DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 08/05 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 - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 62.5 - - 69.6 - - 75.6 - - 74.7 - - 66.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 41 - - 252 - - 293 - - 128 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 474 - - 4063 - - 7250 - - 6474 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4583 - - 8187 - - 10751 - - 9667 - - 4583 Hcrit BL Top 5974 - - 9563 - - 12750 - - 11974 - - 4601 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 2634 - - 1977 - - 1824 - - 2447 - - 6681 Hgt.Variab. W* 115 - - 427 - - 547 - - 404 - - 4 W* B/S 13 - - 14 - - 8 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 2 - - 5 - - 12 - - 14 - - 5 BL Wind Direction 239 - - 273 - - 291 - - 296 - - 293 Direction Wind Shear 3 - - 8 - - 8 - - 9 - - 6 Wind Shear Max.Converg -4 - - 11 - - 14 - - 18 - - 7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -3253 - - -2111 - - -240 - - -560 - - -5310 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 9227 - - 11674 - - 12991 - - 12534 - - 9912 sfcLCL ODpotential -7494 - - -6743 - - -4223 - - -4877 - - -9290 ODpotential blCL 13468 - - 16306 - - 16973 - - 16851 - - 13891 blCL maxRH 82 - - 77 - - 68 - - 56 - - 36 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 62.5 - - 69.6 - - 75.6 - - 74.7 - - 66.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 38.1 - - 34.3 - - 34.2 - - 35.4 - - 39.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 63.0 - - 68.9 - - 74.8 - - 74.7 - - 71.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 37.6 - - 33.3 - - 33.1 - - 34.5 - - 38.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 41 - - 252 - - 293 - - 128 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 474 - - 4063 - - 7250 - - 6474 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 30 - - 7 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 5 - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 6 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] 100019 25 106 25 117 21 124 20 111 27 121 100019 92455 21 107 23 122 17 124 18 108 17 107 92455 86608 21 110 18 105 16 121 14 110 18 103 86608 81758 19 111 14 107 17 118 11 115 15 096 81758 77589 15 104 13 114 13 105 14 121 10 101 77589 73902 11 102 12 109 8 092 11 113 10 103 73902 70557 12 079 11 105 3 112 7 070 11 085 70557 67476 10 063 11 089 5 147 3 348 10 048 67476 64613 10 036 5 067 1 241 4 313 5 008 64613 61836 7 349 7 013 5 305 7 294 6 336 61836 58941 10 303 12 348 8 334 7 294 9 302 58941 55943 14 326 17 324 9 317 12 288 8 293 55943 53092 28 329 23 328 25 318 32 318 31 324 53092 50545 34 319 31 327 35 321 42 323 43 324 50545 48277 39 316 40 322 46 321 52 323 54 323 48277 46222 41 316 47 318 52 318 61 321 65 321 46222 44343 44 318 48 319 52 315 64 318 69 318 44343 42610 45 319 50 319 48 319 58 314 64 317 42610 41009 48 323 50 317 51 319 50 319 54 315 41009 39523 50 322 47 321 52 312 48 318 44 315 39523 38139 47 322 47 323 47 314 40 314 36 316 38139 36817 46 322 47 320 45 313 34 317 25 317 36817 35489 46 321 48 314 46 310 35 316 21 312 35489 34124 46 318 47 314 48 308 37 316 20 299 34124 32724 45 317 45 316 49 308 27 306 22 293 32724 31277 43 320 43 318 45 311 36 311 28 299 31277 29772 38 326 40 319 40 313 35 318 32 307 29772 28214 31 326 37 317 35 314 32 310 35 309 28214 26606 24 323 34 314 33 312 32 304 38 307 26606 24951 20 319 32 312 32 308 32 305 40 306 24951 23253 21 315 30 308 32 306 31 306 41 305 23253 21508 23 316 29 304 32 306 31 306 39 302 21508 19710 25 318 27 305 31 305 30 304 36 299 19710 17895 24 321 26 310 29 302 29 300 33 296 17895 16158 22 324 24 312 26 300 26 298 29 296 16158 14581 19 326 22 311 22 298 22 298 25 299 14581 13174 18 327 19 308 18*296 18*298 22 301 13174 11914 16 327 17 303 15*293 16*297 20 303 11914 10780 14 325 15 299 14 291 15 296 19 303 10780 9760 13 323 12*293 13 291 15 296 19 303 9760 8844 11 321 9*287 13 291 15 296 19 301 8844 8024 9 319 8 282 12 291 15 296 18 301 8024 7290 7 312 6 278 12 291 15 295 18 300 7290 6624 5 301 5 267 12 290 15 295 17 300 6624 6026 4*284 4 262 11 290 14 295 15 299 6026 5522 3*268 4 255 11 290 14 295 13 298 5522 5131 2 247 4 250 10 290 13 294 10 297 5131 4860 1 195 3 249 10 289 12 294 8 295 4860 4695 1 185 3 248 8 289 10 294 5*294 4695 4600 1 183 3 246 6 289 7 293 2*281 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