DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 07/12 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 64.8 - - 68.1 - - 70.8 - - 70.6 - - 66.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 76 - - 255 - - 286 - - 202 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 3069 - - 4981 - - 6255 - - 6418 - - 4346 BL Depth Hcrit 6812 - - 8900 - - 9944 - - 9896 - - 4583 Hcrit BL Top 8569 - - 10481 - - 11755 - - 11918 - - 9846 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 2279 - - 1785 - - 1888 - - 1947 - - 3349 Hgt.Variab. W* 266 - - 460 - - 514 - - 464 - - 95 W* B/S 4 - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 2 B/S BL Wind 13 - - 17 - - 20 - - 17 - - 10 BL Wind Direction 240 - - 234 - - 240 - - 247 - - 256 Direction Wind Shear 18 - - 20 - - 18 - - 17 - - 10 Wind Shear Max.Converg 43 - - 49 - - 48 - - 44 - - 15 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1177 - - -1111 - - -709 - - -44 - - -263 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 9747 - - 11593 - - 12465 - - 11963 - - 10109 sfcLCL ODpotential -5397 - - -5695 - - -4897 - - -3793 - - -3260 ODpotential blCL 13966 - - 16176 - - 16652 - - 15711 - - 13106 blCL maxRH 92 - - 95 - - 97 - - 63 - - 54 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 64.8 - - 68.1 - - 70.8 - - 70.6 - - 66.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 38.0 - - 33.0 - - 31.9 - - 33.9 - - 37.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 65.2 - - 67.6 - - 70.2 - - 70.3 - - 67.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 37.1 - - 31.9 - - 30.8 - - 32.9 - - 36.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 76 - - 255 - - 286 - - 202 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 3069 - - 4981 - - 6255 - - 6418 - - 4346 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 66 - - 80 - - 90 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 5 - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 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] 100079 26 116 31 110 26 118 21 108 26 114 100079 92455 23 110 23 111 22 110 19 114 21 100 92455 86599 23 117 19 108 15 127 13 107 19 108 86599 81741 20 114 14 108 14 116 13 121 15 104 81741 77549 13 120 12 124 14 110 11 137 11 098 77549 73851 9 123 12 130 8 138 10 139 7 131 73851 70517 7 130 9 156 8 160 7 165 8 099 70517 67431 3 166 10 171 8 192 8 209 3 132 67431 64551 2 205 11 107 7 104 11 104 11 064 64551 61765 14 228 19 252 10 255 8 211 7 246 61765 58891 26 207 29 217 23 229 9 211 19 216 58891 55920 22 219 21 205 28 231 29 262 24 236 55920 53062 41 242 32 236 42 241 51 254 37 250 53062 50486 58 238 53 240 60 238 67 246 66 252 50486 48191 71 237 68 237 73 239 84 245 88 243 48191 46111 81 240 78 241 85 240 96 243 93 239 46111 44206 90 243 93 245 96 243 103 243 97 242 44206 42457 101 247 112 244 114 243 114 243 111 243 42457 40843 110 248 121 244 127 242 123 241 122 241 40843 39344 114 247 121 244 127 242 128 241 130 242 39344 37944 113 244 120 243 123 242 127 242 130 244 37944 36606 113 241 120 240 123 239 124 240 122 243 36606 35267 112 240 120 238 124 236 123 237 116 240 35267 33896 112 239 119 237 122 233 125 236 118 239 33896 32495 113 237 116 236 116 230 122 236 117 240 32495 31050 112 235 110 233 110 228 116 236 112 241 31050 29553 107 235 106 231 108 227 107 236 102 241 29553 28006 103 236 102 231 107 228 102 237 94 241 28006 26410 100 236 97 234 104 232 99 237 90 241 26410 24767 96 236 91 237 95 236 96 238 86 242 24767 23083 92 236 86 240 81 240 91 241 80 242 23083 21356 89 235 82 241 72 244 81 243 71 242 21356 19581 86 234 80 241 68 245 71 246 62 244 19581 17788 81 234 75 240 65 243 64 248 54 247 17788 16067 74 234 68 239 61 241 56 248 45 250 16067 14503 65 233 60 239 53 240 46 247 34 248 14503 13106 57 232 52 239 44 240 35*244 24 242 13106 11856 50 232 43 238 34*239 25*241 18 236 11856 10731 43 234 34*237 26*238 19 242 15*238 10731 9720 36 238 27*235 23 239 18 244 13*244 9720 8811 29*240 22 234 22 239 17 246 12 250 8811 7998 23*242 18 233 21 240 17 248 12 254 7998 7269 18 242 16 234 20 241 16 250 11 258 7269 6607 14 242 15 234 19 241 16 251 11 260 6607 6014 11 239 14 235 18 242 15 252 10 263 6014 5515 10 235 13 235 17 243 14 253 9 264 5515 5127 9 234 12 235 15 243 13 253 8 266 5127 4858 8 233 11 236 14 243 12 254 7 267 4858 4694 7 234 10 237 12 244 11 254 6 267 4694 4599 4 237 7 237 9 244 8 255 4 266 4599 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