DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 09/05 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 = 21Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 1043z - - 1342z - - 1611z - - 1909z - - 2204z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 40.5 - - 49.7 - - 54.6 - - 53.9 - - 45.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 11 - - 296 - - 298 - - 133 - - -31 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 6664 - - 7066 - - 7949 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4697 - - 10281 - - 10601 - - 10784 - - 4697 Hcrit BL Top 4714 - - 12164 - - 12566 - - 13449 - - 4714 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 2489 - - 1033 - - 4466 - - 2350 - - 4636 Hgt.Variab. W* 24 - - 530 - - 541 - - 432 - - 9 W* B/S 1 - - 7 - - 5 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 14 - - 19 - - 18 - - 5 BL Wind Direction 338 - - 334 - - 328 - - 319 - - 296 Direction Wind Shear 6 - - 11 - - 9 - - 7 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg 4 - - -6 - - 10 - - 11 - - 6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -113 - - 4136 - - 4028 - - 4444 - - -1609 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 4827 - - 8029 - - 8538 - - 9005 - - 6323 sfcLCL ODpotential -2368 - - 1642 - - 3021 - - 2367 - - -3747 ODpotential blCL 7082 - - 10522 - - 9545 - - 11082 - - 8461 blCL maxRH 84 - - 79 - - 80 - - 79 - - 76 maxRH CAPE 3 - - 56 - - 324 - - 98 - - 94 CAPE Temp@2m 40.5 - - 49.7 - - 54.6 - - 53.9 - - 45.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 35.6 - - 30.7 - - 33.2 - - 30.7 - - 34.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 41.3 - - 48.9 - - 53.5 - - 54.0 - - 47.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 35.6 - - 30.7 - - 33.2 - - 30.7 - - 34.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 11 - - 296 - - 298 - - 133 - - -31 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 6664 - - 7066 - - 7949 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 34 - - 14 - - 20 - - 18 - - 2 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 5 - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 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] 69839 41 097 33 069 50 056 62 062 63 052 69839 58134 13 275 18 306 17 003 17 350 26 025 58134 52012 21 280 23 308 10 327 16 329 20 356 52012 47681 17 303 14 308 17 305 18 351 23 347 47681 43894 17 303 15 295 19 320 23 346 25 346 43894 41403 14 284 18 316 17 322 25 350 31 345 41403 39423 16 273 18 319 18 327 28 349 34 351 39423 37886 18 265 18 322 16 330 33 344 38 353 37886 37017 20 265 18 325 14 330 35 341 43 352 37017 36418 20 269 18 326 14 331 36 339 45 351 36418 35773 19 274 17 326 15 334 37 340 45 350 35773 35080 19 279 17 326 18 339 36 342 44 348 35080 34458 19 274 18 325 21 344 35 345 43 345 34458 33787 20 272 20 328 20 348 35 346 44 345 33787 33177 18 272 23 328 20 358 33 347 47 344 33177 32636 16 275 23 321 21 000 31 349 49 345 32636 32156 13 284 19 315 23 359 29 353 49 346 32156 31667 12 301 16 308 22 356 27 358 48 347 31667 31091 13 318 10 289 20 346 27 001 47 346 31091 30408 16 312 4 286 13 320 25 000 43 341 30408 29866 18 295 4 314 8 299 23 357 37 336 29866 29314 18 265 5 328 4 270 21 350 30 335 29314 28893 18 246 9 324 2 205 15 343 25 339 28893 28527 16 239 11 314 3 125 8 334 23 337 28527 28025 12 238 9 310 4 131 2 342 16 322 28025 26703 6 237 5 310 11 144 5 113 8 306 26703 23025 2 249 4 285 10 169 10 299 11 323 23025 19476 4 342 8 280 10 240 18 311 18 329 19476 17089 21 332 10 338 10 289 19 323 16 323 17089 15739 23 351 8 336 11 307 13 330 13 299 15739 14462 25 350 15 346 14*354 8*350 5 246 14462 9447 23 338 20*336 17*342 16*327 15 346 9447 8366 12 347 17*339 20 334 17 325 19 336 8366 8119 10 357 15 335 20 333 18 323 19 335 8119 7873 9 352 15 335 20 332 18 322 20 332 7873 7629 10 349 15 334 21 328 19 320 20 331 7629 7387 10 344 13 333 21 327 19 319 21 328 7387 7146 10 339 13 332 21 325 20 318 21 325 7146 6907 10 337 13 332 20 323 20 317 21 322 6907 6669 10 336 12 331 20 321 20 316 21 319 6669 6434 10 336 12 329 20 319 20 315 21 317 6434 6199 10 336 11 329 19 316 19 310 20 314 6199 5966 10 337 10 328 18 314 19 310 20 311 5966 5735 11 337 10 326 18 313 19 309 19 309 5735 5506 11 335 10 327 18 313 19 308 17 306 5506 5277 10 333 10 325 17 312 18 308 14 303 5277 5050 7 332 9 326 16 312 17 307 12 301 5050 4881 4 340 8 325 15 311 16 306 9 298 4881 4770 2*344 7 323 13 311 14 306 6*296 4770 4713 1*347 6 323 12 310 12 306 4*297 4713 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