DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 05/21 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 1001z - - 1334z - - 1601z - - 1901z - - 2200z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 58.8 - - 65.5 - - 67.5 - - 68.4 - - 62.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 49 - - 212 - - 214 - - 136 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 52 - - 5132 - - 6695 - - 6204 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4500 - - 8919 - - 10135 - - 9478 - - 4500 Hcrit BL Top 5552 - - 10632 - - 12195 - - 11704 - - 4518 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 3508 - - 3380 - - 3384 - - 3626 - - 4098 Hgt.Variab. W* 58 - - 434 - - 477 - - 401 - - 11 W* B/S 4 - - 52 - - 26 - - 15 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 3 - - 1 - - 3 - - 5 - - 2 BL Wind Direction 001 - - 320 - - 293 - - 331 - - 343 Direction Wind Shear 4 - - 1 - - 2 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -29 - - 18 - - 23 - - 22 - - -30 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -3152 - - 191 - - 1261 - - -24 - - -4325 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 8704 - - 10441 - - 10935 - - 11728 - - 8844 sfcLCL ODpotential -6192 - - -1803 - - -594 - - -2142 - - -6874 ODpotential blCL 11744 - - 12435 - - 12789 - - 13846 - - 11392 blCL maxRH 76 - - 82 - - 74 - - 62 - - 69 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 100 - - 180 - - 40 - - 50 CAPE Temp@2m 58.8 - - 65.5 - - 67.5 - - 68.4 - - 62.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 36.4 - - 35.3 - - 35.1 - - 32.5 - - 39.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 59.3 - - 65.2 - - 67.4 - - 68.2 - - 62.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 36.1 - - 34.3 - - 34.4 - - 31.7 - - 39.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 49 - - 212 - - 214 - - 136 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 52 - - 5132 - - 6695 - - 6204 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 6 - - 29 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 5 - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 98689 20 102 12 137 3 142 15 084 16 114 98689 92046 16 103 14 129 9 121 12 094 16 116 92046 86790 12 108 13 112 13 106 11 101 13 107 86790 82338 10 115 9 102 13 097 9 106 9 098 82338 78446 12 115 10 103 13 097 10 107 8 096 78446 74973 11 112 8 113 10 099 7 103 5 099 74973 71805 8 103 7 115 6 099 4 084 3 088 71805 68873 5 093 5 117 3 115 2 040 2 072 68873 66141 2 083 3 134 2 151 2 314 1 003 66141 63483 0 296 2 198 1 226 3 287 2 302 63483 60698 3 258 3 247 4 263 3 275 5 284 60698 57799 4 257 4 264 5 266 4 273 7 279 57799 55033 4 268 5 281 6 270 4 288 7 289 55033 52553 5 292 5 303 5 286 5 319 8 312 52553 50345 7 312 7 324 6 320 8 342 11 335 50345 48357 9 320 10 335 10 340 14 349 16 347 48357 46548 12 321 13 339 15 347 20 353 23 350 46548 44887 13 317 15 337 20 349 25 355 28 351 44887 43349 14 310 17 335 25 351 31 358 33 353 43349 41913 16 303 18 331 30 353 36 001 36 355 41913 40564 16 293 19 327 34 353 42 003 39 358 40564 39262 18 282 19 321 35 354 46 005 42 360 39262 37939 19 274 18 313 35 354 51 005 45 002 37939 36567 22 269 18 303 32 352 55 005 47 003 36567 35147 25 266 18 293 28 345 57 004 49 005 35147 33665 29 264 18 283 24 336 56 004 51 006 33665 32108 33 262 19 274 21 324 53 003 51 006 32108 30479 35 260 21 269 19 311 47 003 49 007 30479 28775 36 260 23 265 17 300 39 003 45 007 28775 26998 35 260 24 263 16 292 30 001 37 006 26998 25150 32 261 24 264 16 287 23 355 28 004 25150 23225 28 261 22 265 14 285 17 344 21 357 23225 21216 23 261 19 268 13 284 12 331 15 346 21216 19165 18 261 16 271 10 284 9 321 11 332 19165 17185 13 261 12 274 7 284 7 314 7 326 17185 15381 9 261 8 274 5 285 5 314 5 328 15381 13774 6 269 6 277 4 291 3 332 4 345 13774 12345 4 288 5 284 3*301 3*350 4 003 12345 11071 4 316 3*298 3*309 4*356 5 008 11071 9939 4 336 2*316 3 312 4 354 6 006 9939 8936 5 346 2 330 3 309 5 348 8 001 8936 8052 5 352 1 325 3 299 5 337 9 356 8052 7271 6 353 1 324 4 292 5 329 10 352 7271 6572 6 356 1 325 4 286 5 322 11 348 6572 5956 6*358 1 319 4 282 6 315 11 344 5956 5441 5*360 1 314 4 281 6 311 11 341 5441 5047 3 355 1 307 5 278 6 309 10 337 5047 4775 2 005 1 298 5 277 5 307 8 333 4775 4611 2 016 1 296 4 277 5 306 5*332 4611 4517 1 035 1 289 4 277 4 304 2*343 4517 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