DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/14 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 - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 48.1 - - 48.4 - - 48.1 - - 43.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 249 - - 250 - - 123 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5220 - - 5921 - - 5967 - - 2496 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9073 - - 9615 - - 9242 - - 4581 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10720 - - 11421 - - 11467 - - 7996 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2874 - - 2874 - - 3087 - - 4208 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 463 - - 482 - - 385 - - 65 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 3 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 23 - - 25 - - 22 - - 19 BL Wind Direction - - - 298 - - 289 - - 285 - - 285 Direction Wind Shear - - - 19 - - 20 - - 17 - - 22 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 31 - - 20 - - 18 - - 20 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 2713 - - 3096 - - 2686 - - 576 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8007 - - 8325 - - 8782 - - 7421 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 938 - - 1118 - - 769 - - -1791 ODpotential blCL - - - 9782 - - 10303 - - 10698 - - 9787 blCL maxRH - - - 94 - - 88 - - 84 - - 76 maxRH CAPE - - - 100 - - 120 - - 80 - - 20 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 48.1 - - 48.4 - - 48.1 - - 43.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 28.9 - - 27.8 - - 25.5 - - 26.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 47.7 - - 48.2 - - 48.4 - - 45.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 28.1 - - 27.0 - - 24.7 - - 25.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 249 - - 250 - - 123 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5220 - - 5921 - - 5967 - - 2496 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 76 - - 53 - - 37 - - 3 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 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] 98199 8 115 5 072 8 000 12 027 98199 90798 7 073 5 050 6 003 10 044 90798 85082 4 106 8 055 2 057 8 025 85082 80322 2 106 3 342 3 033 8 041 80322 76217 4 171 2 045 3 065 3 296 76217 72595 1 112 3 299 3 340 6 078 72595 69299 1 101 4 216 8 265 3 023 69299 66245 8 237 8 254 6 235 4 234 66245 63398 11 191 14 226 8 234 6 242 63398 60621 6 250 17 229 15 232 18 219 60621 57728 14 204 20 202 13 195 18 196 57728 54732 20 219 26 218 23 225 16 223 54732 51872 26 232 24 221 22 231 18 248 51872 49296 27 247 20 226 27 251 23 249 49296 46973 35 273 30 253 39 254 34 248 46973 44856 41 280 40 262 36 249 33 242 44856 42914 43 280 36 261 32 254 30 241 42914 41118 43 280 38 258 32 260 27 247 41118 39449 42 281 39 258 34 263 27 255 39449 37891 42 282 39 260 36 267 30 261 37891 36440 42 281 39 266 40 269 37 262 36440 35063 42 280 42 272 45 268 44 260 35063 33700 41 279 47 275 49 265 45 257 33700 32333 40 282 53 276 51 263 42 258 32333 30972 41 288 57 277 52 265 41 259 30972 29598 43 291 57 278 53 266 41 260 29598 28192 44 293 54 277 52 266 44 259 28192 26745 44 291 50 277 52 269 49 256 26745 25254 43 289 48 279 51 274 51 258 25254 23717 43 287 46 280 50 277 48 263 23717 22136 44 288 46 282 49 279 42 270 22136 20509 45 289 45 284 47 281 37 277 20509 18829 44 291 44 287 44 283 32 283 18829 17130 41 293 41 290 38 286 27 287 17130 15500 37 295 35 292 31 287 25 289 15500 14016 34 295 31 293 27 287 26 287 14016 12691 32 296 31 293 26 287 28 286 12691 11504 30*296 31*292 26*286 29 285 11504 10437 28*297 30*291 25*286 28 285 10437 9475 27 298 29 290 25 285 28 285 9475 8611 26 299 28 290 24 285 27*285 8611 7837 25 299 27 289 24 285 26*285 7837 7144 24 299 26 289 23 285 24 285 7144 6514 23 299 25 289 22 285 22 285 6514 5949 22 299 24 289 21 285 19 285 5949 5472 20 299 22 289 19 285 16 284 5472 5101 19 299 20 289 18 285 14 283 5101 4844 17 298 18 289 16 285 11 282 4844 4688 14 298 15 288 13 285 8 280 4688 4598 9 297 10 288 9 285 4 277 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