DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/07 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 - - - 58.9 - - 61.7 - - 60.4 - - 53.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 248 - - 209 - - 110 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5326 - - 7284 - - 6539 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9161 - - 10607 - - 9630 - - 4582 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10826 - - 12784 - - 12039 - - 4599 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2463 - - 3984 - - 3173 - - 6742 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 468 - - 494 - - 390 - - 7 W* B/S - - - 17 - - 8 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 11 - - 14 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 326 - - 318 - - 323 - - 308 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 6 - - 7 - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - 16 - - 8 - - -5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1975 - - 3013 - - 1044 - - -4433 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8852 - - 9771 - - 10996 - - 9033 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -239 - - 1002 - - -1882 - - -7641 ODpotential blCL - - - 11065 - - 11782 - - 13921 - - 12240 blCL maxRH - - - 75 - - 67 - - 59 - - 70 maxRH CAPE - - - 170 - - 310 - - 60 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 58.9 - - 61.7 - - 60.4 - - 53.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 35.9 - - 34.6 - - 28.0 - - 29.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 58.3 - - 61.3 - - 60.7 - - 56.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 35.1 - - 33.8 - - 27.1 - - 28.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 248 - - 209 - - 110 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5326 - - 7284 - - 6539 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 3 - - 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] 97884 12 117 5 139 4 108 11 073 97884 90485 11 148 7 113 8 086 14 092 90485 84777 13 157 7 113 6 102 13 093 84777 80016 9 120 10 139 4 145 12 078 80016 75897 5 148 5 120 0 181 4 065 75897 72255 2 190 2 095 2 002 2 196 72255 68954 3 165 5 280 6 357 3 066 68954 65914 2 169 7 291 4 342 3 329 65914 63090 3 355 8 285 5 315 0 002 63090 60343 8 315 11 295 13 310 6 350 60343 57473 10 302 13 271 14 287 14 280 57473 54505 18 321 12 298 12 283 13 297 54505 51693 23 309 24 311 23 304 24 319 51693 49175 28 311 29 313 30 314 33 320 49175 46929 34 309 34 321 37 323 38 319 46929 44911 40 312 47 320 45 326 43 320 44911 43086 49 314 52 321 55 326 53 323 43086 41428 56 323 58 326 67 325 66 324 41428 39907 67 325 72 327 79 327 76 322 39907 38490 76 322 85 329 89 326 77 324 38490 37158 80 321 94 332 90 325 75 324 37158 35875 85 324 99 333 88 326 75 325 35875 34579 88 326 99 331 86 325 77 323 34579 33245 90 327 96 328 85 324 79 321 33245 31878 90 327 93 327 85 324 76 320 31878 30468 85 326 89 328 82 324 71 323 30468 29006 76 322 85 332 78 325 67 326 29006 27496 69 320 76 333 75 328 63 330 27496 25936 60 324 65 330 73 333 61 335 25936 24328 50 322 53 327 67 333 58 335 24328 22676 43 320 44 323 54 328 56 330 22676 20982 36 321 38 320 41 321 52 327 20982 19241 30 321 32 318 33 315 44 324 19241 17487 25 319 25 315 28 311 35 321 17487 15807 21 317 19 316 23 310 27 319 15807 14279 18 319 15 319 18 314 22 319 14279 12916 16 322 13*319 14*321 18 320 12916 11694 12*323 12*317 14*324 15 322 11694 10595 9*324 12 317 14 325 13 325 10595 9606 7 323 12 317 14 325 13 330 9606 8717 5 321 11 317 15 325 13 334 8717 7922 4 323 11 317 15 324 14 335 7922 7209 4 328 11 318 15 323 15 331 7209 6562 4 328 11 318 15 322 16 326 6562 5983 4 330 11 319 15 321 16 321 5983 5494 4 332 10 319 14 321 14 317 5494 5114 4 332 9 320 13 320 12 313 5114 4851 3 332 9 319 12 320 9 312 4851 4691 3 332 8 319 10 320 6*310 4691 4598 2 329 6 317 7 319 3*305 4598 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