DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 05/25 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 1000z - - 1338z - - 1604z - - 1902z - - 2202z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 47.3 - - 50.1 - - 50.0 - - 50.5 - - 47.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 64 - - 69 - - 15 - - 2 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1762 - - 3524 - - 2513 - - 2563 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4581 - - 7018 - - 4582 - - 4582 - - 4582 Hcrit BL Top 7262 - - 9024 - - 8013 - - 8063 - - 4599 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 2781 - - 2691 - - 3766 - - 2893 - - 6314 Hgt.Variab. W* 205 - - 267 - - 147 - - 98 - - 10 W* B/S 8 - - 6 - - 2 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 7 - - 11 - - 15 - - 2 BL Wind Direction 271 - - 249 - - 273 - - 285 - - 186 Direction Wind Shear 9 - - 7 - - 10 - - 12 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 16 - - 28 - - 29 - - 30 - - -8 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 320 - - 1852 - - 1147 - - 1593 - - -1139 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 6942 - - 7172 - - 6867 - - 6470 - - 5738 sfcLCL ODpotential -2044 - - 13 - - -1012 - - -458 - - -3196 ODpotential blCL 9306 - - 9011 - - 9025 - - 8521 - - 7795 blCL maxRH 91 - - 99 - - 100 - - 98 - - 88 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 20 - - 80 - - 140 - - 160 CAPE Temp@2m 47.3 - - 50.1 - - 50.0 - - 50.5 - - 47.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 32.8 - - 34.5 - - 35.9 - - 38.0 - - 38.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 47.7 - - 50.6 - - 51.5 - - 52.3 - - 50.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 32.0 - - 33.8 - - 35.2 - - 37.5 - - 37.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 64 - - 69 - - 15 - - 2 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1762 - - 3524 - - 2513 - - 2563 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 65 - - 97 - - 102 - - 92 - - 51 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 4 - - 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] 98633 22 120 21 124 12 105 12 101 11 094 98633 91113 17 120 15 136 14 141 6 087 14 117 91113 85295 11 132 8 132 9 144 2 118 8 125 85295 80471 12 151 5 180 3 146 1 169 7 125 80471 76321 5 125 8 186 7 214 3 190 2 101 76321 72652 3 041 5 203 7 250 6 275 1 290 72652 69323 6 314 3 229 8 265 7 288 3 353 69323 66253 10 302 4 309 8 285 8 286 10 295 66253 63404 8 259 14 286 16 279 16 285 12 276 63404 60638 8 277 6 212 6 233 11 295 4 271 60638 57737 22 286 18 270 20 280 13 284 21 295 57737 54735 27 285 29 274 31 269 32 277 31 280 54735 51894 38 284 35 280 29 276 27 281 31 277 51894 49344 42 279 40 276 33 289 32 299 30 281 49344 47056 46 277 46 272 42 281 42 290 36 283 47056 44980 46 277 47 275 48 276 51 278 43 276 44980 43090 52 285 53 281 55 277 55 277 49 275 43090 41367 67 287 68 279 65 280 67 283 61 281 41367 39788 81 284 81 275 82 280 86 281 81 282 39788 38332 91 281 91 276 96 275 97 276 98 278 38332 36981 96 280 98 276 97 272 101 277 103 276 36981 35690 96 280 100 276 96 275 104 280 101 277 35690 34390 96 281 100 276 99 278 103 281 98 279 34390 33053 94 282 99 276 101 279 100 283 96 279 33053 31684 91 284 96 277 102 279 97 284 91 280 31684 30272 86 284 87 278 100 278 94 284 86 281 30272 28806 79 284 80 276 91 277 91 285 81 282 28806 27292 73 284 78 278 80 276 85 287 76 283 27292 25732 67 287 74 281 72 277 74 286 69 283 25732 24134 60 288 64 281 68 277 63 283 62 282 24134 22502 52 287 54 278 62 278 57 280 55 283 22502 20828 45 284 45 275 52 279 52 279 48 283 20828 19107 40 280 38 272 42 279 44 278 41 282 19107 17370 36 273 34 268 33 278 33 278 33 280 17370 15704 32 269 31 266 26 277 22 278 26 279 15704 14189 27 269 27 266 22 277 19 274 24 281 14189 12836 22 271 21 268 20 278 18 275 23 284 12836 11625 18 274 16 270 18 278 18 276 22 286 11625 10536 15 277 13 269 16 278 18 278 22 287 10536 9556 14 280 11*267 15 277 18 280 21 286 9556 8676 12 281 10*264 14*276 18*281 19 286 8676 7890 11*281 9 261 14*276 17*282 18 286 7890 7184 9*281 8 255 13 275 17 284 16 285 7184 6543 7 279 7 249 13 275 16 285 13 284 6543 5970 5 274 7 240 12 273 15 286 11 280 5970 5485 3 265 7 235 11 270 14 286 9 276 5485 5109 2 243 7 232 9 267 13 288 8 272 5109 4849 2 228 6 230 8 266 11 288 6 265 4849 4690 2 221 5 230 6 266 9 289 4*256 4690 4598 1 216 4 230 4 265 5 291 2*186 4598 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