DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 05/15 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 41.8 - - 45.9 - - 48.7 - - 46.9 - - 40.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 95 - - 174 - - 330 - - 141 - - 11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 3703 - - 6021 - - 6291 - - 4981 - - 465 BL Depth Hcrit 7397 - - 9499 - - 10037 - - 8590 - - 4581 Hcrit BL Top 9203 - - 11521 - - 11791 - - 10481 - - 5965 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 3559 - - 5021 - - 5348 - - 3072 - - 3278 Hgt.Variab. W* 300 - - 431 - - 539 - - 378 - - 80 W* B/S 5 - - 8 - - 7 - - 5 - - 2 B/S BL Wind 12 - - 10 - - 14 - - 15 - - 9 BL Wind Direction 302 - - 279 - - 241 - - 219 - - 191 Direction Wind Shear 12 - - 6 - - 6 - - 5 - - 11 Wind Shear Max.Converg 21 - - 20 - - 27 - - 42 - - 18 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 1772 - - 2835 - - 3339 - - 2734 - - 1195 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 7432 - - 8686 - - 8452 - - 7748 - - 4771 sfcLCL ODpotential 147 - - 1198 - - 1733 - - 961 - - -877 ODpotential blCL 9056 - - 10323 - - 10058 - - 9520 - - 6842 blCL maxRH 92 - - 101 - - 98 - - 95 - - 97 maxRH CAPE 50 - - 180 - - 280 - - 240 - - 160 CAPE Temp@2m 41.8 - - 45.9 - - 48.7 - - 46.9 - - 40.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 25.2 - - 23.8 - - 27.5 - - 28.8 - - 35.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 42.0 - - 45.8 - - 47.9 - - 46.9 - - 40.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 24.6 - - 23.1 - - 26.7 - - 28.3 - - 34.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 95 - - 174 - - 330 - - 141 - - 11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 3703 - - 6021 - - 6291 - - 4981 - - 465 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 67 - - 103 - - 93 - - 78 - - 87 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 98272 10 097 2 109 2 070 8 272 10 351 98272 90791 9 082 4 347 3 354 7 330 5 002 90791 85033 8 095 1 286 4 000 10 347 2 030 85033 80252 4 208 3 081 4 128 4 273 4 020 80252 76123 3 177 2 155 4 097 3 183 3 340 76123 72468 8 105 7 169 6 209 1 232 1 150 72468 69146 6 115 1 136 4 245 1 291 1 224 69146 66078 4 063 9 188 9 201 4 297 5 269 66078 63228 21 223 12 221 9 233 8 243 10 238 63228 60452 20 192 14 217 14 238 9 213 11 219 60452 57518 15 235 17 214 19 227 22 234 16 253 57518 54456 19 240 16 231 16 224 22 225 21 244 54456 51543 16 234 13 245 9 237 13 210 17 232 51543 48932 20 247 21 249 19 248 13 252 16 244 48932 46594 27 251 22 239 25 241 26 247 17 262 46594 44474 31 251 20 240 27 237 32 244 20 269 44474 42531 33 249 22 249 27 246 34 248 23 266 42531 40741 31 248 26 254 30 255 32 248 27 262 40741 39089 29 246 29 252 31 254 28 248 31 258 39089 37558 27 249 30 251 28 256 25 257 33 258 37558 36139 27 257 31 252 26 262 30 263 36 256 36139 34798 28 263 31 255 28 265 36 259 38 253 34798 33473 29 266 30 260 32 263 36 254 36 249 33473 32137 29 271 28 266 31 259 34 254 33 247 32137 30791 30 277 28 270 28 259 34 251 31 243 30791 29425 31 284 27 272 33 265 36 242 29 229 29425 28035 33 287 31 280 46 263 38 234 26 206 28035 26609 34 287 38 286 48 262 34 231 23 202 26609 25136 33 283 43 289 43 263 25 228 19 198 25136 23616 29 278 43 290 38 263 25 234 15 174 23616 22055 25 277 38 290 33 262 24 236 14 154 22055 20445 24 283 32 286 29 262 25 235 9 176 20445 18781 26 288 26 277 25 263 24 235 9 214 18781 17093 27 291 19 270 16 258 22 234 12 228 17093 15467 25 291 16 269 12 249 17 227 16 229 15467 13986 22 292 15 271 12 245 15 220 18 227 13986 12661 18 297 13*273 12*244 14 217 19 225 12661 11474 16 301 11*276 13*243 13*217 20 224 11474 10409 16 303 11 278 14 242 13*217 21 225 10409 9449 16*302 10 278 14 242 14 218 22 228 9449 8588 17*301 10 279 14 241 14 220 21 230 8588 7817 16 301 10 279 15 241 15 220 19 229 7817 7127 14 302 10 280 15 240 16 220 16 225 7127 6500 12 302 9 280 14 240 16 219 14*217 6500 5939 11 302 9 280 14 240 16 218 13*210 5939 5464 9 303 9 280 14 240 16 218 11 195 5464 5097 8 302 8 280 13 240 16 218 9 184 5097 4843 8 302 8 280 12 240 15 217 8 178 4843 4687 7 303 7 279 10 239 13 218 7 173 4687 4598 5 302 5 279 7 239 8 219 4 166 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