DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 06/18 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 59.1 - - 60.6 - - - - - 56.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 270 - - 206 - - - - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6503 - - 6586 - - - - - 5469 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 10112 - - 10049 - - - - - 4582 Hcrit BL Top - - - 12003 - - 12086 - - - - - 10969 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2560 - - 4082 - - - - - 2897 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 511 - - 474 - - - - - 64 W* B/S - - - 10 - - 7 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 12 - - - - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 331 - - 332 - - - - - 354 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 7 - - - - - 10 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - 21 - - - - - 8 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 2272 - - 2683 - - - - - 2241 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9731 - - 9403 - - - - - 8729 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 618 - - 1113 - - - - - -850 ODpotential blCL - - - 11385 - - 10973 - - - - - 11819 blCL maxRH - - - 88 - - 99 - - - - - 65 maxRH CAPE - - - 90 - - 260 - - - - - 80 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 59.1 - - 60.6 - - - - - 56.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 32.4 - - 35.3 - - - - - 34.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 58.5 - - 60.3 - - - - - 58.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 31.3 - - 34.4 - - - - - 33.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 270 - - 206 - - - - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6503 - - 6586 - - - - - 5469 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 53 - - 95 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - - - - 4 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] 99519 26 125 14 107 26 103 99519 91928 27 118 16 116 21 108 91928 86086 22 113 23 107 14 115 86086 81248 18 118 19 106 17 103 81248 77091 19 117 17 120 16 089 77091 73412 13 118 12 117 12 096 73412 70066 12 108 9 122 12 070 70066 66988 7 080 4 119 9 046 66988 64133 6 011 3 036 0 125 64133 61359 1 309 7 291 6 336 61359 58460 5 046 9 230 12 306 58460 55454 16 309 13 302 18 291 55454 52594 23 305 25 303 25 301 52594 50023 34 309 35 302 28 303 50023 47714 46 310 43 307 38 302 47714 45618 55 312 50 310 44 305 45618 43705 65 312 59 309 51 313 43705 41946 74 308 66 308 64 313 41946 40318 77 307 71 309 78 305 40318 38811 77 312 75 312 81 303 38811 37418 92 312 85 313 90 307 37418 36099 96 309 95 311 91 305 36099 34785 96 313 95 311 81 307 34785 33440 107 316 97 316 84 314 33440 32064 113 315 104 317 88 312 32064 30642 109 315 104 317 87 310 30642 29166 96 315 94 316 84 308 29166 27637 79 314 77 315 84 313 27637 26057 66 313 60 314 79 320 26057 24430 55 312 47 315 69 318 24430 22765 45 313 38 317 62 316 22765 21059 37 310 31 315 50 318 21059 19306 28 302 24 309 39 322 19306 17537 21 303 19 305 32 324 17537 15845 20 319 16 308 25 324 15845 14310 18 328 13 313 18 327 14310 12942 15*334 13*317 14 337 12942 11717 13*335 12*320 12*349 11717 10616 11 333 12 323 11*354 10616 9624 10 332 13 327 10 355 9624 8732 10 331 13 331 10 355 8732 7934 9 330 13 334 9 354 7934 7218 9 330 13 336 8 353 7218 6569 9 329 13 337 8 353 6569 5988 8 327 12 338 7 352 5988 5496 8 328 12 339 6 352 5496 5116 7 326 11 340 5 351 5116 4852 7 325 11 339 4 350 4852 4691 6 325 9 340 3 347 4691 4599 5 323 6 338 1 342 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