DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 06/23 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 - - 1335z - - 1604z - - 1902z - - 2202z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 49.5 - - 51.3 - - 49.5 - - 49.2 - - 46.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 49 - - 132 - - 169 - - 136 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 2544 - - 6099 - - 7288 - - 6252 - - 2613 BL Depth Hcrit 4582 - - 9431 - - 10471 - - 9545 - - 4581 Hcrit BL Top 8044 - - 11599 - - 12788 - - 11752 - - 8113 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 3335 - - 4483 - - 3608 - - 4017 - - 3539 Hgt.Variab. W* 223 - - 405 - - 459 - - 408 - - 92 W* B/S 3 - - 5 - - 4 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 12 - - 15 - - 22 - - 18 - - 18 BL Wind Direction 321 - - 271 - - 281 - - 305 - - 312 Direction Wind Shear 7 - - 9 - - 14 - - 10 - - 16 Wind Shear Max.Converg 11 - - 27 - - 47 - - 24 - - 23 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 2238 - - 3528 - - 4064 - - 3028 - - 570 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 5807 - - 8072 - - 8725 - - 8724 - - 7543 sfcLCL ODpotential 245 - - 810 - - 1329 - - 914 - - -1734 ODpotential blCL 7799 - - 10789 - - 11459 - - 10838 - - 9847 blCL maxRH 96 - - 87 - - 97 - - 89 - - 83 maxRH CAPE 270 - - 250 - - 210 - - 150 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 49.5 - - 51.3 - - 49.5 - - 49.2 - - 46.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 39.9 - - 31.8 - - 27.3 - - 27.0 - - 30.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 50.1 - - 51.5 - - 49.7 - - 49.5 - - 48.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 38.7 - - 30.6 - - 26.3 - - 25.9 - - 29.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 49 - - 132 - - 169 - - 136 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 2544 - - 6099 - - 7288 - - 6252 - - 2613 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 86 - - 49 - - 86 - - 56 - - 31 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 5 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 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] 99403 26 094 27 107 25 083 22 094 20 097 99403 91848 24 101 25 113 22 097 22 094 19 086 91848 86009 21 107 15 111 17 100 15 096 17 094 86009 81176 19 105 13 100 10 105 13 085 17 096 81176 77016 17 098 12 110 7 141 11 060 14 105 77016 73332 11 129 8 114 6 139 6 064 10 102 73332 69985 15 113 8 139 5 134 5 066 12 077 69985 66888 11 091 8 160 5 227 2 349 8 035 66888 64006 5 099 5 165 3 114 6 159 3 142 64006 61216 3 307 6 234 5 227 4 158 8 240 61216 58309 14 223 16 231 16 212 12 224 12 219 58309 55287 7 252 8 235 10 208 11 216 11 234 55287 52392 4 340 10 266 10 249 13 233 18 246 52392 49792 15 259 21 216 20 228 17 237 16 243 49792 47462 9 233 11 167 12 196 15 227 19 257 47462 45342 22 269 16 269 3 230 15 249 26 260 45342 43398 39 257 45 262 29 260 26 258 29 265 43398 41605 43 247 53 254 43 259 33 256 32 265 41605 39946 47 249 56 253 45 260 34 256 34 261 39946 38408 56 253 60 251 53 255 36 260 33 263 38408 36977 64 252 65 246 61 247 40 261 37 265 36977 35618 74 256 69 244 62 242 43 259 44 260 35618 34267 93 258 75 247 61 243 46 259 45 256 34267 32896 107 254 86 249 64 250 51 262 44 259 32896 31509 110 250 96 249 77 256 60 263 46 262 31509 30093 109 249 103 249 91 255 66 261 47 264 30093 28636 106 248 104 248 95 252 67 261 45 267 28636 27141 103 247 98 247 92 250 68 262 31 275 27141 25606 100 245 88 247 85 251 69 264 20 303 25606 24037 97 245 80 250 77 253 66 268 18 312 24037 22429 89 246 71 251 69 256 55 271 13 313 22429 20774 75 245 62 251 60 260 34 276 8 319 20774 19061 62 242 52 250 46 263 19 311 6 329 19061 17324 51 242 39 248 29 265 22 330 7 346 17324 15655 38 243 26 245 23 267 21 323 9 357 15655 14136 27 241 21 244 23*270 19 317 13 353 14136 12783 21 240 17*245 23*273 18*314 16 325 12783 11576 15 243 15*250 23 275 18*312 19 314 11576 10493 11 251 15 258 23 277 18 310 20 310 10493 9518 9 268 15 266 23 279 18 308 21 310 9518 8643 11*291 16 271 23 281 19 304 22*309 8643 7861 13*305 17 276 23 283 20 302 22*309 7861 7161 13 315 17 277 22 285 20 302 21 310 7161 6526 13 323 17 278 22 287 19 302 20 311 6526 5957 13 326 17 278 21 288 19 301 19 312 5957 5477 12 327 16 278 20 289 18 301 17 314 5477 5105 12 328 15 278 19 290 17 301 14 314 5105 4846 11 327 14 279 17 291 16 300 12 315 4846 4688 9 327 12 279 14 291 13 300 10 315 4688 4598 6 325 8 278 9 290 8 299 6 315 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