DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 07/26 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 0950z - - 0955z - - 1003z - - 1556z - - 1853z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 55.1 - - 61.6 - - 63.3 - - 65.0 - - 59.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 77 - - 293 - - 144 - - 175 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 2004 - - 5570 - - 6399 - - 6356 - - 2951 BL Depth Hcrit 5951 - - 9419 - - 9680 - - 9768 - - 4583 Hcrit BL Top 7504 - - 11070 - - 11899 - - 11856 - - 8451 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 2353 - - 1971 - - 2833 - - 2182 - - 3602 Hgt.Variab. W* 229 - - 499 - - 416 - - 442 - - 67 W* B/S 4 - - 5 - - 4 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 11 - - 18 - - 19 - - 18 - - 15 BL Wind Direction 312 - - 303 - - 303 - - 296 - - 302 Direction Wind Shear 15 - - 12 - - 14 - - 11 - - 15 Wind Shear Max.Converg 13 - - 19 - - 24 - - 22 - - 18 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -134 - - 1915 - - 2251 - - 1934 - - 219 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 7638 - - 9155 - - 9648 - - 9923 - - 8232 sfcLCL ODpotential -2805 - - -62 - - 468 - - 69 - - -2478 ODpotential blCL 10309 - - 11132 - - 11431 - - 11787 - - 10929 blCL maxRH 75 - - 78 - - 99 - - 77 - - 68 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 40 - - 100 - - 50 - - 30 CAPE Temp@2m 55.1 - - 61.6 - - 63.3 - - 65.0 - - 59.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 37.6 - - 37.3 - - 36.9 - - 37.2 - - 39.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 55.4 - - 61.0 - - 63.4 - - 64.8 - - 62.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 36.7 - - 36.4 - - 36.0 - - 36.4 - - 38.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 77 - - 293 - - 144 - - 175 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 2004 - - 5570 - - 6399 - - 6356 - - 2951 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 12 - - 94 - - 8 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 5 - - 5 - - 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] 99729 19 108 15 089 16 103 17 089 21 083 99729 92194 21 102 14 104 16 088 13 098 13 089 92194 86382 18 091 13 117 14 083 19 091 15 099 86382 81557 16 099 11 110 8 063 16 084 17 093 81557 77392 12 094 12 120 6 140 11 054 16 095 77392 73713 9 083 8 113 10 151 7 045 9 096 73713 70393 7 088 6 089 9 127 5 014 7 107 70393 67334 9 087 3 106 8 078 4 183 6 057 67334 64486 5 086 4 162 4 054 4 182 3 029 64486 61714 2 062 7 174 5 290 2 272 3 246 61714 58812 8 279 2 106 8 225 6 251 9 231 58812 55794 12 238 10 264 7 200 5 222 10 234 55794 52904 10 252 15 247 12 240 12 251 7 237 52904 50299 18 269 19 253 19 234 16 232 11 243 50299 47968 21 275 22 261 19 247 18 263 21 276 47968 45857 27 282 25 265 25 271 27 268 26 273 45857 43921 30 280 27 266 27 265 28 265 25 270 43921 42128 32 277 28 268 28 259 29 269 27 274 42128 40466 32 272 30 270 29 268 33 272 30 270 40466 38934 32 269 32 270 34 277 31 270 28 271 38934 37526 34 264 31 271 36 271 25 278 33 277 37526 36200 31 259 27 274 20 262 24 294 40 275 36200 34882 22 241 21 269 16 320 28 308 41 272 34882 33537 12 191 13 264 25 315 30 311 42 273 33537 32164 12 135 5 240 22 314 29 306 41 276 32164 30745 12 143 5 231 21 319 30 302 41 278 30745 29271 12 181 6 241 20 324 31 299 41 280 29271 27745 14 220 4 259 18 323 31 298 40 281 27745 26169 15 258 4 284 17 319 32 299 39 282 26169 24546 18 295 6 298 19 312 31 298 38 282 24546 22882 20 309 13 306 23 303 30 294 36 282 22882 21171 26 304 21 295 26 292 30 289 33 283 21171 19407 31 297 25 284 28 285 29 287 32 284 19407 17627 34 294 27 281 27 286 29 287 30 287 17627 15923 34 291 28 285 24 293 26 289 27 291 15923 14378 33 290 28 292 23 297 23 292 24 294 14378 13000 31 292 26 298 22*299 21*293 22 297 13000 11766 28 299 22*302 22*299 20*293 20 297 11766 10656 25 307 20*303 21 301 19 294 20 298 10656 9658 24 314 19 303 20 302 19 295 19 298 9658 8761 23 317 19 303 19 302 19 296 18*300 8761 7958 22*316 18 303 19 303 19 296 18*301 7958 7238 19*314 18 303 19 304 19 297 17 301 7238 6585 16 313 18 303 18 304 18 297 17 302 6585 5999 12 312 17 303 18 305 18 298 16 303 5999 5505 9 310 16 303 17 305 17 298 14 303 5505 5121 8 309 15 303 15 305 16 298 12 303 5121 4855 7 308 14 303 14 306 15 298 10 303 4855 4692 6 308 12 302 12 305 13 298 7 302 4692 4599 4 307 8 301 8 305 8 298 3 301 4599 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