DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 08/21 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 1011z - - 1332z - - 1600z - - 1900z - - 2219z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 59.3 - - 72.3 - - 77.7 - - 75.8 - - 68.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -3 - - 235 - - 274 - - 73 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 3959 - - 6227 - - 4559 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4500 - - 8071 - - 9893 - - 7790 - - 4501 Hcrit BL Top 4518 - - 9459 - - 11727 - - 10059 - - 4519 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1376 - - 2382 - - 2287 - - 2876 - - 2976 Hgt.Variab. W* 9 - - 411 - - 503 - - 295 - - 0 W* B/S 1 - - 10 - - 7 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 2 - - 8 - - 13 - - 12 - - 2 BL Wind Direction 101 - - 307 - - 309 - - 313 - - 348 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 12 - - 9 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -50 - - 28 - - 27 - - 23 - - -30 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -3220 - - -1444 - - -108 - - -1203 - - -4458 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 7738 - - 10904 - - 11836 - - 11262 - - 8978 sfcLCL ODpotential -7406 - - -4501 - - -2537 - - -3829 - - -7967 ODpotential blCL 11924 - - 13960 - - 14264 - - 13888 - - 12486 blCL maxRH 84 - - 84 - - 85 - - 79 - - 86 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 59.3 - - 72.3 - - 77.7 - - 75.8 - - 68.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 41.3 - - 40.1 - - 41.4 - - 42.0 - - 45.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 60.5 - - 71.5 - - 76.9 - - 75.9 - - 70.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 41.0 - - 39.4 - - 40.8 - - 41.6 - - 44.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -3 - - 235 - - 274 - - 73 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 3959 - - 6227 - - 4559 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 36 - - 38 - - 38 - - 16 - - 44 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 6 - - 6 - - 6 - - 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] 99644 14 121 8 134 11 103 13 118 7 170 99644 92961 11 119 10 140 8 115 8 116 6 164 92961 87658 7 101 9 127 6 111 1 087 4 135 87658 83154 3 090 6 132 4 100 1 190 2 113 83154 79212 3 095 5 134 2 097 3 133 0 004 79212 75691 2 075 4 146 2 252 2 118 1 281 75691 72477 3 028 3 141 5 247 2 309 2 286 72477 69503 4 346 1 134 5 238 6 294 3 282 69503 66732 5 318 2 305 4 238 10 291 4 283 66732 64043 8 302 7 298 5 273 12 291 6 289 64043 61237 11 305 11 300 9 293 14 294 10 294 61237 58336 16 314 17 312 15 306 18 300 15 302 58336 55584 22 321 23 319 21 315 20 306 20 306 55584 53129 29 323 30 320 28 317 25 308 25 306 53129 50945 37 324 36 318 34 316 31 308 30 305 50945 48976 44 323 41 317 39 313 36 306 34 303 48976 47181 49 322 45 315 43 309 40 304 38 301 47181 45528 51 322 48 314 47 307 43 302 41 300 45528 43993 53 324 50 314 49 306 46 301 43 301 43993 42558 53 325 52 315 51 306 48 301 44 301 42558 41208 54 327 53 316 52 306 49 301 44 303 41208 39901 55 328 54 317 53 306 51 301 45 303 39901 38573 55 329 55 318 53 307 52 301 45 303 38573 37192 55 330 55 319 52 307 52 301 44 303 37192 35762 55 330 54 321 51 308 52 301 44 303 35762 34266 55 330 53 322 49 310 50 302 43 303 34266 32691 55 329 52 324 47 312 48 302 42 304 32691 31038 54 328 50 325 44 314 45 303 41 304 31038 29304 54 328 48 326 42 317 42 304 40 305 29304 27491 52 327 46 327 39 319 38 305 38 306 27491 25601 49 326 44 327 37 320 35 306 36 307 25601 23629 45 324 42 325 35 320 32 306 33 308 23629 21570 41 319 39 323 33 318 30 306 30 308 21570 19467 37 314 35 320 31 314 28 307 27 307 19467 17439 34 308 32 316 29 312 26 307 24 306 17439 15592 31 304 29 312 26 310 24 308 21 306 15592 13949 27 302 26 309 24 309 22 309 18 309 13949 12489 23 302 23 306 20*309 19 311 16 313 12489 11190 20 302 20 305 17*311 16*314 15 318 11190 10036 18 304 18*303 15 310 15*315 13 324 10036 9014 15 307 15*303 13 309 13 314 13 330 9014 8114 13 312 12 305 13 308 13 313 12 333 8114 7319 11 317 8 308 12 308 12 312 12 334 7319 6608 9 323 6 309 12 307 12 312 12 331 6608 5981 7 327 5 309 11 307 11 312 12 326 5981 5457 6 323 5 312 11 307 11 312 12 320 5457 5056 4 324 4 312 10 307 10 312 10 319 5056 4780 1 003 4 314 10 307 9 312 8 323 4780 4613 1*083 4 315 9 307 8 312 5*328 4613 4518 2*101 3 315 7 308 6 312 2*348 4518 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