DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 05/24 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 1002z - - 1336z - - 1601z - - 1901z - - 2159z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 51.4 - - 57.9 - - 61.4 - - 53.3 - - 53.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 59 - - 269 - - 315 - - 64 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1753 - - 7260 - - 8981 - - 2711 - - 3309 BL Depth Hcrit 4621 - - 10718 - - 12177 - - 6496 - - 4621 Hcrit BL Top 7253 - - 12760 - - 14481 - - 8211 - - 8809 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 3846 - - 3560 - - 2908 - - 3620 - - 3357 Hgt.Variab. W* 202 - - 533 - - 602 - - 250 - - 91 W* B/S 13 - - 85 - - 47 - - 7 - - 3 B/S BL Wind 3 - - 1 - - 2 - - 6 - - 6 BL Wind Direction 133 - - 136 - - 248 - - 116 - - 086 Direction Wind Shear 1 - - 3 - - 2 - - 2 - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg 14 - - 3 - - 29 - - -16 - - 34 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 313 - - 4043 - - 4942 - - 2274 - - 2735 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 6941 - - 8717 - - 9540 - - 5937 - - 6074 sfcLCL ODpotential -2215 - - 2221 - - 3114 - - 222 - - 201 ODpotential blCL 9468 - - 10539 - - 11367 - - 7989 - - 8608 blCL maxRH 94 - - 93 - - 89 - - 97 - - 94 maxRH CAPE 200 - - 450 - - 500 - - 650 - - 590 CAPE Temp@2m 51.4 - - 57.9 - - 61.4 - - 53.3 - - 53.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 36.9 - - 35.4 - - 35.3 - - 43.0 - - 42.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 51.7 - - 57.2 - - 60.4 - - 53.6 - - 54.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 35.9 - - 33.9 - - 33.5 - - 41.5 - - 40.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 59 - - 269 - - 315 - - 64 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1753 - - 7260 - - 8981 - - 2711 - - 3309 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 77 - - 74 - - 57 - - 86 - - 74 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 5 - - 4 - - 4 - - 6 - - 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] 98666 39 108 37 104 31 110 32 099 31 103 98666 91198 34 102 28 113 27 107 27 098 26 106 91198 85449 26 095 28 112 23 103 21 093 22 096 85449 80657 20 097 24 101 19 102 14 101 17 095 80657 76508 16 099 16 091 15 107 11 108 13 098 76508 72826 12 101 10 091 10 105 10 107 11 101 72826 69477 8 107 6 099 4 088 7 083 10 100 69477 66385 5 111 2 079 2 077 6 051 6 088 66385 63508 4 079 1 262 1 311 6 030 4 045 63508 60713 4 005 2 277 1 305 5 359 5 347 60713 57788 6 331 4 281 5 307 7 331 8 329 57788 54745 7 309 5 294 7 297 8 314 9 320 54745 51837 10 294 7 309 8 293 9 298 11 312 51837 49223 10 284 10 304 9 299 8 286 12 302 49223 46887 8 282 10 300 10 306 6 298 12 300 46887 44778 6 299 8 295 10 298 6 324 12 303 44778 42856 6 316 6 292 9 287 9 324 12 306 42856 41094 6 318 6 277 6 275 11 315 10 311 41094 39473 4 294 6 240 5 260 10 312 8 316 39473 37974 5 243 9 220 6 247 6 304 6 310 37974 36590 9 216 14 212 9 250 4 279 9 290 36590 35287 11 211 18 210 15 247 10 273 13 272 35287 34002 9 218 18 205 21 236 15 264 15 263 34002 32703 6 254 14 195 23 232 17 272 16 265 32703 31383 9 306 8 204 21 240 19 280 15 274 31383 30024 14 318 7 262 19 253 20 278 17 277 30024 28612 13 311 12 303 17 267 21 275 17 270 28612 27149 9 265 15 313 16 277 19 276 14 269 27149 25635 10 232 10 286 11 275 13 272 12 258 25635 24076 9 216 10 260 5 238 9 258 14 242 24076 22475 8 211 10 249 4 192 8 243 16 239 22475 20826 6 216 9 245 5 187 11 230 16 241 20826 19122 4 247 6 242 6 214 13 229 13 245 19122 17396 3 271 4 227 6 227 11 230 7 252 17396 15738 3 259 3 190 5*224 8 237 4 274 15738 14229 2 178 2 163 4*223 6 262 4 314 14229 12881 3 152 2*143 3 230 5 313 4 338 12881 11673 3 152 2*129 2 246 5 336 5 345 11673 10587 3 143 2 119 2 261 4 352 5 359 10587 9608 3 134 2 117 2 265 3 037 4*020 9608 8728 1 138 2 117 2 265 3*079 5*055 8728 7940 1*165 1 128 2 262 4*095 6 075 7940 7234 2*154 1 141 2 261 5 105 7 083 7234 6592 3 138 1 169 2 256 7 113 7 088 6592 6016 4 131 1 205 2 253 8 119 7 092 6016 5530 4 124 1 220 2 250 8 121 7 095 5530 5152 2 130 1 228 2 249 8 123 6 096 5152 4890 2 134 1 230 2 250 7 125 5 100 4890 4730 1 135 1 236 2 247 6 125 4 105 4730 4638 1 143 1 237 2 247 4 126 2 110 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