DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 08/14 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 0957z - - 1326z - - 1554z - - 1855z - - 2155z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 61.1 - - 68.0 - - 73.6 - - 74.3 - - 66.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 11 - - 206 - - 252 - - 98 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 2998 - - 6144 - - 7245 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4582 - - 7316 - - 9804 - - 10050 - - 4583 Hcrit BL Top 4600 - - 8498 - - 11644 - - 12745 - - 4601 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 2744 - - 2025 - - 1964 - - 2471 - - 7622 Hgt.Variab. W* 27 - - 364 - - 493 - - 386 - - 6 W* B/S 2 - - 33 - - 15 - - 10 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 2 - - 2 - - 6 - - 7 - - 4 BL Wind Direction 357 - - 286 - - 262 - - 285 - - 336 Direction Wind Shear 4 - - 4 - - 10 - - 6 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg -10 - - 8 - - -11 - - 7 - - -4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -4168 - - -2047 - - 252 - - 1094 - - -4702 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 8769 - - 10546 - - 11393 - - 11652 - - 9304 sfcLCL ODpotential -10405 - - -6790 - - -2815 - - -1020 - - -7742 ODpotential blCL 15005 - - 15288 - - 14459 - - 13765 - - 12343 blCL maxRH 78 - - 68 - - 59 - - 64 - - 73 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 20 - - 20 CAPE Temp@2m 61.1 - - 68.0 - - 73.6 - - 74.3 - - 66.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 38.9 - - 37.8 - - 39.4 - - 39.0 - - 41.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 61.9 - - 67.5 - - 72.7 - - 74.4 - - 70.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 37.7 - - 36.5 - - 38.3 - - 37.9 - - 40.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 11 - - 206 - - 252 - - 98 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 2998 - - 6144 - - 7245 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 12 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 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] 99608 14 118 13 139 14 117 9 132 11 126 99608 92082 7 119 10 113 9 185 3 120 6 119 92082 86266 9 108 4 090 8 174 5 045 7 102 86266 81424 9 103 7 093 6 094 5 083 6 095 81424 77252 9 115 8 115 4 082 8 079 5 067 77252 73588 12 113 13 132 5 173 9 084 11 071 73588 70279 6 110 13 124 9 162 5 146 6 102 70279 67233 7 095 11 133 9 138 10 167 7 133 67233 64410 6 118 9 149 4 156 7 154 6 165 64410 61680 7 151 8 170 2 244 3 139 5 156 61680 58830 9 195 13 192 8 226 5 220 8 220 58830 55871 17 253 11 228 16 212 14 234 18 246 55871 53049 26 241 21 256 19 240 17 248 22 248 53049 50505 30 228 32 244 30 244 23 250 21 243 50505 48216 29 227 37 237 34 244 30 249 24 246 48216 46135 29 233 38 235 35 246 33 249 29 248 46135 44231 33 243 36 234 35 246 33 252 28 250 44231 42481 41 248 33 241 32 244 33 257 26 259 42481 40864 42 250 33 244 28 249 30 255 27 264 40864 39365 40 252 31 246 28 259 26 256 29 265 39365 37979 36 254 30 247 27 259 30 262 32 266 37979 36667 34 267 28 252 23 255 31 263 35 266 36667 35355 30 271 21 238 20 247 25 254 35 265 35355 34008 29 274 20 243 19 240 24 250 31 265 34008 32627 28 269 22 245 21 245 24 254 29 268 32627 31197 27 259 23 243 23 251 23 262 30 270 31197 29711 27 255 21 254 22 259 22 264 30 270 29711 28170 28 257 20 260 20 257 23 258 30 269 28170 26577 28 254 20 259 20 250 23 253 29 267 26577 24935 28 247 23 252 22 248 24 253 28 265 24935 23248 28 243 26 247 24 250 24 255 27 263 23248 21512 28 242 28 245 25 251 24 256 24 260 21512 19722 26 245 27 246 25 253 23 256 21 258 19722 17912 24 250 23 250 22 257 21 256 18 259 17912 16178 21 253 20 254 20 259 18 255 15 254 16178 14600 19 255 18 257 19 259 14 252 11 240 14600 13190 17 255 16 260 17 259 10*255 9 231 13190 11925 16 256 15 262 14*260 8*262 7 237 11925 10789 14 258 13 264 12*260 8 269 6 253 10789 9766 12 263 11 266 10 260 7 276 7 277 9766 8847 9 271 7*270 8 261 7 282 8 296 8847 8026 8 278 4*274 6 261 7 289 9 310 8026 7291 6 285 3 279 5 263 7 294 10 318 7291 6623 5 293 2 288 4 263 7 296 11 322 6623 6026 5 308 1 296 3 265 7 299 12 325 6026 5522 5 320 1 300 2 267 7 300 12 326 5522 5131 4 333 1 302 2 267 7 302 11 329 5131 4860 2 358 1 303 2 269 6 301 9 330 4860 4694 1*040 1 302 2 270 6 302 6*334 4694 4600 1*049 1 299 2 269 4 302 3*339 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