DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 02/06 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 1014z - - 1349z - - 1614z - - 1912z - - 2205z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 3.3 - - 12.5 - - 20.6 - - 18.0 - - 6.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -31 - - 3 - - 13 - - -19 - - -33 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4697 - - 4697 - - 4697 - - 4697 - - 4697 Hcrit BL Top 4714 - - 4714 - - 4714 - - 4714 - - 4714 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 32 - - 129 - - 1536 - - 632 - - 42 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 14 - - 25 - - 0 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 5 - - 3 - - 5 - - 3 - - 5 BL Wind Direction 117 - - 127 - - 148 - - 135 - - 114 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 4 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -10 - - -5 - - -4 - - -5 - - -7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 1 - - 1 - - -506 - - 1 - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 4713 - - 4713 - - 5220 - - 4713 - - 4713 sfcLCL ODpotential -14178 - - -11903 - - -10297 - - -3794 - - -12172 ODpotential blCL 18892 - - 16617 - - 15011 - - 8508 - - 16886 blCL maxRH 84 - - 93 - - 93 - - 93 - - 87 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 3.3 - - 12.5 - - 20.6 - - 18.0 - - 6.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 2.6 - - 9.1 - - 14.8 - - 15.4 - - 5.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 5.3 - - 13.3 - - 21.4 - - 19.8 - - 8.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 2.6 - - 9.1 - - 14.8 - - 15.4 - - 5.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -31 - - 3 - - 13 - - -19 - - -33 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 35 - - 72 - - 72 - - 71 - - 46 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 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] 68275 18 107 22 105 16 108 16 108 13 097 68275 56660 13 068 5 141 6 041 12 031 15 068 56660 53003 7 036 12 002 12 043 9 017 15 016 53003 48593 8 060 12 355 12 030 10 019 16 353 48593 45524 7 011 17 357 17 014 14 028 12 359 45524 42798 8 340 14 338 17 354 16 016 12 359 42798 41485 6 334 10 335 13 341 20 004 13 023 41485 40166 11 351 12 357 13 337 19 336 17 005 40166 39449 15 344 14 356 13 341 21 336 21 010 39449 38854 17 334 17 345 17 339 21 331 23 005 38854 38216 17 329 19 337 17 334 19 330 23 358 38216 37582 17 335 19 342 18 334 20 332 23 357 37582 36954 16 332 19 345 24 335 20 337 22 357 36954 36394 16 322 19 338 25 337 19 341 23 355 36394 35868 18 311 20 333 24 339 20 345 23 354 35868 35306 18 305 23 327 23 338 22 346 23 358 35306 34679 18 298 23 328 25 333 25 343 23 007 34679 34032 20 288 23 321 29 325 26 338 22 013 34032 33481 22 277 24 311 26 322 28 335 22 015 33481 32969 23 272 25 307 25 317 29 334 22 017 32969 32653 23 271 25 301 25 315 26 338 22 015 32653 32402 23 270 24 295 25 315 24 344 20 009 32402 31950 24 278 22 294 27 317 22 346 19 360 31950 31076 23 288 23 300 28 321 23 341 21 354 31076 29190 24 296 24 306 25 322 26 332 24 352 29190 28057 24 299 24 309 23 319 26 325 24 353 28057 24730 24 303 22 310 22 319 23 334 22 000 24730 21148 22 311 18 313 20 321 23 329 19 007 21148 18310 18 317 16 334 15 338 18 329 16 014 18310 15872 14 322 12 336 12 351 9 003 14 014 15872 14221 12 320 8 319 11 321 9 022 12 023 14221 12974 11 326 7 315 9 309 9 002 11 053 12974 12429 10 323 6 292 10 277 9 339 13 072 12429 11863 6 321 6 216 4 270 5 013 14 077 11863 10804 8 133 14 162 9 153 6 116 16 098 10804 9910 14 138 16 159 13 133 15 119 17 108 9910 8559 15 155 15 161 13 145 15 147 14 151 8559 8023 15 158 16 166 14 152 15 151 18 160 8023 7662 16 159 17 166 15 155 17 154 18 158 7662 7305 17 154 19 162 17 149 18 147 20 157 7305 6952 18 146 21 153 19 141 19 144 22 153 6952 6603 19 139 22 144 20 133 20 137 23 149 6603 6259 20 132 21 135 19 127 19 131 23 144 6259 5920 19 126 18 128 16 122 17 126 20 139 5920 5585 17 119 13 130 11 129 14 126 17 129 5585 5254 12 114 10 148 9 140 11 131 12 129 5254 5036 9 118 9 149 7 145 9 132 11 130 5036 4874 7 120 7 143 5 148 7 135 9 126 4874 4766 6*118 6*127 4*151 6*136 7*115 4766 4713 5*117 3*127 3*153 3*135 5*114 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