DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 10/03 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 - - - 0956z - - 1001z - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 52.2 - - 58.0 - - - - - 50.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 77 - - 88 - - - - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 598 - - 1122 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4582 - - 4582 - - - - - 4582 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6098 - - 6622 - - - - - 4600 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1265 - - 2039 - - - - - 2084 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 155 - - 197 - - - - - 5 W* B/S - - - 10 - - 16 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 2 - - - - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 181 - - 200 - - - - - 112 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 2 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 9 - - 8 - - - - - -21 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1335 - - -2249 - - - - - -2555 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7433 - - 8871 - - - - - 7155 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7773 - - -7200 - - - - - -9868 ODpotential blCL - - - 13871 - - 13822 - - - - - 14468 blCL maxRH - - - 83 - - 89 - - - - - 60 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 52.2 - - 58.0 - - - - - 50.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 35.9 - - 35.3 - - - - - 35.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 52.5 - - 58.0 - - - - - 56.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 34.6 - - 34.4 - - - - - 34.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 77 - - 88 - - - - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 598 - - 1122 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 31 - - 55 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 5 - - - - - 5 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] 97818 15 052 10 051 16 029 97818 90640 10 028 10 044 16 021 90640 85022 3 016 8 336 12 352 85022 80314 9 331 6 337 5 344 80314 76246 11 317 17 308 21 335 76246 72660 13 300 19 293 19 300 72660 69427 17 302 20 313 18 319 69427 66445 29 304 35 306 25 319 66445 63670 35 296 40 296 29 312 63670 60979 32 294 37 293 37 304 60979 58176 30 303 31 298 35 296 58176 55266 34 311 36 305 41 304 55266 52497 47 307 47 301 61 302 52497 50023 56 303 56 309 65 299 50023 47811 63 308 75 309 68 306 47811 45806 68 311 78 307 71 309 45806 43971 69 309 72 311 75 310 43971 42278 66 309 73 318 76 309 42278 40705 63 314 77 315 77 311 40705 39238 64 317 76 309 78 314 39238 37865 61 319 65 302 79 316 37865 36552 53 316 59 297 73 312 36552 35238 46 306 57 297 60 306 35238 33894 49 302 54 298 52 305 33894 32517 50 305 51 297 47 309 32517 31095 50 302 46 296 42 312 31095 29616 49 295 42 295 40 311 29616 28083 47 290 40 296 35 309 28083 26497 43 290 40 295 29 312 26497 24860 41 289 37 291 27 315 24860 23174 37 289 33 289 27 311 23174 21435 33 292 32 286 25 309 21435 19641 32 294 32 281 21 309 19641 17824 32 293 31 280 19 308 17824 16079 32 293 29 283 17 304 16079 14492 30 291 27 284 16 298 14492 13078 26 290 24 284 15 292 13078 11815 22 289 21 284 14 287 11815 10684 18 290 18 283 12 284 10684 9670 14 290 15 281 10 283 9670 8763 10 289 12 277 8 281 8763 7955 7 284 9 270 6 274 7955 7232 4 269 6*259 4 262 7232 6577 3*239 3*232 4 240 6577 5992 3*197 3 202 4 223 5992 5499 3 176 2 186 4 211 5499 5117 3 178 2 189 3 185 5117 4852 3 179 2 190 3 153 4852 4691 3 180 2 190 3*134 4691 4599 2 185 1 195 3*112 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