.8 - - 59.8 - - 60.6 - - 57.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 31.6 - - 32.0 - - 30.4 - - 34.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 237 - - 229 - - 145 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6416 - - 6597 - - 7142 - - 3511 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 9 - - 55 - - 22 - - 7 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 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] 99358 25 112 21 116 25 099 32 097 99358 91834 27 112 24 118 23 114 24 102 91834 86039 26 110 21 120 22 108 21 107 86039 81216 19 114 19 108 21 111 20 108 81216 77056 20 108 19 109 11 105 18 093 77056 73375 13 102 13 099 7 119 15 067 73375 70042 9 094 7 093 5 067 8 051 70042 66981 3 069 9 060 5 022 8 044 66981 64149 8 061 3 086 3 006 7 351 64149 61404 6 039 4 202 3 267 7 304 61404 58521 9 314 7 317 3 353 1 129 58521 55514 18 265 18 287 14 285 8 298 55514 52648 23 322 18 311 22 305 13 280 52648 50070 44 314 46 313 45 316 39 321 50070 47761 50 314 55 309 57 311 57 313 47761 45664 60 316 62 309 66 311 66 310 45664 43741 78 315 74 312 77 311 74 311 43741 41964 93 313 87 312 87 309 84 310 41964 40309 103 311 94 311 89 308 92 308 40309 38767 106 310 94 310 95 307 97 307 38767 37335 106 313 96 314 95 308 97 307 37335 35975 108 315 103 315 100 314 96 313 35975 34621 108 315 106 316 117 316 115 318 34621 33241 103 316 108 317 119 314 129 316 33241 31835 94 317 99 317 105 312 123 312 31835 30392 80 316 81 316 82 313 102 311 30392 28911 62 318 63 317 62 313 75 311 28911 27398 46 321 55 320 47 311 53 311 27398 25848 34 324 50 320 41 312 39 310 25848 24257 28 325 42 319 39 312 33 311 24257 22624 26 322 34 319 38 311 31 313 22624 20943 24 320 30 320 35 310 28 316 20943 19210 22 322 27 318 29 310 24 316 19210 17461 18 330 21 318 23 308 21 310 17461 15786 17 333 15 322 13 308 16 297 15786 14266 17 332 11 326 11 309 13 295 14266 12907 18*332 10*323 11*309 14 308 12907 11689 18*331 12*318 12*309 15 315 11689 10592 18 330 14 317 13 310 17 318 10592 9605 18 329 14 316 14 310 18*319 9605 8717 17 329 15 315 15 308 19*319 8717 7923 16 329 15 314 16 307 19 319 7923 7210 16 329 15 314 16 306 19 317 7210 6564 15 328 15 313 16 305 18 317 6564 5984 15 328 15 313 15 304 18 316 5984 5495 14 328 14 312 15 304 17 315 5495 5115 13 328 13 312 14 303 15 314 5115 4852 12 327 13 311 13 302 12 313 4852 4691 10 327 11 311 11 301 10 312 4691 4599 7 326 8 309 8 300 5 310 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