DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 07/21 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 = 21Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 1000z - - 1333z - - 1603z - - 1903z - - 2201z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 55.8 - - 63.4 - - 65.4 - - 63.1 - - 56.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 119 - - 364 - - 428 - - 255 - - 4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 2202 - - 7781 - - 8378 - - 8100 - - 4394 BL Depth Hcrit 6462 - - 11270 - - 11833 - - 11335 - - 4621 Hcrit BL Top 7702 - - 13281 - - 13878 - - 13600 - - 9894 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 3512 - - 1793 - - 2076 - - 2531 - - 3400 Hgt.Variab. W* 269 - - 596 - - 645 - - 537 - - 130 W* B/S 16 - - 8 - - 7 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 3 - - 14 - - 17 - - 18 - - 19 BL Wind Direction 318 - - 254 - - 265 - - 287 - - 318 Direction Wind Shear 5 - - 23 - - 16 - - 10 - - 12 Wind Shear Max.Converg -3 - - 20 - - 16 - - 21 - - 22 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1978 - - 2103 - - 2205 - - 2802 - - 1548 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 9681 - - 11178 - - 11674 - - 10799 - - 8347 sfcLCL ODpotential -4447 - - 373 - - 372 - - 1224 - - -147 ODpotential blCL 12149 - - 12908 - - 13506 - - 12376 - - 10041 blCL maxRH 62 - - 72 - - 64 - - 94 - - 90 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 40 - - 60 - - 140 - - 140 CAPE Temp@2m 55.8 - - 63.4 - - 65.4 - - 63.1 - - 56.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 29.6 - - 30.2 - - 30.0 - - 31.6 - - 36.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 55.9 - - 62.4 - - 64.2 - - 62.6 - - 57.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 29.1 - - 29.1 - - 28.8 - - 31.0 - - 35.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 119 - - 364 - - 428 - - 255 - - 4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 2202 - - 7781 - - 8378 - - 8100 - - 4394 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 75 - - 59 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 100065 26 113 23 118 24 113 22 110 22 108 100065 92490 19 118 23 112 16 122 18 106 20 106 92490 86630 18 122 15 111 15 126 12 115 17 090 86630 81746 16 125 14 129 14 127 6 123 10 104 81746 77545 14 117 12 130 12 135 10 161 8 089 77545 73833 8 127 15 127 12 150 6 120 6 108 73833 70456 9 143 10 143 11 165 6 181 6 097 70456 67340 3 098 8 131 10 130 9 164 4 227 67340 64452 10 185 12 198 7 215 1 088 2 164 64452 61657 7 137 12 172 11 195 13 226 11 248 61657 58756 7 268 4 215 3 165 8 178 12 187 58756 55743 25 236 23 244 21 252 14 244 16 244 55743 52856 26 224 30 239 31 247 28 248 26 248 52856 50255 25 240 34 237 35 242 36 249 33 256 50255 47924 31 252 35 242 37 242 40 248 39 255 47924 45813 40 256 38 249 39 246 40 248 42 252 45813 43882 48 255 42 251 41 249 41 251 43 252 43882 42101 55 253 48 253 46 252 43 255 43 257 42101 40449 62 251 55 253 52 252 45 258 44 263 40449 38913 68 250 61 251 57 251 50 260 42 272 38913 37486 72 249 65 249 61 250 55 260 42 274 37486 36133 76 250 69 249 66 250 59 262 38 277 36133 34782 84 251 77 249 72 251 55 261 37 285 34782 33401 91 251 83 248 73 251 42 265 43 294 33401 31998 97 250 86 248 65 253 41 279 53 298 31998 30561 98 250 84 247 55 255 46 277 57 300 30561 29075 94 250 75 246 48 254 46 269 53 305 29075 27544 84 249 65 246 46 252 47 263 50 310 27544 25974 72 249 57 248 47 251 47 261 50 313 25974 24368 64 250 55 251 47 253 44 263 49 316 24368 22727 61 251 54 251 45 254 40 264 42 314 22727 21043 59 251 52 252 43 256 36 263 34 312 21043 19309 56 251 48 253 39 258 33 264 30 307 19309 17555 51 252 44 254 35 260 28 266 26 301 17555 15871 44 253 38 254 30 259 24 268 22 297 15871 14339 37 254 33*253 26*255 21*272 18 301 14339 12971 31 252 27*251 24*253 19*276 18 306 12971 11746 24 249 21 249 21 254 19 281 18 311 11746 10645 19 246 17 249 18 258 19 284 20*314 10645 9653 14 245 13 251 17 264 19 287 21*316 9653 8763 10 245 12 254 16 268 19 289 21 317 8763 7967 7*251 11 257 16 271 19 290 21 317 7967 7253 5*268 10 260 16 273 19 291 21 317 7253 6605 4 295 9 263 15 275 18 292 20 318 6605 6025 3 329 9 266 15 277 18 292 20 318 6025 5534 3 341 8 269 14 278 17 292 19 319 5534 5155 3 346 8 270 14 279 16 293 17 319 5155 4891 3 347 7 272 13 279 15 293 15 319 4891 4730 3 345 7 272 12 280 13 293 13 320 4730 4638 2 344 5 272 9 279 10 292 8 320 4638 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