DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 09/15 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 - - 1335z - - 1603z - - 1903z - - 2204z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 50.1 - - 59.5 - - 62.1 - - 62.8 - - 54.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -10 - - 142 - - 101 - - 51 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 2798 - - 4297 - - 4862 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4621 - - 7005 - - 7881 - - 7681 - - 4621 Hcrit BL Top 4639 - - 8298 - - 9797 - - 10362 - - 4639 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 2303 - - 2056 - - 2206 - - 2098 - - 5357 Hgt.Variab. W* 12 - - 314 - - 324 - - 273 - - 9 W* B/S 0 - - 4 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 9 - - 16 - - 23 - - 26 - - 3 BL Wind Direction 158 - - 192 - - 208 - - 213 - - 176 Direction Wind Shear 7 - - 17 - - 23 - - 24 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -7 - - 10 - - 31 - - 30 - - -6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -168 - - 1450 - - 2564 - - 1813 - - -1606 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 4807 - - 6849 - - 7233 - - 8549 - - 6246 sfcLCL ODpotential -2659 - - -235 - - 1043 - - 154 - - -4014 ODpotential blCL 7298 - - 8533 - - 8754 - - 10208 - - 8653 blCL maxRH 100 - - 93 - - 97 - - 89 - - 91 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 30 - - 170 - - 50 - - 60 CAPE Temp@2m 50.1 - - 59.5 - - 62.1 - - 62.8 - - 54.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 44.7 - - 45.1 - - 45.9 - - 41.0 - - 43.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 51.3 - - 59.5 - - 62.3 - - 63.4 - - 57.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 44.4 - - 44.4 - - 45.4 - - 40.6 - - 42.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -10 - - 142 - - 101 - - 51 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 2798 - - 4297 - - 4862 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 102 - - 73 - - 87 - - 56 - - 65 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 7 - - 7 - - 7 - - 6 - - 7 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] 98133 18 240 17 274 13 259 15 253 19 249 98133 90773 10 244 14 256 16 250 18 262 20 258 90773 85094 9 258 12 248 19 243 18 251 11 263 85094 80393 3 254 7 236 10 251 16 245 11 267 80393 76354 6 266 13 238 9 249 12 249 9 284 76354 72769 4 327 7 235 13 222 14 237 10 256 72769 69494 6 279 4 261 8 242 13 226 15 234 69494 66468 12 247 14 250 11 263 6 216 11 224 66468 63648 3 279 11 215 14 238 12 252 9 225 63648 60896 9 301 12 179 18 232 18 246 16 247 60896 58032 17 272 17 242 23 253 23 257 23 257 58032 55083 18 257 23 240 33 243 31 247 29 245 55083 52276 25 263 29 246 39 238 38 236 35 232 52276 49751 46 258 45 248 46 235 45 235 42 232 49751 47488 55 252 52 242 52 232 56 233 54 229 47488 45440 60 251 57 241 58 234 64 232 61 222 45440 43568 70 249 66 241 68 237 69 232 65 224 43568 41847 79 245 74 235 74 230 74 230 72 230 41847 40259 84 239 78 229 75 224 77 227 79 231 40259 38791 87 234 79 225 73 224 77 225 82 225 38791 37427 89 232 78 225 72 225 74 223 80 222 37427 36123 88 233 78 227 72 225 72 224 76 222 36123 34808 86 236 80 227 74 224 72 226 75 223 34808 33455 85 238 82 226 75 224 72 226 74 225 33455 32071 85 241 82 227 75 225 72 225 74 225 32071 30644 84 242 82 230 75 229 72 224 73 225 30644 29165 81 244 82 232 76 231 72 225 73 224 29165 27637 78 246 80 233 76 232 72 226 74 224 27637 26062 76 246 77 236 75 233 73 228 74 224 26062 24444 74 244 74 237 72 234 73 230 74 225 24444 22787 72 242 72 238 70 235 72 231 73 226 22787 21087 69 241 70 237 67 236 70 233 72 228 21087 19338 64 241 67 236 63 235 65 234 70 228 19338 17573 57 240 62 234 58 234 59 234 65 229 17573 15884 51 240 55 233 53 233 53 234 59 228 15884 14348 45 240 49 233 49 231 48 234 50 228 14348 12980 40 239 44 232 45 229 45 233 41 230 12980 11755 36 237 39 231 41 226 42 230 36 232 11755 10656 33 235 35 229 36*222 38*226 33 232 10656 9666 30 234 30 227 32*217 34*220 30 228 9666 8776 27 232 26*222 28 212 30 215 27 224 8776 7979 24 231 22*214 26 209 29 213 25 221 7979 7264 21 227 19 204 24 205 28 212 22 219 7264 6614 18 219 17 193 22 204 26 211 20 216 6614 6032 15 205 16 183 21 203 25 210 18 212 6032 5539 15 184 16 178 19 203 23 209 16 208 5539 5157 14 170 14 176 17 203 21 208 14 203 5157 4892 12 162 13 175 15 203 19 208 11 199 4892 4731 9*157 11 174 13 204 16 208 9*195 4731 4638 5*151 8 174 9 204 11 208 3*176 4638 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