DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 09/06 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 55.1 - - 53.5 - - 53.7 - - 51.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 81 - - 67 - - 33 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1385 - - 575 - - 711 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4582 - - 4582 - - 4582 - - 4582 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6885 - - 6075 - - 6211 - - 4599 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2525 - - 2607 - - 2660 - - 3749 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 206 - - 146 - - 126 - - 10 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 101 - - 8 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 0 - - 3 - - 1 BL Wind Direction - - - 145 - - 141 - - 119 - - 136 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 4 - - 5 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -11 - - 8 - - 5 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1366 - - 1477 - - 1613 - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5519 - - 4598 - - 4599 - - 4598 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -116 - - -303 - - 126 - - -1022 ODpotential blCL - - - 7001 - - 6378 - - 6085 - - 5621 blCL maxRH - - - 99 - - 96 - - 98 - - 98 maxRH CAPE - - - 260 - - 520 - - 540 - - 350 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 55.1 - - 53.5 - - 53.7 - - 51.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 46.7 - - 49.6 - - 49.9 - - 49.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 55.2 - - 53.7 - - 54.2 - - 52.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 45.9 - - 48.7 - - 49.2 - - 49.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 81 - - 67 - - 33 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1385 - - 575 - - 711 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 96 - - 83 - - 91 - - 90 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 8 - - 8 - - 9 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] 98852 7 150 12 206 7 271 3 322 98852 91458 6 113 3 257 7 305 5 326 91458 85792 2 062 4 328 10 319 7 353 85792 81087 2 062 4 329 7 330 2 049 81087 77012 1 052 3 317 1 119 1 302 77012 73387 1 096 3 204 2 229 5 332 73387 70085 2 255 4 175 6 238 6 307 70085 67032 8 226 1 219 7 243 6 288 67032 64183 9 212 8 227 14 235 10 279 64183 61397 6 248 7 257 11 200 13 238 61397 58471 18 224 18 247 14 231 15 224 58471 55436 18 185 21 199 19 225 16 228 55436 52540 15 213 18 206 20 214 17 223 52540 49933 25 210 19 209 19 211 17 216 49933 47603 28 194 20 206 18 206 17 216 47603 45495 25 188 21 201 16 215 17 217 45495 43572 21 188 22 195 21 226 18 222 43572 41804 21 193 24 195 25 215 23 216 41804 40166 24 193 28 198 25 211 22 215 40166 38644 25 195 28 193 31 206 28 216 38644 37234 29 206 29 202 39 200 39 210 37234 35906 44 204 40 211 48 200 47 208 35906 34598 54 197 56 204 54 195 58 197 34598 33280 56 193 65 199 54 193 59 181 33280 31938 55 193 63 198 56 191 51 180 31938 30551 54 193 54 195 54 192 40 179 30551 29108 54 194 48 193 49 189 39 182 29108 27609 54 195 45 195 45 189 32 180 27609 26058 51 197 39 192 43 194 26 181 26058 24457 45 200 30 179 34 196 23 186 24457 22811 38 200 27 180 37 202 21 191 22811 21116 32 194 25 187 33 208 15 192 21116 19365 28 186 23 191 22 203 11 197 19365 17590 27 181 23 195 19 200 10 203 17590 15885 26 178 23 196 18 200 6 194 15885 14333 24 176 23 197 18 198 5 187 14333 12948 21 172 23 191 16 195 6 197 12948 11710 19 167 21 185 15 191 4 191 11710 10602 16 166 18 178 13 186 4 154 10602 9607 13 168 15 171 12 178 6 119 9607 8715 10 164 12 168 10 168 9 109 8715 7919 8 152 9 168 9 158 11 108 7919 7207 7*143 7 169 8 151 11 110 7207 6560 6*141 4*174 7*147 10 110 6560 5980 6 143 3*168 5*143 9 109 5980 5491 4 144 1 139 3 122 7 107 5491 5113 4 149 1 002 2 100 5 106 5113 4850 3 152 1 352 2 093 3 112 4850 4690 3 153 1 338 2 089 1*153 4690 4598 2 161 1 334 1 086 1*206 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