DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 05/01 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 = 15Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 50.0 - - 57.3 - - 59.9 - - 57.9 - - 50.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 29 - - 181 - - 172 - - 70 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 3856 - - 6515 - - 6234 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4582 - - 7888 - - 9875 - - 8955 - - 4582 Hcrit BL Top 4599 - - 9356 - - 12015 - - 11734 - - 4599 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 3063 - - 3178 - - 2680 - - 3181 - - 6952 Hgt.Variab. W* 33 - - 377 - - 442 - - 324 - - 0 W* B/S 2 - - 15 - - 12 - - 9 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 3 - - 5 - - 7 - - 6 - - 1 BL Wind Direction 154 - - 265 - - 268 - - 295 - - 077 Direction Wind Shear 1 - - 6 - - 7 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -9 - - 7 - - 43 - - 46 - - -15 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -4154 - - -83 - - 2291 - - 2724 - - -3079 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 8754 - - 9439 - - 9725 - - 9010 - - 7679 sfcLCL ODpotential -7973 - - -2903 - - 105 - - -15 - - -5741 ODpotential blCL 12572 - - 12259 - - 11910 - - 11749 - - 10340 blCL maxRH 58 - - 60 - - 69 - - 81 - - 68 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 80 - - 150 - - 40 CAPE Temp@2m 50.0 - - 57.3 - - 59.9 - - 57.9 - - 50.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 27.9 - - 31.9 - - 33.2 - - 34.5 - - 33.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 52.0 - - 56.9 - - 60.0 - - 59.3 - - 55.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 27.1 - - 30.8 - - 32.0 - - 33.3 - - 33.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 29 - - 181 - - 172 - - 70 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 3856 - - 6515 - - 6234 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 25 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 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] 97337 9 058 12 131 7 133 6 156 11 055 97337 89929 15 095 7 105 10 094 10 089 12 092 89929 84267 11 092 9 092 9 103 6 093 11 108 84267 79596 7 081 8 103 3 093 5 050 10 085 79596 75563 5 082 7 096 3 029 7 033 6 082 75563 71977 5 060 7 048 5 356 3 062 3 051 71977 68713 2 077 6 358 6 319 4 022 9 037 68713 65698 3 021 8 307 6 327 7 009 13 011 65698 62893 8 002 7 315 9 328 8 352 8 021 62893 60174 13 343 7 354 9 322 11 321 15 340 60174 57334 16 325 12 339 10 322 13 328 16 337 57334 54371 15 333 12 334 13 304 18 307 16 320 54371 51542 16 336 11 329 11 308 19 293 15 313 51542 49009 20 317 17 306 10 329 10 285 12 301 49009 46753 22 304 18 310 17 318 13 330 9 304 46753 44723 19 295 22 306 26 293 26 304 19 318 44723 42882 19 290 26 283 28 285 25 294 22 300 42882 41207 22 280 24 282 28 282 29 290 24 293 41207 39678 24 275 25 294 28 285 32 285 32 285 39678 38274 27 269 32 298 31 289 37 286 40 273 38274 36967 27 267 34 296 32 287 37 281 38 271 36967 35711 24 270 35 290 33 285 36 277 33 275 35711 34444 24 276 34 284 34 282 35 277 34 280 34444 33141 25 280 31 280 33 279 35 279 37 282 33141 31803 25 282 28 279 32 274 36 280 39 283 31803 30419 24 281 29 280 32 270 37 281 39 285 30419 28979 23 280 32 281 34 270 39 280 39 288 28979 27487 23 278 33 278 36 272 40 279 38 291 27487 25943 25 278 32 275 36 273 38 280 38 292 25943 24349 29 275 30 273 35 273 34 277 38 291 24349 22710 34 269 31 269 34 271 34 273 36 291 22710 21023 38 264 34 267 34 269 35 272 31 288 21023 19281 38 264 35 267 33 268 32 272 29 283 19281 17520 34 263 34 266 31 267 28 272 26 281 17520 15834 28 259 29 261 27 267 20 274 21 280 15834 14302 23 255 24 258 20 268 12 275 13 280 14302 12935 19 256 19 261 13*269 8*278 7 284 12935 11710 15 262 15 269 10*269 7*282 5 292 11710 10608 12 270 12 276 9 270 7 288 5 309 10608 9616 10 278 9*279 8 272 7 294 5 323 9616 8725 9 283 7*278 7 272 7 299 6 332 8725 7928 8 284 6 276 7 270 7 301 7 336 7928 7213 7 281 6 271 6 267 7 301 8 335 7213 6565 5 270 5 267 6 262 7 300 9 331 6565 5985 4 246 4 258 5 260 7 298 9 326 5985 5494 4 211 3 246 5 259 6 298 9 324 5494 5115 4 173 3 238 4 257 6 297 8 322 5115 4851 4 159 3 234 4 257 5 296 6 322 4851 4691 4*154 2 233 4 258 4 295 4*327 4691 4598 3*146 2 230 3 258 3 298 1*077 4598 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