DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/29 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 - - - 61.4 - - 65.8 - - 66.4 - - 61.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 54 - - 92 - - 78 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3805 - - 4969 - - 4090 - - 1217 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7259 - - 8454 - - 7635 - - 4583 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9305 - - 10469 - - 9590 - - 6717 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2373 - - 4075 - - 3976 - - 4384 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 278 - - 354 - - 305 - - 44 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 17 - - 16 - - 12 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 027 - - 028 - - 035 - - 059 Direction Wind Shear - - - 23 - - 12 - - 9 - - 11 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 10 - - -12 - - -12 - - -13 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 2997 - - 2277 - - 1547 - - 354 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6308 - - 8192 - - 8043 - - 6363 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 616 - - -122 - - -1004 - - -3030 ODpotential blCL - - - 8689 - - 10591 - - 10594 - - 9747 blCL maxRH - - - 92 - - 89 - - 83 - - 81 maxRH CAPE - - - 360 - - 290 - - 400 - - 400 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 61.4 - - 65.8 - - 66.4 - - 61.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 49.2 - - 45.4 - - 46.6 - - 48.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 61.9 - - 66.0 - - 66.7 - - 63.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 47.9 - - 44.2 - - 45.5 - - 47.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 54 - - 92 - - 78 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3805 - - 4969 - - 4090 - - 1217 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 68 - - 56 - - 34 - - 23 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 6 - - 7 - - 7 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] 99848 24 109 25 104 23 093 29 106 99848 92212 28 116 20 097 25 098 21 093 92212 86353 24 104 18 102 23 095 20 089 86353 81501 17 090 18 103 15 108 18 084 81501 77315 10 084 14 105 14 120 13 090 77315 73613 9 124 7 099 11 115 9 102 73613 70260 13 136 3 115 8 087 9 130 70260 67163 12 119 6 137 6 067 13 120 67163 64274 12 098 10 149 4 073 10 098 64274 61471 13 101 9 136 2 084 4 084 61471 58548 11 112 5 134 3 193 2 089 58548 55511 6 118 4 162 5 192 2 183 55511 52610 4 198 5 152 7 183 6 207 52610 50001 7 188 2 200 7 162 8 205 50001 47662 8 154 5 229 2 156 6 190 47662 45548 8 136 7 187 7 265 5 282 45548 43629 8 096 9 153 7 213 5 240 43629 41893 14 023 8 016 9 334 15 345 41893 40319 29 359 25 351 25 357 28 008 40319 38868 38 012 38 016 41 018 38 009 38868 37515 52 019 52 022 48 017 41 004 37515 36217 61 023 56 021 47 009 41 357 36217 34907 61 025 57 021 47 007 42 358 34907 33559 57 027 54 021 48 005 42 001 33559 32177 52 027 49 021 48 009 40 005 32177 30752 48 031 45 024 43 017 33 008 30752 29277 43 034 41 028 37 023 28 009 29277 27756 41 033 38 030 33 024 26 009 27756 26193 39 032 37 032 29 027 23 008 26193 24586 37 032 35 034 26 034 19 008 24586 22936 35 034 33 036 24 040 17 015 22936 21234 34 040 30 040 22 042 16 025 21234 19474 34 047 29 044 20 040 15 029 19474 17691 32 048 26 045 18 029 14 016 17691 15981 28 049 24 041 18 016 14 357 15981 14428 28 050 23 038 18 009 15 351 14428 13044 29 048 22 035 17 004 16 349 13044 11804 30 045 21 032 16 010 15 347 11804 10689 30 042 20*029 15 016 12 341 10689 9686 29*041 19*029 15*024 10 343 9686 8783 27*040 19 029 14*029 9 358 8783 7976 23 036 18 029 14 032 11 027 7976 7252 20 031 17 028 14 034 12*043 7252 6595 17 025 17 028 13 036 13*052 6595 6006 14 019 16 028 12 036 12 057 6006 5509 13 013 15 028 12 037 10 061 5509 5124 11 010 13 027 11 037 9 063 5124 4857 10 007 12 026 9 037 6 065 4857 4693 9 005 10 026 8 037 5 070 4693 4599 6 002 7 024 6 037 2 081 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