DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 07/06 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 - - - 64.5 - - 71.2 - - - - - 69.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 266 - - 312 - - - - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2796 - - 4792 - - - - - 4139 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7253 - - 8840 - - - - - 4583 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8296 - - 10292 - - - - - 9639 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1491 - - 1988 - - - - - 3692 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 385 - - 486 - - - - - 49 W* B/S - - - 15 - - 15 - - - - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 6 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 156 - - 180 - - - - - 177 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 2 - - - - - 7 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 10 - - 14 - - - - - 4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2012 - - -1436 - - - - - -1052 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10308 - - 11729 - - - - - 10691 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7624 - - -5803 - - - - - -5750 ODpotential blCL - - - 15920 - - 16095 - - - - - 15389 blCL maxRH - - - 58 - - 57 - - - - - 54 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 64.5 - - 71.2 - - - - - 69.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 35.4 - - 35.6 - - - - - 38.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 63.7 - - 70.2 - - - - - 71.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 34.2 - - 34.4 - - - - - 37.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 266 - - 312 - - - - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2796 - - 4792 - - - - - 4139 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - - - - 5 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] 100041 27 117 17 119 19 111 100041 92417 25 112 20 124 23 105 92417 86539 20 114 18 122 23 103 86539 81661 15 106 16 127 14 099 81661 77479 12 119 13 111 8 079 77479 73788 10 120 7 112 8 103 73788 70435 11 150 4 093 6 101 70435 67343 9 151 5 288 2 107 67343 64472 8 187 10 238 6 283 64472 61691 6 187 14 230 12 275 61691 58787 11 243 16 246 19 267 58787 55768 16 257 22 247 30 258 55768 52891 29 267 23 257 35 256 52891 50305 32 265 31 269 37 256 50305 47996 33 272 34 265 35 257 47996 45914 40 264 34 263 35 257 45914 44025 32 261 35 260 33 257 44025 42303 32 280 32 260 31 260 42303 40730 37 279 29 259 29 254 40730 39280 32 270 29 265 27 248 39280 37926 29 269 30 257 26 245 37926 36628 31 268 32 251 24 246 36628 35319 33 267 33 253 22 244 35319 33973 35 268 32 259 21 248 33973 32591 33 270 31 258 20 249 32591 31162 30 275 31 257 20 252 31162 29676 28 277 30 257 20 252 29676 28137 27 273 30 257 22 250 28137 26550 27 270 30 260 23 247 26550 24915 28 270 30 262 22 249 24915 23235 28 269 31 262 22 253 23235 21501 27 267 31 262 23 260 21501 19709 25 265 29 263 23 269 19709 17896 22 265 25 265 19 274 17896 16159 19 269 20 271 13 269 16159 14581 16 275 16 274 9 254 14581 13175 14 280 11 271 8 235 13175 11915 10 283 7 256 9 219 11915 10782 7 279 5*218 8 208 10782 9762 4 259 5*187 8*199 9762 8846 2*202 6 182 7*191 8846 8026 4*159 6 179 7 185 8026 7291 5 154 6 178 6 181 7291 6624 5 153 6 178 6 177 6624 6027 5 153 6 179 5 171 6027 5522 5 155 6 180 5 167 5522 5131 4 157 5 182 4 162 5131 4860 4 161 5 183 4 156 4860 4695 4 163 5 185 3 146 4695 4600 3 167 4 186 1 125 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