DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 06/12 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 - - 1332z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 51.4 - - 49.5 - - 49.6 - - 48.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 173 - - 74 - - 68 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3066 - - 2115 - - 1829 - - 3088 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7285 - - 6126 - - 4582 - - 4582 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8566 - - 7615 - - 7329 - - 8588 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2839 - - 2244 - - 2508 - - 2739 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 344 - - 237 - - 220 - - 89 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 5 - - 5 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 9 - - 9 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 355 - - 339 - - 031 - - 039 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 6 - - 8 - - 11 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -11 - - 27 - - -15 - - 10 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1812 - - 2421 - - 2120 - - 3078 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6754 - - 5194 - - 5210 - - 5510 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 316 - - 672 - - 302 - - 679 ODpotential blCL - - - 8250 - - 6943 - - 7027 - - 7909 blCL maxRH - - - 96 - - 101 - - 100 - - 99 maxRH CAPE - - - 180 - - 320 - - 220 - - 190 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 51.4 - - 49.5 - - 49.6 - - 48.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 37.7 - - 42.7 - - 42.7 - - 40.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 51.3 - - 49.8 - - 49.9 - - 50.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 36.9 - - 41.5 - - 41.5 - - 39.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 173 - - 74 - - 68 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3066 - - 2115 - - 1829 - - 3088 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 82 - - 102 - - 100 - - 95 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 6 - - 6 - - 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] 99352 34 107 21 111 25 101 31 104 99352 91817 32 116 21 112 23 095 30 095 91817 86037 29 115 23 116 22 100 24 098 86037 81261 21 106 25 110 19 112 20 090 81261 77138 15 098 22 099 16 118 14 094 77138 73473 13 099 19 092 15 111 13 107 73473 70144 14 108 12 108 12 101 13 087 70144 67073 13 103 8 109 9 098 13 076 67073 64217 9 098 7 106 7 090 11 075 64217 61438 4 092 5 091 7 085 6 055 61438 58530 2 020 2 068 5 074 1 273 58530 55500 2 275 5 307 5 341 1 263 55500 52601 6 322 5 272 9 292 8 327 52601 49997 13 310 7 319 13 291 15 328 49997 47669 13 308 13 318 13 310 14 332 47669 45557 15 316 16 324 14 333 15 341 45557 43619 20 319 18 332 16 340 15 353 43619 41830 23 319 19 328 19 340 20 001 41830 40175 25 319 20 327 21 340 23 349 40175 38642 25 319 21 333 21 343 23 337 38642 37224 23 324 18 331 20 349 23 345 37224 35887 26 329 15 334 23 358 23 353 35887 34562 26 323 12 356 24 356 23 359 34562 33220 17 333 15 026 22 012 25 355 33220 31862 10 354 17 047 22 028 26 345 31862 30465 13 066 21 069 22 035 22 342 30465 29013 15 076 25 068 24 044 17 347 29013 27505 16 076 22 059 26 036 18 348 27505 25942 12 058 14 063 27 022 20 345 25942 24327 11 044 12 040 24 015 23 342 24327 22667 14 032 12 007 21 002 28 339 22667 20962 10 022 11 001 18 346 25 340 20962 19212 8 009 13 355 16 335 21 337 19212 17449 9 002 13 351 13 339 20 325 17449 15761 11 352 14 349 13 340 20 319 15761 14228 13 341 14 356 13 346 21 324 14228 12860 15 341 13 000 13 350 21 338 12860 11638 16 345 12 000 13 358 18 350 11638 10543 15 347 12 358 14 009 14 007 10543 9560 14 347 11 358 14 019 13 023 9560 8677 14*348 11 357 14 024 13*033 8677 7889 13*349 11*355 13*026 13*039 7889 7182 12 351 10*351 11*027 12 041 7182 6542 11 356 10 345 10 029 11 042 6542 5968 10 357 10 341 9 031 10 041 5968 5484 10 358 9 336 8 032 8 038 5484 5108 9 359 9 332 7 033 6 033 5108 4848 8 359 8 329 6 034 4 026 4848 4689 7 359 7 326 5 034 3 021 4689 4598 5 357 5 323 4 037 1 014 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