DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 09/28 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 - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1556z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 52.8 - - 59.6 - - 57.0 - - 47.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 189 - - 234 - - 39 - - -38 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1725 - - 4442 - - 2863 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6344 - - 8434 - - 4582 - - 4582 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7225 - - 9942 - - 8363 - - 4599 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1806 - - 2029 - - 1822 - - 2322 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 289 - - 426 - - 204 - - 7 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 5 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 16 - - 15 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 224 - - 256 - - 256 - - 153 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 11 - - 15 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 11 - - 29 - - 37 - - -15 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3480 - - -2094 - - -2154 - - -4500 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10705 - - 12037 - - 10518 - - 9100 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8824 - - -7781 - - -7005 - - -12924 ODpotential blCL - - - 16049 - - 17723 - - 15368 - - 17523 blCL maxRH - - - 59 - - 79 - - 85 - - 90 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 52.8 - - 59.6 - - 57.0 - - 47.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 21.9 - - 22.6 - - 26.8 - - 23.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 52.4 - - 59.2 - - 57.7 - - 50.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 21.3 - - 21.9 - - 26.4 - - 23.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 189 - - 234 - - 39 - - -38 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1725 - - 4442 - - 2863 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 17 - - 39 - - 59 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 98110 4 264 6 311 16 336 9 000 98110 90847 3 346 7 300 6 315 11 344 90847 85222 4 016 2 324 1 305 6 337 85222 80532 1 345 5 247 6 287 3 057 80532 76452 1 141 8 230 12 284 8 318 76452 72827 6 178 11 240 10 267 7 307 72827 69525 4 294 6 256 11 269 11 298 69525 66475 9 296 6 301 17 262 19 267 66475 63644 13 279 7 277 21 270 23 265 63644 60894 14 276 15 275 28 275 22 281 60894 58011 29 274 28 263 29 273 30 279 58011 55015 32 272 36 269 32 274 30 271 55015 52161 36 270 34 267 33 275 30 272 52161 49607 36 264 38 277 35 271 35 278 49607 47333 29 261 38 281 36 271 37 283 47333 45280 28 275 42 284 37 280 43 300 45280 43424 39 277 44 280 54 292 59 298 43424 41747 37 267 38 281 49 284 58 295 41747 40206 22 287 43 308 33 324 53 304 40206 38764 44 319 52 332 74 342 57 315 38764 37409 54 317 88 336 83 338 60 318 37409 36109 48 307 101 334 81 337 61 316 36109 34803 34 303 99 336 82 335 61 312 34803 33461 29 308 88 338 86 332 60 306 33461 32086 28 315 70 335 80 331 60 301 32086 30668 30 317 56 332 65 331 60 298 30668 29194 32 316 40 335 49 334 59 295 29194 27667 32 315 26 333 39 324 56 293 27667 26089 28 312 25 316 38 303 53 290 26089 24464 25 307 28 299 43 289 52 290 24464 22798 24 306 27 293 46 284 53 291 22798 21086 24 302 28 290 45 283 53 291 21086 19323 24 290 27 285 43 283 49 289 19323 17540 27 279 24 277 40 281 45 285 17540 15830 30 277 24 274 35 279 40 279 15830 14277 29 276 24 273 32 278 38 274 14277 12895 26 274 24 272 30 275 37 271 12895 11661 23 273 22 268 28 272 37 269 11661 10556 20 271 21*264 28 269 37 267 10556 9565 17 270 19*260 26 266 37 265 9565 8678 16 269 18 258 24*262 37 262 8678 7888 14*266 17 256 21*260 36 259 7888 7180 10*260 17 256 18 258 33 255 7180 6540 7 245 17 255 16 256 29 250 6540 5966 6 217 16 255 15 256 24 243 5966 5482 5 200 15 255 13 255 18 234 5482 5108 5 195 14 255 12 254 13 220 5108 4848 5 194 13 255 11 254 10 194 4848 4689 4 194 11 255 9 254 8*172 4689 4598 3 193 8 254 6 254 4*153 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