DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 02/02 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 28.5 - - 33.4 - - 37.2 - - 35.3 - - 32.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -30 - - 2 - - 5 - - -14 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 824 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4580 - - 4580 - - 4581 - - 4580 - - 4581 Hcrit BL Top 4598 - - 4598 - - 6324 - - 4598 - - 4598 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1821 - - 2751 - - 3108 - - 4063 - - 2151 Hgt.Variab. W* 9 - - 19 - - 83 - - 13 - - 10 W* B/S 0 - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 5 - - 8 - - 7 - - 4 BL Wind Direction 144 - - 165 - - 203 - - 180 - - 138 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 3 - - 8 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -24 - - -11 - - 5 - - 4 - - -12 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -988 - - -1263 - - 620 - - -189 - - -265 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 5587 - - 5862 - - 5705 - - 4787 - - 4864 sfcLCL ODpotential -4441 - - -4316 - - -1454 - - -2094 - - -3312 ODpotential blCL 9039 - - 8914 - - 7778 - - 6692 - - 7910 blCL maxRH 74 - - 74 - - 96 - - 100 - - 93 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 28.5 - - 33.4 - - 37.2 - - 35.3 - - 32.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 20.5 - - 24.1 - - 28.5 - - 30.6 - - 27.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 33.0 - - 35.6 - - 38.1 - - 37.1 - - 35.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 22.2 - - 23.1 - - 27.4 - - 30.0 - - 27.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -30 - - 2 - - 5 - - -14 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 824 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 82 - - 101 - - 72 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 94861 78 312 80 317 81 327 80 329 68 324 94861 88310 73 321 67 313 69 324 65 325 53 325 88310 83068 60 322 51 311 53 304 48 318 42 322 83068 78579 47 320 40 311 38 303 44 311 45 320 78579 74649 42 316 36 306 34 311 46 312 49 316 74649 71158 45 315 39 303 49 298 56 301 50 311 71158 67984 51 312 42 293 44 287 47 301 50 308 67984 65048 47 306 33 296 29 298 40 306 50 304 65048 62307 41 288 26 305 34 314 42 299 45 299 62307 59625 34 282 35 301 42 306 43 293 41 299 59625 56795 32 290 46 295 44 295 39 298 41 305 56795 53848 39 296 43 298 38 298 39 309 45 303 53848 51048 46 294 41 304 38 308 47 304 43 303 51048 48541 50 291 46 300 40 308 48 300 49 314 48541 46304 46 291 47 294 45 308 47 304 59 311 46304 44289 40 292 44 297 48 307 51 308 59 306 44289 42452 38 295 45 300 52 307 58 307 57 312 42452 40764 43 297 50 301 58 308 61 308 63 318 40764 39204 47 295 54 300 62 308 64 312 72 321 39204 37756 49 295 50 305 62 308 70 314 78 323 37756 36416 46 302 61 310 64 309 71 317 93 330 36416 35150 52 316 74 300 70 310 73 323 111 336 35150 33887 66 316 80 295 78 310 85 325 118 336 33887 32594 73 312 79 293 78 308 97 322 114 331 32594 31270 72 309 70 296 70 304 103 318 108 324 31270 29899 69 308 59 301 62 300 102 317 107 325 29899 28471 65 309 58 304 54 297 100 315 105 328 28471 26991 55 313 52 304 46 292 90 312 98 326 26991 25464 53 311 44 300 42 289 72 307 92 318 25464 23890 49 303 37 299 41 287 60 302 92 313 23890 22276 49 299 35 299 41 283 51 300 86 310 22276 20622 50 299 35 299 39 280 47 301 74 308 20622 18923 47 298 33 295 37 277 48 303 64 305 18923 17204 42 295 29 286 34 275 49 304 58 304 17204 15553 37 292 26 276 32 273 47 305 49 304 15553 14050 32 289 22 269 32 272 43 304 38 306 14050 12707 28 288 20 266 32 270 39 299 32 307 12707 11505 25 290 18 264 30 268 36 292 31 305 11505 10425 22 293 17 263 28 267 33 285 31 300 10425 9455 21 294 16 263 25 264 31 278 31 293 9455 8586 20 295 16 263 22 262 27 273 30 286 8586 7811 19 293 16 263 18 258 23 268 28 279 7811 7118 18 289 15 262 15 251 19 261 24 271 7118 6491 15 282 14 258 12*241 15 250 18 263 6491 5931 12 271 10 246 10*226 13 231 11 246 5931 5459 8 253 7 218 9 208 13 210 7 209 5459 5093 5 220 7 183 8 195 12 194 8 165 5093 4840 5 166 7 170 8 190 10 184 9 153 4840 4685 5*154 6*166 7 188 8*179 8*150 4685 4597 4*144 4*157 4 187 4*175 4*138 4597 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