DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 08/09 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 - - 1001z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 62.3 - - 69.3 - - 74.4 - - 74.4 - - 66.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 4 - - 195 - - 241 - - 68 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 3027 - - 7684 - - 8190 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4582 - - 7307 - - 10984 - - 10379 - - 4583 Hcrit BL Top 4600 - - 8527 - - 13184 - - 13690 - - 4601 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 3015 - - 3558 - - 2677 - - 2679 - - 9017 Hgt.Variab. W* 20 - - 356 - - 521 - - 355 - - 2 W* B/S 3 - - 28 - - 16 - - 11 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 1 - - 2 - - 6 - - 6 - - 1 BL Wind Direction 065 - - 251 - - 257 - - 243 - - 258 Direction Wind Shear 1 - - 1 - - 13 - - 7 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg -14 - - 9 - - 9 - - 15 - - -6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -3378 - - -1141 - - 2113 - - 2361 - - -3642 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 7978 - - 9668 - - 11071 - - 11330 - - 8244 sfcLCL ODpotential -6630 - - -3766 - - 172 - - 446 - - -6225 ODpotential blCL 11230 - - 12293 - - 13012 - - 13244 - - 10826 blCL maxRH 68 - - 66 - - 78 - - 80 - - 80 maxRH CAPE 10 - - 60 - - 180 - - 150 - - 420 CAPE Temp@2m 62.3 - - 69.3 - - 74.4 - - 74.4 - - 66.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 43.3 - - 42.7 - - 41.5 - - 40.5 - - 46.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 63.3 - - 68.8 - - 73.6 - - 74.7 - - 71.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 42.6 - - 41.9 - - 40.7 - - 39.6 - - 45.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 4 - - 195 - - 241 - - 68 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 3027 - - 7684 - - 8190 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 13 - - 20 - - 19 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 7 - - 6 - - 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] 99753 20 090 15 123 13 123 8 108 16 100 99753 92242 15 104 11 113 13 106 13 096 14 122 92242 86431 12 107 14 120 10 102 11 116 9 106 86431 81588 15 114 16 107 9 112 10 113 6 110 81588 77412 13 111 11 106 11 114 6 132 10 100 77412 73708 9 111 6 096 9 107 5 136 8 092 73708 70339 8 069 4 119 2 075 6 067 8 094 70339 67238 3 060 4 092 4 168 4 331 6 045 67238 64365 2 048 1 200 1 089 1 187 1 128 64365 61577 5 326 3 051 5 232 5 278 3 004 61577 58671 5 300 6 335 6 264 10 270 13 291 58671 55666 7 284 14 312 12 304 12 282 16 272 55666 52802 13 329 25 287 25 285 20 288 19 276 52802 50234 23 290 25 282 29 287 29 291 24 289 50234 47944 26 294 33 289 37 289 36 285 31 284 47944 45877 40 295 44 288 49 285 42 273 40 270 45877 43997 50 291 50 289 49 284 44 271 43 264 43997 42277 54 293 57 294 54 286 50 273 47 267 42277 40695 63 296 65 295 61 285 61 271 61 266 40695 39236 69 293 68 295 65 286 66 274 71 261 39236 37877 68 291 69 294 67 284 72 275 71 260 37877 36572 67 293 68 292 66 282 70 273 67 261 36572 35258 67 294 65 291 64 281 65 271 62 261 35258 33905 68 293 64 289 62 279 60 272 54 262 33905 32518 68 295 63 290 59 280 56 273 49 263 32518 31086 65 297 59 292 54 281 53 273 48 263 31086 29600 60 299 51 291 48 282 52 273 48 264 29600 28062 54 297 45 290 45 280 49 273 45 266 28062 26474 50 294 42 288 43 279 45 275 41 269 26474 24839 44 291 39 288 39 281 41 277 36 273 24839 23162 36 286 35 287 35 282 35 278 33 276 23162 21438 29 283 31 281 30 281 31 278 30 277 21438 19662 24 282 27 275 26 279 26 277 26 276 19662 17866 21 281 23 274 22 276 21 274 22 276 17866 16143 18 282 20 273 17 272 15 267 17 272 16143 14576 15 284 18 273 15*268 11*258 12 260 14576 13175 12 286 15 273 14*267 9*256 9 242 13175 11918 8 294 13 273 11 266 8 256 8 236 11918 10786 6 310 10 272 9 264 7 255 6 238 10786 9767 5 329 7 269 7 262 7 253 5 250 9767 8850 5 336 4*263 5 258 6 245 5 266 8850 8030 6 339 3*252 4 246 5 236 6 279 8030 7295 6 336 3 250 3 237 5 229 6 285 7295 6627 6 331 2 254 3 228 5 225 6 287 6627 6029 5 327 2 249 3 219 5 221 6 287 6029 5524 4 324 2 251 2 217 5 219 6 286 5524 5132 2 328 2 251 2 212 4 217 4 282 5132 4861 1 028 2 251 2 212 4 216 3 271 4861 4695 1*066 2 253 2 213 4 215 1*251 4695 4600 1*094 2 253 2 212 3 215 0*184 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