DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 05/12 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 - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 59.7 - - 64.7 - - - - - 59.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 266 - - 271 - - - - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2657 - - 4356 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7151 - - 8450 - - - - - 4583 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8157 - - 9856 - - - - - 4600 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1890 - - 1984 - - - - - 4288 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 379 - - 451 - - - - - 6 W* B/S - - - 11 - - 11 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 8 - - - - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 193 - - 229 - - - - - 152 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 5 - - - - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 13 - - 12 - - - - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2057 - - -872 - - - - - -4278 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10214 - - 10729 - - - - - 8879 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7714 - - -5924 - - - - - -9092 ODpotential blCL - - - 15871 - - 15780 - - - - - 13692 blCL maxRH - - - 62 - - 76 - - - - - 79 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 59.7 - - 64.7 - - - - - 59.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 31.0 - - 33.6 - - - - - 36.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 59.0 - - 64.1 - - - - - 64.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 29.9 - - 32.4 - - - - - 36.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 266 - - 271 - - - - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2657 - - 4356 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 5 - - - - - 16 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 4 - - - - - 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] 98187 16 120 12 154 3 036 98187 90748 9 167 5 112 7 071 90748 85046 12 162 1 008 10 107 85046 80309 9 104 6 178 11 062 80309 76212 3 035 8 153 8 358 76212 72586 2 193 1 146 2 301 72586 69299 3 245 3 229 2 319 69299 66268 6 246 5 257 4 325 66268 63450 8 272 4 267 5 292 63450 60709 10 289 8 278 9 274 60709 57846 13 289 14 274 14 282 57846 54880 16 279 19 268 20 274 54880 52057 19 275 23 273 24 269 52057 49531 23 280 25 275 26 270 49531 47288 35 282 37 271 34 270 47288 45285 39 278 43 275 40 265 45285 43484 47 281 57 274 49 260 43484 41843 53 276 58 271 57 258 41843 40321 51 274 54 273 64 257 40321 38895 50 274 52 276 68 254 38895 37550 52 273 51 277 65 253 37550 36255 50 274 50 278 63 254 36255 34949 47 280 48 277 62 254 34949 33608 49 288 49 269 60 254 33608 32237 52 290 51 262 56 253 32237 30826 54 292 47 265 52 251 30826 29362 51 294 45 271 48 249 29362 27848 48 295 44 274 45 247 27848 26285 46 295 40 278 42 249 26285 24678 46 292 36 280 40 250 24678 23026 46 290 35 280 38 248 23026 21322 45 291 36 280 36 248 21322 19560 40 292 35 281 33 250 19560 17774 33 294 33 281 30 251 17774 16056 27 294 30 281 26 249 16056 14489 22 291 25 279 23 249 14489 13090 18 287 20 277 20 251 13090 11837 13 280 15 272 16 249 11837 10712 10 267 10*258 12 241 10712 9700 7 244 9*245 11 225 9700 8792 6*212 8 237 10 206 8792 7980 7*198 8 231 10 192 7980 7254 7 194 8 227 10 186 7254 6596 7 193 8 225 10 187 6596 6006 6 192 8 223 9 187 6006 5509 6 191 7 222 8 184 5509 5123 6 192 7 220 7 179 5123 4856 5 193 6 221 5 174 4856 4693 5 194 6 221 3*147 4693 4599 4 195 5 220 2*096 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