DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/01 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - 1332z - - 1853z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 45.8 - - 47.6 - - 47.9 - - 44.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 52 - - 45 - - 0 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1457 - - 1822 - - 1479 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4581 - - 4581 - - 4581 - - 4581 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6957 - - 7322 - - 6979 - - 4599 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1801 - - 1497 - - 1560 - - 3294 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 188 - - 195 - - 90 - - 12 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 18 - - 15 - - 13 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 347 - - 360 - - 002 - - 324 Direction Wind Shear - - - 16 - - 18 - - 17 - - 10 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -6 - - -4 - - -7 - - -11 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 2021 - - 2252 - - 1850 - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4936 - - 5071 - - 5129 - - 4598 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 482 - - 440 - - -132 - - -2002 ODpotential blCL - - - 6475 - - 6882 - - 7111 - - 6601 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 101 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 10 - - 0 - - 10 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 45.8 - - 47.6 - - 47.9 - - 44.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 40.3 - - 41.4 - - 41.5 - - 41.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 46.4 - - 48.2 - - 49.1 - - 47.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 39.2 - - 40.3 - - 40.4 - - 40.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 52 - - 45 - - 0 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1457 - - 1822 - - 1479 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 102 - - 102 - - 103 - - 98 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - 6 - - 6 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] 98993 36 111 15 106 19 106 15 114 98993 91526 23 109 18 094 22 097 19 093 91526 85828 19 114 21 100 19 099 20 091 85828 81082 15 113 17 110 16 120 19 092 81082 76968 13 095 13 115 14 129 17 102 76968 73323 10 102 9 109 11 097 16 106 73323 70027 9 123 7 117 10 067 14 096 70027 66996 13 128 7 144 5 069 11 077 66996 64169 11 117 9 156 2 165 7 079 64169 61418 7 112 7 178 1 267 4 117 61418 58537 10 149 12 180 6 185 5 170 58537 55532 11 164 14 158 12 164 10 160 55532 52659 17 172 11 150 14 161 10 142 52659 50080 20 155 15 151 16 153 9 143 50080 47774 21 138 18 134 18 138 13 139 47774 45694 17 132 16 123 17 130 16 131 45694 43805 20 143 16 127 19 117 19 110 43805 42081 32 122 27 122 27 114 23 108 42081 40496 41 117 40 110 35 110 34 112 40496 39029 45 109 42 106 36 103 43 108 39029 37665 47 102 46 106 39 100 49 101 37665 36361 50 097 49 101 43 099 50 102 36361 35049 44 091 49 097 44 100 48 099 35049 33701 37 088 47 094 43 099 45 096 33701 32319 33 089 47 094 42 094 42 092 32319 30893 28 081 45 094 41 090 40 087 30893 29410 25 071 40 089 40 092 39 086 29410 27873 26 068 38 081 38 091 36 091 27873 26285 27 072 40 076 36 087 34 097 26285 24648 27 077 37 077 32 087 28 098 24648 22968 28 084 31 082 27 087 23 095 22968 21239 28 094 27 084 24 082 22 093 21239 19455 28 102 25 087 21 084 21 096 19455 17648 28 108 25 092 21 092 18 093 17648 15914 28 107 24 096 21 093 16 086 15914 14339 30 095 22 098 22 092 13 077 14339 12936 35 076 22 091 22 093 10 064 12936 11684 42 056 25 072 23 086 11 053 11684 10564 47 042 31 054 26 069 17 047 10564 9562 44 034 34 043 30 053 25 043 9562 8670 37 029 31 036 32 042 31 040 8670 7877 31 022 26*030 29 035 31 037 7877 7171 26*013 22*022 25*030 25 031 7171 6532 23*002 18 011 20*023 19 019 6532 5961 20 351 16 358 16 011 15 000 5961 5479 19 345 14 349 13 357 14 343 5479 5105 17 341 13 343 12 347 13 332 5105 4846 15 338 12 340 11 341 10 323 4846 4689 13 336 10 338 9 337 8*318 4689 4598 8 334 7 335 5 332 3*314 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