DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 12/25 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 - - - 25.8 - - 30.6 - - 28.4 - - 27.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -13 - - 0 - - -3 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4580 - - 4580 - - 4580 - - 4580 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4598 - - 4598 - - 4598 - - 4598 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1493 - - 2095 - - 1684 - - 909 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 7 - - 13 - - 3 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 3 - - 2 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 123 - - 170 - - 079 - - 055 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -19 - - -2 - - -7 - - -13 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2271 - - -2061 - - 1 - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6869 - - 6659 - - 4597 - - 4597 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7830 - - -6270 - - -2250 - - -2556 ODpotential blCL - - - 12428 - - 10868 - - 6848 - - 7154 blCL maxRH - - - 78 - - 86 - - 100 - - 101 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 25.8 - - 30.6 - - 28.4 - - 27.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 12.0 - - 17.4 - - 26.2 - - 25.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 31.9 - - 33.4 - - 31.5 - - 30.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 11.0 - - 16.3 - - 26.9 - - 27.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -13 - - 0 - - -3 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 10 - - 44 - - 101 - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 4 - - 4 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] 95492 58 349 40 352 67 347 47 011 95492 88464 48 335 39 340 44 342 43 346 88464 83064 39 336 38 342 38 332 41 327 83064 78555 28 311 41 317 31 318 41 317 78555 74628 19 306 34 313 30 322 37 309 74628 71110 24 299 34 296 35 305 29 314 71110 67887 28 285 32 285 34 294 33 293 67887 64898 31 281 35 288 36 289 31 281 64898 62101 29 277 38 262 37 281 33 277 62101 59361 26 290 29 247 38 265 31 273 59361 56476 35 291 27 265 39 253 34 279 56476 53463 45 262 40 268 36 257 37 272 53463 50584 45 252 42 258 39 263 38 264 50584 48010 46 253 45 255 43 255 39 260 48010 45721 49 250 48 253 44 248 39 257 45721 43650 50 244 46 249 42 249 39 255 43650 41760 51 242 44 250 42 254 39 253 41760 40028 52 239 48 259 46 263 40 254 40028 38435 54 244 58 257 54 263 41 258 38435 36967 61 242 67 251 62 255 46 257 36967 35612 62 239 71 243 61 254 49 254 35612 34332 58 241 66 242 64 252 62 244 34332 33070 60 250 67 253 68 247 72 232 33070 31797 68 250 71 257 68 245 66 229 31797 30505 72 244 64 258 66 246 61 230 30505 29175 70 239 60 257 59 250 59 232 29175 27795 62 241 60 256 53 248 60 234 27795 26369 60 245 58 255 53 246 60 235 26369 24896 60 247 53 256 55 247 56 237 24896 23381 58 250 49 256 56 249 50 238 23381 21826 55 251 46 254 54 250 43 238 21826 20227 54 248 47 252 52 251 38 238 20227 18579 51 246 49 247 49 251 35 241 18579 16911 44 245 48 242 46 252 33 243 16911 15308 37 245 44 242 43 252 34 241 15308 13848 32 246 39 249 41 250 37 236 13848 12544 28 250 32 252 40 247 42 232 12544 11374 23 257 25 249 37 245 46 230 11374 10322 18 267 20 246 32 242 48 229 10322 9375 14 276 16 243 24 236 46 229 9375 8524 11 285 12 240 16 221 39 226 8524 7764 10 292 9 233 12 200 29 218 7764 7084 8 295 7 222 11 188 21 200 7084 6467 7 294 6 211 11 184 20 181 6467 5914 6 286 6 204 10 182 20 174 5914 5448 5 272 6 196 8 180 17 174 5448 5087 3 250 6 186 7 172 14 171 5087 4837 2 190 5 176 5 144 9 160 4837 4684 3*141 3*168 3*109 4*139 4684 4597 3*123 2*159 2*058 3*055 4597 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