DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/30 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 - - 0703z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 58.1 - - 62.1 - - 57.9 - - 56.6 - - 54.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 33 - - 149 - - 74 - - 38 - - 7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 873 - - 2731 - - 1475 - - 842 - - 296 BL Depth Hcrit 4582 - - 7014 - - 4582 - - 4582 - - 4582 Hcrit BL Top 6373 - - 8231 - - 6975 - - 6342 - - 5796 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 2630 - - 2720 - - 2675 - - 2555 - - 2422 Hgt.Variab. W* 140 - - 324 - - 211 - - 141 - - 58 W* B/S 19 - - 18 - - 7 - - 11 - - 5 B/S BL Wind 1 - - 3 - - 5 - - 2 - - 2 BL Wind Direction 241 - - 188 - - 271 - - 306 - - 341 Direction Wind Shear 5 - - 0 - - 3 - - 2 - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg 3 - - 12 - - 12 - - -4 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 597 - - 2058 - - 2307 - - 1744 - - 1198 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 5776 - - 6173 - - 4668 - - 4599 - - 4599 sfcLCL ODpotential -1852 - - -187 - - 503 - - -319 - - 35 ODpotential blCL 8225 - - 8418 - - 6472 - - 6661 - - 5761 blCL maxRH 85 - - 81 - - 99 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE 190 - - 730 - - 680 - - 450 - - 310 CAPE Temp@2m 58.1 - - 62.1 - - 57.9 - - 56.6 - - 54.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 48.3 - - 50.5 - - 52.7 - - 52.0 - - 51.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 58.6 - - 62.0 - - 58.2 - - 57.1 - - 55.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 47.1 - - 49.3 - - 51.6 - - 51.1 - - 51.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 33 - - 149 - - 74 - - 38 - - 7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 873 - - 2731 - - 1475 - - 842 - - 296 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 40 - - 24 - - 98 - - 100 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 8 - - 8 - - 9 - - 9 - - 9 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] 99823 34 101 36 107 25 109 25 106 29 102 99823 92207 32 111 31 107 25 121 22 100 24 093 92207 86345 27 104 25 109 27 114 18 120 19 091 86345 81479 20 103 24 112 17 112 19 123 13 093 81479 77295 21 107 17 107 13 126 17 103 13 110 77295 73604 15 119 10 137 12 127 14 093 16 122 73604 70253 13 133 12 130 10 128 6 106 15 113 70253 67156 16 122 14 115 7 121 6 128 12 109 67156 64271 17 107 12 135 5 201 6 101 7 138 64271 61471 10 104 12 139 12 206 2 261 4 137 61471 58538 2 120 12 132 13 189 8 237 3 167 58538 55481 7 205 9 144 9 160 13 224 5 201 55481 52559 14 193 10 186 7 146 14 202 8 209 52559 49939 14 171 14 191 7 192 12 176 10 203 49939 47603 9 141 14 186 10 195 9 183 10 198 47603 45497 8 132 12 174 10 197 10 204 11 218 45497 43585 1 154 8 156 8 219 9 199 12 204 43585 41843 3 280 2 219 11 230 11 227 13 191 41843 40241 10 305 6 265 14 214 14 241 14 201 40241 38760 13 291 11 253 15 238 19 250 19 226 38760 37394 12 296 17 242 19 258 23 250 23 232 37394 36095 13 295 18 239 21 257 25 250 25 236 36095 34793 15 302 13 247 20 256 25 248 26 238 34793 33456 18 309 11 282 18 253 24 248 25 235 33456 32089 24 306 16 301 16 254 21 249 23 233 32089 30678 27 300 20 294 15 259 16 244 21 232 30678 29212 24 303 22 274 13 253 14 227 20 231 29212 27695 22 313 16 271 13 243 14 209 18 224 27695 26129 19 325 13 298 10 249 13 208 16 197 26129 24517 15 336 11 309 6 254 9 194 15 182 24517 22860 12 346 7 328 7 246 9 194 14 187 22860 21155 10 357 3 336 8 238 9 206 10 209 21155 19398 8 355 3 287 6 237 7 238 9 246 19398 17619 6 341 3 262 6 245 7 270 9 270 17619 15911 5 342 2 258 7 254 8 287 11 266 15911 14358 3 017 3 245 6 251 10 298 12 272 14358 12973 4 065 3 218 3 226 12 305 12 280 12973 11734 4 083 3 202 3 200 13 307 12 290 11734 10623 2 081 3 190 3 195 13 310 11 300 10623 9625 1 002 3 180 4 207 11 310 11 308 9625 8731 2 320 3*186 4 230 10 311 11 312 8731 7932 3 305 3*191 5 263 8 311 11 315 7932 7216 3 284 3 192 6*272 7 312 9 320 7216 6567 5*288 3 191 6*272 5*316 8 328 6567 5986 5*284 4 183 6 272 3*316 6*332 5986 5496 2 253 4 183 5 270 3 312 5*338 5496 5116 1 181 4 186 5 270 2 303 3 341 5116 4852 1 176 4 189 4 270 2 294 1 345 4852 4691 1 168 3 189 4 271 2 288 1 344 4691 4599 1 170 3 193 3 271 1 286 1 333 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