DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 05/16 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 38.7 - - 41.8 - - - - - 37.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 146 - - 257 - - - - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2337 - - 3202 - - - - - 375 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6697 - - 7542 - - - - - 4581 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7837 - - 8702 - - - - - 5875 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3236 - - 3347 - - - - - 4292 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 300 - - 397 - - - - - 38 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 8 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 9 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 307 - - 295 - - - - - 357 Direction Wind Shear - - - 12 - - 9 - - - - - 7 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 7 - - 16 - - - - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 2605 - - 2481 - - - - - 1265 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5232 - - 6221 - - - - - 4610 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 793 - - 948 - - - - - -552 ODpotential blCL - - - 7044 - - 7754 - - - - - 6427 blCL maxRH - - - 95 - - 97 - - - - - 92 maxRH CAPE - - - 260 - - 280 - - - - - 120 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 38.7 - - 41.8 - - - - - 37.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 31.7 - - 30.5 - - - - - 33.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 38.7 - - 41.2 - - - - - 38.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 30.5 - - 29.5 - - - - - 32.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 146 - - 257 - - - - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2337 - - 3202 - - - - - 375 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 79 - - 89 - - - - - 70 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 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] 98211 6 095 4 261 3 048 98211 90746 4 122 3 213 12 045 90746 85009 6 184 3 072 12 016 85009 80262 3 153 4 006 5 019 80262 76165 2 003 3 285 7 080 76165 72510 7 228 3 089 9 360 72510 69177 0 059 7 025 9 296 69177 66105 7 312 6 311 5 270 66105 63235 10 229 11 295 5 321 63235 60429 5 216 13 288 11 312 60429 57487 7 230 16 257 13 305 57487 54425 9 243 15 239 9 282 54425 51491 14 236 13 243 6 259 51491 48850 16 229 11 245 6 283 48850 46492 15 244 8 260 11 297 46492 44367 17 255 10 279 13 300 44367 42430 18 249 13 276 11 292 42430 40650 17 242 16 266 9 279 40650 39003 18 244 17 256 7 287 39003 37473 19 247 17 245 7 303 37473 36050 20 248 16 238 6 303 36050 34706 20 245 15 237 5 294 34706 33377 20 241 15 232 4 281 33377 32037 19 236 12 218 2 068 32037 30694 17 226 10 190 2 106 30694 29335 12 212 9 153 11 062 29335 27951 7 157 16 105 30 061 27951 26531 17 094 28 088 36 059 26531 25064 28 077 33 077 31 057 25064 23551 29 075 28 070 25 057 23551 21996 23 076 29 063 21 055 21996 20391 16 069 28 049 20 058 20391 18730 12 048 26 025 18 054 18730 17044 6 344 21 359 16 050 17044 15422 9 290 13 316 15 059 15422 13944 9 293 12 292 17 069 13944 12624 10 301 13 284 20 069 12624 11441 13 302 14 284 21 065 11441 10380 16 302 14 287 23 060 10380 9426 17 302 14*289 24 058 9426 8569 17*303 13*291 23 058 8569 7803 17*303 12 294 21 058 7803 7116 16 304 10 295 18 057 7116 6492 13 307 9 296 15 054 6492 5933 11 309 8 298 11*046 5933 5461 9 311 7 298 7*028 5461 5095 8 311 6 298 5 359 5095 4841 7 311 5 297 5 341 4841 4686 6 311 5 299 4 328 4686 4597 5 310 4 296 3 318 4597 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