DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 02/07 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 - - 1001z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 33.9 - - 40.1 - - 40.3 - - 37.8 - - 35.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -27 - - 4 - - -12 - - -19 - - -32 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 281 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4581 - - 4581 - - 4581 - - 4581 - - 4581 Hcrit BL Top 4598 - - 4599 - - 5781 - - 4599 - - 4598 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1816 - - 2549 - - 2141 - - 2693 - - 2242 Hgt.Variab. W* 7 - - 22 - - 42 - - 12 - - 10 W* B/S 0 - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 5 - - 9 - - 10 - - 9 - - 4 BL Wind Direction 153 - - 170 - - 196 - - 183 - - 161 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 6 - - 10 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -25 - - -13 - - 3 - - 4 - - -19 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -2146 - - -1602 - - 113 - - -133 - - -192 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 6744 - - 6201 - - 5669 - - 4732 - - 4791 sfcLCL ODpotential -8371 - - -6550 - - -2914 - - -2582 - - -3404 ODpotential blCL 12969 - - 11149 - - 8695 - - 7181 - - 8002 blCL maxRH 68 - - 64 - - 98 - - 89 - - 95 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 33.9 - - 40.1 - - 40.3 - - 37.8 - - 35.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 20.8 - - 29.1 - - 31.6 - - 33.0 - - 30.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 40.3 - - 41.0 - - 41.9 - - 40.1 - - 38.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 21.7 - - 27.9 - - 30.7 - - 32.6 - - 30.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -27 - - 4 - - -12 - - -19 - - -32 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 281 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 92 - - 56 - - 79 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 3 - - 4 - - 5 - - 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] 96528 27 349 30 338 32 345 36 353 32 016 96528 89620 20 009 26 349 25 352 29 356 26 014 89620 84132 23 010 21 002 21 357 21 354 17 002 84132 79521 22 351 18 344 18 344 17 340 12 009 79521 75498 15 360 9 327 15 331 12 326 10 329 75498 71913 18 354 11 322 13 318 14 350 15 291 71913 68676 20 323 15 306 18 310 14 336 11 312 68676 65676 17 310 14 297 19 294 22 303 20 331 65676 62860 14 329 9 326 16 293 19 277 29 287 62860 60147 17 317 19 321 12 306 8 301 22 265 60147 57316 22 285 31 290 11 326 7 345 14 277 57316 54348 23 271 32 283 31 280 34 274 24 290 54348 51511 26 276 38 275 39 274 43 268 33 288 51511 48975 32 276 37 269 34 281 44 277 36 282 48975 46715 39 274 31 270 25 285 44 277 32 290 46715 44658 39 274 30 275 28 285 44 270 34 287 44658 42769 35 278 33 282 37 274 40 260 40 272 42769 41028 33 281 40 283 42 271 35 258 40 267 41028 39414 32 286 42 276 52 273 35 265 45 275 39414 37915 36 294 40 271 63 268 39 274 62 274 37915 36527 40 303 63 277 67 264 50 279 74 269 36527 35222 72 298 72 280 69 260 54 274 72 265 35222 33933 82 298 67 282 67 256 47 262 60 257 33933 32630 61 305 59 284 59 256 38 239 56 249 32630 31309 44 311 51 289 49 255 43 243 58 255 31309 29946 47 308 50 288 47 254 44 250 62 260 29946 28530 44 313 47 284 48 253 48 255 63 260 28530 27061 27 318 42 278 48 251 51 255 61 260 27061 25542 12 327 35 271 47 249 49 255 59 259 25542 23976 9 337 30 266 45 248 45 253 58 260 23976 22366 16 295 27 260 43 247 42 253 51 262 22366 20709 26 277 28 255 40 249 39 254 42 265 20709 18997 31 271 30 254 37 252 36 256 33 267 18997 17264 29 269 31 256 35 257 34 261 27 267 17264 15599 27 269 29 258 36 262 33 266 25 265 15599 14084 28 269 27 259 37 263 33 269 25 266 14084 12732 28 268 23 258 38 263 34 270 27 267 12732 11523 28 268 22 259 37 263 36 268 29 267 11523 10438 27 269 21 261 35 262 37 264 31 267 10438 9465 25 269 22 262 34 260 36 259 32 265 9465 8595 21 268 22 262 31 257 35 254 32 261 8595 7819 17 264 22 260 28 255 32 249 30 257 7819 7126 13 253 20 256 24 251 29 245 26 251 7126 6498 11 235 16 248 20 245 24 238 20 242 6498 5936 11 205 12 228 16*233 20 226 16 221 5936 5463 11 183 10 197 13*216 17 211 15 195 5463 5096 12 174 10 176 11 197 15 195 15 179 5096 4842 11 168 10 170 10 185 13 186 14 172 4842 4687 9*167 8*168 8 181 10*182 11*168 4687 4597 5*153 5*160 4 177 4*177 4*161 4597 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