DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/16 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - 1555z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 52.7 - - 54.6 - - 53.8 - - 48.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 141 - - 204 - - 139 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3531 - - 5127 - - 5646 - - 2580 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7547 - - 8908 - - 9086 - - 4582 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9031 - - 10627 - - 11146 - - 8080 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2782 - - 3168 - - 2962 - - 3617 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 342 - - 432 - - 394 - - 65 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 25 - - 30 - - 25 - - 13 BL Wind Direction - - - 263 - - 270 - - 283 - - 289 Direction Wind Shear - - - 22 - - 31 - - 22 - - 19 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 54 - - 28 - - 43 - - 44 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 2273 - - 2555 - - 2291 - - 1456 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6759 - - 8072 - - 8855 - - 6624 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 97 - - 374 - - 278 - - -720 ODpotential blCL - - - 8934 - - 10253 - - 10868 - - 8800 blCL maxRH - - - 95 - - 87 - - 79 - - 80 maxRH CAPE - - - 190 - - 210 - - 90 - - 150 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 52.7 - - 54.6 - - 53.8 - - 48.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 38.6 - - 34.8 - - 30.5 - - 34.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 52.9 - - 54.5 - - 53.9 - - 49.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 37.6 - - 34.0 - - 29.7 - - 34.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 141 - - 204 - - 139 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3531 - - 5127 - - 5646 - - 2580 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 78 - - 50 - - 14 - - 21 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 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] 98956 24 150 15 135 11 125 17 121 98956 91393 13 163 12 171 4 178 13 141 91393 85501 10 178 13 175 7 238 8 174 85501 80622 7 180 8 153 7 198 5 193 80622 76442 5 202 3 156 2 193 7 126 76442 72743 3 149 4 206 2 050 3 087 72743 69388 5 198 7 238 5 327 4 107 69388 66294 5 200 7 225 2 301 4 262 66294 63427 4 277 7 263 3 329 4 257 63427 60643 5 272 4 246 8 273 8 266 60643 57731 9 268 8 273 11 264 14 281 57731 54708 15 265 12 287 10 280 12 287 54708 51822 13 307 15 308 11 285 14 251 51822 49235 12 296 12 234 9 232 16 208 49235 46919 16 251 20 228 12 249 16 200 46919 44809 30 283 32 270 32 270 26 263 44809 42880 49 307 41 296 51 280 53 282 42880 41117 59 312 51 301 69 284 66 279 41117 39494 68 307 62 292 82 282 74 276 39494 37993 65 304 68 284 89 278 89 276 37993 36603 61 306 69 284 96 280 105 275 36603 35286 66 310 71 285 107 282 115 272 35286 33973 71 311 73 285 115 282 121 271 33973 32632 73 313 72 284 117 280 123 269 32632 31263 72 313 69 284 118 280 121 268 31263 29854 67 309 67 284 117 281 115 267 29854 28398 68 296 66 284 111 280 106 267 28398 26900 79 281 65 285 102 279 98 269 26900 25365 87 274 64 286 93 278 90 271 25365 23792 86 274 62 285 84 279 80 272 23792 22185 81 276 62 282 74 281 67 273 22185 20542 74 280 64 279 63 282 54 273 20542 18857 65 283 63 277 52 282 45 272 18857 17159 53 285 60 278 44 281 40 270 17159 15530 43 286 53 279 40 279 38 270 15530 14047 37 285 48 281 38 278 35 272 14047 12722 35 283 45 281 36 278 32 274 12722 11533 35 280 43*280 33*279 30 276 11533 10464 34 276 41*278 31*280 28 277 10464 9501 32*271 38 275 30 281 26 277 9501 8634 31*268 35 272 28 282 24*278 8634 7858 29 266 32 270 27 283 21*280 7858 7161 28 264 30 268 25 284 18 282 7161 6528 26 262 28 267 24 285 16 286 6528 5959 24 260 25 265 22 286 13 292 5959 5479 22 259 23 263 21 287 10 299 5479 5106 20 258 22 262 19 288 8 304 5106 4847 17 257 19 262 17 288 7 308 4847 4689 14 257 16 261 14 288 5 310 4689 4598 9 256 10 261 9 288 3 314 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