DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 07/01 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 58.7 - - 58.8 - - 57.3 - - 53.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 119 - - 108 - - 53 - - 3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3041 - - 3279 - - 1738 - - 69 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7141 - - 7264 - - 4582 - - 4582 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8541 - - 8779 - - 7238 - - 5569 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2878 - - 2826 - - 3377 - - 3212 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 315 - - 314 - - 204 - - 32 W* B/S - - - 10 - - 23 - - 5 - - 9 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 2 - - 7 - - 1 BL Wind Direction - - - 263 - - 270 - - 244 - - 126 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 4 - - 9 - - 1 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 10 - - 8 - - 13 - - -5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 2370 - - 2281 - - 1951 - - 971 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6171 - - 6498 - - 5287 - - 4599 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 262 - - -163 - - -574 - - -1240 ODpotential blCL - - - 8279 - - 8942 - - 7812 - - 6809 blCL maxRH - - - 91 - - 100 - - 99 - - 98 maxRH CAPE - - - 370 - - 310 - - 480 - - 310 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 58.7 - - 58.8 - - 57.3 - - 53.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 47.2 - - 45.9 - - 49.6 - - 49.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 58.6 - - 58.7 - - 57.6 - - 54.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 45.9 - - 44.7 - - 48.3 - - 48.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 119 - - 108 - - 53 - - 3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3041 - - 3279 - - 1738 - - 69 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 62 - - 101 - - 96 - - 94 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 6 - - 7 - - 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] 99840 37 122 25 125 23 090 33 102 99840 92242 33 116 25 109 24 114 22 100 92242 86399 24 096 26 111 24 120 15 097 86399 81552 12 109 21 103 20 113 16 099 81552 77366 11 135 12 104 15 102 14 103 77366 73651 15 130 7 129 11 095 12 094 73651 70282 14 135 7 151 7 106 10 097 70282 67181 10 145 10 161 3 149 7 105 67181 64296 6 166 12 164 6 190 4 129 64296 61489 2 137 12 165 7 188 6 159 61489 58549 4 176 10 175 7 185 6 162 58549 55493 10 169 13 190 10 202 6 215 55493 52573 12 166 12 191 11 211 7 211 52573 49947 10 172 10 204 12 221 8 220 49947 47601 8 199 10 201 11 212 13 228 47601 45484 13 207 10 234 14 235 17 218 45484 43558 18 212 16 222 19 228 18 214 43558 41794 22 222 19 215 22 225 18 223 41794 40172 28 223 23 222 27 224 20 223 40172 38673 31 220 30 223 31 220 28 227 38673 37289 35 214 36 215 38 220 35 226 37289 35978 36 213 39 209 43 219 40 220 35978 34671 37 217 41 209 48 215 43 215 34671 33332 38 219 40 210 52 211 42 214 33332 31965 37 219 38 212 51 212 40 217 31965 30557 35 221 38 215 46 218 37 221 30557 29100 33 223 36 219 40 224 33 224 29100 27593 32 228 34 224 35 227 33 227 27593 26035 31 230 31 223 33 227 33 229 26035 24429 31 229 29 222 31 225 32 231 24429 22776 29 226 30 227 29 227 30 234 22776 21074 26 223 29 231 21 235 27 240 21074 19321 22 224 23 225 18 238 21 243 19321 17553 16 217 20 226 18 237 16 237 17553 15859 14 214 19 230 18 233 16 235 15859 14319 13 217 19 232 18 234 16 233 14319 12944 14 218 17 233 17 236 16 236 12944 11714 13 223 14 234 17 241 16 246 11714 10610 11 230 11 237 16 246 15 259 10610 9616 9 244 9*246 14 250 14 270 9616 8724 8*253 6*258 14 253 13 278 8724 7926 7*259 3 267 13*254 11 283 7926 7212 7 261 2 274 12*254 9 287 7212 6564 6 263 2 288 9 250 6 294 6564 5983 6 264 2 278 7 244 3*299 5983 5494 6 265 2 276 6 236 1*329 5494 5114 5 265 2 272 5 231 1 112 5114 4852 5 265 2 270 4 229 1 135 4852 4691 4 266 2 266 4 229 1 139 4691 4599 4 265 2 265 3 232 1 144 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