DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 05/09 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 - - - 56.0 - - 59.8 - - 60.6 - - 54.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 255 - - 236 - - 107 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4235 - - 5338 - - 6077 - - 157 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8324 - - 9147 - - 9246 - - 4582 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9735 - - 10838 - - 11577 - - 5657 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2195 - - 2717 - - 2173 - - 5249 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 435 - - 461 - - 374 - - 12 W* B/S - - - 10 - - 13 - - 11 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 6 - - 6 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 341 - - 320 - - 300 - - 292 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 4 - - 2 - - 8 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -6 - - 6 - - 21 - - 14 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1835 - - 2041 - - 2333 - - -1650 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7901 - - 8798 - - 9244 - - 7307 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 112 - - -39 - - 479 - - -4511 ODpotential blCL - - - 9623 - - 10877 - - 11098 - - 10168 blCL maxRH - - - 82 - - 79 - - 81 - - 79 maxRH CAPE - - - 50 - - 80 - - 70 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 56.0 - - 59.8 - - 60.6 - - 54.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 37.3 - - 37.1 - - 36.0 - - 38.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 55.3 - - 59.2 - - 60.7 - - 57.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 36.3 - - 36.2 - - 35.1 - - 37.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 255 - - 236 - - 107 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4235 - - 5338 - - 6077 - - 157 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 29 - - 17 - - 24 - - 16 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] 97838 21 130 10 131 9 079 18 091 97838 90437 15 121 15 107 11 119 13 084 90437 84738 9 111 11 105 11 115 11 104 84738 80010 9 114 4 134 8 086 9 103 80010 75924 11 122 6 154 2 113 8 062 75924 72298 7 113 7 123 4 102 2 032 72298 69008 2 128 1 304 4 006 2 075 69008 65973 3 057 2 206 7 282 4 007 65973 63152 6 334 0 295 5 232 4 284 63152 60419 9 290 8 279 8 299 5 316 60419 57583 8 279 12 289 15 292 13 306 57583 54659 19 312 21 309 23 294 23 299 54659 51872 28 310 29 301 28 289 29 288 51872 49357 31 313 28 307 29 291 26 286 49357 47092 36 312 36 310 34 302 32 295 47092 45046 36 308 39 301 42 300 42 295 45046 43202 35 304 41 299 47 299 45 297 43202 41533 38 310 44 300 54 303 59 308 41533 40003 44 318 44 302 63 309 79 311 40003 38575 44 322 42 307 69 310 92 308 38575 37235 43 332 43 313 60 309 91 309 37235 35949 46 340 47 314 52 305 79 313 35949 34656 49 343 48 314 47 300 56 313 34656 33328 50 341 44 316 45 299 43 299 33328 31969 48 340 41 319 42 292 43 296 31969 30566 46 339 40 321 40 284 46 298 30566 29109 45 337 38 323 37 286 46 298 29109 27603 44 334 35 323 33 291 41 297 27603 26050 43 333 33 323 30 295 36 293 26050 24451 41 334 32 322 30 299 35 291 24451 22809 39 334 32 322 30 305 33 292 22809 21116 35 336 31 323 30 311 30 297 21116 19367 30 339 28 323 27 316 28 304 19367 17595 26 339 25 322 24 317 26 309 17595 15892 22 340 23 322 21 315 23 311 15892 14344 19 338 18 326 16 313 19 309 14344 12964 15 337 11 344 10 314 15 303 12964 11731 12 343 9*345 7*308 10 293 11731 10624 9*349 7*328 6*304 7 283 10624 9628 9*347 7 321 6 302 5 281 9628 8734 9 344 7 318 6 301 4 288 8734 7934 9 342 7 318 6 299 5 300 7934 7218 8 341 7 318 7 299 6 306 7218 6568 8 339 6 318 7 298 7 306 6568 5987 8 340 6 318 7 298 8*302 5987 5496 7 338 6 319 6 298 9*297 5496 5115 7 338 6 319 6 298 8 293 5115 4852 6 338 5 319 6 297 7 290 4852 4691 6 337 5 319 5 297 4 287 4691 4599 4 335 4 317 4 298 1 258 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