DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 11/05 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 0654z - - 0955z - - 1003z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 35.4 - - 39.3 - - 42.4 - - 36.9 - - 33.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -12 - - 8 - - 61 - - -4 - - -31 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 212 - - 3044 - - 910 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4581 - - 4581 - - 6460 - - 4581 - - 4581 Hcrit BL Top 4598 - - 5712 - - 8544 - - 6410 - - 4598 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1584 - - 2399 - - 2321 - - 2734 - - 1691 Hgt.Variab. W* 5 - - 53 - - 240 - - 19 - - 7 W* B/S 0 - - 2 - - 4 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 5 - - 5 - - 11 - - 9 - - 4 BL Wind Direction 144 - - 184 - - 281 - - 268 - - 130 Direction Wind Shear 5 - - 5 - - 10 - - 13 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -13 - - 5 - - 27 - - 18 - - -17 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 1 - - -218 - - 1469 - - 52 - - -1040 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 4597 - - 5930 - - 7076 - - 6358 - - 5639 sfcLCL ODpotential -2481 - - -2474 - - 76 - - -3045 - - -5372 ODpotential blCL 7079 - - 8186 - - 8468 - - 9455 - - 9970 blCL maxRH 99 - - 99 - - 86 - - 68 - - 60 maxRH CAPE 10 - - 10 - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 35.4 - - 39.3 - - 42.4 - - 36.9 - - 33.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 32.4 - - 29.5 - - 27.5 - - 25.4 - - 25.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 37.5 - - 40.2 - - 42.8 - - 40.5 - - 37.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 32.4 - - 29.0 - - 27.0 - - 24.7 - - 24.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -12 - - 8 - - 61 - - -4 - - -31 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 212 - - 3044 - - 910 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 97 - - 96 - - 42 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 5 - - 4 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 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] 95592 29 003 29 354 27 355 29 351 29 001 95592 88948 24 001 21 003 25 343 29 352 23 349 88948 83715 19 017 22 003 18 343 26 346 16 347 83715 79276 14 010 15 009 15 347 15 339 14 333 79276 75373 6 349 11 010 11 348 9 347 8 339 75373 71864 5 019 10 350 8 351 9 338 9 323 71864 68655 8 003 12 328 7 316 9 358 7 322 68655 65680 11 319 10 325 6 288 13 318 15 334 65680 62905 11 313 11 305 11 289 21 283 19 324 62905 60214 12 297 9 307 7 308 13 277 18 313 60214 57393 12 294 12 291 11 318 9 290 15 288 57393 54446 18 281 21 266 18 273 9 260 10 253 54446 51630 19 276 21 259 20 257 10 238 14 281 51630 49111 24 275 16 245 25 269 25 270 14 290 49111 46851 25 261 20 255 31 262 29 281 29 304 46851 44806 22 247 29 256 30 257 34 280 47 290 44806 42965 21 261 28 250 28 264 37 280 45 282 42965 41285 29 252 28 251 30 267 39 279 33 299 41285 39719 33 235 33 246 28 267 37 283 32 315 39719 38246 35 220 37 235 26 269 34 293 39 316 38246 36864 36 211 39 230 28 266 35 304 50 311 36864 35547 41 212 40 226 30 260 39 306 55 312 35547 34234 47 209 45 218 32 255 43 300 58 316 34234 32898 48 206 48 216 36 253 43 292 61 318 32898 31539 47 203 53 215 37 253 42 288 63 318 31539 30142 45 203 57 212 36 254 40 292 62 317 30142 28695 46 207 55 210 36 257 42 302 58 315 28695 27201 45 209 49 210 35 261 47 307 52 314 27201 25659 43 210 44 214 33 267 49 308 47 314 25659 24073 43 217 42 218 33 278 48 307 44 317 24073 22444 41 223 40 225 35 287 46 307 41 318 22444 20765 37 227 39 233 35 288 45 309 37 313 20765 19033 34 232 37 240 32 281 43 310 35 302 19033 17281 31 232 34 245 31 273 38 308 35 294 17281 15602 27 234 30 249 30 266 33 303 34 292 15602 14080 23 244 24 253 28 264 28 299 30 292 14080 12729 19 255 19 259 24 264 24 297 24 293 12729 11522 16 267 14 269 21 269 22 294 19 293 11522 10440 15 276 14 281 18 275 20 291 18 291 10440 9468 16 282 15 288 16 280 19 289 19 288 9468 8596 15 284 17 291 15*283 18 288 21 284 8596 7819 14 283 17 289 14*284 17 287 22 280 7819 7124 13 276 16 283 13 284 16 285 21 275 7124 6496 11 263 12 273 12 283 15*281 17 270 6496 5934 9 234 8*251 12 281 13*277 12 260 5934 5461 9 197 7*216 10 278 11 272 7 232 5461 5094 10 169 6 186 8 274 9 266 6 174 5094 4841 10 155 6 171 7 273 7 256 9 147 4841 4686 8*150 5 166 6 271 4 241 8*142 4686 4597 3*136 4 162 4 271 2 204 4*130 4597 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