DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 06/20 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 - - - 64.8 - - 65.3 - - 60.6 - - 55.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 274 - - 340 - - 176 - - 2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6598 - - 7525 - - 6130 - - 3422 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 10209 - - 11049 - - 9600 - - 4582 Hcrit BL Top - - - 12098 - - 13025 - - 11630 - - 8922 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2667 - - 2791 - - 3103 - - 2888 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 521 - - 583 - - 438 - - 112 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 7 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 16 - - 18 - - 18 BL Wind Direction - - - 251 - - 264 - - 301 - - 320 Direction Wind Shear - - - 15 - - 15 - - 10 - - 15 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 19 - - 16 - - 17 - - 15 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1726 - - 2278 - - 2179 - - 747 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10372 - - 10748 - - 9452 - - 8176 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1248 - - -532 - - 151 - - -1747 ODpotential blCL - - - 13346 - - 13557 - - 11479 - - 10669 blCL maxRH - - - 50 - - 63 - - 75 - - 75 maxRH CAPE - - - 70 - - 110 - - 110 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 64.8 - - 65.3 - - 60.6 - - 55.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 34.9 - - 33.7 - - 34.9 - - 35.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 64.3 - - 64.5 - - 60.5 - - 57.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 33.8 - - 32.7 - - 34.1 - - 35.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 274 - - 340 - - 176 - - 2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6598 - - 7525 - - 6130 - - 3422 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 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] 99529 33 099 20 111 26 107 27 110 99529 91917 25 108 23 090 27 101 24 114 91917 86076 20 103 16 105 20 086 21 109 86076 81245 15 083 18 124 14 109 15 097 81245 77082 12 124 17 105 15 125 14 104 77082 73394 13 129 5 085 12 095 14 101 73394 70047 14 141 10 140 2 107 12 080 70047 66960 14 118 9 156 5 262 7 035 66960 64087 5 066 14 155 5 231 3 001 64087 61301 6 247 3 283 2 256 3 199 61301 58394 4 176 2 221 8 288 6 282 58394 55383 8 337 3 299 9 265 12 252 55383 52513 11 297 5 278 3 331 4 240 52513 49917 4 286 9 279 12 288 9 266 49917 47582 7 234 11 253 19 238 23 264 47582 45469 5 229 4 230 15 217 24 248 45469 43537 12 280 14 273 14 261 18 252 43537 41757 32 269 30 274 34 282 27 275 41757 40113 46 266 44 268 41 275 38 270 40113 38593 57 261 57 262 48 269 41 260 38593 37181 64 257 66 257 55 266 43 260 37181 35842 69 255 70 254 62 260 47 262 35842 34508 73 254 73 251 67 253 50 259 34508 33152 75 254 74 249 67 250 51 258 33152 31778 76 253 71 249 64 254 54 260 31778 30372 74 252 69 251 65 259 58 263 30372 28920 69 252 68 253 69 261 55 268 28920 27423 65 254 69 254 68 261 47 274 27423 25880 64 255 67 254 61 266 42 282 25880 24294 64 254 60 256 54 271 37 290 24294 22665 61 253 50 258 48 276 33 299 22665 20985 57 252 42 259 42 280 31 301 20985 19249 51 250 39 257 37 285 28 296 19249 17490 45 248 36 252 31 287 25 288 17490 15803 39 246 31 246 23 285 24 286 15803 14270 32 244 25*240 19 284 23 293 14270 12905 27*242 21*239 18 286 22 301 12905 11683 22*242 18 244 18*289 21 309 11683 10586 18 243 17 250 18*293 21 315 10586 9599 16 247 16 258 18 297 21*318 9599 8712 15 251 16 271 19 299 21*320 8712 7919 14 254 16 276 19 301 21 321 7919 7208 14 256 16 279 19 302 20 321 7208 6562 14 258 16 280 19 303 20 320 6562 5983 14 259 16 281 19 303 19 319 5983 5494 13 260 16 282 18 304 17 319 5494 5115 12 261 15 282 17 304 15 318 5115 4851 12 260 14 282 16 304 13 317 4851 4691 10 261 12 282 13 304 10 317 4691 4599 7 261 9 282 9 303 6 316 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