DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 02/06 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 33.9 - - 40.8 - - 47.1 - - 42.0 - - 37.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -23 - - -6 - - 7 - - -28 - - -36 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4581 - - 4581 - - 4582 - - 4581 - - 4581 Hcrit BL Top 4599 - - 4599 - - 4599 - - 4599 - - 4599 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 599 - - 1030 - - 2712 - - 1730 - - 755 Hgt.Variab. W* 7 - - 15 - - 25 - - 13 - - 9 W* B/S 0 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 3 - - 8 - - 4 - - 5 BL Wind Direction 129 - - 151 - - 178 - - 135 - - 131 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 5 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -20 - - -11 - - 3 - - -15 - - -26 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -4713 - - -3238 - - -3112 - - -2166 - - -2777 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 9312 - - 7837 - - 7711 - - 6765 - - 7377 sfcLCL ODpotential -15606 - - -11040 - - -10108 - - -8362 - - -9745 ODpotential blCL 20205 - - 15639 - - 14707 - - 12961 - - 14344 blCL maxRH 68 - - 75 - - 76 - - 72 - - 57 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 33.9 - - 40.8 - - 47.1 - - 42.0 - - 37.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 10.2 - - 22.9 - - 29.5 - - 28.5 - - 21.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 42.0 - - 43.4 - - 48.4 - - 46.0 - - 43.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 10.3 - - 21.7 - - 28.3 - - 27.4 - - 20.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -23 - - -6 - - 7 - - -28 - - -36 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 5 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 - - 3 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] 96068 41 003 38 339 34 355 33 354 19 330 96068 89250 26 008 26 348 25 352 27 357 18 348 89250 83834 20 358 23 003 20 350 27 347 21 341 83834 79270 20 354 17 347 16 337 27 339 17 350 79270 75283 22 002 8 345 16 329 25 322 23 340 75283 71732 19 347 13 335 15 312 22 329 21 312 71732 68526 19 337 14 328 19 301 24 319 13 343 68526 65564 17 320 19 334 17 319 21 297 17 328 65564 62813 19 329 26 320 23 321 20 300 24 300 62813 60167 22 334 28 316 20 334 12 345 17 293 60167 57392 31 308 30 300 28 301 17 307 5 160 57392 54474 46 300 40 286 44 282 48 282 27 277 54474 51675 63 285 49 287 49 278 55 273 53 275 51675 49164 58 271 54 272 51 272 46 273 49 269 49164 46917 48 281 43 265 43 266 41 272 37 268 46917 44883 47 283 33 275 32 268 35 263 31 272 44883 43026 46 268 38 274 35 269 32 261 26 271 43026 41321 43 267 48 260 46 259 38 255 27 266 41321 39751 47 270 56 262 52 252 46 247 35 261 39751 38300 57 264 66 264 57 252 48 245 41 253 38300 36955 54 265 62 261 58 249 51 244 47 249 36955 35677 48 268 53 260 54 249 50 242 53 245 35677 34394 43 268 51 259 53 249 50 242 54 243 34394 33075 41 263 49 259 53 249 50 246 51 245 33075 31723 40 259 47 257 51 249 48 251 47 249 31723 30327 38 261 44 255 48 249 46 253 44 252 30327 28879 34 263 39 254 46 249 43 251 44 254 28879 27381 31 260 37 254 45 250 41 251 44 255 27381 25835 31 258 37 253 42 252 38 251 42 255 25835 24241 30 259 37 251 40 253 35 251 39 254 24241 22604 30 261 35 254 39 252 35 252 37 253 22604 20918 31 264 33 259 38 252 34 255 37 256 20918 19178 31 266 32 262 37 254 32 260 38 261 19178 17418 32 264 32 258 34 257 31 263 36 267 17418 15730 30 260 32 253 31 260 31 266 33 273 15730 14197 28 258 30 251 29 265 30 272 30 281 14197 12832 25 261 27 254 27 269 28 278 27 289 12832 11611 23 266 24 257 26 272 28 284 26 295 11611 10516 20 270 22 260 26 274 27 288 25 298 10516 9533 17 273 19 262 26 275 28 289 24 298 9533 8651 13 274 17 264 25 274 28 289 23 297 8651 7864 10 272 14 263 22 272 27 286 21 295 7864 7161 7 262 12 260 18 267 24 282 18 290 7161 6523 5 236 10 250 13 255 20 275 14 284 6523 5954 6 199 8 230 9 229 14 262 9 271 5954 5474 7 183 7 201 9 198 10 236 4 233 5474 5102 7 176 7 179 9 181 8 201 5 162 5102 4844 6 163 6 165 9 178 8 170 7 141 4844 4688 5*155 5*161 7*175 8*160 7*139 4688 4598 4*129 3*151 4*171 4*135 5*131 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