DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 09/11 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 - - - 0956z - - 1001z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 53.4 - - 56.0 - - - - - 48.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 277 - - 172 - - - - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4958 - - 5803 - - - - - 1834 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8902 - - 9304 - - - - - 4581 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10458 - - 11303 - - - - - 7334 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2199 - - 4605 - - - - - 2624 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 466 - - 419 - - - - - 70 W* B/S - - - 29 - - 26 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 13 BL Wind Direction - - - 060 - - 063 - - - - - 105 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 1 - - - - - 9 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 7 - - -6 - - - - - -14 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1501 - - 1468 - - - - - 998 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8958 - - 9835 - - - - - 6336 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 359 - - 67 - - - - - -1159 ODpotential blCL - - - 10099 - - 11236 - - - - - 8493 blCL maxRH - - - 77 - - 97 - - - - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 20 - - 90 - - - - - 30 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 53.4 - - 56.0 - - - - - 48.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 30.1 - - 28.8 - - - - - 36.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 52.6 - - 55.6 - - - - - 49.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 29.7 - - 28.5 - - - - - 35.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 277 - - 172 - - - - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4958 - - 5803 - - - - - 1834 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 6 - - 90 - - - - - 98 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - - - - 5 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] 98365 16 270 23 277 23 286 98365 91029 13 293 19 292 12 294 91029 85368 10 313 8 285 14 314 85368 80651 11 318 8 339 12 308 80651 76570 7 313 12 341 5 317 76570 72947 6 010 10 337 10 345 72947 69655 8 003 8 314 14 340 69655 66611 10 343 8 330 12 320 66611 63762 9 326 8 315 10 310 63762 60979 11 313 12 308 12 318 60979 58062 13 296 16 305 18 320 58062 55027 16 280 17 297 22 316 55027 52125 16 287 16 305 22 311 52125 49515 22 297 22 309 23 301 49515 47185 25 291 26 296 25 297 47185 45082 27 294 29 288 28 303 45082 43167 32 292 33 287 34 305 43167 41409 36 289 35 286 38 300 41409 39788 39 289 36 289 41 297 39788 38291 47 290 42 290 47 292 38291 36910 57 286 50 289 54 279 36910 35609 59 285 55 287 50 278 35609 34316 65 287 58 289 56 289 34316 33000 68 288 60 287 67 293 33000 31654 68 291 58 288 62 293 31654 30263 61 295 56 289 55 288 30263 28817 54 292 51 289 53 286 28817 27322 48 289 46 288 50 289 27322 25778 37 292 40 290 44 293 25778 24189 26 294 30 296 37 295 24189 22560 16 301 22 301 29 295 22560 20885 12 314 15 303 22 300 20885 19162 10 326 12 312 17 305 19162 17420 7 348 10 314 13 296 17420 15747 7 015 4 000 11 270 15747 14219 8 031 3 042 11 260 14219 12852 7 037 3 058 8 250 12852 11629 4 042 3*061 5 236 11629 10532 3*058 3*063 3 194 10532 9548 3*063 3 061 4 146 9548 8666 3 063 3 063 7 127 8666 7879 3 063 3 064 11*117 7879 7174 3 061 3 066 14*109 7174 6535 3 061 3 063 15 105 6535 5963 3 057 3 062 15 104 5963 5481 2 056 3 065 14 103 5481 5107 2 051 2 062 12 104 5107 4848 2 049 2 062 10 104 4848 4689 2 043 2 059 8 105 4689 4598 1 037 2 059 4 106 4598 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