DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 09/22 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 - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 63.3 - - 69.0 - - 69.3 - - 57.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 173 - - 227 - - 31 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1865 - - 7006 - - 6630 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6412 - - 10401 - - 8075 - - 4582 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7365 - - 12506 - - 12130 - - 4600 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2795 - - 2166 - - 3364 - - 6267 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 289 - - 491 - - 255 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 8 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 11 - - 10 - - 0 BL Wind Direction - - - 189 - - 215 - - 226 - - 256 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 15 - - 10 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 11 - - 14 - - 35 - - -14 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3373 - - 1145 - - -949 - - -5694 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10739 - - 11362 - - 13080 - - 10294 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7539 - - -269 - - -3642 - - -9779 ODpotential blCL - - - 14904 - - 12775 - - 15772 - - 14379 blCL maxRH - - - 85 - - 74 - - 48 - - 41 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 70 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 63.3 - - 69.0 - - 69.3 - - 57.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 32.2 - - 34.8 - - 27.6 - - 28.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 62.9 - - 68.5 - - 69.9 - - 64.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 31.4 - - 34.2 - - 26.8 - - 28.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 173 - - 227 - - 31 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1865 - - 7006 - - 6630 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 41 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 5 - - 3 - - 4 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] 98194 8 298 10 316 5 282 8 280 98194 90908 5 254 6 306 6 299 4 322 90908 85257 4 355 8 288 5 304 6 335 85257 80546 8 300 8 319 7 249 8 302 80546 76477 12 247 13 323 5 358 6 293 76477 72870 2 194 13 276 13 320 7 319 72870 69579 5 336 17 251 19 276 12 294 69579 66534 19 262 22 253 29 264 18 282 66534 63685 28 255 25 248 27 253 25 249 63685 60900 32 257 29 249 30 248 29 240 60900 57979 35 244 35 242 38 242 36 240 57979 54956 37 233 43 236 44 238 44 243 54956 52095 41 228 50 229 48 235 47 241 52095 49545 48 228 52 228 47 233 44 236 49545 47270 53 229 53 227 46 235 44 239 47270 45215 55 227 54 227 50 236 47 237 45215 43349 56 225 55 225 53 231 46 232 43349 41640 56 223 53 224 51 226 49 230 41640 40068 54 225 54 224 52 224 52 229 40068 38616 56 229 55 224 54 225 52 226 38616 37269 58 228 54 225 52 227 48 226 37269 35984 57 227 53 228 51 230 45 227 35984 34694 56 226 53 231 51 234 44 232 34694 33372 52 228 54 231 53 235 45 236 33372 32020 49 233 52 232 56 236 45 236 32020 30626 48 236 49 234 54 237 45 236 30626 29179 43 237 45 238 46 240 43 239 29179 27681 37 236 42 241 42 244 43 243 27681 26132 35 236 40 240 39 243 43 246 26132 24536 32 233 39 237 38 238 41 247 24536 22893 30 231 36 233 40 237 37 245 22893 21201 28 236 34 233 40 239 34 243 21201 19453 28 242 34 238 38 242 33 242 19453 17682 27 242 32 239 34 244 31 242 17682 15979 26 238 30 238 28 242 26 242 15979 14430 25 236 28 238 22 238 21 236 14430 13047 25 236 23*237 17*229 16 223 13047 11807 23 238 19*234 14*222 14 212 11807 10691 20 237 16 230 12 221 13 208 10691 9686 16 232 14 224 11 221 13 212 9686 8784 12 221 12 218 11 223 14 221 8784 7976 10*206 11 211 10 227 14 231 7976 7252 8*194 10 203 10 228 15 239 7252 6595 8 191 10 199 9 231 14 243 6595 6006 7 188 9 196 9 233 13 247 6006 5509 6 187 9 193 8 233 10 251 5509 5123 6 187 8 193 8 234 8 255 5123 4856 5 187 8 193 7 235 5 259 4856 4693 4 188 7 192 6 235 2*261 4693 4599 3 191 5 193 4 237 0*256 4599 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