DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 11/06 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0949z - - 0955z - - 1003z - - 1555z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 27.8 - - 36.7 - - 43.7 - - 41.0 - - 37.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -17 - - 28 - - 52 - - -22 - - -42 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 628 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4580 - - 4581 - - 4581 - - 4581 - - 4581 Hcrit BL Top 4598 - - 4598 - - 6128 - - 4599 - - 4599 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1102 - - 1992 - - 1710 - - 1394 - - 496 Hgt.Variab. W* 7 - - 33 - - 136 - - 8 - - 8 W* B/S 0 - - 2 - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 BL Wind Direction 138 - - 162 - - 225 - - 137 - - 125 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 1 - - 5 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -20 - - -2 - - 3 - - -11 - - -25 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1858 - - -2049 - - -1080 - - -1424 - - -1217 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 6456 - - 6647 - - 7208 - - 6024 - - 5816 sfcLCL ODpotential -15885 - - -13251 - - -8852 - - -10192 - - -11583 ODpotential blCL 20483 - - 17849 - - 14980 - - 14791 - - 16182 blCL maxRH 91 - - 91 - - 82 - - 71 - - 65 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 27.8 - - 36.7 - - 43.7 - - 41.0 - - 37.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 16.1 - - 24.0 - - 28.4 - - 30.9 - - 28.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 32.1 - - 37.4 - - 44.1 - - 44.6 - - 42.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 15.0 - - 23.2 - - 27.7 - - 30.3 - - 28.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -17 - - 28 - - 52 - - -22 - - -42 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 628 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 63 - - 66 - - 29 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 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] 96248 36 277 31 282 39 268 39 292 36 297 96248 89370 26 273 31 280 30 285 27 309 23 297 89370 83976 21 275 25 269 26 282 20 303 14 304 83976 79434 18 287 19 272 21 273 20 294 16 317 79434 75497 17 296 14 279 17 279 18 285 18 307 75497 72009 16 288 12 300 12 296 14 282 21 296 72009 68835 10 309 11 289 11 293 15 290 21 286 68835 65904 13 332 11 313 11 292 13 277 19 285 65904 63182 15 335 12 333 11 298 15 295 15 278 63182 60545 17 349 11 336 17 304 19 307 11 300 60545 57807 20 357 11 326 16 306 23 316 15 316 57807 54991 26 004 11 345 16 324 13 304 16 322 54991 52316 46 010 30 012 10 008 5 341 21 303 52316 49899 57 002 39 010 20 032 8 278 18 271 49899 47718 55 358 42 000 31 357 12 302 24 303 47718 45731 55 003 44 004 34 355 25 326 28 299 45731 43896 64 008 51 003 37 001 33 325 27 313 43896 42179 73 006 58 358 45 346 35 329 40 311 42179 40569 77 002 62 353 50 335 46 324 53 308 40569 39057 75 359 61 346 49 331 52 318 61 305 39057 37641 67 356 60 338 49 330 52 319 61 303 37641 36296 57 353 57 335 52 329 54 321 63 306 36296 34959 54 350 57 334 54 327 57 321 67 311 34959 33600 55 349 60 327 54 326 58 320 64 313 33600 32217 56 349 56 322 51 325 55 320 58 314 32217 30794 58 350 51 324 48 325 50 319 53 315 30794 29321 57 352 51 329 45 327 46 320 51 315 29321 27797 56 355 52 333 43 330 43 320 48 315 27797 26224 54 356 48 341 41 333 41 321 43 316 26224 24603 55 355 45 346 39 335 40 321 36 316 24603 22936 58 355 42 350 37 338 39 323 30 315 22936 21217 58 356 40 352 36 341 37 324 27 311 21217 19438 56 360 39 353 36 342 34 325 27 306 19438 17633 54 004 39 351 35 340 31 330 28 302 17633 15897 52 007 39 350 32 337 29 334 30 299 15897 14319 47 006 38 352 27 338 29 334 31 298 14319 12915 42 002 36 354 24 344 30 331 32 299 12915 11668 38 356 32 353 24 345 30 325 28 301 11668 10556 35 348 30 348 25 338 28 320 22 302 10556 9562 32 338 28 338 24 329 22 318 17 299 9562 8673 26 329 24 328 21 320 17 314 13 294 8673 7880 21 322 20 319 17 314 12 310 13 289 7880 7171 16 317 16 315 14 308 10 304 15 285 7171 6529 10 311 12 310 9*300 10 295 17 279 6529 5956 6 294 8 300 5*282 10 282 15 273 5956 5475 4 249 3 273 3 231 9 267 10 259 5475 5102 4 179 2 174 3 202 7 237 5 215 5102 4845 5 146 3 163 3 195 6 187 6 152 4845 4687 5*147 3*157 3 194 6*155 7*136 4687 4598 4*138 2*155 2 192 4*137 4*125 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