DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 07/09 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 1001z - - 1335z - - 1605z - - 1902z - - 2200z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 57.0 - - 63.6 - - 65.4 - - 65.0 - - 57.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 76 - - 238 - - 155 - - 85 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1303 - - 5560 - - 7041 - - 6607 - - 2076 BL Depth Hcrit 4621 - - 9321 - - 10281 - - 9524 - - 4621 Hcrit BL Top 6803 - - 11060 - - 12541 - - 12107 - - 7576 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 2950 - - 2690 - - 2569 - - 2775 - - 3656 Hgt.Variab. W* 198 - - 468 - - 454 - - 367 - - 89 W* B/S 12 - - 9 - - 8 - - 5 - - 2 B/S BL Wind 3 - - 9 - - 11 - - 13 - - 8 BL Wind Direction 149 - - 204 - - 222 - - 236 - - 304 Direction Wind Shear 2 - - 10 - - 9 - - 11 - - 9 Wind Shear Max.Converg -4 - - 16 - - 20 - - 40 - - 27 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -371 - - 2623 - - 4457 - - 4082 - - 1339 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 7174 - - 8438 - - 8085 - - 8025 - - 6237 sfcLCL ODpotential -3039 - - 507 - - 2244 - - 1813 - - -1175 ODpotential blCL 9842 - - 10553 - - 10297 - - 10294 - - 8751 blCL maxRH 89 - - 89 - - 95 - - 97 - - 99 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 220 - - 550 - - 640 - - 380 CAPE Temp@2m 57.0 - - 63.6 - - 65.4 - - 65.0 - - 57.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 41.5 - - 42.4 - - 45.8 - - 45.6 - - 46.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 57.2 - - 63.1 - - 65.4 - - 65.4 - - 58.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 40.7 - - 41.1 - - 43.6 - - 43.9 - - 45.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 76 - - 238 - - 155 - - 85 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1303 - - 5560 - - 7041 - - 6607 - - 2076 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 54 - - 54 - - 80 - - 89 - - 97 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 6 - - 5 - - 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] 99784 34 110 35 116 29 108 30 107 28 116 99784 92176 33 109 27 111 29 122 19 116 21 110 92176 86293 24 105 25 121 26 118 17 127 19 117 86293 81408 15 109 27 118 15 138 15 121 18 115 81408 77191 13 129 21 111 18 137 10 150 13 117 77191 73462 14 146 11 120 14 122 12 156 9 151 73462 70094 15 141 7 152 9 130 12 145 12 174 70094 66994 12 135 10 187 5 207 6 127 13 167 66994 64114 7 148 13 174 13 230 5 262 12 200 64114 61332 9 197 11 193 18 219 13 240 7 209 61332 58412 11 222 11 207 15 221 18 247 8 257 58412 55361 18 233 16 225 20 234 24 244 25 252 55361 52464 19 242 22 236 24 241 27 244 30 247 52464 49877 21 251 25 243 25 243 28 251 27 254 49877 47565 25 250 25 246 27 245 32 255 31 255 47565 45473 26 253 28 251 30 248 35 249 35 248 45473 43568 33 256 34 251 36 249 37 246 37 244 43568 41820 42 259 43 247 45 247 42 246 43 243 41820 40209 56 260 54 249 55 249 50 247 51 241 40209 38722 66 259 66 248 63 248 59 245 57 239 38722 37342 70 258 69 246 67 246 64 241 61 237 37342 36033 66 258 67 246 67 243 62 239 62 236 36033 34725 59 257 63 248 65 240 58 238 59 235 34725 33387 54 255 58 248 61 238 55 239 57 235 33387 32020 51 255 54 248 58 238 53 239 56 236 32020 30611 49 254 50 247 55 238 52 239 55 238 30611 29148 46 253 48 246 51 238 51 239 53 239 29148 27635 42 252 45 245 48 239 50 239 50 242 27635 26073 37 252 42 243 45 241 47 239 47 245 26073 24468 33 253 39 240 43 242 45 241 42 247 24468 22821 29 252 36 236 40 241 43 243 38 248 22821 21128 26 250 34 235 36 238 38 244 33 247 21128 19383 22 245 31 233 31 235 31 243 30 241 19383 17619 19 238 26 231 23 231 26 243 28 236 17619 15927 16 230 20 229 22 233 24 241 26 239 15927 14387 14 226 17 227 18 232 20 234 25 242 14387 13013 12 226 15 225 15*227 17*227 23 242 13013 11783 10 230 14*224 14*225 16*227 21 242 11783 10676 9 230 13*224 13 225 15 229 19 242 10676 9679 7 226 12 222 12 225 15 232 17 245 9679 8784 6 222 11 217 11 224 14 235 15 253 8784 7983 4 214 10 208 11 222 13 238 13*265 7983 7266 3*206 9 196 10 220 13 240 11*278 7266 6615 3*189 9 188 10 218 12 242 10 294 6615 6032 3 161 8 183 9 218 11 243 9 305 6032 5540 3 140 8 180 9 216 10 244 8 313 5540 5158 4 137 8 178 8 216 10 245 8 319 5158 4893 4 137 7 177 8 215 9 245 7 323 4893 4731 3 138 6 176 7 215 8 246 6 328 4731 4638 2 137 5 175 5 215 6 246 4 330 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