DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 05/30 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 - - - 60.6 - - 61.6 - - 54.5 - - 51.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 178 - - 133 - - 32 - - 9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3371 - - 4203 - - 980 - - 364 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7524 - - 7999 - - 4582 - - 4582 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8871 - - 9703 - - 6480 - - 5864 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2719 - - 2482 - - 2867 - - 2590 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 359 - - 354 - - 141 - - 70 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 7 - - 24 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 9 - - 1 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 181 - - 209 - - 316 - - 330 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 5 - - 3 - - 9 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 11 - - 13 - - -4 - - 3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1793 - - 2235 - - 1881 - - 1266 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7078 - - 7469 - - 4599 - - 4599 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -193 - - 252 - - -91 - - 263 ODpotential blCL - - - 9064 - - 9451 - - 6571 - - 5601 blCL maxRH - - - 97 - - 94 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 290 - - 300 - - 250 - - 130 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 60.6 - - 61.6 - - 54.5 - - 51.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 45.3 - - 44.6 - - 50.1 - - 49.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 60.3 - - 61.5 - - 55.0 - - 52.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 44.6 - - 43.8 - - 49.1 - - 48.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 178 - - 133 - - 32 - - 9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3371 - - 4203 - - 980 - - 364 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 87 - - 78 - - 101 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 6 - - 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] 98784 22 110 23 127 19 108 27 084 98784 91321 25 109 21 122 20 115 21 091 91321 85597 24 105 22 117 18 111 18 103 85597 80860 16 116 20 115 17 116 18 104 80860 76763 9 127 18 106 18 122 14 122 76763 73129 13 151 12 110 12 120 11 128 73129 69834 17 131 11 142 7 141 8 116 69834 66790 11 121 12 153 11 156 11 164 66790 63947 5 154 11 158 14 157 13 158 63947 61171 12 171 10 163 13 171 16 183 61171 58265 20 189 19 187 21 181 22 187 58265 55255 25 176 25 179 22 192 22 181 55255 52384 24 181 33 190 30 199 23 182 52384 49803 36 183 39 187 36 199 28 196 49803 47496 43 180 41 184 38 192 38 193 47496 45421 42 185 41 181 39 188 43 179 45421 43541 46 187 47 184 49 189 41 176 43541 41822 54 180 52 190 59 183 49 182 41822 40243 64 179 67 185 64 183 59 182 40243 38790 72 185 79 184 71 184 72 176 38790 37443 83 185 82 181 71 180 73 176 37443 36153 88 177 82 175 64 177 76 175 36153 34855 85 172 76 173 61 177 79 171 34855 33520 79 175 71 172 61 178 70 172 33520 32155 65 180 68 177 61 177 56 174 32155 30743 58 180 63 182 58 177 53 173 30743 29274 56 185 59 184 52 179 51 172 29274 27751 50 181 59 194 47 181 44 168 27751 26177 47 177 49 187 39 184 39 170 26177 24556 43 174 47 177 36 183 30 178 24556 22893 39 175 40 184 32 189 26 175 22893 21181 37 184 30 190 26 188 21 170 21181 19414 33 191 27 188 23 174 16 185 19414 17627 25 191 24 189 21 161 11 182 17627 15910 22 198 21 191 17 150 4 172 15910 14351 21 204 17 195 9 157 1 102 14351 12961 20 208 13 201 8 171 2 040 12961 11719 17 205 11 209 5 210 4 046 11719 10607 15 193 10*212 6 245 6 036 10607 9609 14*180 9*212 6 262 9 023 9609 8715 12*173 9 212 7 277 11 016 8715 7918 12 174 9 210 7 285 12 009 7918 7204 11 175 9 208 6 287 13 001 7204 6557 10 182 9 207 5*291 13 352 6557 5978 9 186 9 206 3*301 14*343 5978 5490 9 189 8 206 1 313 13*336 5490 5112 9 193 8 204 1 343 12 330 5112 4850 8 195 7 205 0 345 10 327 4850 4690 7 196 6 205 0 356 8 324 4690 4599 5 198 5 206 0 360 5 319 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