DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 02/10 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 - - - 31.0 - - 33.0 - - 33.7 - - 26.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 53 - - 81 - - -4 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1079 - - 2085 - - 2377 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4580 - - 6087 - - 4580 - - 4580 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6579 - - 7585 - - 7877 - - 4598 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2540 - - 2993 - - 3931 - - 2147 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 164 - - 235 - - 63 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 6 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 8 - - 9 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 211 - - 211 - - 239 - - 162 Direction Wind Shear - - - 12 - - 8 - - 12 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -9 - - 7 - - 20 - - -23 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 481 - - 958 - - 1371 - - -1413 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6098 - - 6628 - - 6507 - - 6012 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1596 - - -960 - - -619 - - -4530 ODpotential blCL - - - 8175 - - 8545 - - 8496 - - 9128 blCL maxRH - - - 81 - - 82 - - 88 - - 85 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 20 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 31.0 - - 33.0 - - 33.7 - - 26.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 20.7 - - 20.2 - - 21.5 - - 16.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 31.4 - - 33.4 - - 35.0 - - 30.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 19.6 - - 19.2 - - 20.7 - - 17.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 53 - - 81 - - -4 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1079 - - 2085 - - 2377 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 25 - - 30 - - 53 - - 38 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 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] 97353 27 078 26 054 25 046 35 053 97353 90176 24 085 18 041 20 059 24 058 90176 84565 26 077 13 068 18 069 15 038 84565 79844 22 066 6 082 14 068 14 022 79844 75723 18 068 5 157 11 045 13 016 75723 72038 13 063 4 141 5 332 7 344 72038 68685 11 054 3 147 3 350 4 299 68685 65602 8 344 6 226 8 296 5 289 65602 62743 5 283 2 332 5 270 4 290 62743 59965 6 223 10 276 10 279 5 288 59965 57056 9 254 11 260 11 292 9 276 57056 54033 11 250 13 247 15 258 16 288 54033 51142 10 292 20 249 18 259 22 285 51142 48533 26 263 23 264 16 271 21 281 48533 46191 23 260 24 284 23 296 19 288 46191 44076 18 268 26 280 32 303 23 308 44076 42151 16 266 27 272 37 289 32 301 42151 40385 23 265 26 269 37 273 37 284 40385 38759 30 267 25 270 31 269 35 271 38759 37257 33 270 25 280 23 288 27 264 37257 35865 32 270 29 293 27 319 16 288 35865 34544 27 269 34 294 36 320 24 324 34544 33224 22 272 32 291 39 301 36 300 33224 31887 21 281 30 288 38 282 46 276 31887 30548 23 290 31 287 34 277 48 267 30548 29197 29 292 35 288 32 279 47 271 29197 27812 36 285 39 289 33 280 48 273 27812 26387 39 278 42 289 37 279 49 272 26387 24920 37 276 44 288 39 277 46 272 24920 23410 34 276 42 286 39 276 43 275 23410 21858 32 276 39 285 38 275 40 278 21858 20260 29 275 34 281 36 276 38 281 20260 18611 26 273 31 276 34 278 34 283 18611 16940 22 270 28 274 32 281 31 284 16940 15333 19 267 26 274 29 283 28 284 15333 13867 17 267 24 274 26 284 25 282 13867 12557 17 267 22 273 23 283 23 280 12557 11383 17 267 22 273 21 279 20 277 11383 10328 17 267 20 271 19 274 19 273 10328 9379 18 265 18 269 17 268 17 267 9379 8527 19 263 15 265 15*262 16 262 8527 7766 18 259 12*258 13*256 15 258 7766 7085 16*255 10*245 12 251 15 253 7085 6467 13*244 8 229 11 245 14 249 6467 5914 9 225 8 208 9 236 14 242 5914 5448 8 201 8 196 8 222 12 230 5448 5087 8 189 8 193 7 214 10 217 5087 4837 7 185 7 191 6 209 8 199 4837 4684 6 183 7 189 5 207 7*184 4684 4597 4 180 5 189 3 204 4*162 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