DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 09/16 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 1003z - - 1337z - - 1605z - - 1902z - - 2202z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 36.6 - - 45.0 - - 50.1 - - 50.0 - - 42.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -2 - - 229 - - 282 - - 96 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 5050 - - 7788 - - 6308 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4581 - - 8894 - - 11135 - - 9265 - - 4581 Hcrit BL Top 4598 - - 10550 - - 13288 - - 11808 - - 4599 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 3964 - - 2607 - - 2421 - - 2058 - - 6175 Hgt.Variab. W* 12 - - 443 - - 545 - - 356 - - 3 W* B/S 1 - - 7 - - 8 - - 8 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 3 - - 12 - - 12 - - 8 - - 3 BL Wind Direction 013 - - 319 - - 318 - - 300 - - 313 Direction Wind Shear 6 - - 12 - - 7 - - 5 - - 6 Wind Shear Max.Converg -17 - - 7 - - -10 - - 7 - - -10 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -2232 - - 1824 - - 2608 - - 1089 - - -3720 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 6831 - - 8726 - - 10680 - - 10719 - - 8319 sfcLCL ODpotential -4770 - - -193 - - 1040 - - -551 - - -6887 ODpotential blCL 9368 - - 10743 - - 12248 - - 12359 - - 11486 blCL maxRH 67 - - 73 - - 80 - - 64 - - 51 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 20 - - 50 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 36.6 - - 45.0 - - 50.1 - - 50.0 - - 42.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 23.0 - - 22.9 - - 19.2 - - 19.0 - - 22.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 38.0 - - 44.6 - - 49.6 - - 50.2 - - 47.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 22.0 - - 22.0 - - 18.5 - - 18.5 - - 21.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -2 - - 229 - - 282 - - 96 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 5050 - - 7788 - - 6308 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 21 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 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] 98245 6 355 4 181 8 269 7 314 10 299 98245 90896 3 001 5 088 5 280 3 305 11 261 90896 85202 4 177 2 284 4 260 6 231 10 243 85202 80454 6 140 11 238 11 256 6 247 9 250 80454 76336 3 171 12 231 12 246 9 279 7 236 76336 72669 4 246 11 232 15 244 20 263 18 259 72669 69337 11 258 12 221 14 237 20 239 24 243 69337 66256 20 272 16 260 18 246 16 270 18 267 66256 63384 23 250 26 261 26 255 27 275 24 283 63384 60600 19 244 24 254 29 254 24 275 26 284 60600 57692 26 283 20 253 20 256 27 295 28 282 57692 54670 38 285 27 270 36 291 31 299 33 285 54670 51796 40 283 37 281 40 287 41 296 39 287 51796 49228 44 288 42 284 37 288 47 290 44 290 49228 46940 50 290 38 289 36 297 44 290 41 295 46940 44876 49 288 39 301 41 303 44 303 38 304 44876 42996 47 287 46 306 46 310 48 311 45 309 42996 41277 46 288 53 302 53 314 51 317 52 318 41277 39699 43 288 48 298 55 315 58 321 67 315 39699 38253 39 291 43 310 56 318 71 322 76 315 38253 36917 39 298 46 320 58 325 80 326 81 318 36917 35642 39 305 50 322 63 332 89 329 85 321 35642 34359 39 308 49 321 72 338 98 330 84 322 34359 33040 39 311 45 324 81 342 102 329 81 322 33040 31685 39 315 41 325 85 342 101 329 75 324 31685 30284 39 312 36 329 81 343 98 333 69 324 30284 28829 36 306 30 327 72 344 97 335 65 325 28829 27322 33 303 22 330 46 342 84 338 60 325 27322 25766 33 302 18 339 32 343 81 344 53 324 25766 24165 31 303 17 338 25 334 70 346 48 322 24165 22520 28 305 18 330 16 339 46 339 46 320 22520 20830 26 307 18 327 18 000 33 323 44 318 20830 19089 24 308 18 328 15 355 29 306 40 316 19089 17333 22 311 17 329 14 347 27 295 33 314 17333 15656 21 315 18 330 12 338 22 292 24 305 15656 14137 20 319 18 329 12*328 17 293 18 293 14137 12786 20 325 19 327 13*320 12*291 14 279 12786 11579 19 330 19*324 13 318 9*293 10 267 11579 10495 18 335 17*320 13 318 9 297 8 258 10495 9520 17 339 15 318 13 318 8 299 7 257 9520 8645 17 339 14 318 13 318 8 300 6 264 8645 7862 17 338 13 318 13 318 8 301 7 277 7862 7162 17 335 12 319 13 318 8 303 8 286 7162 6526 16 332 11 320 12 318 7 303 9 290 6526 5956 14 330 10 320 12 318 7 304 9 293 5956 5476 12 330 9 321 11 318 7 304 9 296 5476 5104 8 334 8 320 10 317 6 303 7 300 5104 4846 5 344 8 319 10 317 6 303 5 305 4846 4688 3*021 7 318 8 316 5 303 3*315 4688 4598 2*085 5 318 6 315 4 302 1*058 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