DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 06/18 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 1007z - - 1339z - - 1603z - - 1903z - - 2203z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 57.8 - - 64.8 - - 70.2 - - 70.7 - - 65.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 44 - - 254 - - 324 - - 168 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 665 - - 3439 - - 6934 - - 7578 - - 3633 BL Depth Hcrit 4582 - - 7722 - - 10541 - - 10682 - - 4583 Hcrit BL Top 6165 - - 8939 - - 12434 - - 13078 - - 9133 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 2478 - - 2468 - - 1818 - - 2131 - - 4527 Hgt.Variab. W* 138 - - 407 - - 554 - - 462 - - 73 W* B/S 7 - - 14 - - 10 - - 7 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 5 - - 10 - - 12 - - 11 BL Wind Direction 168 - - 205 - - 240 - - 265 - - 301 Direction Wind Shear 1 - - 5 - - 9 - - 7 - - 9 Wind Shear Max.Converg -5 - - 14 - - 15 - - 29 - - 15 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -2543 - - -1545 - - 1462 - - 1942 - - -238 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 8709 - - 10485 - - 10972 - - 11137 - - 9371 sfcLCL ODpotential -7615 - - -5747 - - -528 - - 186 - - -3267 ODpotential blCL 13780 - - 14686 - - 12962 - - 12892 - - 12400 blCL maxRH 72 - - 82 - - 74 - - 69 - - 87 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 20 - - 50 - - 50 CAPE Temp@2m 57.8 - - 64.8 - - 70.2 - - 70.7 - - 65.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 35.8 - - 34.8 - - 37.8 - - 37.6 - - 40.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 58.2 - - 63.9 - - 69.2 - - 70.4 - - 67.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 34.5 - - 33.5 - - 36.7 - - 36.6 - - 39.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 44 - - 254 - - 324 - - 168 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 665 - - 3439 - - 6934 - - 7578 - - 3633 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 27 - - 0 - - 0 - - 46 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 4 - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 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] 99378 28 098 30 122 21 122 22 116 22 107 99378 91861 25 111 22 124 24 114 21 103 20 112 91861 86068 24 103 20 131 21 131 15 109 17 114 86068 81242 16 093 17 125 13 144 10 110 14 101 81242 77089 8 105 12 116 9 130 9 118 9 070 77089 73432 6 130 11 136 6 141 3 068 10 050 73432 70112 6 121 9 121 2 105 3 058 10 044 70112 67043 9 086 5 127 4 059 6 027 9 042 67043 64196 11 087 8 126 1 266 7 344 5 005 64196 61436 5 054 5 103 1 037 2 280 3 338 61436 58551 4 258 5 277 7 309 4 325 9 279 58551 55561 7 276 10 300 11 283 10 316 5 293 55561 52711 16 301 17 299 12 285 10 322 25 299 52711 50144 22 288 20 284 11 278 14 285 32 287 50144 47844 25 282 27 283 25 289 24 283 31 289 47844 45754 27 280 37 271 35 285 32 291 30 294 45754 43842 29 284 34 265 39 279 35 286 37 296 43842 42092 34 291 31 270 39 276 36 282 40 293 42092 40485 43 291 37 276 47 273 40 286 37 299 40485 39008 47 282 46 273 57 268 38 296 53 302 39008 37649 47 279 50 267 59 269 46 292 63 302 37649 36356 47 280 51 265 60 267 50 283 63 298 36356 35054 47 281 50 266 60 265 49 279 57 293 35054 33714 47 283 48 267 58 265 47 282 52 289 33714 32339 46 284 45 267 49 265 43 285 51 284 32339 30917 43 284 41 267 39 266 40 284 53 280 30917 29440 38 284 37 268 36 271 36 277 53 277 29440 27910 34 285 34 267 37 273 39 273 52 276 27910 26328 32 285 33 265 36 273 42 272 52 277 26328 24699 34 284 34 266 34 274 43 271 51 276 24699 23027 35 282 34 268 32 274 41 271 48 276 23027 21308 35 280 33 270 32 273 37 270 43 276 21308 19538 34 280 32 271 32 271 32 271 37 276 19538 17751 30 280 30 269 31 269 27 272 29 275 17751 16038 26 279 27 266 28 266 22 272 22 269 16038 14482 23 277 23 263 23 262 18 269 17 261 14482 13092 20 276 21 263 17*257 14*266 14 257 13092 11846 17 277 18 263 13*251 13*265 14 259 11846 10725 13 278 15 262 12 248 12 266 12 265 10725 9715 9 280 11*257 11 246 12 266 11*274 9715 8808 6 282 7*243 11 243 12 265 11*284 8808 7996 4 279 6 220 10 240 12 265 12 292 7996 7268 2 263 6 202 10 236 12 264 12 299 7268 6607 2*220 6 194 9 233 12 264 12 303 6607 6015 3*187 6 193 9 230 11 263 12 307 6015 5515 4 169 6 192 8 228 11 263 12 309 5515 5127 4 163 5 194 8 227 10 262 11 310 5127 4858 4 162 5 196 8 226 10 262 9 310 4858 4693 3 160 5 197 7 225 8 261 7 309 4693 4600 2 163 4 199 5 225 6 261 3 309 4600 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