DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 07/13 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 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 63.7 - - 69.2 - - 73.7 - - 73.3 - - 68.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 72 - - 254 - - 281 - - 138 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1285 - - 5232 - - 7259 - - 6973 - - 3013 BL Depth Hcrit 4582 - - 9102 - - 10747 - - 10116 - - 4583 Hcrit BL Top 6785 - - 10732 - - 12759 - - 12473 - - 8513 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 3663 - - 2120 - - 2219 - - 2720 - - 4101 Hgt.Variab. W* 196 - - 470 - - 543 - - 428 - - 58 W* B/S 4 - - 8 - - 7 - - 6 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 9 - - 11 - - 13 - - 12 - - 9 BL Wind Direction 191 - - 224 - - 230 - - 243 - - 258 Direction Wind Shear 8 - - 13 - - 13 - - 9 - - 8 Wind Shear Max.Converg 4 - - 13 - - 23 - - 16 - - 10 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -3714 - - -774 - - 347 - - 383 - - -1288 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 10500 - - 11507 - - 12413 - - 12091 - - 9802 sfcLCL ODpotential -8414 - - -6207 - - -2791 - - -2539 - - -5208 ODpotential blCL 15199 - - 16939 - - 15550 - - 15012 - - 13721 blCL maxRH 54 - - 41 - - 46 - - 49 - - 43 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 63.7 - - 69.2 - - 73.7 - - 73.3 - - 68.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 33.8 - - 34.6 - - 35.1 - - 36.1 - - 41.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 63.9 - - 68.5 - - 73.1 - - 73.3 - - 70.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 32.7 - - 33.4 - - 33.8 - - 34.9 - - 40.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 72 - - 254 - - 281 - - 138 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1285 - - 5232 - - 7259 - - 6973 - - 3013 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 4 - - 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] 100158 31 108 31 121 29 120 21 109 23 109 100158 92540 34 111 27 117 17 110 20 108 23 104 92540 86673 21 101 19 113 15 119 15 122 18 097 86673 81790 14 110 12 105 16 114 15 123 15 118 81790 77588 20 135 10 117 13 118 15 101 14 115 77588 73892 15 121 8 124 12 157 3 102 10 113 73892 70552 14 129 8 149 6 126 6 131 9 093 70552 67475 16 100 19 167 14 185 13 216 4 341 67475 64634 3 350 6 199 3 108 5 159 4 200 64634 61886 17 238 14 246 15 260 13 267 2 068 61886 59016 18 225 13 269 12 274 12 245 13 230 59016 56051 23 244 24 253 26 254 18 252 17 232 56051 53224 34 234 39 230 38 236 33 247 27 242 53224 50682 49 242 48 235 48 238 48 250 45 258 50682 48415 75 242 70 237 73 239 75 244 72 250 48415 46369 86 236 85 235 85 235 85 236 81 238 46369 44495 90 241 94 241 91 240 86 242 82 241 44495 42761 104 247 107 243 105 244 100 249 96 247 42761 41149 115 244 116 240 116 241 113 247 109 245 41149 39637 118 242 119 240 120 240 119 244 115 243 39637 38219 123 242 120 242 120 241 119 243 115 243 38219 36864 126 244 120 244 118 243 116 243 113 245 36864 35510 118 246 114 245 109 244 107 242 106 246 35510 34126 109 242 106 242 101 240 98 240 96 244 34126 32716 109 238 105 240 100 237 96 238 92 241 32716 31266 107 238 103 241 100 238 95 239 92 242 31266 29765 99 242 94 244 96 243 90 243 87 246 29765 28212 89 246 82 245 89 246 84 248 78 248 28212 26608 80 244 74 243 80 247 79 250 71 249 26608 24956 75 240 72 242 73 245 73 250 67 250 24956 23260 72 240 71 242 70 245 66 250 63 251 23260 21517 68 243 68 243 66 247 58 251 55 251 21517 19723 61 248 63 246 58 250 47 251 44 249 19723 17912 51 252 54 250 47 251 37 249 35 245 17912 16175 40 253 44 253 38 249 29 246 28 239 16175 14595 30 248 35 252 31 245 24 241 23 236 14595 13184 23 242 28 248 24*239 18*237 18 233 13184 11921 19 238 22*244 19*232 14*235 15 232 11921 10785 17 235 17*239 15 229 13 238 12 234 10785 9763 16 233 15 236 14 229 13 240 11 241 9763 8846 14 230 12 229 14 229 12 242 10*248 8846 8025 13 226 11 223 13 229 12 244 10*253 8025 7290 12*220 10 218 12 230 12 246 10 256 7290 6623 11*210 10 214 12 231 12 247 10 258 6623 6026 10 196 10 212 11 232 11 248 10 259 6026 5521 9 186 9 210 11 232 11 249 9 260 5521 5131 9 181 9 209 10 232 10 250 8 260 5131 4860 8 179 8 208 9 232 9 250 7 261 4860 4695 6 176 7 208 8 233 8 250 5 259 4695 4600 4 175 6 208 6 233 6 249 2 251 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