DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 01/31 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 28.8 - - 34.6 - - 41.7 - - 37.7 - - 33.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -23 - - -11 - - 5 - - -16 - - -34 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4581 - - 4580 - - 4581 - - 4581 - - 4581 Hcrit BL Top 4598 - - 4598 - - 4598 - - 4599 - - 4598 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1094 - - 1730 - - 3398 - - 2334 - - 847 Hgt.Variab. W* 9 - - 13 - - 23 - - 12 - - 9 W* B/S 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 3 - - 4 - - 6 - - 3 - - 4 BL Wind Direction 117 - - 139 - - 181 - - 137 - - 136 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 4 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -26 - - -19 - - 1 - - -11 - - -24 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1900 - - -1418 - - -1869 - - -848 - - -1226 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 6499 - - 6017 - - 6467 - - 5447 - - 5824 sfcLCL ODpotential -7217 - - -5927 - - -5579 - - -4358 - - -6530 ODpotential blCL 11815 - - 10525 - - 10177 - - 8957 - - 11128 blCL maxRH 62 - - 63 - - 74 - - 76 - - 95 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 28.8 - - 34.6 - - 41.7 - - 37.7 - - 33.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 17.0 - - 24.7 - - 29.6 - - 30.2 - - 24.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 36.0 - - 38.5 - - 42.8 - - 41.7 - - 38.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 20.6 - - 23.5 - - 28.5 - - 29.1 - - 25.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -23 - - -11 - - 5 - - -16 - - -34 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 2 - - 80 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 - - 3 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] 93516 88 320 90 315 87 316 72 320 79 305 93516 87194 69 329 67 317 66 312 64 321 66 305 87194 82162 60 325 53 320 59 310 64 316 57 312 82162 77859 54 324 47 322 55 315 63 313 58 317 77859 74088 48 324 47 321 53 320 57 318 57 316 74088 70725 45 326 52 312 52 316 53 313 55 307 70725 67660 49 316 47 309 49 313 49 304 50 301 67660 64814 46 316 45 323 48 319 46 307 47 302 64814 62138 48 322 54 321 50 318 48 311 48 303 62138 59510 60 309 55 306 47 309 50 304 49 305 59510 56735 61 300 52 306 43 307 51 304 52 306 56735 53834 53 297 52 310 47 311 59 299 55 306 53834 51075 54 299 56 301 58 305 63 299 59 301 51075 48618 57 299 57 296 60 303 65 301 54 301 48618 46432 58 306 55 304 59 312 66 308 61 309 46432 44450 65 315 63 313 76 309 76 304 74 299 44450 42649 86 302 86 298 84 294 81 291 74 288 42649 41015 86 297 88 291 77 294 83 291 74 295 41015 39516 76 306 89 307 88 304 99 299 92 301 39516 38127 84 326 110 312 104 306 113 301 88 297 38127 36822 98 329 114 309 100 301 95 301 76 296 36822 35562 99 325 101 308 92 298 84 294 72 293 35562 34289 95 320 92 305 85 297 73 292 67 291 34289 32978 93 316 89 303 77 299 60 288 61 289 32978 31632 91 314 83 304 71 298 61 285 56 288 31632 30240 91 309 79 313 67 296 59 288 53 287 30240 28790 88 306 80 317 65 295 56 291 53 286 28790 27284 77 312 78 318 62 294 53 292 56 284 27284 25728 72 310 71 317 61 297 47 291 56 282 25728 24131 64 306 64 313 62 301 42 290 45 287 24131 22500 58 303 57 309 61 303 42 289 36 290 22500 20824 54 304 50 305 55 304 41 288 33 286 20824 19096 49 306 46 301 48 304 38 286 37 285 19096 17347 45 309 43 299 43 301 35 285 39 284 17347 15667 42 312 39 297 37 297 34 282 35 282 15667 14140 40 313 35 297 32 293 33 281 29 278 14140 12780 38 314 31 297 29 290 32 281 23 275 12780 11565 36 314 27 299 27 285 30 281 19 272 11565 10475 33 314 24 300 26 282 28 281 17 269 10475 9497 30 313 21 300 24 278 25 280 16 266 9497 8620 28 309 18 299 22 275 22 280 16 262 8620 7839 26 304 16 295 19 272 18 279 16 257 7839 7140 24 299 13 288 16 266 14 277 16 251 7140 6507 20 294 11 277 11 257 10 270 15 243 6507 5942 15 291 9 258 8 234 7 247 13 226 5942 5466 9 294 7 231 7 201 6 205 11 201 5466 5097 5 301 6 198 7 181 7 176 11 181 5097 4842 1 357 6 165 6 174 8 159 11 169 4842 4686 2*085 5*156 5*171 7*154 8*162 4686 4597 3*117 4*139 3*170 3*137 4*136 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