DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 05/08 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 55.0 - - 60.5 - - 62.2 - - 56.1 - - 51.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 40 - - 222 - - 158 - - 79 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 878 - - 4710 - - 7673 - - 4015 - - 2197 BL Depth Hcrit 4582 - - 8641 - - 10752 - - 7533 - - 4582 Hcrit BL Top 6378 - - 10210 - - 13173 - - 9515 - - 7697 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 3284 - - 2633 - - 1854 - - 2072 - - 2728 Hgt.Variab. W* 143 - - 435 - - 463 - - 297 - - 63 W* B/S 9 - - 12 - - 7 - - 9 - - 2 B/S BL Wind 3 - - 6 - - 11 - - 6 - - 7 BL Wind Direction 262 - - 299 - - 283 - - 286 - - 305 Direction Wind Shear 6 - - 9 - - 4 - - 5 - - 8 Wind Shear Max.Converg -4 - - 6 - - 33 - - 12 - - 7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -3091 - - -439 - - 2561 - - 2013 - - 1695 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 9469 - - 10650 - - 10613 - - 7502 - - 6002 sfcLCL ODpotential -7951 - - -3525 - - 676 - - 441 - - -553 ODpotential blCL 14329 - - 13735 - - 12497 - - 9074 - - 8250 blCL maxRH 72 - - 82 - - 98 - - 99 - - 99 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 80 - - 80 - - 100 CAPE Temp@2m 55.0 - - 60.5 - - 62.2 - - 56.1 - - 51.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 29.5 - - 29.6 - - 31.4 - - 39.0 - - 41.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 55.7 - - 60.0 - - 62.2 - - 56.3 - - 52.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 28.8 - - 28.8 - - 30.6 - - 38.0 - - 40.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 40 - - 222 - - 158 - - 79 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 878 - - 4710 - - 7673 - - 4015 - - 2197 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 29 - - 93 - - 96 - - 96 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 3 - - 4 - - 5 - - 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] 97816 20 122 15 133 7 168 12 101 16 107 97816 90419 21 094 18 124 11 124 12 098 14 096 90419 84709 15 087 12 102 16 106 11 124 10 099 84709 79964 11 078 8 130 12 101 12 135 8 103 79964 75869 7 095 5 123 7 125 9 112 9 102 75869 72238 8 108 6 150 4 113 5 104 7 070 72238 68943 4 082 3 158 3 023 2 353 3 064 68943 65911 3 351 1 345 3 306 5 331 3 335 65911 63095 4 311 5 325 6 308 7 359 6 337 63095 60366 6 313 8 323 8 307 9 329 8 329 60366 57516 9 326 16 324 13 320 13 323 8 322 57516 54561 15 309 15 317 19 307 23 309 21 320 54561 51749 24 325 22 322 24 311 22 317 28 317 51749 49225 30 321 30 317 32 310 35 309 32 314 49225 46972 35 323 37 312 36 306 37 309 37 314 46972 44934 46 317 41 311 43 303 46 295 38 304 44934 43071 57 303 50 296 42 287 38 287 35 301 43071 41358 58 298 50 299 42 288 35 282 35 298 41358 39779 54 308 57 302 53 276 34 269 32 286 39779 38320 54 312 59 298 54 271 38 260 29 272 38320 36970 52 312 60 293 47 273 39 253 30 255 36970 35688 48 311 57 292 40 277 34 252 31 234 35688 34404 51 309 48 297 34 280 31 255 29 229 34404 33085 51 308 42 299 31 281 30 258 27 230 33085 31733 49 309 41 299 31 280 29 262 23 234 31733 30337 48 311 42 298 33 281 26 267 19 241 30337 28886 47 312 43 298 35 283 25 271 16 253 28886 27384 47 311 42 300 35 287 24 274 14 267 27384 25833 43 305 40 300 32 290 23 280 13 277 25833 24239 40 301 37 297 31 292 22 288 13 284 24239 22604 37 302 32 294 32 289 23 293 14 292 22604 20924 34 304 27 294 30 282 24 291 16 293 20924 19192 30 306 25 292 24 276 23 283 19 290 19192 17441 28 306 25 290 19 276 21 272 20 291 17441 15761 25 306 24 290 15 277 18 264 21 293 15761 14233 23 306 23 292 12*278 16 263 22 295 14233 12871 21 307 21 296 11*280 13 266 22 296 12871 11651 18 308 18 300 10 282 11 270 21 298 11651 10556 16 308 13*304 10 284 10 273 18 302 10556 9571 14 308 11*304 11 285 9*276 15 305 9571 8688 12 308 9 303 11 285 8*278 12 307 8688 7898 10 307 8 301 12 284 7 281 11*307 7898 7191 9 303 6 299 12 284 6 284 9*308 7191 6549 8*297 5 295 12 283 6 287 9 307 6549 5973 6*288 5 293 12 283 5 290 8 305 5973 5488 4 272 4 291 12 282 5 292 7 303 5488 5111 3 249 3 291 12 282 5 293 7 302 5111 4850 2 209 3 290 11 281 4 294 6 300 4850 4690 2 198 3 290 9 281 4 294 4 298 4690 4598 1 186 2 287 7 281 3 295 2 297 4598 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