DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 09/29 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 0956z - - 1327z - - 1555z - - 1855z - - 2155z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 53.4 - - 61.0 - - 61.9 - - 62.3 - - 51.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -6 - - 90 - - 107 - - 20 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 2899 - - 4307 - - 4619 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4582 - - 6817 - - 7919 - - 4582 - - 4582 Hcrit BL Top 4600 - - 8399 - - 9807 - - 10119 - - 4600 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1813 - - 2879 - - 2064 - - 1993 - - 4445 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 275 - - 329 - - 196 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 6 - - 6 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 3 - - 9 - - 10 - - 12 - - 3 BL Wind Direction 116 - - 049 - - 004 - - 003 - - 036 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 8 - - 9 - - 10 - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg -25 - - -9 - - -4 - - -3 - - -19 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -4079 - - 153 - - 1519 - - 1237 - - -613 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 8679 - - 8246 - - 8288 - - 8883 - - 5214 sfcLCL ODpotential -9123 - - -2209 - - 138 - - -136 - - -3545 ODpotential blCL 13723 - - 10608 - - 9669 - - 10255 - - 8145 blCL maxRH 98 - - 92 - - 93 - - 88 - - 95 maxRH CAPE 10 - - 0 - - 30 - - 10 - - 80 CAPE Temp@2m 53.4 - - 61.0 - - 61.9 - - 62.3 - - 51.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 31.7 - - 40.8 - - 41.4 - - 39.2 - - 44.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 59.8 - - 61.3 - - 62.0 - - 63.0 - - 57.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 30.7 - - 39.8 - - 40.7 - - 39.0 - - 45.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -6 - - 90 - - 107 - - 20 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 2899 - - 4307 - - 4619 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 91 - - 68 - - 73 - - 51 - - 80 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 6 - - 6 - - 6 - - 7 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] 97880 16 265 12 270 15 279 16 304 15 270 97880 90625 5 349 5 299 7 274 10 322 9 316 90625 85021 6 017 6 285 6 246 8 347 7 355 85021 80369 7 029 3 013 1 267 7 355 13 019 80369 76362 7 027 6 064 8 049 4 042 12 017 76362 72817 10 012 9 076 13 046 9 079 5 034 72817 69597 8 001 11 065 8 035 8 057 6 059 69597 66622 5 008 10 034 3 025 6 015 8 050 66622 63843 4 042 5 344 4 334 5 349 7 032 63843 61133 3 007 3 224 7 308 5 343 10 011 61133 58292 6 303 5 262 8 302 8 321 14 335 58292 55339 9 287 7 294 6 276 10 297 14 313 55339 52517 12 278 9 280 9 276 11 302 12 310 52517 49979 14 255 9 260 12 284 11 309 13 330 49979 47709 16 243 8 244 10 271 10 326 14 338 47709 45650 19 241 7 282 2 300 11 332 15 344 45650 43762 18 226 11 256 6 314 11 343 18 352 43762 42019 20 194 16 214 9 272 11 347 21 358 42019 40402 17 173 16 190 12 228 10 331 21 360 40402 38902 19 172 16 163 12 199 3 303 20 351 38902 37508 20 174 17 168 23 167 4 223 14 342 37508 36187 38 184 30 156 26 148 13 147 6 337 36187 34873 51 161 38 143 23 151 16 139 2 157 34873 33540 45 160 40 137 29 159 17 147 7 152 33540 32183 46 158 40 143 34 157 18 157 8 157 32183 30783 47 151 41 150 34 152 23 154 12 165 30783 29328 47 146 36 155 36 148 21 156 12 165 29328 27819 46 144 30 159 35 151 19 155 10 157 27819 26254 41 144 26 161 31 156 19 161 2 102 26254 24639 30 147 24 159 27 158 14 165 4 064 24639 22978 18 160 25 163 30 154 9 164 6 090 22978 21266 10 188 26 169 28 162 8 173 5 090 21266 19498 9 193 19 183 17 186 7 160 5 064 19498 17707 7 216 10 196 10 197 4 156 6 037 17707 15988 9 232 7 162 7 187 4 167 7 031 15988 14426 9 220 4 124 4 185 2 171 7 041 14426 13032 8 214 5 357 3 126 2 041 8 052 13032 11786 6 175 8 355 6 060 8 035 8 057 11786 10668 8 147 10 008 11*030 14*025 9 068 10668 9663 6 125 10 008 13*019 14*017 10 068 9663 8762 4 073 9*009 13 015 14 007 10 061 8762 7957 5 012 9*015 12 007 13 005 10 056 7957 7235 8 355 9 028 11 002 13 002 10 051 7235 6581 9 352 9 046 10 358 12 359 10 044 6581 5995 8 357 10 059 9 355 12 358 10 040 5995 5501 7 006 10 064 9 352 11 356 9 038 5501 5119 5 022 9 066 8 350 10 355 8 031 5119 4853 3 046 8 067 8 348 9 354 6 023 4853 4692 2*067 7 069 7 346 8 352 4*025 4692 4599 3*116 4 070 5 344 5 352 2*046 4599 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