DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 01/03 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 29.6 - - 32.9 - - 35.1 - - 32.1 - - 30.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -11 - - -13 - - -19 - - -48 - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4580 - - 4581 - - 4581 - - 4580 - - 4580 Hcrit BL Top 4598 - - 4598 - - 4598 - - 4598 - - 4598 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 982 - - 1410 - - 2201 - - 1593 - - 2328 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 0 - - 8 - - 0 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 3 - - 3 - - 8 - - 4 - - 4 BL Wind Direction 089 - - 113 - - 168 - - 132 - - 138 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 9 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -6 - - -6 - - -2 - - -13 - - -15 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 4597 - - 4597 - - 4597 - - 4597 - - 4597 sfcLCL ODpotential -4250 - - -2216 - - -1556 - - -2566 - - -2477 ODpotential blCL 8848 - - 6814 - - 6154 - - 7164 - - 7075 blCL maxRH 101 - - 100 - - 99 - - 95 - - 99 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 40 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 29.6 - - 32.9 - - 35.1 - - 32.1 - - 30.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 27.1 - - 31.2 - - 33.3 - - 29.1 - - 27.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 34.3 - - 36.1 - - 37.4 - - 36.1 - - 35.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 29.6 - - 32.3 - - 33.5 - - 29.6 - - 28.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -11 - - -13 - - -19 - - -48 - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 103 - - 102 - - 97 - - 78 - - 95 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 4 - - 5 - - 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] 95333 32 313 40 311 41 323 36 321 39 298 95333 88531 24 318 29 314 28 325 28 323 28 309 88531 83168 19 321 24 321 20 319 25 329 23 312 83168 78647 21 317 25 315 20 305 22 330 24 320 78647 74704 19 311 22 313 16 290 20 301 26 317 74704 71183 20 322 24 304 14 310 17 303 24 311 71183 67969 25 287 27 291 21 292 20 296 24 308 67969 64990 25 279 25 288 21 279 17 285 26 294 64990 62210 13 278 14 296 16 288 8 299 18 280 62210 59498 10 312 18 286 22 287 18 282 12 293 59498 56638 30 285 28 266 27 278 27 265 22 269 56638 53654 35 268 31 269 29 285 27 258 28 261 53654 50812 31 262 35 262 26 279 31 251 36 261 50812 48268 29 265 34 253 26 258 33 248 34 250 48268 45997 31 267 31 254 39 250 29 253 27 249 45997 43925 34 268 43 245 49 244 36 249 33 240 43925 42020 37 265 42 245 52 238 39 234 36 225 42020 40265 39 264 34 253 45 242 36 232 32 221 40265 38643 45 270 43 245 40 251 42 244 34 239 38643 37142 60 254 43 239 50 246 55 246 45 250 37142 35756 67 244 63 239 62 237 64 240 54 248 35756 34450 68 242 72 237 66 232 67 238 58 246 34450 33157 69 243 76 235 69 231 67 240 60 246 33157 31847 72 245 77 232 71 231 69 243 62 246 31847 30520 74 245 77 230 73 231 73 245 63 246 30520 29163 74 245 77 230 74 233 74 246 59 248 29163 27769 72 246 75 230 74 234 71 248 54 251 27769 26339 67 247 71 230 74 235 65 249 49 252 26339 24871 61 248 57 230 73 235 57 248 46 253 24871 23363 57 249 44 230 70 236 50 245 46 253 23363 21815 54 249 47 230 65 237 46 243 46 252 21815 20220 52 253 41 235 57 240 44 243 47 252 20220 18573 48 255 40 241 50 241 44 244 46 253 18573 16906 40 255 40 246 48 238 44 247 43 255 16906 15305 32 253 37 248 45 237 44 251 40 257 15305 13849 28 248 34 245 41 238 43 254 36 259 13849 12549 28 245 34 239 42 240 42 256 34 259 12549 11384 28 242 36 233 46 239 40 257 34 258 11384 10335 28 240 37 230 47 237 39 255 34 256 10335 9390 27 237 37 227 45 233 38 253 33 254 9390 8541 25 232 35 223 41 228 35 251 30 252 8541 7781 22 224 30 216 37 222 32 248 26 247 7781 7099 20 211 26 205 33 214 27 242 21 237 7099 6480 19 196 24 190 29 204 22 232 17 217 6480 5925 19 181 24 175 28 192 17 212 16 192 5925 5456 19 172 23 168 26 184 16 185 17 174 5456 5092 18 170 21 163 24 178 17 167 18 165 5092 4839 15 164 16 158 19 174 15 157 15 158 4839 4685 10*156 11*151 15*171 11*150 11*153 4685 4597 3*089 3*113 5*163 4*132 4*138 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