DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 06/28 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - 1332z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 59.1 - - 56.6 - - 56.7 - - 55.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 126 - - 58 - - 21 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3365 - - 1755 - - 753 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7370 - - 4582 - - 4582 - - 4582 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8865 - - 7255 - - 6253 - - 4600 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1735 - - 2620 - - 2140 - - 3155 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 325 - - 211 - - 121 - - 15 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 25 - - 25 - - 23 - - 13 BL Wind Direction - - - 340 - - 344 - - 334 - - 337 Direction Wind Shear - - - 20 - - 23 - - 20 - - 14 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - -3 - - -7 - - -11 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1852 - - 2645 - - 1654 - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7013 - - 4611 - - 4599 - - 4599 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -29 - - 286 - - -365 - - -2085 ODpotential blCL - - - 8894 - - 6969 - - 6618 - - 6685 blCL maxRH - - - 98 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 10 - - 130 - - 60 - - 60 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 59.1 - - 56.6 - - 56.7 - - 55.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 43.8 - - 51.5 - - 51.8 - - 51.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 59.4 - - 57.1 - - 57.5 - - 56.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 42.8 - - 50.6 - - 51.1 - - 51.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 126 - - 58 - - 21 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3365 - - 1755 - - 753 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 93 - - 102 - - 101 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 8 - - 9 - - 9 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] 99828 37 100 27 102 28 102 24 101 99828 92252 31 113 22 108 22 087 26 097 92252 86435 26 119 18 119 17 084 28 093 86435 81582 23 110 17 111 13 112 19 083 81582 77383 16 120 13 110 15 121 11 088 77383 73668 13 119 8 103 13 109 12 109 73668 70297 12 100 8 104 7 126 12 107 70297 67189 8 112 6 107 6 149 10 090 67189 64305 9 143 6 125 8 130 6 108 64305 61512 9 128 8 141 7 124 7 116 61512 58593 10 118 11 138 6 120 8 100 58593 55552 12 107 15 124 10 125 7 125 55552 52646 8 093 12 121 12 127 12 134 52646 50035 8 152 9 132 11 134 11 120 50035 47705 16 145 9 131 13 119 11 116 47705 45605 19 126 10 122 14 081 16 101 45605 43705 21 108 15 123 12 071 20 085 43705 41984 24 107 25 118 27 090 25 074 41984 40407 34 122 51 099 51 078 50 077 40407 38951 54 117 60 089 50 069 65 068 38951 37592 54 111 63 092 53 075 61 066 37592 36282 56 103 59 090 57 076 61 061 36282 34960 53 098 50 090 57 077 61 059 34960 33601 51 096 44 085 55 080 63 066 33601 32210 48 091 44 078 51 083 59 068 32210 30778 47 085 47 074 48 082 51 066 30778 29294 46 079 47 074 44 080 44 069 29294 27764 43 074 43 074 36 074 37 063 27764 26183 42 070 38 072 33 066 37 054 26183 24556 43 067 35 069 39 068 39 059 24556 22886 44 064 36 066 36 068 39 063 22886 21170 42 054 38 063 31 063 38 063 21170 19402 38 037 39 061 32 060 37 062 19402 17617 33 017 40 058 35 058 37 058 17617 15907 30 001 40 055 41 058 38 054 15907 14354 31 358 42 048 45 055 38 049 14354 12972 33 358 43 038 46 047 37 046 12972 11737 33 001 40 027 45 039 35 045 11737 10629 31 360 36 014 42 032 33 046 10629 9634 30*353 33 002 39 024 32 047 9634 8740 29*346 33 354 35 016 30 045 8740 7941 28 342 32*352 33 005 28 040 7941 7224 27 340 31*350 31 353 24 027 7224 6574 27 339 30 348 30*342 22 008 6574 5991 25 338 27 344 29*338 22 350 5991 5499 24 337 24 341 27 335 21 343 5499 5117 22 336 22 339 24 333 19 339 5117 4853 19 336 19 337 20 332 15 337 4853 4691 16 336 15 336 16 331 12*337 4691 4599 9 335 9 334 9 330 5*333 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