DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 07/02 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 69.4 - - 75.1 - - 79.7 - - 79.8 - - 71.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -4 - - 167 - - 186 - - 82 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 3760 - - 11950 - - 10534 - - 300 BL Depth Hcrit 4583 - - 7818 - - 14223 - - 12389 - - 4583 Hcrit BL Top 4601 - - 9260 - - 17450 - - 16034 - - 5800 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 4341 - - 5428 - - 2076 - - 4203 - - 10753 Hgt.Variab. W* 26 - - 374 - - 562 - - 417 - - 47 W* B/S 1 - - 13 - - 7 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 5 - - 5 - - 15 - - 17 - - 16 BL Wind Direction 162 - - 205 - - 230 - - 228 - - 266 Direction Wind Shear 5 - - 7 - - 15 - - 13 - - 14 Wind Shear Max.Converg -5 - - 9 - - 29 - - 46 - - 29 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -4107 - - -1551 - - 5369 - - 3416 - - -2803 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 8709 - - 10812 - - 12082 - - 12619 - - 8604 sfcLCL ODpotential -8572 - - -5121 - - 2735 - - 1430 - - -5508 ODpotential blCL 13173 - - 14381 - - 14715 - - 14604 - - 11308 blCL maxRH 73 - - 80 - - 92 - - 90 - - 94 maxRH CAPE 280 - - 300 - - 650 - - 650 - - 1240 CAPE Temp@2m 69.4 - - 75.1 - - 79.7 - - 79.8 - - 71.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 47.0 - - 43.3 - - 42.2 - - 40.0 - - 49.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 70.8 - - 74.7 - - 79.5 - - 80.2 - - 73.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 45.7 - - 42.1 - - 41.0 - - 38.9 - - 48.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -4 - - 167 - - 186 - - 82 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 3760 - - 11950 - - 10534 - - 300 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 20 - - 66 - - 58 - - 77 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 6 - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 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] 99692 23 097 27 109 27 111 22 104 23 113 99692 92064 25 106 18 111 21 104 15 107 23 112 92064 86189 22 103 17 113 16 114 17 099 18 104 86189 81344 19 110 12 107 18 121 14 110 17 100 81344 77186 11 100 13 095 17 109 11 120 13 097 77186 73514 9 115 12 103 12 107 12 138 5 131 73514 70186 11 126 11 144 2 088 8 109 8 139 70186 67125 7 089 7 190 5 261 7 018 7 141 67125 64284 3 199 6 220 9 239 4 300 1 144 64284 61527 4 184 11 210 16 215 14 235 2 189 61527 58653 10 288 13 216 22 221 25 229 18 246 58653 55684 28 267 17 249 19 229 28 225 33 229 55684 52860 40 245 33 246 30 250 30 236 33 229 52860 50312 43 238 44 230 44 241 33 238 32 236 50312 48018 43 242 44 230 48 238 40 237 38 234 48018 45926 46 245 45 236 54 239 47 238 44 229 45926 44003 50 242 52 238 55 236 54 238 49 224 44003 42225 52 238 51 238 55 233 60 236 51 225 42225 40579 53 235 53 235 54 239 64 235 55 230 40579 39060 51 228 54 233 60 240 66 234 63 233 39060 37664 42 222 39 225 50 223 64 230 68 232 37664 36346 38 223 34 240 39 224 59 222 68 231 36346 35034 35 223 34 233 46 232 57 223 65 231 35034 33694 34 229 35 222 44 223 55 229 59 234 33694 32324 36 234 36 223 46 226 51 232 53 237 32324 30911 39 238 36 225 47 235 48 230 49 237 30911 29444 38 236 37 231 45 237 49 228 46 236 29444 27924 36 232 37 237 42 228 48 228 45 236 27924 26353 33 229 34 235 43 226 45 231 44 237 26353 24734 31 228 32 236 39 224 43 235 41 235 24734 23070 30 232 30 237 31 227 40 237 38 229 23070 21359 29 236 29 238 25 236 35 238 37 226 21359 19598 27 236 26 240 25 240 29 234 36 223 19598 17821 22 239 22 242 22*238 24 228 34 219 17821 16117 18 243 18 242 20*237 22*225 31 214 16117 14564 16 241 17 242 19 237 20*225 29 211 14564 13174 15 243 17 242 18 236 19 225 27 210 13174 11923 15 246 16 241 17 235 18 225 25 213 11923 10796 13 249 15 240 16 233 18 226 24 219 10796 9779 12 251 12*237 14 230 18 228 23 227 9779 8863 9 250 9*232 13 226 17 229 22 233 8863 8042 7 248 7 223 12 223 17 230 21 240 8042 7305 6 241 5 206 12 220 16 231 20 247 7305 6635 5 229 5 196 11 217 16 232 20 254 6635 6035 6 207 5 186 10 216 15 233 20*261 6035 5528 7 190 5 185 10 214 14 233 20*264 5528 5135 7 170 5 185 9 213 13 233 18 266 5135 4862 6 160 4 184 9 212 12 233 15 267 4862 4695 5*158 4 184 8 211 10 234 12 268 4695 4600 3*150 3 185 6 212 7 234 6 269 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