DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 06/06 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 - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 51.4 - - 52.4 - - - - - 45.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 191 - - 33 - - - - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4166 - - 6212 - - - - - 1966 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8161 - - 8195 - - - - - 4581 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9666 - - 11712 - - - - - 7466 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3234 - - 4293 - - - - - 6073 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 398 - - 268 - - - - - 67 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 3 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 17 - - - - - 16 BL Wind Direction - - - 192 - - 200 - - - - - 231 Direction Wind Shear - - - 12 - - 15 - - - - - 15 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 10 - - 10 - - - - - 35 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 2103 - - 3466 - - - - - 323 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7564 - - 8246 - - - - - 7143 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -58 - - 1351 - - - - - -2247 ODpotential blCL - - - 9724 - - 10361 - - - - - 9713 blCL maxRH - - - 77 - - 101 - - - - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 160 - - 290 - - - - - 170 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 51.4 - - 52.4 - - - - - 45.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 33.9 - - 32.0 - - - - - 30.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 51.1 - - 53.0 - - - - - 47.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 32.7 - - 30.9 - - - - - 29.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 191 - - 33 - - - - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4166 - - 6212 - - - - - 1966 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 7 - - 104 - - - - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - - - - 4 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] 99017 26 123 18 102 16 086 99017 91466 16 135 10 127 19 110 91466 85698 14 140 9 131 16 099 85698 80903 13 137 11 131 7 120 80903 76752 11 143 5 162 12 169 76752 73087 6 150 10 181 14 147 73087 69761 5 173 11 154 8 116 69761 66681 4 217 1 315 1 111 66681 63805 10 194 11 267 5 291 63805 61010 10 205 11 236 11 268 61010 58082 9 228 11 244 10 235 58082 55018 16 232 13 240 11 222 55018 52078 17 213 17 244 18 222 52078 49430 19 224 22 230 21 227 49430 47073 31 225 29 226 20 226 47073 44950 38 220 36 227 26 228 44950 43014 44 221 42 222 34 223 43014 41232 49 222 44 219 34 215 41232 39575 54 226 46 220 33 219 39575 38029 63 227 50 223 43 225 38029 36591 74 223 61 225 54 220 36591 35227 83 218 76 220 62 215 35227 33872 91 217 80 214 65 212 33872 32497 98 218 77 217 67 212 32497 31115 103 220 91 223 74 215 31115 29714 104 220 101 222 82 216 29714 28277 99 220 102 221 83 217 28277 26802 90 220 97 221 85 217 26802 25283 82 220 90 222 84 216 25283 23722 75 220 81 221 81 216 23722 22123 65 221 69 218 71 217 22123 20486 54 219 56 215 49 218 20486 18809 45 215 44 211 27 215 18809 17122 39 211 33 207 21 210 17122 15504 33 210 29 205 19 206 15504 14027 29 210 26 205 19 205 14027 12706 25 209 23*203 18 206 12706 11521 23 208 21*201 18 211 11521 10452 20*205 20 201 18 217 10452 9490 17*203 19 201 18 224 9490 8624 15 198 18 201 19 229 8624 7848 14 195 17 200 20*232 7848 7153 13 189 16 199 20*233 7153 6521 12 187 15 199 19 233 6521 5954 11 185 14 198 18 232 5954 5475 11 185 13 198 16 229 5475 5104 10 185 12 197 13 228 5104 4846 9 184 11 197 11 226 4846 4688 8 184 9 197 9 224 4688 4598 6 185 6 196 5 219 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