DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/28 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 - - - 71.8 - - 75.4 - - - - - 69.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 203 - - 240 - - - - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4737 - - 7127 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8629 - - 10564 - - - - - 4583 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10237 - - 12627 - - - - - 4601 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2815 - - 2908 - - - - - 7529 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 426 - - 514 - - - - - 9 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 11 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 9 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 151 - - 195 - - - - - 139 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 6 - - - - - 7 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - 16 - - - - - -14 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 2225 - - 2659 - - - - - -1832 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8013 - - 9969 - - - - - 6434 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 190 - - 485 - - - - - -4658 ODpotential blCL - - - 10047 - - 12142 - - - - - 9259 blCL maxRH - - - 74 - - 66 - - - - - 75 maxRH CAPE - - - 1190 - - 850 - - - - - 1970 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 71.8 - - 75.4 - - - - - 69.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 52.1 - - 47.2 - - - - - 56.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 71.3 - - 74.8 - - - - - 71.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 51.1 - - 46.2 - - - - - 54.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 203 - - 240 - - - - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4737 - - 7127 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 7 - - - - - 10 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] 98885 20 108 13 103 20 074 98885 91424 17 105 10 094 16 088 91424 85682 13 098 11 105 11 078 85682 80901 9 116 8 123 9 108 80901 76764 6 118 11 127 10 130 76764 73105 10 114 11 154 9 123 73105 69797 9 138 11 156 4 125 69797 66751 11 154 6 174 2 232 66751 63908 9 192 7 217 8 239 63908 61142 11 199 10 231 13 206 61142 58259 15 190 16 226 13 193 58259 55273 15 172 21 197 14 191 55273 52427 13 187 18 174 15 171 52427 49877 20 185 13 187 12 153 49877 47614 23 180 15 204 4 201 47614 45591 21 167 20 202 14 221 45591 43766 18 143 22 172 23 210 43766 42097 21 188 20 179 29 188 42097 40550 29 185 28 197 30 176 40550 39100 30 209 27 202 31 180 39100 37741 34 222 26 210 33 187 37741 36441 32 217 23 210 28 192 36441 35136 30 211 21 217 25 191 35136 33795 30 207 20 215 25 188 33795 32420 31 201 21 202 22 187 32420 31000 28 201 21 187 20 186 31000 29525 23 202 22 181 20 181 29525 27998 20 199 19 191 21 178 27998 26420 22 205 13 206 21 183 26420 24795 20 202 15 206 21 187 24795 23128 18 195 15 213 21 188 23128 21414 16 199 12 218 19 193 21414 19648 14 209 11 220 17 201 19648 17860 14 217 11 217 16 209 17860 16143 13 216 12 205 16 213 16143 14579 11 208 12 193 16 208 14579 13181 11 195 11*189 15 197 13181 11926 12 182 10*189 14 186 11926 10796 12*168 10 188 13 176 10796 9777 12*157 9 188 12 171 9777 8860 12 151 9 189 12 166 8860 8040 11 148 9 192 12 162 8040 7303 9 146 8 197 12 156 7303 6634 8 148 8 200 12 151 6634 6034 7 150 8 204 11 146 6034 5528 6 153 8 207 10 142 5528 5135 6 156 7 209 8 140 5135 4862 5 159 7 210 5 141 4862 4696 5 159 6 211 4*138 4696 4600 3 164 5 211 1*119 4600 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