DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 05/05 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 - - 0956z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 43.4 - - 53.0 - - 48.6 - - 48.1 - - 44.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 10 - - 223 - - 81 - - 55 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 3109 - - 1875 - - 1398 - - 5 BL Depth Hcrit 4581 - - 7423 - - 6028 - - 4582 - - 4582 Hcrit BL Top 4599 - - 8609 - - 7375 - - 6898 - - 5505 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 2473 - - 1556 - - 1641 - - 2075 - - 2758 Hgt.Variab. W* 24 - - 376 - - 235 - - 184 - - 8 W* B/S 2 - - 9 - - 5 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 2 - - 8 - - 9 - - 9 - - 9 BL Wind Direction 052 - - 143 - - 153 - - 144 - - 160 Direction Wind Shear 1 - - 8 - - 5 - - 6 - - 9 Wind Shear Max.Converg -13 - - -4 - - -3 - - -6 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -2659 - - 587 - - 2362 - - 1568 - - 907 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 7259 - - 8023 - - 5014 - - 5330 - - 4598 sfcLCL ODpotential -6900 - - -1762 - - 514 - - -305 - - -1058 ODpotential blCL 11499 - - 10371 - - 6861 - - 7203 - - 6563 blCL maxRH 95 - - 90 - - 100 - - 99 - - 96 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 40 CAPE Temp@2m 43.4 - - 53.0 - - 48.6 - - 48.1 - - 44.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 27.4 - - 33.4 - - 42.0 - - 40.2 - - 39.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 44.5 - - 52.4 - - 48.8 - - 48.8 - - 47.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 26.7 - - 32.6 - - 40.8 - - 39.3 - - 40.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 10 - - 223 - - 81 - - 55 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 3109 - - 1875 - - 1398 - - 5 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 81 - - 58 - - 98 - - 95 - - 85 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 4 - - 6 - - 6 - - 6 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] 98147 19 033 12 078 11 036 10 028 20 040 98147 90778 5 078 5 136 6 258 10 330 8 359 90778 85111 8 134 6 179 9 238 6 280 5 329 85111 80374 7 151 5 169 3 180 5 191 3 217 80374 76262 9 159 5 182 1 165 3 102 8 178 76262 72608 13 157 9 188 9 229 3 302 6 150 72608 69265 8 165 10 211 11 208 11 235 6 222 69265 66158 6 182 12 231 11 205 15 223 10 223 66158 63261 3 217 15 225 13 212 17 227 10 227 63261 60451 6 254 16 211 15 224 18 228 10 234 60451 57519 9 245 13 210 15 231 16 231 11 239 57519 54482 12 253 12 222 14 232 14 236 14 245 54482 51588 17 242 11 221 16 225 16 241 17 243 51588 48992 16 236 11 240 17 222 19 239 15 237 48992 46676 15 230 17 234 16 234 18 224 14 242 46676 44583 12 226 19 218 20 240 18 230 16 232 44583 42674 9 254 15 214 23 217 22 230 18 224 42674 40920 23 227 17 226 17 213 22 208 20 210 40920 39306 28 207 28 216 25 208 22 205 19 208 39306 37826 19 240 19 224 24 198 25 214 20 217 37826 36469 46 211 36 217 37 198 35 199 26 215 36469 35189 55 203 50 210 42 194 33 196 26 209 35189 33912 48 208 49 211 39 199 33 189 28 201 33912 32607 44 205 38 214 34 206 33 183 29 195 32607 31273 39 209 26 206 24 210 33 183 31 195 31273 29897 26 208 19 201 19 188 33 184 30 198 29897 28471 17 197 17 194 21 171 32 184 30 201 28471 26996 17 186 17 193 17 176 30 186 30 202 26996 25476 17 189 17 193 17 184 28 190 28 202 25476 23911 14 205 20 199 19 186 26 200 24 204 23911 22307 14 213 22 201 21 192 20 205 19 207 22307 20658 13 215 21 193 24 195 18 206 17 211 20658 18959 12 206 19 182 26 202 18 216 16 215 18959 17241 13 204 18 177 25 209 18 218 14 218 17241 15592 15 202 17 176 25 211 17 221 8 218 15592 14092 17 201 15 176 23 209 14 229 4 218 14092 12754 18 189 15 165 17 205 9 234 3 234 12754 11554 19 166 15 157 13 196 5 234 3 223 11554 10477 20 158 15 157 11 187 3 213 4 208 10477 9507 18 157 14 157 9 185 4 190 5 207 9507 8636 14 157 13*153 8 177 4 178 7 198 8636 7857 13 163 12*150 9*162 6 166 8 188 7857 7160 14 161 10 148 10*157 8*155 7 180 7160 6526 14 154 9 143 10 155 10*147 10 167 6526 5957 11 147 7 139 9 153 10 145 11*165 5957 5477 6 137 7 139 9 152 9 144 11*164 5477 5105 3 115 6 138 8 152 9 142 10 162 5105 4847 2 072 5 138 7 151 8 141 9 159 4847 4689 2*049 5 138 6 151 6 140 6 155 4689 4598 2*036 3 137 5 152 4 138 3 142 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