DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 05/18 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 - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 47.2 - - 50.4 - - - - - 44.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 201 - - 212 - - - - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5162 - - 6428 - - - - - 9 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8917 - - 9925 - - - - - 4581 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10662 - - 11928 - - - - - 5509 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4929 - - 5373 - - - - - 4761 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 428 - - 470 - - - - - 7 W* B/S - - - 11 - - 10 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 8 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 336 - - 309 - - - - - 044 Direction Wind Shear - - - 10 - - 5 - - - - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - 6 - - - - - -10 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 2335 - - 2644 - - - - - -718 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8328 - - 9284 - - - - - 6227 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 330 - - 1343 - - - - - -2957 ODpotential blCL - - - 10332 - - 10585 - - - - - 8466 blCL maxRH - - - 97 - - 96 - - - - - 91 maxRH CAPE - - - 140 - - 180 - - - - - 60 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 47.2 - - 50.4 - - - - - 44.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 26.8 - - 25.7 - - - - - 32.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 46.8 - - 50.0 - - - - - 45.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 25.8 - - 24.8 - - - - - 32.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 201 - - 212 - - - - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5162 - - 6428 - - - - - 9 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 90 - - 84 - - - - - 62 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 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] 98167 13 106 14 105 6 080 98167 90751 15 126 7 134 9 092 90751 85040 11 127 7 136 5 112 85040 80292 7 156 7 129 10 134 80292 76177 3 198 5 199 8 120 76177 72516 2 183 8 224 2 072 72516 69195 6 176 6 222 2 234 69195 66136 7 199 7 246 8 219 66136 63280 11 223 9 248 8 226 63280 60492 11 219 11 243 8 269 60492 57573 8 237 8 246 8 269 57573 54538 5 222 9 253 9 281 54538 51642 4 335 9 255 10 278 51642 49047 5 292 5 232 13 283 49047 46734 5 272 2 352 14 302 46734 44642 12 314 11 325 18 314 44642 42736 15 305 16 323 20 308 42736 40993 12 314 18 327 20 310 40993 39387 19 332 25 330 22 318 39387 37899 23 335 26 332 23 320 37899 36529 29 359 28 340 25 323 36529 35244 41 360 33 344 26 323 35244 33972 46 354 36 344 26 318 33972 32673 47 350 37 346 22 326 32673 31342 50 353 40 348 24 336 31342 29967 50 355 41 348 25 335 29967 28537 49 354 40 348 26 333 28537 27058 50 352 39 350 27 333 27058 25530 45 353 39 352 26 330 25530 23959 34 353 36 353 24 325 23959 22353 25 349 30 352 22 324 22353 20706 21 351 24 346 24 324 20706 19008 18 351 20 337 27 319 19008 17288 17 345 14 338 27 316 17288 15634 15 336 12 338 24 316 15634 14127 15 333 11 336 20 318 14127 12781 15 335 10*328 17 317 12781 11575 14*337 9*318 15 315 11575 10491 13*338 9 314 15 315 10491 9517 10 339 9 310 14 316 9517 8642 8 339 9 309 13 317 8642 7860 7 336 9 308 11 319 7860 7160 6 334 9 307 10 325 7160 6524 6 334 8 306 8 337 6524 5955 5 333 8 306 7*356 5955 5475 5 331 8 306 6*022 5475 5103 5 331 7 305 5 042 5103 4846 4 331 7 304 5 053 4846 4688 4 328 6 305 4 062 4688 4598 3 328 5 304 3 070 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