DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/30 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 - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 62.6 - - 67.1 - - 73.5 - - 75.3 - - 71.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 20 - - 140 - - 244 - - 137 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 359 - - 2008 - - 4707 - - 6518 - - 3827 BL Depth Hcrit 4583 - - 6473 - - 8685 - - 9752 - - 4583 Hcrit BL Top 5859 - - 7508 - - 10207 - - 12018 - - 9327 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1935 - - 2300 - - 2906 - - 2732 - - 4988 Hgt.Variab. W* 94 - - 287 - - 450 - - 415 - - 75 W* B/S 11 - - 47 - - 39 - - 17 - - 2 B/S BL Wind 2 - - 1 - - 2 - - 4 - - 7 BL Wind Direction 357 - - 261 - - 250 - - 285 - - 315 Direction Wind Shear 2 - - 1 - - 6 - - 9 - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg -4 - - 9 - - -15 - - 5 - - 7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1481 - - -1443 - - -700 - - 1295 - - 93 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 7340 - - 8952 - - 10908 - - 10723 - - 9235 sfcLCL ODpotential -5953 - - -6094 - - -3633 - - -538 - - -3515 ODpotential blCL 11812 - - 13602 - - 13840 - - 12556 - - 12842 blCL maxRH 74 - - 81 - - 71 - - 74 - - 59 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 10 - - 270 - - 450 CAPE Temp@2m 62.6 - - 67.1 - - 73.5 - - 75.3 - - 71.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 46.3 - - 43.8 - - 41.5 - - 44.1 - - 46.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 63.2 - - 66.9 - - 72.8 - - 75.2 - - 73.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 45.0 - - 42.5 - - 40.3 - - 43.1 - - 45.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 20 - - 140 - - 244 - - 137 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 359 - - 2008 - - 4707 - - 6518 - - 3827 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 25 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 7 - - 6 - - 6 - - 6 - - 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] 99682 27 100 34 121 23 120 24 111 23 095 99682 92097 25 098 20 098 24 124 18 101 24 114 92097 86255 26 099 21 103 21 102 16 120 23 104 86255 81415 20 090 21 107 16 098 13 128 19 087 81415 77260 10 092 11 089 18 108 9 121 12 091 77260 73596 13 127 3 114 12 073 12 101 9 097 73596 70275 11 102 8 127 2 176 6 018 11 062 70275 67208 8 087 7 120 8 175 5 284 5 041 67208 64366 6 012 1 042 4 270 7 277 5 305 64366 61624 11 324 1 152 6 296 9 305 8 276 61624 58783 16 314 12 317 12 297 19 295 20 295 58783 55849 24 303 19 320 17 301 22 295 20 292 55849 53044 28 303 29 303 27 293 28 290 27 288 53044 50513 30 310 33 294 33 289 32 282 33 282 50513 48238 35 304 38 294 40 288 37 277 39 277 48238 46169 38 297 43 291 42 285 39 276 43 272 46169 44269 41 292 45 285 42 282 42 273 47 271 44269 42513 43 285 46 277 46 276 45 271 48 270 42513 40890 43 282 46 272 49 272 48 270 49 270 40890 39391 46 279 49 274 52 269 50 267 51 269 39391 38004 50 276 49 272 52 266 52 261 53 264 38004 36685 51 273 49 269 51 265 54 258 55 260 36685 35362 50 275 49 266 49 262 53 258 54 259 35362 34005 50 277 47 264 48 259 50 257 51 260 34005 32620 48 279 45 263 46 259 48 256 49 261 32620 31191 47 280 45 267 45 259 47 254 46 261 31191 29708 46 280 45 271 44 259 46 253 43 261 29708 28173 44 280 44 274 43 261 43 255 41 263 28173 26585 43 277 41 275 41 263 40 258 39 265 26585 24947 41 273 38 272 38 264 38 260 37 266 24947 23263 36 268 35 268 35 265 35 263 34 265 23263 21531 30 264 32 264 31 267 30 267 29 265 21531 19745 24 262 26 264 26 268 24 270 25 267 19745 17941 19 262 21 269 20 270 18 271 20 269 17941 16209 15 265 17 274 15 274 13 270 16 268 16209 14631 10 268 14 276 11 277 10 265 12 264 14631 13221 7 269 11 276 10 277 10*264 10 259 13221 11956 5 270 8 277 9 273 9*266 8 263 11956 10817 4 277 6 276 8*268 8 270 7 274 10817 9792 2 286 5 277 6*264 7 276 6*288 9792 8870 1 305 4 280 5 262 4 289 7*302 8870 8046 1 070 2*277 3 256 3 300 7 309 8046 7307 1 059 1*273 2 246 3 309 8 314 7307 6636 2 024 1 267 1 206 2 317 8 316 6636 6035 3*360 1 260 1 190 2 322 8 318 6035 5528 2*351 1 257 1 173 2 328 8 319 5528 5135 2 358 1 258 1 179 2 328 8 319 5135 4862 1 002 1 251 1 173 2 331 6 320 4862 4695 1 002 1 249 1 181 2 329 5 321 4695 4600 1 005 1 253 1 189 1 334 2 322 4600 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