DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/02 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 = 15Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 48.9 - - 53.4 - - 54.4 - - 49.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 34 - - 73 - - 19 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 411 - - 1563 - - 1495 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4582 - - 4582 - - 4582 - - 4582 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5911 - - 7063 - - 6995 - - 4599 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1696 - - 1570 - - 1916 - - 2796 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 106 - - 213 - - 141 - - 10 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 9 - - 9 - - 12 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 BL Wind Direction - - - 313 - - 348 - - 001 - - 164 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 7 - - 5 - - 1 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - 4 - - 2 - - -9 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1286 - - 1991 - - 1950 - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4625 - - 5072 - - 5046 - - 4598 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -388 - - 481 - - 225 - - -2104 ODpotential blCL - - - 6299 - - 6582 - - 6770 - - 6703 blCL maxRH - - - 101 - - 95 - - 101 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 20 - - 30 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 48.9 - - 53.4 - - 54.4 - - 49.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 44.5 - - 47.0 - - 48.1 - - 46.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 49.5 - - 53.6 - - 55.3 - - 52.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 43.6 - - 45.8 - - 47.0 - - 45.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 34 - - 73 - - 19 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 411 - - 1563 - - 1495 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 103 - - 82 - - 102 - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 7 - - 8 - - 8 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] 99062 19 110 22 104 26 105 21 105 99062 91529 23 115 15 090 23 105 22 080 91529 85798 20 100 17 115 13 109 24 103 85798 81045 18 095 17 119 10 088 23 109 81045 76952 17 108 14 110 11 079 17 093 76952 73332 15 115 8 116 11 078 14 072 73332 70036 10 119 6 118 8 081 11 063 70036 66986 9 134 3 119 3 063 8 061 66986 64150 9 129 3 272 1 237 3 039 64150 61398 8 119 7 218 2 232 2 280 61398 58512 5 098 9 179 5 212 4 246 58512 55507 1 154 6 197 8 197 6 245 55507 52637 2 138 6 192 7 207 10 239 52637 50063 1 038 5 152 5 219 8 211 50063 47771 3 094 2 106 2 263 7 186 47771 45704 3 093 4 336 8 302 2 207 45704 43826 3 030 4 007 11 303 10 326 43826 42116 6 011 9 350 9 323 13 328 42116 40552 18 039 16 018 10 339 14 344 40552 39098 28 035 28 028 18 029 16 343 39098 37731 28 028 30 027 27 030 17 000 37731 36420 28 019 29 022 30 022 19 009 36420 35103 27 012 28 017 31 019 22 014 35103 33752 27 009 27 014 30 018 24 018 33752 32369 26 010 26 013 30 020 26 019 32369 30941 26 014 26 010 31 021 26 017 30941 29458 27 020 26 007 31 021 27 014 29458 27922 30 023 25 010 31 022 27 012 27922 26332 31 022 25 024 29 022 28 012 26332 24694 28 032 25 029 25 021 27 016 24694 23013 29 044 25 027 24 017 27 014 23013 21285 29 044 27 027 26 012 28 008 21285 19503 28 045 26 029 26 010 27 007 19503 17698 25 047 22 033 24 012 25 009 17698 15968 25 047 19 040 20 011 22 007 15968 14395 24 047 18 045 16 005 20 005 14395 12996 22 046 17 045 12 005 16 011 12996 11746 21 042 14 042 9 010 10 005 11746 10626 20 038 13 038 8 005 10 346 10626 9622 20 035 13 030 8 004 10 345 9622 8723 19 033 13 021 9 008 9 344 8723 7921 16 031 12 018 9 010 8 345 7921 7206 13 027 11*016 7*011 6 352 7206 6557 9 016 8*010 5*009 4 004 6557 5978 6*355 6 358 4 005 3 017 5978 5490 4*334 4 341 3 001 2 016 5490 5112 3 314 4 329 2 354 1 335 5112 4850 2 298 3 320 2 347 1 307 4850 4690 2 289 3 318 1 340 1*307 4690 4598 1 273 2 311 1 322 0*143 4598 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