DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 05/17 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 0654z - - 0956z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 38.9 - - 39.0 - - 40.3 - - 46.2 - - 38.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 79 - - 134 - - 106 - - 37 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 2140 - - 1292 - - 1200 - - 5522 - - 1904 BL Depth Hcrit 6148 - - 5908 - - 4581 - - 8123 - - 4581 Hcrit BL Top 7640 - - 6792 - - 6700 - - 11022 - - 7404 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 2516 - - 2747 - - 2709 - - 4725 - - 3629 Hgt.Variab. W* 238 - - 240 - - 218 - - 283 - - 70 W* B/S 3 - - 3 - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 14 - - 13 - - 19 - - 23 - - 18 BL Wind Direction 324 - - 344 - - 335 - - 318 - - 321 Direction Wind Shear 14 - - 10 - - 17 - - 19 - - 22 Wind Shear Max.Converg 10 - - 11 - - -6 - - 12 - - 19 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 2599 - - 2195 - - 2103 - - 3558 - - 1460 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 5041 - - 4597 - - 4598 - - 7465 - - 5944 sfcLCL ODpotential 593 - - 1078 - - 444 - - 137 - - -1483 ODpotential blCL 7047 - - 5714 - - 6256 - - 10885 - - 8887 blCL maxRH 96 - - 99 - - 91 - - 71 - - 85 maxRH CAPE 170 - - 230 - - 410 - - 410 - - 80 CAPE Temp@2m 38.9 - - 39.0 - - 40.3 - - 46.2 - - 38.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 32.6 - - 35.8 - - 36.2 - - 29.3 - - 28.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 39.2 - - 39.1 - - 40.6 - - 46.9 - - 40.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 31.5 - - 34.7 - - 35.3 - - 28.1 - - 27.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 79 - - 134 - - 106 - - 37 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 2140 - - 1292 - - 1200 - - 5522 - - 1904 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 86 - - 95 - - 62 - - 0 - - 38 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 5 - - 5 - - 3 - - 3 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] 98989 23 112 21 116 19 113 11 091 25 089 98989 91453 12 119 15 115 18 131 8 106 12 094 91453 85579 10 164 8 121 10 147 5 133 12 128 85579 80698 9 186 9 203 8 179 5 168 9 144 80698 76488 13 175 13 180 7 219 6 118 9 183 76488 72762 6 175 9 171 8 199 3 236 4 148 72762 69389 3 157 6 184 5 172 6 259 5 295 69389 66301 1 247 6 220 9 255 5 235 6 253 66301 63433 5 260 3 200 11 235 5 259 3 185 63433 60645 3 296 6 237 5 211 5 214 4 187 60645 57717 8 250 10 249 6 272 4 308 3 135 57717 54657 17 175 17 237 22 250 24 254 17 244 54657 51736 14 280 19 263 30 240 25 239 23 238 51736 49108 23 281 24 273 28 250 24 260 22 249 49108 46757 33 284 27 279 24 267 28 268 25 257 46757 44626 38 276 31 277 25 274 30 265 24 260 44626 42678 35 270 33 277 23 276 26 268 21 272 42678 40881 31 270 33 278 24 284 28 280 21 291 40881 39215 31 273 33 278 28 287 28 283 25 293 39215 37667 33 271 34 271 31 287 26 293 26 292 37667 36229 35 264 32 259 31 286 27 292 27 292 36229 34865 35 256 30 251 30 284 24 295 29 293 34865 33510 34 252 25 254 28 284 29 300 31 294 33510 32139 34 254 19 268 22 289 30 294 31 293 32139 30761 36 256 16 284 14 284 27 292 32 295 30761 29370 38 257 13 285 8 291 18 276 32 296 29370 27954 37 257 5 251 9 262 9 309 29 294 27954 26511 32 252 9 127 9 184 20 284 25 284 26511 25034 25 241 7 129 7 210 27 269 24 272 25034 23519 19 228 2 144 9 251 28 260 25 257 23519 21966 12 234 3 324 9 281 24 262 25 251 21966 20366 8 260 8 329 12 326 17 271 22 253 20366 18713 10 237 13 331 14 330 13 279 18 262 18713 17035 12 234 12 334 16 342 13 298 13 278 17035 15420 10 243 9 347 20 351 18 312 13 295 15420 13948 7 266 12 004 23 350 23 321 15 305 13948 12632 8 298 16 009 25 350 25 323 19 311 12632 11451 13 315 19 017 26 350 26*322 22 314 11451 10390 16 320 20 023 27 350 27*321 24 315 10390 9435 19 322 20 023 27 349 26 320 26 314 9435 8576 20 321 19 020 26 347 26 319 27 313 8576 7809 20*321 18 015 26 344 25 318 27*313 7809 7121 19*321 17*005 25*341 24 317 25*314 7121 6496 17 323 15*355 24*339 23 316 23 317 6496 5936 15 325 14 347 22 336 22 316 20 321 5936 5463 13 326 13 342 20 335 20 315 17 325 5463 5097 11 326 12 339 18 333 18 315 14 329 5097 4842 9 326 11 337 15 332 16 314 10 332 4842 4687 8 327 9 335 13 332 13 314 8 334 4687 4597 5 326 6 333 7 330 8 312 3 340 4597 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