DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/22 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 - - - 56.9 - - 58.6 - - 58.7 - - 55.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 248 - - 166 - - 97 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5446 - - 5233 - - 4694 - - 1212 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9246 - - 8873 - - 8150 - - 4582 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10946 - - 10733 - - 10194 - - 6712 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2271 - - 3361 - - 2844 - - 4657 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 469 - - 405 - - 331 - - 60 W* B/S - - - 11 - - 9 - - 8 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 8 - - 8 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 349 - - 354 - - 022 - - 059 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 4 - - 8 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - 5 - - -9 - - -10 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 2147 - - 1957 - - 1971 - - -560 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8799 - - 8776 - - 8223 - - 7272 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 351 - - 371 - - 376 - - -2893 ODpotential blCL - - - 10595 - - 10362 - - 9818 - - 9605 blCL maxRH - - - 90 - - 99 - - 94 - - 85 maxRH CAPE - - - 50 - - 100 - - 140 - - 60 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 56.9 - - 58.6 - - 58.7 - - 55.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 34.3 - - 36.1 - - 38.7 - - 40.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 56.3 - - 58.3 - - 58.9 - - 57.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 33.3 - - 35.3 - - 37.8 - - 39.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 248 - - 166 - - 97 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5446 - - 5233 - - 4694 - - 1212 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 60 - - 96 - - 77 - - 40 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 5 - - 5 - - 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] 99725 29 121 24 114 25 119 25 116 99725 92120 27 125 21 122 22 110 24 123 92120 86259 21 122 18 119 16 117 21 117 86259 81387 17 122 17 113 14 132 18 098 81387 77191 15 128 15 112 12 128 18 101 77191 73482 16 119 13 132 8 120 12 097 73482 70130 12 134 9 146 6 123 8 117 70130 67049 7 137 10 170 3 189 6 076 67049 64179 1 180 7 119 8 182 2 274 64179 61393 2 186 2 059 7 180 3 252 61393 58485 2 312 3 262 3 215 7 256 58485 55463 5 292 7 270 8 287 7 273 55463 52579 9 305 9 302 11 279 10 282 52579 49983 13 302 14 309 12 293 13 284 49983 47658 13 300 18 299 17 300 16 293 47658 45556 13 302 20 290 19 310 19 297 45556 43643 15 316 20 290 25 305 23 300 43643 41884 20 321 20 307 28 296 25 302 41884 40257 24 323 22 307 26 301 31 306 40257 38746 26 324 23 311 30 309 37 302 38746 37341 25 325 27 316 34 312 38 306 37341 36011 28 327 30 322 38 313 45 311 36011 34691 30 330 37 329 40 316 48 312 34691 33351 27 343 39 325 39 316 47 315 33351 31991 27 004 32 335 34 314 41 319 31991 30596 28 016 31 344 29 317 35 320 30596 29154 26 020 30 342 29 328 29 315 29154 27661 23 021 28 337 29 332 23 314 27661 26115 19 013 26 338 28 333 20 326 26115 24517 20 008 27 343 26 336 20 332 24517 22872 19 012 26 346 24 341 20 331 22872 21173 17 008 23 349 20 340 20 332 21173 19417 17 355 17 347 18 334 20 328 19417 17635 14 358 14 350 17 331 19 324 17635 15925 12 006 11 353 14 329 17 320 15925 14372 12 349 9 352 12 320 15 317 14372 12988 12 338 8 340 11 316 13 317 12988 11749 12*343 8*338 11 318 11 321 11749 10637 10*349 9*340 10*322 11 328 10637 9637 9 351 8 345 9*333 10 334 9637 8740 8 352 8 351 7 358 9 339 8740 7938 8 351 8 355 8 023 7 352 7938 7220 8 350 9 358 9 030 6*011 7220 6569 8 348 9 359 9 033 6*046 6569 5987 7 346 8 360 9 034 7 058 5987 5496 7 343 8 001 9 036 7 061 5496 5116 7 341 8 001 8 036 7 062 5116 4852 6 339 7 360 8 037 6 061 4852 4691 6 338 6 359 7 037 5 062 4691 4599 4 335 5 359 5 036 3 060 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