DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 07/04 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 63.8 - - 67.5 - - 67.3 - - 63.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 192 - - 264 - - 163 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5523 - - 7549 - - 7106 - - 1412 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9198 - - 10938 - - 10312 - - 4583 Hcrit BL Top - - - 11023 - - 13049 - - 12606 - - 6912 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2369 - - 2662 - - 2641 - - 7154 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 439 - - 537 - - 451 - - 64 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 6 - - 5 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 16 - - 18 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 244 - - 255 - - 260 - - 247 Direction Wind Shear - - - 14 - - 14 - - 18 - - 10 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 11 - - 52 - - 54 - - 16 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 2501 - - 3015 - - 2591 - - -1198 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8523 - - 10035 - - 10015 - - 8110 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 185 - - 1199 - - 710 - - -3603 ODpotential blCL - - - 10838 - - 11850 - - 11896 - - 10515 blCL maxRH - - - 76 - - 69 - - 71 - - 92 maxRH CAPE - - - 180 - - 290 - - 280 - - 420 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 63.8 - - 67.5 - - 67.3 - - 63.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 42.2 - - 39.3 - - 39.1 - - 43.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 63.5 - - 67.0 - - 67.1 - - 64.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 41.1 - - 38.2 - - 38.1 - - 42.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 192 - - 264 - - 163 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5523 - - 7549 - - 7106 - - 1412 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 5 - - 0 - - 0 - - 69 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 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] 99992 25 108 22 116 16 104 23 085 99992 92366 20 115 17 112 20 099 19 095 92366 86502 21 116 15 114 14 103 18 104 86502 81649 18 107 14 115 11 118 20 088 81649 77468 8 107 12 109 9 119 14 093 77468 73762 5 126 5 143 10 091 9 088 73762 70403 7 191 2 177 4 079 9 067 70403 67309 9 152 8 255 5 239 4 343 67309 64423 9 221 17 233 2 317 2 156 64423 61596 14 111 13 170 16 261 7 243 61596 58654 16 253 10 205 26 239 30 240 58654 55658 25 249 7 245 12 229 17 241 55658 52805 26 254 18 263 5 107 11 247 52805 50203 40 259 41 261 14 270 24 265 50203 47854 54 258 59 259 53 264 52 268 47854 45731 60 261 70 259 78 262 73 263 45731 43805 68 266 78 261 91 262 85 261 43805 42042 80 268 87 263 101 262 93 262 42042 40416 88 267 94 263 107 262 99 262 40416 38906 92 265 98 263 108 263 101 262 38906 37501 93 265 101 264 108 264 101 262 37501 36165 98 266 104 265 108 264 102 263 36165 34834 101 266 105 265 107 264 103 264 34834 33479 99 265 103 264 105 264 103 265 33479 32098 93 264 98 263 101 263 102 266 32098 30678 87 263 91 262 94 262 97 266 30678 29211 80 261 84 260 86 261 86 266 29211 27700 74 259 78 259 77 262 76 266 27700 26143 69 258 72 258 71 262 70 267 26143 24541 64 258 67 259 68 262 69 268 24541 22893 59 259 64 259 65 262 66 268 22893 21197 54 261 60 260 61 261 59 266 21197 19447 49 260 54 260 53 260 49 264 19447 17677 43 259 44 260 44 258 43 261 17677 15977 38 257 35 257 39 259 40 260 15977 14430 33 256 28 255 33 259 37 257 14430 13049 28 255 24*255 28*259 33 255 13049 11811 23*253 21*254 25*259 29 253 11811 10698 19*250 19 254 22 259 25 253 10698 9693 15 247 17 254 21 259 22 252 9693 8790 12 244 17 255 19 260 19 251 8790 7981 10 242 16 256 18 261 16 251 7981 7256 10 241 15 256 16 262 13*250 7256 6598 9 240 14 256 15 262 11*250 6598 6008 9 240 14 257 14 262 9 248 6008 5510 8 239 13 257 13 263 7 246 5510 5124 7 239 12 257 13 263 5 245 5124 4856 7 239 11 257 12 263 4 245 4856 4693 6 239 10 257 10 263 3 244 4693 4599 5 239 7 257 7 263 1 241 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