DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 05/26 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 67.0 - - 72.6 - - 66.9 - - 63.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 229 - - 135 - - 45 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1621 - - 6802 - - 1929 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6355 - - 9973 - - 4583 - - 4583 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7121 - - 12302 - - 7429 - - 4600 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3153 - - 2587 - - 4371 - - 2999 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 308 - - 422 - - 207 - - 15 W* B/S - - - 13 - - 12 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 6 - - 12 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 001 - - 130 - - 027 - - 329 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 17 - - 8 - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -8 - - -39 - - -12 - - -14 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1450 - - 2563 - - 826 - - -2148 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8571 - - 9739 - - 6604 - - 6749 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4294 - - 779 - - -2237 - - -6140 ODpotential blCL - - - 11415 - - 11523 - - 9666 - - 10740 blCL maxRH - - - 96 - - 93 - - 91 - - 81 maxRH CAPE - - - 460 - - 950 - - 1530 - - 620 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 67.0 - - 72.6 - - 66.9 - - 63.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 45.0 - - 45.3 - - 53.3 - - 49.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 66.3 - - 72.4 - - 67.4 - - 66.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 44.0 - - 44.3 - - 52.0 - - 49.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 229 - - 135 - - 45 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1621 - - 6802 - - 1929 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 82 - - 74 - - 63 - - 23 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 7 - - 8 - - 9 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] 98973 12 160 10 126 12 071 16 086 98973 91518 19 140 12 137 5 075 11 086 91518 85760 17 132 12 127 6 150 14 083 85760 80960 13 123 11 155 9 114 10 089 80960 76822 15 128 8 192 9 094 9 095 76822 73142 9 124 3 213 4 086 8 087 73142 69785 3 126 6 128 1 124 7 106 69785 66692 3 201 8 137 7 130 6 153 66692 63828 8 199 4 170 10 112 7 181 63828 61057 10 180 6 203 3 133 6 163 61057 58158 7 155 7 203 4 215 6 152 58158 55153 7 159 9 190 4 219 7 175 55153 52298 10 173 14 185 7 199 5 208 52298 49742 9 174 14 169 12 192 5 224 49742 47464 9 200 9 160 14 184 10 200 47464 45423 15 209 9 173 11 170 11 175 45423 43587 24 190 20 209 7 174 7 154 43587 41914 30 183 30 198 11 184 16 175 41914 40375 29 184 29 182 26 177 18 165 40375 38946 26 191 30 179 30 172 22 196 38946 37606 31 192 31 179 36 185 40 202 37606 36324 34 190 30 180 39 194 38 200 36324 35032 32 187 32 185 44 200 33 194 35032 33702 29 186 34 188 47 201 30 188 33702 32336 28 187 34 185 44 199 29 182 32336 30923 30 190 31 178 35 194 28 175 30923 29454 34 190 27 174 27 189 28 165 29454 27932 35 188 25 178 24 187 32 159 27932 26358 33 190 22 185 19 175 39 153 26358 24736 31 192 19 177 20 175 48 146 24736 23069 28 192 23 172 17 173 51 139 23069 21355 27 186 29 177 15 165 44 133 21355 19592 27 178 33 179 15 161 37 126 19592 17810 25 170 33 177 16 158 34 122 17810 16097 19 160 30 173 19 154 31 118 16097 14534 16 158 26 165 20 151 25 111 14534 13136 15 162 22*156 19 148 18 100 13136 11882 15 167 17*149 15 141 14 093 11882 10753 14 167 13 141 11 124 12 087 10753 9737 13 161 10 136 9 087 14 076 9737 8823 11 153 7 126 10 060 17 063 8823 8006 7 145 5 114 12*049 20 052 8006 7275 3*134 4 103 13*041 22 042 7275 6612 2*037 3 098 13 033 22 032 6612 6018 4 003 3 093 13 027 20 018 6018 5517 5 360 2 089 12 023 17 000 5517 5128 5 358 2 084 11 019 15 348 5128 4859 5 357 1 085 10 017 13 339 4859 4694 4 354 1 083 9 015 10*332 4694 4599 3 352 1 071 6 012 5*326 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