DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 05/22 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 = 21Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 1011z - - 1333z - - 1603z - - 1903z - - 2201z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 60.9 - - 68.6 - - 71.6 - - 72.2 - - 63.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 44 - - 206 - - 248 - - 127 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 4096 - - 6073 - - 4873 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4500 - - 8123 - - 9730 - - 8442 - - 4501 Hcrit BL Top 4518 - - 9596 - - 11573 - - 10373 - - 4518 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 3377 - - 3051 - - 2815 - - 3613 - - 601 Hgt.Variab. W* 38 - - 400 - - 485 - - 362 - - 11 W* B/S 2 - - 23 - - 24 - - 17 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 3 - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 - - 2 BL Wind Direction 119 - - 166 - - 175 - - 195 - - 146 Direction Wind Shear 1 - - 2 - - 4 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -39 - - 17 - - 22 - - 17 - - -54 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -4226 - - -1290 - - -277 - - -1955 - - -5087 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 8744 - - 10886 - - 11850 - - 12329 - - 9606 sfcLCL ODpotential -7670 - - -4404 - - -3035 - - -4601 - - -8806 ODpotential blCL 12188 - - 14000 - - 14608 - - 14974 - - 13324 blCL maxRH 56 - - 60 - - 56 - - 53 - - 48 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 60.9 - - 68.6 - - 71.6 - - 72.2 - - 63.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 38.4 - - 36.5 - - 35.1 - - 33.7 - - 37.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 61.8 - - 68.6 - - 71.6 - - 72.0 - - 65.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 37.9 - - 35.6 - - 34.5 - - 33.0 - - 37.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 44 - - 206 - - 248 - - 127 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 4096 - - 6073 - - 4873 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 6 - - 5 - - 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] 98672 18 112 15 128 6 121 6 078 21 106 98672 92028 18 114 16 118 10 115 11 129 18 109 92028 86781 18 110 14 106 13 107 14 128 12 104 86781 82347 14 102 11 105 9 104 11 116 9 105 82347 78478 13 097 12 107 9 117 10 098 9 111 78478 75030 9 098 9 111 8 124 6 089 7 114 75030 71881 7 096 5 113 6 111 6 096 5 113 71881 68965 5 092 4 130 3 100 6 106 4 119 68965 66242 3 075 4 138 1 192 3 113 3 127 66242 63586 2 034 3 136 3 207 0 239 2 119 63586 60801 2 330 1 152 4 198 3 273 2 085 60801 57903 3 309 2 287 3 204 4 273 3 046 57903 55143 6 312 3 307 2 292 3 289 4 030 55143 52674 9 321 4 331 5 335 3 342 6 020 52674 50480 11 333 7 349 8 350 6 004 9 018 50480 48506 14 346 12 358 11 001 10 011 13 020 48506 46711 17 356 17 004 15 009 14 014 17 019 46711 45063 20 001 20 006 19 013 17 014 20 016 45063 43536 24 005 25 008 23 016 20 017 23 017 43536 42108 28 008 28 009 27 018 24 019 25 019 42108 40766 29 010 30 011 30 021 26 023 25 024 40766 39470 30 014 31 015 32 027 28 031 26 034 39470 38154 29 018 32 021 33 033 30 038 29 044 38154 36788 28 022 33 027 35 038 34 045 34 052 36788 35375 28 025 34 031 38 040 38 048 37 054 35375 33900 29 029 35 034 40 040 41 049 39 056 33900 32349 31 034 36 035 41 039 42 048 40 057 32349 30721 34 036 36 037 40 040 42 047 40 058 30721 29013 36 034 35 038 38 041 40 048 40 060 29013 27225 36 029 35 036 35 041 37 049 40 062 27225 25359 34 021 33 030 33 037 34 049 38 066 25359 23409 29 012 29 024 29 031 30 044 33 070 23409 21373 24 003 25 019 24 026 24 038 22 064 21373 19297 20 358 20 017 19 025 18 032 13 039 19297 17294 15 355 14 015 13 026 12 028 10 026 17294 15472 11 353 10 014 8 025 8 030 7 036 15472 13850 8 351 6 009 4 022 5 041 5 067 13850 12407 5 349 3 003 2*032 3 063 6 097 12407 11124 4 347 2 001 1*108 2*106 6 115 11124 9982 3 348 1*059 2 148 3*140 7 126 9982 8971 2 343 1*138 3 157 3 160 7 131 8971 8079 1 344 2 154 4 167 4 172 6 134 8079 7292 0 011 3 159 4 174 4 183 5 138 7292 6588 1 101 3 164 5 182 5 203 4 144 6588 5966 2 116 4 170 5 186 5 215 3 160 5966 5448 3 115 4 173 5 191 6 219 2 184 5448 5050 4 116 4 175 5 194 6 221 2 203 5050 4778 3 118 4 177 5 196 6 221 2 198 4778 4612 3*119 4 178 5 198 5 221 2*154 4612 4517 2*119 3 178 4 198 5 219 2*146 4517 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