DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 01/29 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1853z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 29.1 - - 35.3 - - 33.7 - - 29.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -11 - - 5 - - -19 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4580 - - 4581 - - 4580 - - 4581 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4598 - - 4598 - - 4598 - - 4598 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1556 - - 2877 - - 2197 - - 1716 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 9 - - 21 - - 10 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 9 - - 5 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 140 - - 170 - - 165 - - 142 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 7 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -17 - - 3 - - -3 - - -18 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 2 - - -538 - - 1 - - -331 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4597 - - 5137 - - 4597 - - 4929 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3506 - - -2908 - - -2435 - - -3855 ODpotential blCL - - - 8104 - - 7506 - - 7033 - - 8453 blCL maxRH - - - 99 - - 93 - - 88 - - 97 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 29.1 - - 35.3 - - 33.7 - - 29.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 25.4 - - 29.2 - - 30.7 - - 24.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 31.3 - - 36.2 - - 36.7 - - 34.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 25.0 - - 28.4 - - 30.5 - - 26.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -11 - - 5 - - -19 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 95 - - 74 - - 50 - - 86 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 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] 93665 104 311 114 313 116 316 87 323 93665 87268 92 317 104 316 106 321 78 321 87268 82161 88 315 96 313 99 321 74 322 82161 77794 81 310 86 312 87 318 72 318 77794 73949 69 317 76 314 76 321 72 320 73949 70494 66 329 67 319 73 323 77 318 70494 67335 69 323 65 322 70 317 76 313 67335 64436 68 311 63 311 66 312 71 310 64436 61766 59 313 56 305 57 310 64 313 61766 59183 55 323 48 313 50 315 59 313 59183 56471 58 315 47 321 51 314 55 306 56471 53637 58 302 46 323 51 311 55 308 53637 50911 56 300 47 324 55 312 61 309 50911 48447 54 304 54 318 58 310 64 305 48447 46247 55 307 59 311 60 310 62 304 46247 44263 53 308 61 307 65 308 56 313 44263 42465 50 308 61 307 66 307 69 319 42465 40835 47 310 61 307 75 314 88 323 40835 39344 48 312 59 305 108 320 120 322 39344 37951 50 310 57 301 126 319 124 318 37951 36637 42 308 47 296 128 317 120 319 36637 35373 38 319 29 310 126 318 116 320 35373 34100 42 318 32 327 116 318 106 318 34100 32789 42 312 34 324 92 318 100 314 32789 31444 38 310 34 314 72 318 97 313 31444 30054 38 306 33 306 64 320 88 317 30054 28613 42 303 37 299 55 323 76 321 28613 27123 46 300 40 294 50 323 70 317 27123 25583 46 295 41 292 37 311 67 322 25583 23997 42 288 37 302 30 291 56 343 23997 22370 36 284 35 307 32 285 33 345 22370 20696 28 292 34 297 33 285 29 318 20696 18968 24 292 32 279 31 285 40 295 18968 17223 23 281 30 266 29 283 43 291 17223 15554 23 272 29 262 28 282 34 286 15554 14043 22 269 28 260 28 281 27 283 14043 12697 20 268 29 260 28 280 22 284 12697 11495 19 267 30 260 29 279 19 286 11495 10416 18 266 30 260 30 275 17 286 10416 9448 18 264 29 259 30 272 16 285 9448 8580 18 263 26 257 28 267 15 283 8580 7806 17 260 21 252 25 263 14 278 7806 7114 15 254 16 240 21 256 13 269 7114 6488 12 241 12 221 17 247 12 257 6488 5928 10 208 12 194 14 226 10 239 5928 5457 10 175 12 178 13 201 9 212 5457 5092 10 161 11 172 13 184 9 193 5092 4839 9 154 10 170 11 173 8 180 4839 4686 7*147 8*168 9*168 6*172 4686 4597 3*132 4*166 3*159 3*142 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