DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 05/10 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 - - - 61.9 - - 62.0 - - 59.9 - - 53.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 235 - - 89 - - 31 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4773 - - 4112 - - 5771 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8714 - - 7733 - - 7829 - - 4582 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10273 - - 9612 - - 11271 - - 4600 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2764 - - 4516 - - 2759 - - 6071 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 445 - - 317 - - 259 - - 12 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 4 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 15 - - 16 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 230 - - 236 - - 239 - - 155 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 11 - - 11 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 20 - - 26 - - 19 - - -7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -347 - - -1144 - - 2064 - - -2725 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10620 - - 10757 - - 9207 - - 7326 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4041 - - -4360 - - -179 - - -5373 ODpotential blCL - - - 14314 - - 13972 - - 11450 - - 9973 blCL maxRH - - - 78 - - 100 - - 96 - - 88 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 20 - - 90 - - 100 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 61.9 - - 62.0 - - 59.9 - - 53.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 31.2 - - 30.7 - - 35.4 - - 37.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 61.4 - - 62.3 - - 60.9 - - 55.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 30.1 - - 29.9 - - 34.7 - - 36.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 235 - - 89 - - 31 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4773 - - 4112 - - 5771 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 13 - - 99 - - 83 - - 51 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 - - 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] 97881 15 144 4 148 5 096 18 124 97881 90493 17 129 8 164 8 126 12 117 90493 84802 17 100 12 143 8 167 5 103 84802 80075 8 110 8 100 8 144 5 143 80075 75992 7 145 2 141 3 121 4 114 75992 72362 5 129 4 197 2 345 3 106 72362 69071 5 184 5 220 5 302 3 004 69071 66037 6 226 3 255 4 301 2 348 66037 63219 5 212 11 264 12 283 8 275 63219 60485 8 274 11 251 2 344 3 025 60485 57620 2 291 5 275 18 276 17 273 57620 54664 20 274 21 265 22 266 20 271 54664 51851 31 281 19 276 18 287 18 269 51851 49304 31 286 18 289 25 281 27 263 49304 47018 38 280 34 274 39 269 35 264 47018 44948 42 269 47 267 51 264 40 267 44948 43060 43 270 58 264 62 260 48 267 43060 41328 59 277 68 264 71 258 59 261 41328 39735 74 275 80 266 84 259 67 257 39735 38263 78 271 89 266 99 259 78 256 38263 36901 77 269 91 265 102 256 91 254 36901 35612 74 267 88 263 96 253 99 250 35612 34323 70 266 84 259 90 251 98 247 34323 33005 66 267 84 256 86 248 93 245 33005 31658 63 269 84 255 83 245 90 244 31658 30271 68 272 83 256 83 245 88 243 30271 28831 73 272 79 259 81 247 86 242 28831 27343 70 272 73 259 76 250 82 243 27343 25807 61 271 65 256 67 251 76 245 25807 24228 53 267 59 255 61 250 69 248 24228 22608 47 261 55 255 60 249 59 251 22608 20942 43 257 50 255 58 249 50 252 20942 19221 39 256 44 253 54 250 43 254 19221 17479 34 254 37 249 47 253 38 258 17479 15805 29 249 31 246 36 255 34 260 15805 14280 26 245 28 246 27 255 30 261 14280 12917 23 243 25 247 22 253 27 261 12917 11695 20 242 23 246 19*248 26 260 11695 10596 17*241 21 244 18*243 26 258 10596 9607 15*239 19*241 17 241 26 255 9607 8718 14 236 18*239 17 240 26 253 8718 7923 14 234 17 238 17 239 25 251 7923 7210 13 230 16 237 17 238 24 248 7210 6563 13 227 16 236 17 239 21 245 6563 5983 12 225 15 235 16 238 18 240 5983 5494 12 223 15 235 16 238 13 230 5494 5115 11 222 14 235 15 238 10 210 5115 4851 10 221 12 235 13 238 7 182 4851 4691 9 221 11 235 11 239 6*164 4691 4599 6 221 7 235 7 238 3*146 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