DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 07/17 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 1013z - - 1336z - - 1605z - - 1905z - - 2200z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 57.8 - - 61.0 - - 61.9 - - 61.7 - - 56.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 39 - - 70 - - 77 - - 122 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 759 - - 3929 - - 4370 - - 4175 - - 2607 BL Depth Hcrit 4622 - - 7404 - - 7789 - - 7915 - - 4622 Hcrit BL Top 6259 - - 9429 - - 9870 - - 9675 - - 8107 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 3042 - - 3087 - - 2427 - - 2414 - - 2545 Hgt.Variab. W* 137 - - 287 - - 306 - - 341 - - 85 W* B/S 4 - - 3 - - 2 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 6 - - 16 - - 23 - - 18 - - 15 BL Wind Direction 195 - - 231 - - 246 - - 276 - - 277 Direction Wind Shear 10 - - 17 - - 19 - - 14 - - 16 Wind Shear Max.Converg 18 - - 64 - - 67 - - 45 - - 39 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -495 - - 2572 - - 2575 - - 2234 - - 1816 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 6754 - - 6857 - - 7296 - - 7441 - - 6291 sfcLCL ODpotential -3368 - - 502 - - 717 - - 523 - - -94 ODpotential blCL 9627 - - 8927 - - 9153 - - 9152 - - 8201 blCL maxRH 96 - - 99 - - 100 - - 98 - - 98 maxRH CAPE 80 - - 290 - - 230 - - 360 - - 290 CAPE Temp@2m 57.8 - - 61.0 - - 61.9 - - 61.7 - - 56.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 44.0 - - 46.6 - - 45.6 - - 44.7 - - 45.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 58.4 - - 61.4 - - 62.3 - - 61.9 - - 57.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 42.9 - - 45.5 - - 44.4 - - 44.0 - - 44.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 39 - - 70 - - 77 - - 122 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 759 - - 3929 - - 4370 - - 4175 - - 2607 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 84 - - 95 - - 100 - - 93 - - 92 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 6 - - 7 - - 7 - - 7 - - 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] 99633 26 108 26 104 27 106 24 109 20 104 99633 92140 21 108 21 098 22 108 17 104 18 104 92140 86338 17 097 17 103 13 121 13 101 14 116 86338 81490 12 091 13 102 12 134 7 094 13 103 81490 77300 10 085 8 104 9 128 4 161 8 100 77300 73592 6 111 7 119 5 149 6 151 5 109 73592 70242 4 133 2 151 4 161 5 221 2 236 70242 67156 3 198 5 242 5 250 2 194 2 239 67156 64280 6 258 8 241 9 250 13 270 13 258 64280 61499 10 273 12 272 14 256 15 251 11 273 61499 58578 18 275 16 269 10 268 12 271 19 277 58578 55544 21 276 21 277 21 271 23 272 32 264 55544 52671 24 275 25 271 30 273 37 265 29 272 52671 50084 23 279 32 273 33 274 35 265 36 280 50084 47758 28 286 36 274 32 281 30 272 44 277 47758 45650 33 287 34 274 33 284 30 290 51 279 45650 43723 37 285 34 285 39 288 41 292 59 278 43723 41951 39 286 46 285 49 285 56 282 62 277 41951 40315 41 285 51 275 55 279 65 274 67 281 40315 38794 41 284 44 270 55 273 67 274 77 285 38794 37374 46 270 37 263 51 267 67 279 84 286 37374 36020 40 264 38 251 48 261 64 282 85 286 36020 34667 36 273 40 252 48 258 60 281 82 285 34667 33288 33 275 38 262 50 257 54 276 76 284 33288 31889 28 276 32 264 54 258 52 268 68 281 31889 30460 25 273 29 250 57 261 55 265 60 275 30460 28991 26 268 32 242 56 266 60 266 59 270 28991 27483 27 269 34 251 46 271 57 268 62 268 27483 25933 27 267 35 261 34 267 46 266 61 271 25933 24342 28 267 35 266 30 260 38 259 52 272 24342 22711 27 266 34 267 31 261 36 256 41 268 22711 21034 25 264 32 262 31 264 35 257 36 261 21034 19303 23 260 30 253 28 264 33 261 33 258 19303 17550 21 258 27 240 25 259 31 266 32 257 17550 15866 20 254 24 230 24 254 28 272 32 263 15866 14334 18 248 23 227 24 253 26 276 33 266 14334 12966 16 243 25 229 25 251 24 278 32 269 12966 11741 15 243 26 232 27 249 23 279 28 273 11741 10641 14 246 26 236 28*249 23*278 25 275 10641 9651 15 250 25*237 28*248 22*277 23 277 9651 8762 15 254 23*236 27 248 22 277 22*277 8762 7967 15 255 21 235 26 247 21 276 21*277 7967 7255 15 254 19 233 24 246 20 276 20 278 7255 6607 13*250 17 231 23 245 19 276 18 278 6607 6027 10*237 15 227 21 245 17 276 15 277 6027 5537 8 208 13 225 19 243 16 276 13 277 5537 5156 7 174 12 224 17 243 14 277 11 276 5156 4892 7 166 10 223 15 242 13 276 9 276 4892 4731 6 163 9 222 13 242 11 277 8 276 4731 4638 4 160 6 222 9 242 8 277 5 275 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