DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 06/04 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 - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 55.9 - - 57.5 - - 57.6 - - 53.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 139 - - 154 - - 93 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4034 - - 5298 - - 4809 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7935 - - 8936 - - 8242 - - 4582 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9534 - - 10798 - - 10309 - - 4600 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2306 - - 2239 - - 2332 - - 6625 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 362 - - 410 - - 335 - - 10 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 6 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 13 - - 11 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 294 - - 281 - - 279 - - 256 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 8 - - 7 - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 16 - - 24 - - 21 - - -7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1875 - - 2415 - - 1697 - - -2260 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7660 - - 8383 - - 8612 - - 6861 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1011 - - -309 - - -610 - - -4638 ODpotential blCL - - - 10545 - - 11107 - - 10919 - - 9238 blCL maxRH - - - 63 - - 73 - - 70 - - 75 maxRH CAPE - - - 50 - - 60 - - 30 - - 40 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 55.9 - - 57.5 - - 57.6 - - 53.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 38.2 - - 36.6 - - 35.7 - - 38.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 55.9 - - 57.6 - - 58.0 - - 56.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 36.9 - - 35.4 - - 34.5 - - 37.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 139 - - 154 - - 93 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4034 - - 5298 - - 4809 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 99122 28 118 24 124 19 108 24 100 99122 91554 25 111 22 105 17 114 21 101 91554 85762 19 097 16 095 14 105 18 115 85762 80977 14 102 11 097 14 084 18 114 80977 76852 12 106 10 098 10 113 10 089 76852 73202 9 102 9 121 8 125 4 120 73202 69891 7 132 5 111 6 120 2 133 69891 66836 4 136 1 129 1 170 2 162 66836 63994 3 209 3 200 2 168 4 186 63994 61232 7 235 5 216 5 238 6 201 61232 58333 13 225 15 223 10 206 12 192 58333 55315 10 230 14 229 16 222 16 226 55315 52457 8 243 15 245 22 231 18 226 52457 49895 12 258 18 258 25 271 17 257 49895 47584 19 282 25 260 28 265 27 258 47584 45488 22 284 18 245 29 251 35 246 45488 43582 23 274 15 249 30 249 34 245 43582 41840 23 271 23 266 30 261 31 260 41840 40237 23 263 32 266 33 271 37 270 40237 38754 25 255 34 266 38 274 41 272 38754 37373 28 255 37 271 41 278 43 281 37373 36056 29 264 38 279 42 281 59 288 36056 34738 31 271 40 289 46 285 70 283 34738 33391 31 270 43 294 50 286 67 282 33391 32017 28 273 44 296 49 288 62 283 32017 30601 27 282 42 296 45 292 56 284 30601 29131 29 288 38 293 42 297 51 287 29131 27609 29 290 35 285 39 296 45 292 27609 26038 28 292 36 279 37 292 35 288 26038 24419 25 295 36 279 36 285 31 269 24419 22759 23 295 33 282 38 280 36 264 22759 21052 21 288 29 283 39 283 35 267 21052 19295 22 279 27 280 34 285 30 268 19295 17520 24 266 26 274 27 280 25 262 17520 15823 25 253 24 268 23 275 22 254 15823 14286 23 252 19 265 18 271 17 251 14286 12919 19 259 15 269 13 271 13 254 12919 11695 16 269 14*275 13 273 13 262 11695 10595 15 279 14*278 13*277 14 267 10595 9607 13*286 14 281 12*278 14 268 9607 8718 12*290 14 282 12 279 13 270 8718 7923 12 293 14 282 12 280 12 272 7923 7211 12 294 14 282 12 280 11 274 7211 6563 11 295 14 282 12 279 10 275 6563 5984 11 295 13 282 11 279 9 274 5984 5494 10 294 13 282 11 278 8 272 5494 5115 9 294 12 281 10 278 6 267 5115 4851 9 294 11 281 9 278 5 263 4851 4691 8 294 9 281 8 276 3*257 4691 4599 5 293 7 280 6 276 1*195 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