DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 06/03 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 = 15Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0654z - - 0953z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 49.3 - - 56.5 - - 60.6 - - 56.1 - - 52.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 5 - - 130 - - 133 - - 15 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1581 - - 2577 - - 222 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4582 - - 6120 - - 6850 - - 4582 - - 4582 Hcrit BL Top 4599 - - 7081 - - 8077 - - 5722 - - 4600 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 2316 - - 2040 - - 2630 - - 2895 - - 3336 Hgt.Variab. W* 21 - - 256 - - 306 - - 67 - - 10 W* B/S 1 - - 11 - - 10 - - 14 - - 2 B/S BL Wind 5 - - 4 - - 6 - - 1 - - 1 BL Wind Direction 151 - - 186 - - 193 - - 278 - - 089 Direction Wind Shear 5 - - 0 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -6 - - 8 - - 11 - - -5 - - -10 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -280 - - 1530 - - 1805 - - 921 - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 4879 - - 5552 - - 6273 - - 4801 - - 4599 sfcLCL ODpotential -3219 - - -274 - - -494 - - -1342 - - -2176 ODpotential blCL 7818 - - 7355 - - 8571 - - 7064 - - 6776 blCL maxRH 100 - - 93 - - 89 - - 99 - - 95 maxRH CAPE 10 - - 60 - - 240 - - 270 - - 200 CAPE Temp@2m 49.3 - - 56.5 - - 60.6 - - 56.1 - - 52.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 43.8 - - 47.9 - - 48.7 - - 50.6 - - 48.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 50.4 - - 56.4 - - 60.5 - - 56.9 - - 55.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 43.1 - - 46.6 - - 47.5 - - 49.8 - - 48.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 5 - - 130 - - 133 - - 15 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1581 - - 2577 - - 222 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 100 - - 73 - - 56 - - 96 - - 79 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 7 - - 7 - - 7 - - 9 - - 8 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] 99066 35 104 25 110 19 097 21 089 29 098 99066 91509 26 119 22 094 14 084 19 087 19 095 91509 85762 22 109 18 094 12 095 18 094 12 076 85762 81029 19 109 9 108 15 091 9 081 18 095 81029 76926 20 119 9 116 14 085 8 089 15 087 76926 73277 17 109 9 117 10 067 9 084 9 062 73277 69974 14 074 6 106 6 043 7 055 8 051 69974 66935 9 045 6 082 2 037 5 350 7 024 66935 64106 6 339 6 043 2 047 5 280 4 336 64106 61347 9 263 5 334 3 007 6 263 4 274 61347 58454 11 245 5 277 5 283 7 272 7 272 58454 55440 10 251 8 243 14 267 12 289 9 284 55440 52563 10 265 11 238 19 260 16 285 12 290 52563 49985 11 269 11 241 17 255 22 278 19 288 49985 47687 13 269 11 254 15 254 25 272 24 284 47687 45605 15 260 12 266 15 257 23 264 24 283 45605 43702 16 264 11 264 14 252 17 257 24 278 43702 41955 17 254 11 255 12 241 18 244 24 261 41955 40344 12 248 13 234 13 217 22 216 25 241 40344 38851 7 238 12 222 16 200 21 192 22 205 38851 37474 3 199 15 214 15 191 23 186 29 181 37474 36172 3 210 14 204 15 189 21 180 36 169 36172 34867 3 229 12 195 18 186 21 178 34 168 34867 33524 3 221 13 194 19 183 24 179 32 169 33524 32149 3 212 14 188 20 183 25 179 30 167 32149 30732 4 206 15 184 21 180 25 175 29 166 30732 29261 4 205 16 181 21 177 26 171 30 165 29261 27738 4 210 14 173 20 171 25 171 29 167 27738 26165 3 211 11 164 18 170 23 175 27 170 26165 24546 2 193 9 162 15 176 21 179 23 173 24546 22886 1 119 6 172 12 188 18 186 20 181 22886 21180 1 349 4 191 9 198 15 194 17 196 21180 19421 3 331 3 230 7 220 10 204 14 205 19421 17640 4 343 4 257 6 254 6 221 10 200 17640 15930 6 005 4 266 5 267 6 228 8 208 15930 14374 8 010 3 288 3 267 7 219 8 217 14374 12988 10 360 2 347 2 270 7 213 10 235 12988 11748 10 337 4 005 1 264 7 210 11 249 11748 10636 10 310 4 348 1 233 7 213 10 255 10636 9636 10 289 4 333 3 211 7 230 8 262 9636 8739 8 271 4 316 4*205 8 247 6 271 8739 7938 5 248 3 298 5*201 7 260 5 284 7938 7220 6 218 2*246 6 198 7 266 4 297 7220 6570 8 206 3*191 6 195 5 270 3 315 6570 5988 8 195 4 184 6 191 4*269 3 335 5988 5497 7 179 4 185 6 188 2*269 2 359 5497 5116 7 164 4 186 6 186 1 280 1 014 5116 4852 6 151 4 187 6 186 1 286 1 024 4852 4691 5*143 4 188 5 188 1 284 1*033 4691 4599 3*129 3 190 4 188 1 286 1*089 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