DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/16 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 - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 65.6 - - 63.2 - - - - - 53.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 294 - - 167 - - - - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5094 - - 6986 - - - - - 4556 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9056 - - 10235 - - - - - 4582 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10594 - - 12486 - - - - - 10056 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2710 - - 3204 - - - - - 3082 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 488 - - 452 - - - - - 110 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 3 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 22 - - 29 - - - - - 26 BL Wind Direction - - - 291 - - 298 - - - - - 328 Direction Wind Shear - - - 16 - - 23 - - - - - 27 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 54 - - 44 - - - - - 5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1527 - - 3100 - - - - - 1926 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9067 - - 9386 - - - - - 8131 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -665 - - 1317 - - - - - 150 ODpotential blCL - - - 11259 - - 11169 - - - - - 9906 blCL maxRH - - - 64 - - 94 - - - - - 89 maxRH CAPE - - - 170 - - 250 - - - - - 80 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 65.6 - - 63.2 - - - - - 53.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 41.3 - - 37.7 - - - - - 33.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 65.0 - - 63.3 - - - - - 54.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 40.4 - - 36.9 - - - - - 32.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 294 - - 167 - - - - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5094 - - 6986 - - - - - 4556 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 75 - - - - - 55 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 5 - - - - - 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] 99336 34 108 26 117 29 090 99336 91794 29 112 24 098 29 103 91794 86000 28 103 21 095 25 101 86000 81191 21 106 19 099 20 088 81191 77055 19 102 11 091 18 073 77055 73396 14 092 9 098 14 055 73396 70082 10 057 11 067 12 042 70082 67033 8 043 13 054 10 013 67033 64207 8 028 10 016 9 019 64207 61479 8 303 6 337 11 045 61479 58623 14 341 8 327 7 015 58623 55646 15 301 16 306 13 279 55646 52790 20 214 19 260 28 285 52790 50213 21 250 19 287 51 297 50213 47911 38 286 41 301 58 300 47911 45819 57 297 60 303 70 303 45819 43902 76 299 78 307 83 306 43902 42128 97 299 97 306 92 307 42128 40475 116 298 115 304 101 308 40475 38932 130 298 127 301 110 309 38932 37492 137 296 131 299 119 311 37492 36119 138 295 131 298 128 313 36119 34743 136 295 130 299 137 314 34743 33337 134 294 130 299 140 313 33337 31906 130 294 130 298 142 313 31906 30437 126 292 128 297 143 313 30437 28921 124 292 126 296 136 313 28921 27364 120 291 121 296 122 312 27364 25770 109 291 112 296 107 311 25770 24146 93 290 94 296 94 311 24146 22494 78 288 76 295 83 312 22494 20810 68 287 63 294 70 312 20810 19087 59 287 51 295 56 312 19087 17353 50 287 40 300 45 313 17353 15693 43 286 36 302 40 316 15693 14183 37 286 35 300 39 319 14183 12836 34 286 34*299 38 321 12836 11628 30 287 33*298 37 323 11628 10542 27*289 33 298 36*324 10542 9564 26*290 32 298 34*325 9564 8685 25 291 31 298 32 327 8685 7898 24 291 30 298 30 328 7898 7191 24 291 30 298 28 329 7191 6550 23 291 29 299 26 329 6550 5975 21 291 28 299 24 329 5975 5489 20 291 26 299 23 330 5489 5112 18 291 24 299 20 330 5112 4850 16 291 21 299 17 330 4850 4690 14 291 18 298 14 329 4690 4599 9 290 11 298 8 329 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