DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 07/10 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 63.3 - - 68.9 - - 72.7 - - 73.7 - - 69.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 83 - - 294 - - 363 - - 192 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1982 - - 5200 - - 6545 - - 6937 - - 3774 BL Depth Hcrit 6073 - - 9135 - - 10287 - - 10272 - - 4583 Hcrit BL Top 7482 - - 10700 - - 12045 - - 12437 - - 9274 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 2643 - - 2206 - - 2167 - - 2262 - - 4099 Hgt.Variab. W* 236 - - 490 - - 566 - - 469 - - 84 W* B/S 7 - - 7 - - 7 - - 6 - - 2 B/S BL Wind 7 - - 13 - - 14 - - 14 - - 9 BL Wind Direction 273 - - 252 - - 243 - - 237 - - 244 Direction Wind Shear 9 - - 13 - - 11 - - 10 - - 9 Wind Shear Max.Converg 17 - - 31 - - 21 - - 15 - - 11 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1305 - - -306 - - 1088 - - 1037 - - 234 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 8788 - - 11006 - - 10958 - - 11401 - - 9041 sfcLCL ODpotential -4698 - - -3944 - - -996 - - -1403 - - -2629 ODpotential blCL 12180 - - 14644 - - 13041 - - 13840 - - 11903 blCL maxRH 74 - - 64 - - 71 - - 59 - - 73 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 20 - - 10 - - 150 CAPE Temp@2m 63.3 - - 68.9 - - 72.7 - - 73.7 - - 69.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 40.6 - - 36.3 - - 40.2 - - 39.3 - - 45.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 63.6 - - 68.1 - - 71.6 - - 73.4 - - 70.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 39.7 - - 35.2 - - 39.2 - - 38.3 - - 44.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 83 - - 294 - - 363 - - 192 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1982 - - 5200 - - 6545 - - 6937 - - 3774 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 6 - - 4 - - 5 - - 5 - - 7 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] 99900 28 102 20 110 19 122 14 094 23 108 99900 92296 23 097 20 121 13 113 14 090 19 105 92296 86430 19 100 18 106 13 129 13 099 15 112 86430 81569 17 108 10 097 15 117 11 112 14 107 81569 77379 16 112 12 091 16 120 10 129 8 091 77379 73677 15 111 9 108 14 121 13 130 6 102 73677 70329 11 112 9 145 9 118 8 111 7 129 70329 67237 9 120 10 164 5 120 8 121 13 132 67237 64360 5 166 12 161 3 230 6 176 9 180 64360 61565 10 169 15 184 8 196 8 184 11 187 61565 58655 12 192 14 179 26 234 23 258 20 254 58655 55656 27 257 24 248 35 251 31 259 27 258 55656 52801 32 268 30 260 33 255 36 254 33 256 52801 50235 34 263 30 257 34 255 44 251 41 252 50235 47939 35 260 32 252 39 251 46 250 46 247 47939 45859 40 257 38 247 42 242 46 249 47 244 45859 43963 48 254 43 243 43 236 45 242 47 242 43963 42231 56 253 46 242 52 233 48 239 48 242 42231 40641 59 254 53 241 61 226 52 238 47 243 40641 39171 62 255 58 239 64 224 54 234 48 245 39171 37802 63 255 61 239 63 228 57 231 50 243 37802 36494 64 253 62 240 65 234 61 230 51 243 36494 35179 66 252 62 242 64 236 61 231 52 242 35179 33829 66 253 62 245 62 235 60 233 52 240 33829 32447 66 253 63 247 59 236 58 234 52 238 32447 31019 67 255 63 248 58 238 56 236 52 235 31019 29536 66 256 62 248 58 242 54 238 51 235 29536 28002 63 257 61 250 58 244 53 239 49 236 28002 26418 58 257 59 251 57 245 52 240 47 239 26418 24787 53 257 55 252 56 247 52 243 45 241 24787 23113 49 257 50 253 53 249 51 244 45 241 23113 21390 44 255 46 254 49 252 48 245 44 241 21390 19614 40 252 41 253 43 252 44 244 41 241 19614 17818 37 251 38 251 37 249 39 242 35 241 17818 16097 34 252 34 250 31 246 33 240 28 239 16097 14533 32 253 32 251 27 244 27 237 21 234 14533 13137 29 253 28 253 22*242 20*230 17 227 13137 11886 26 253 24*253 18*240 16*228 15 223 11886 10760 23 252 19*254 16 239 15 231 14 224 10760 9746 19 253 16 253 15 240 15 233 13*229 9746 8834 15 257 14 253 14 241 14 236 12*234 8834 8018 13*263 13 253 14 243 14 238 11 238 8018 7286 11*270 12 252 14 244 14 240 10 242 7286 6621 9 274 11 252 14 245 13 241 10 246 6621 6025 7 275 11 251 13 247 13 242 9 249 6025 5521 6 275 10 251 13 247 12 244 9 252 5521 5131 4 274 10 250 12 248 12 244 8 253 5131 4860 3 274 9 249 11 248 11 245 7 254 4860 4695 3 272 8 249 10 248 10 245 5 255 4695 4600 2 274 6 249 7 248 7 245 3 254 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