DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 07/11 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 66.6 - - 72.3 - - 74.1 - - 73.5 - - 68.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 37 - - 268 - - 349 - - 194 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1173 - - 5912 - - 7626 - - 7432 - - 4014 BL Depth Hcrit 4583 - - 9653 - - 11136 - - 10665 - - 4583 Hcrit BL Top 6673 - - 11412 - - 13126 - - 12932 - - 9514 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 2875 - - 2601 - - 2107 - - 2257 - - 3703 Hgt.Variab. W* 161 - - 497 - - 588 - - 482 - - 86 W* B/S 2 - - 4 - - 6 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 14 - - 21 - - 18 - - 16 - - 15 BL Wind Direction 187 - - 222 - - 233 - - 232 - - 225 Direction Wind Shear 15 - - 23 - - 16 - - 13 - - 17 Wind Shear Max.Converg -3 - - 54 - - 17 - - 20 - - 14 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -3480 - - 113 - - 1341 - - 1833 - - -297 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 10154 - - 11299 - - 11786 - - 11100 - - 9811 sfcLCL ODpotential -8082 - - -3359 - - -1005 - - -127 - - -3641 ODpotential blCL 14755 - - 14771 - - 14131 - - 13059 - - 13155 blCL maxRH 67 - - 46 - - 61 - - 62 - - 51 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 10 - - 30 - - 80 - - 20 CAPE Temp@2m 66.6 - - 72.3 - - 74.1 - - 73.5 - - 68.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 38.0 - - 38.3 - - 37.9 - - 40.5 - - 41.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 67.4 - - 71.7 - - 73.2 - - 73.2 - - 70.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 36.9 - - 37.3 - - 36.9 - - 39.6 - - 40.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 37 - - 268 - - 349 - - 194 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1173 - - 5912 - - 7626 - - 7432 - - 4014 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 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] 99942 28 114 24 118 18 120 18 097 28 102 99942 92346 22 111 18 125 16 113 20 099 20 112 92346 86505 23 112 18 120 18 119 16 129 17 110 86505 81649 20 104 15 120 18 129 13 126 11 097 81649 77466 13 119 13 124 14 143 9 129 8 131 77466 73772 13 132 9 112 10 154 10 160 5 128 73772 70418 11 135 7 147 6 167 6 145 6 147 70418 67323 10 137 11 169 5 203 7 196 9 203 67323 64464 5 193 10 192 9 217 7 172 9 169 64464 61690 9 177 11 184 9 212 4 248 6 170 61690 58794 10 241 8 215 16 217 24 216 25 222 58794 55818 18 229 12 215 22 212 21 216 22 200 55818 52967 23 222 24 221 26 235 29 240 20 233 52967 50381 38 238 44 226 43 231 45 243 47 244 50381 48068 56 239 49 232 48 234 58 242 66 242 48068 45979 64 237 61 241 58 241 67 239 75 239 45979 44078 73 239 72 241 71 243 74 239 79 239 44078 42341 86 241 77 240 81 244 81 242 84 243 42341 40744 95 240 77 242 86 247 87 246 90 248 40744 39261 97 239 76 245 88 249 95 250 97 251 39261 37876 93 239 75 250 87 250 100 251 101 252 37876 36552 86 239 78 255 82 250 100 251 102 252 36552 35224 81 241 82 256 76 249 96 250 101 251 35224 33863 80 241 81 253 71 248 94 249 100 250 33863 32474 78 239 79 250 69 248 92 249 99 249 32474 31045 73 238 76 248 69 246 90 249 98 249 31045 29563 68 237 73 245 68 246 87 250 95 249 29563 28031 67 236 71 245 67 246 82 251 90 249 28031 26449 67 235 68 247 65 246 75 250 84 248 26449 24820 65 234 64 245 64 245 68 248 75 247 24820 23146 62 234 63 240 63 243 65 245 68 245 23146 21423 58 233 62 237 61 241 62 244 62 243 21423 19645 55 233 60 235 58 239 59 243 57 242 19645 17847 52 232 55 235 54 239 53 242 51 242 17847 16120 49 232 50 235 48 238 44 240 44 241 16120 14550 46 232 46 235 40 238 34 238 37 239 14550 13149 42 230 41 234 31*235 26*233 30 235 13149 11894 38 229 36*232 25*233 20*230 26 230 11894 10766 35 228 31*229 21 232 18 230 23 226 10766 9749 32 228 28 226 20 232 17 231 21*224 9749 8836 30 229 24 224 19 233 17 232 20*224 8836 8019 27 228 21 220 18 233 16 232 19 225 8019 7286 23*224 20 219 18 234 15 233 17 225 7286 6620 19*213 19 217 17 235 15 234 16 226 6620 6025 16 195 18 216 17 235 14 234 14 225 6025 5521 15 180 17 216 16 236 13 234 12 224 5521 5131 14 175 16 215 15 236 13 235 10 224 5131 4860 13 172 14 215 14 236 12 235 8 223 4860 4695 11 170 12 215 12 237 10 235 6 223 4695 4600 6 167 8 215 8 237 7 234 3 219 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