DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 07/16 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 71.9 - - 76.9 - - 80.9 - - 80.6 - - 77.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 50 - - 228 - - 238 - - 121 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 598 - - 4309 - - 7887 - - 8002 - - 2997 BL Depth Hcrit 4583 - - 8343 - - 11155 - - 10814 - - 4584 Hcrit BL Top 6098 - - 9809 - - 13387 - - 13502 - - 8497 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 2707 - - 3722 - - 2883 - - 2336 - - 6251 Hgt.Variab. W* 135 - - 425 - - 529 - - 431 - - 39 W* B/S 37 - - 34 - - 51 - - 12 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - 6 - - 7 BL Wind Direction 302 - - 206 - - 201 - - 190 - - 196 Direction Wind Shear 1 - - 2 - - 4 - - 8 - - 9 Wind Shear Max.Converg -3 - - 10 - - 9 - - 8 - - -7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -5195 - - -2292 - - 286 - - 954 - - -2562 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 11293 - - 12101 - - 13102 - - 12548 - - 11060 sfcLCL ODpotential -8939 - - -5460 - - -2948 - - -1653 - - -6215 ODpotential blCL 15037 - - 15269 - - 16335 - - 15155 - - 14712 blCL maxRH 62 - - 91 - - 84 - - 73 - - 58 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 50 - - 80 - - 150 - - 430 CAPE Temp@2m 71.9 - - 76.9 - - 80.9 - - 80.6 - - 77.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 38.5 - - 39.7 - - 39.1 - - 41.3 - - 44.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 72.2 - - 76.1 - - 80.1 - - 80.5 - - 79.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 37.5 - - 38.4 - - 37.8 - - 40.1 - - 43.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 50 - - 228 - - 238 - - 121 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 598 - - 4309 - - 7887 - - 8002 - - 2997 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 66 - - 36 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 5 - - 5 - - 4 - - 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] 100185 30 108 27 102 30 108 26 110 22 088 100185 92579 31 109 24 106 24 104 21 106 23 101 92579 86717 26 093 22 111 18 111 21 094 21 107 86717 81857 21 091 19 106 19 119 15 095 18 100 81857 77663 17 098 16 101 18 127 11 101 18 106 77663 73954 19 113 12 115 13 105 12 106 16 108 73954 70605 16 093 14 120 7 124 12 105 9 105 70605 67530 7 111 10 128 7 131 9 116 7 099 67530 64671 7 136 11 142 6 194 3 169 2 096 64671 61908 4 294 3 171 8 181 3 216 4 201 61908 59042 14 253 16 250 15 250 14 274 8 284 59042 56068 20 243 19 252 19 243 20 250 18 236 56068 53220 29 251 26 251 21 253 24 266 17 259 53220 50644 38 238 34 245 38 248 38 251 30 258 50644 48338 38 232 40 231 41 235 40 237 38 240 48338 46263 39 232 38 233 36 235 35 240 38 239 46263 44381 47 238 44 240 48 241 45 248 41 246 44381 42659 57 243 55 240 55 241 52 249 46 248 42659 41066 64 241 58 240 55 246 56 249 54 251 41066 39582 66 240 58 249 58 249 59 248 62 251 39582 38198 63 241 65 257 58 248 59 247 67 250 38198 36874 56 242 69 257 57 250 54 246 67 251 36874 35544 49 244 69 258 56 253 50 246 64 253 35544 34179 44 244 59 259 55 254 48 246 59 252 34179 32785 40 239 55 246 54 255 48 246 50 248 32785 31351 37 237 59 237 52 257 49 248 45 245 31351 29864 36 237 46 239 47 252 49 250 44 246 29864 28326 32 235 41 239 48 245 49 251 44 249 28326 26735 29 232 38 240 48 242 47 252 43 251 26735 25094 29 231 31 241 45 247 44 253 41 252 25094 23408 26 234 26 236 38 250 41 255 38 251 23408 21672 21 238 23 239 31 246 35 258 35 251 21672 19882 17 240 17 242 29 246 29 260 31 251 19882 18069 11 245 12 244 24 244 25 255 27 250 18069 16325 7 244 8 246 13 224 22 246 23 249 16325 14734 3 212 6 236 8*211 16*234 20 245 14734 13310 1 212 6 233 5*212 10*214 16 236 13310 12033 1 270 6 234 3 205 8 197 13 224 12033 10883 1 245 5*236 2 203 8 192 11 212 10883 9847 1 222 4*231 2 198 7 189 10 208 9847 8916 1 207 3 209 2 198 6 185 9*207 8916 8083 1 202 2 199 1 190 6 184 9*208 8083 7336 1 230 2 194 1 190 5 181 9 206 7336 6658 1*274 2 193 1 191 5 179 8 202 6658 6051 1*290 2 196 1 189 5 178 8 195 6051 5538 1 294 2 202 1 198 5 177 7 187 5538 5141 1 327 2 209 1 199 4 178 6 179 5141 4865 0 336 2 212 1 206 4 179 5 169 4865 4697 0 034 2 215 1 204 4 178 3 155 4697 4600 0 302 2 219 1 209 3 179 2 115 4600 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