DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 05/03 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 52.3 - - 59.5 - - 63.5 - - 61.6 - - 54.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 29 - - 200 - - 214 - - 74 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 32 - - 3073 - - 5410 - - 5622 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4582 - - 7365 - - 9170 - - 8674 - - 4582 Hcrit BL Top 5532 - - 8573 - - 10910 - - 11122 - - 4600 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1665 - - 2043 - - 2583 - - 2565 - - 6256 Hgt.Variab. W* 42 - - 365 - - 453 - - 331 - - 6 W* B/S 2 - - 7 - - 5 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 10 - - 16 - - 18 - - 6 BL Wind Direction 331 - - 327 - - 324 - - 333 - - 320 Direction Wind Shear 8 - - 9 - - 14 - - 13 - - 8 Wind Shear Max.Converg -11 - - 2 - - 8 - - -3 - - -9 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -4557 - - -954 - - 667 - - 1215 - - -3111 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 10090 - - 9527 - - 10243 - - 9907 - - 7711 sfcLCL ODpotential -9429 - - -4898 - - -3007 - - -1989 - - -6105 ODpotential blCL 14961 - - 13471 - - 13917 - - 13111 - - 10705 blCL maxRH 67 - - 67 - - 61 - - 66 - - 67 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 30 - - 50 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m 52.3 - - 59.5 - - 63.5 - - 61.6 - - 54.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 24.4 - - 33.6 - - 34.4 - - 34.0 - - 36.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 53.6 - - 59.0 - - 63.2 - - 62.2 - - 58.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 23.4 - - 32.5 - - 33.2 - - 32.9 - - 35.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 29 - - 200 - - 214 - - 74 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 32 - - 3073 - - 5410 - - 5622 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 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] 97495 8 149 13 147 11 207 3 150 8 121 97495 90051 11 132 13 149 6 180 5 104 8 132 90051 84366 11 092 9 124 6 123 6 121 5 131 84366 79667 8 089 8 077 6 155 3 068 8 085 79667 75608 7 081 4 038 3 121 2 138 7 042 75608 72000 10 058 3 056 5 050 2 047 7 346 72000 68726 11 034 5 330 10 016 5 006 9 008 68726 65714 6 014 5 302 10 014 8 332 10 358 65714 62907 12 012 8 333 10 004 9 017 11 358 62907 60173 15 354 11 338 15 349 20 354 14 357 60173 57307 15 338 10 350 15 325 19 348 16 346 57307 54332 18 335 19 004 14 336 21 002 22 351 54332 51509 21 340 28 351 23 357 32 346 30 344 51509 48994 26 342 28 340 27 351 25 337 33 340 48994 46755 25 337 25 348 24 355 29 347 36 345 46755 44740 26 352 28 359 32 358 43 350 39 345 44740 42918 29 004 35 355 43 343 49 345 44 349 42918 41255 28 357 41 342 41 329 46 339 53 351 41255 39725 25 354 26 331 36 333 43 341 48 342 39725 38310 27 356 21 343 43 343 48 357 40 348 38310 36992 31 341 39 354 49 344 62 010 54 008 36992 35730 32 337 44 351 48 343 63 007 57 008 35730 34457 34 343 46 356 43 340 35 355 43 358 34457 33145 31 343 49 360 40 341 46 350 49 351 33145 31799 28 339 40 358 39 346 46 349 54 348 31799 30412 24 340 34 352 36 347 43 347 53 344 30412 28973 20 347 29 345 34 345 41 343 51 340 28973 27483 22 331 28 339 35 344 40 337 50 337 27483 25942 29 340 29 339 35 345 41 335 49 333 25942 24353 35 356 30 345 34 344 41 334 48 330 24353 22718 35 356 29 349 33 342 41 335 46 330 22718 21035 28 357 28 352 31 342 39 335 45 331 21035 19298 24 357 27 354 30 344 36 333 44 333 19298 17541 19 359 27 355 30 346 33 332 42 334 17541 15854 16 001 26 351 29 345 30 334 38 335 15854 14319 15 006 24 345 28 341 27 336 33 337 14319 12949 16 013 21 341 27 335 24 338 27 339 12949 11721 16 016 20 338 24*330 21*338 23 343 11721 10618 16 013 19 335 21*326 20*336 22 347 10618 9626 15 008 17 333 19 324 20 335 22 348 9626 8734 14 003 15*331 17 322 20 335 22 347 8734 7936 13 357 14*329 17 323 19 334 21 346 7936 7221 12 348 13 327 16 323 19 332 20 344 7221 6571 12 337 11 327 15 323 19 331 19 342 6571 5989 10*330 10 326 15 324 18 331 18 337 5989 5498 8*328 9 327 14 324 17 330 16 331 5498 5117 6 332 8 328 13 325 16 329 13 326 5117 4852 3 336 7 328 12 325 14 329 10 322 4852 4691 2 332 6 327 10 324 11 328 7*320 4691 4599 0 130 5 327 7 324 7 327 2*301 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