DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/09 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 - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 48.1 - - 51.2 - - 50.9 - - 46.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 54 - - 90 - - 52 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1581 - - 2778 - - 1941 - - 785 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4582 - - 6769 - - 4582 - - 4581 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7081 - - 8278 - - 7441 - - 6285 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2529 - - 2955 - - 2819 - - 2971 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 194 - - 276 - - 208 - - 57 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 5 - - 5 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 9 - - 8 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 193 - - 215 - - 223 - - 308 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 10 - - 8 - - 13 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 6 - - 8 - - 11 - - -5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1906 - - 2812 - - 2154 - - 1687 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5175 - - 5466 - - 5287 - - 4598 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 191 - - 614 - - -156 - - -497 ODpotential blCL - - - 6890 - - 7664 - - 7597 - - 6782 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 95 - - 94 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 120 - - 540 - - 490 - - 150 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 48.1 - - 51.2 - - 50.9 - - 46.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 41.0 - - 42.8 - - 43.2 - - 42.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 48.6 - - 51.5 - - 51.4 - - 48.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 39.9 - - 41.6 - - 42.1 - - 41.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 54 - - 90 - - 52 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1581 - - 2778 - - 1941 - - 785 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 100 - - 79 - - 78 - - 99 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - 6 - - 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] 99394 26 115 28 107 24 138 17 092 99394 91833 23 125 21 119 15 107 19 108 91833 86016 18 116 13 143 16 087 22 120 86016 81197 13 133 10 131 14 101 18 120 81197 77054 18 143 7 196 12 101 14 130 77054 73393 15 132 12 184 5 113 10 119 73393 70061 12 116 13 175 6 218 3 091 70061 66980 4 178 5 179 6 214 2 082 66980 64108 8 225 6 244 10 245 4 280 64108 61307 13 237 10 241 12 257 11 268 61307 58359 17 239 13 246 17 273 21 268 58359 55281 17 243 17 250 20 269 24 266 55281 52334 15 249 19 250 22 260 23 265 52334 49680 12 260 17 249 22 258 21 268 49680 47306 15 267 15 260 21 259 19 270 47306 45155 22 254 18 275 19 262 20 270 45155 43191 24 239 22 269 18 268 19 270 43191 41386 19 228 23 256 18 272 17 268 41386 39716 15 233 21 242 18 264 17 266 39716 38166 14 232 17 229 16 251 17 262 38166 36725 16 233 16 221 16 246 15 261 36725 35359 22 218 15 213 17 236 14 259 35359 34007 24 198 16 205 16 225 12 260 34007 32646 26 189 17 197 14 219 12 252 32646 31282 24 182 17 193 13 224 14 233 31282 29900 18 180 15 193 9 228 10 196 29900 28482 16 181 13 192 4 270 6 096 28482 27024 14 183 11 193 6 289 8 055 27024 25518 13 186 11 192 7 281 8 057 25518 23964 11 192 10 187 6 278 4 046 23964 22365 12 207 11 213 6 281 2 324 22365 20719 13 218 11 209 8 279 2 291 20719 19016 15 226 11 205 9 275 3 279 19016 17291 16 232 13 221 11 265 5 276 17291 15632 18 237 13 231 11 262 8 299 15632 14123 18 240 14 237 11 256 14 316 14123 12776 19 241 14 235 11 254 19 318 12776 11572 20 240 15 232 12 252 23 313 11572 10490 20 237 15 229 12 248 25 309 10490 9518 18 231 15 227 12 246 26 304 9518 8645 17 224 14*227 12 244 25 302 8645 7865 15 214 14*227 12*243 23 301 7865 7165 14*209 12 224 11*241 20 301 7165 6529 12*202 10 215 10 236 17*301 6529 5960 11 195 8 209 8 221 13*303 5960 5479 11 191 8 205 8 213 9 307 5479 5106 10 189 7 202 7 208 5 312 5106 4847 9 187 6 201 7 205 4 316 4847 4689 7 187 6 201 6 205 2 320 4689 4598 5 186 4 200 4 205 0 009 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