DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 06/13 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 - - - 54.4 - - 58.9 - - 60.6 - - 57.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 224 - - 214 - - 151 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3864 - - 5375 - - 5176 - - 5008 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8000 - - 9133 - - 8788 - - 4582 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9364 - - 10875 - - 10676 - - 10508 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2274 - - 4982 - - 3894 - - 2818 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 408 - - 449 - - 394 - - 65 W* B/S - - - 30 - - 33 - - 18 - - 3 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 2 - - 4 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 315 - - 345 - - 325 - - 004 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 3 - - 2 - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 9 - - -8 - - 6 - - -6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 2020 - - 2302 - - 1666 - - 2786 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7344 - - 8573 - - 9011 - - 7722 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 109 - - -141 - - -697 - - 442 ODpotential blCL - - - 9255 - - 11016 - - 11373 - - 10066 blCL maxRH - - - 81 - - 93 - - 68 - - 81 maxRH CAPE - - - 90 - - 270 - - 140 - - 140 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 54.4 - - 58.9 - - 60.6 - - 57.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 38.3 - - 37.5 - - 37.3 - - 40.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 53.9 - - 58.4 - - 60.4 - - 59.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 37.2 - - 36.4 - - 36.2 - - 39.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 224 - - 214 - - 151 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3864 - - 5375 - - 5176 - - 5008 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 24 - - 71 - - 0 - - 25 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 4 - - 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] 99506 33 102 22 112 25 097 26 100 99506 91964 25 116 29 114 22 080 30 102 91964 86151 22 113 28 112 15 100 26 090 86151 81324 23 100 21 101 16 128 16 075 81324 77177 20 091 17 101 14 110 13 083 77177 73511 15 091 14 085 13 104 11 093 73511 70187 17 108 9 080 10 080 10 073 70187 67124 13 100 6 099 7 058 9 064 67124 64271 6 085 8 089 8 063 7 064 64271 61496 9 066 6 060 7 054 5 049 61496 58589 6 021 6 024 8 023 8 011 58589 55562 6 346 8 351 11 353 10 345 55562 52673 7 340 10 331 15 335 13 334 52673 50083 13 348 13 333 17 325 15 325 50083 47777 19 338 17 341 18 332 18 329 47777 45701 23 330 23 333 22 335 20 339 45701 43814 23 333 21 333 25 344 28 345 43814 42083 27 341 24 347 32 347 31 344 42083 40489 31 343 32 351 37 346 38 355 40489 39013 33 343 37 352 40 001 43 001 39013 37641 36 348 40 358 50 008 50 002 37641 36339 40 349 46 002 60 008 54 001 36339 35035 40 347 52 002 66 008 54 008 35035 33697 38 347 56 001 71 006 55 012 33697 32326 39 349 59 002 73 007 55 009 32326 30906 38 347 59 003 71 011 54 012 30906 29426 36 345 54 004 71 012 55 019 29426 27889 32 344 46 005 68 014 55 019 27889 26296 30 344 38 007 56 013 52 018 26296 24655 25 344 30 005 43 011 46 016 24655 22973 17 339 18 359 32 012 36 017 22973 21246 13 327 12 002 20 016 27 020 21246 19468 9 330 8 015 12 030 18 023 19468 17673 4 351 5 358 8 020 9 027 17673 15954 2 040 4 355 6 046 4 089 15954 14397 3 028 4 001 5 076 3 103 14397 13011 6 010 3 015 2 087 3 360 13011 11772 7 357 3*015 2*354 5 004 11772 10659 7 342 3*010 3*337 6*007 10659 9657 6*331 3 003 4 335 6*006 9657 8757 5*327 3 359 4 334 5 005 8757 7953 3 324 3 351 4 333 5 006 7953 7232 3 318 2 343 4 328 5 004 7232 6579 2 316 2 333 4 322 5 004 6579 5994 2 309 2 324 4 315 4 003 5994 5500 2 300 2 311 4 312 4 001 5500 5118 2 291 2 307 4 306 3 001 5118 4853 2 287 2 299 4 305 2 356 4853 4692 2 279 2 298 4 303 2 352 4692 4599 1 274 2 293 3 301 1 339 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