DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 10/16 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 - - - 58.0 - - 64.4 - - - - - 48.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 73 - - 117 - - - - - -38 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 765 - - 2543 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4582 - - 6695 - - - - - 4582 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6265 - - 8043 - - - - - 4599 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1727 - - 1851 - - - - - 494 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 161 - - 281 - - - - - 6 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 4 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 13 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 188 - - 233 - - - - - 121 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 14 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 6 - - 34 - - - - - -26 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -7685 - - -6139 - - - - - -6630 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13951 - - 14183 - - - - - 11229 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -16743 - - -12951 - - - - - -15995 ODpotential blCL - - - 23008 - - 20994 - - - - - 20594 blCL maxRH - - - 64 - - 65 - - - - - 47 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 58.0 - - 64.4 - - - - - 48.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 13.5 - - 18.4 - - - - - 16.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 58.3 - - 64.4 - - - - - 54.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 12.8 - - 17.8 - - - - - 16.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 73 - - 117 - - - - - -38 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 765 - - 2543 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - - - - 2 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] 97558 7 247 16 272 15 342 97558 90360 1 323 8 290 9 307 90360 84746 6 286 5 297 12 283 84746 80067 5 235 7 287 13 265 80067 76003 12 281 13 271 12 281 76003 72386 7 254 7 271 22 265 72386 69128 18 274 16 266 13 263 69128 66124 13 271 6 269 9 282 66124 63312 11 291 24 274 35 275 63312 60629 19 280 37 268 39 274 60629 57875 33 278 34 270 31 262 57875 55011 43 266 34 272 37 259 55011 52264 44 264 44 266 46 266 52264 49794 48 266 61 260 61 269 49794 47594 55 266 71 257 77 262 47594 45617 62 265 71 257 81 257 45617 43821 65 265 67 260 80 256 43821 42170 66 266 68 265 79 257 42170 40632 65 268 70 266 78 258 40632 39189 61 270 69 266 77 262 39189 37835 59 272 67 267 78 265 37835 36534 59 273 62 269 78 267 36534 35223 58 273 58 270 75 267 35223 33875 56 272 54 270 69 266 33875 32494 53 270 52 270 64 266 32494 31067 49 269 50 269 60 265 31067 29586 44 266 47 267 55 262 29586 28053 42 262 44 263 52 260 28053 26468 40 258 44 260 50 258 26468 24832 38 257 44 259 49 258 24832 23150 36 260 44 260 48 258 23150 21418 34 263 41 262 47 257 21418 19630 32 266 37 265 44 255 19630 17818 30 267 34 266 39 254 17818 16076 29 267 32 266 33 253 16076 14491 27 267 30 266 29 254 14491 13079 26 266 28 266 25 256 13079 11816 27 265 27 264 23 256 11816 10684 28 264 26 261 22 254 10684 9669 29 262 24 257 22 251 9669 8760 28 259 22*253 22 247 8760 7950 25 255 19*247 22 242 7950 7226 20 249 16 243 22 236 7226 6572 15*235 14 236 20 226 6572 5987 11*212 12 226 17 211 5987 5495 10 189 10 222 16 194 5495 5114 9 182 10 219 16 179 5114 4851 9 178 9 218 14 168 4851 4690 8 176 8 218 11*157 4690 4598 5 174 5 217 5*121 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