DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 12/27 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 - - - 8.7 - - 12.0 - - 7.5 - - 4.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 23 - - 61 - - -3 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 411 - - 2254 - - 146 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4579 - - 4579 - - 4579 - - 4579 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5911 - - 7754 - - 5646 - - 4596 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2841 - - 1827 - - 2644 - - 2009 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 90 - - 219 - - 7 - - 4 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 12 - - 7 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 005 - - 332 - - 342 - - 117 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 11 - - 12 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -10 - - -2 - - -10 - - -19 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -716 - - -35 - - -1538 - - -3557 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6627 - - 7790 - - 7184 - - 8153 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2719 - - -5358 - - -13481 - - -18018 ODpotential blCL - - - 8630 - - 13112 - - 19127 - - 22614 blCL maxRH - - - 70 - - 48 - - 44 - - 64 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 8.7 - - 12.0 - - 7.5 - - 4.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - -3.8 - - -5.7 - - -7.2 - - -13.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 10.1 - - 12.4 - - 11.3 - - 10.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - -4.8 - - -6.5 - - -8.4 - - -12.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 23 - - 61 - - -3 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 411 - - 2254 - - 146 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 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] 96353 59 005 46 028 41 019 37 003 96353 89201 37 358 36 004 37 359 35 353 89201 83713 23 000 29 335 33 338 27 352 83713 79097 28 337 27 333 33 331 30 341 79097 75055 25 326 25 331 39 327 35 335 75055 71461 20 320 20 316 29 322 31 323 71461 68183 23 318 18 304 21 307 28 308 68183 65130 24 302 25 307 17 319 26 321 65130 62273 22 293 26 303 32 325 37 327 62273 59505 20 281 27 304 36 312 39 314 59505 56623 18 271 29 303 30 295 33 294 56623 53621 23 285 28 288 26 304 26 294 53621 50757 27 296 31 302 37 319 31 323 50757 48208 33 312 35 310 45 319 37 325 48208 45945 35 310 36 314 46 318 35 328 45945 43894 36 316 38 318 43 322 48 338 43894 42024 37 323 38 325 45 334 65 334 42024 40316 37 327 41 337 55 340 71 329 40316 38753 38 335 52 346 66 341 69 333 38753 37322 42 339 61 350 73 345 76 349 37322 36002 46 342 68 351 86 355 91 354 36002 34740 49 347 75 351 108 001 101 350 34740 33470 55 353 85 354 125 359 101 348 33470 32163 61 356 98 357 127 355 95 348 32163 30824 69 356 114 001 124 354 91 348 30824 29442 74 356 129 004 123 358 87 347 29442 28011 74 357 137 005 119 001 82 346 28011 26531 74 358 136 005 110 001 76 352 26531 25002 72 358 128 005 102 358 73 356 25002 23427 66 356 112 005 98 357 69 353 23427 21813 51 352 93 004 94 357 66 349 21813 20160 29 342 82 002 87 357 62 348 20160 18463 15 341 72 001 78 001 58 348 18463 16754 11 325 57 359 68 003 52 348 16754 15120 11 309 42 356 60 360 47 350 15120 13638 13 317 34 352 54 358 44 352 13638 12323 16 321 30 346 46 357 41 353 12323 11155 18 322 26 342 37 356 37 353 11155 10116 18 325 23 336 30 353 31 353 10116 9190 18 328 20 331 25 348 25 352 9190 8364 17 330 18*329 22 342 20 348 8364 7631 16 329 16*329 19 337 16 343 7631 6976 14 328 15 331 17 335 14 335 6976 6385 12*328 13 333 15 336 11 329 6385 5855 8*337 11 333 13*338 9 331 5855 5409 5 357 11 334 11*339 6 339 5409 5064 4 027 10 335 9 341 4 352 5064 4825 3 038 9 335 6 343 2 025 4825 4679 2 047 8 334 3 346 2*086 4679 4595 1 076 5 334 1 132 3*117 4595 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