DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 10/27 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 = 21Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0654z - - 0955z - - 1003z - - 1554z - - 2149z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 32.9 - - 40.9 - - 42.5 - - 38.3 - - 33.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -5 - - 71 - - 68 - - 0 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 984 - - 1902 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4581 - - 4581 - - 4581 - - 4581 - - 4581 Hcrit BL Top 4598 - - 6484 - - 7402 - - 4598 - - 4598 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1997 - - 2093 - - 2553 - - 3132 - - 2574 Hgt.Variab. W* 3 - - 174 - - 215 - - 9 - - 7 W* B/S 0 - - 9 - - 12 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 2 - - 3 - - 3 - - 2 - - 3 BL Wind Direction 160 - - 205 - - 222 - - 237 - - 143 Direction Wind Shear 1 - - 4 - - 6 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -15 - - 6 - - 5 - - 5 - - -20 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -932 - - 576 - - 1574 - - 1 - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 5530 - - 5909 - - 5828 - - 4597 - - 4597 sfcLCL ODpotential -5537 - - -1347 - - -69 - - -931 - - -2215 ODpotential blCL 10135 - - 7831 - - 7471 - - 5529 - - 6813 blCL maxRH 91 - - 89 - - 95 - - 101 - - 97 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 10 - - 50 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 32.9 - - 40.9 - - 42.5 - - 38.3 - - 33.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 24.7 - - 30.8 - - 32.8 - - 36.8 - - 30.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 38.0 - - 41.1 - - 42.8 - - 39.2 - - 36.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 24.1 - - 30.3 - - 32.2 - - 36.5 - - 31.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -5 - - 71 - - 68 - - 0 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 984 - - 1902 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 63 - - 56 - - 81 - - 103 - - 87 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 - - 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] 96313 27 298 32 288 26 300 31 289 27 311 96313 89306 18 281 25 291 21 298 20 312 18 312 89306 83863 14 282 10 281 17 290 22 303 16 323 83863 79305 9 300 8 281 17 280 15 289 14 299 79305 75335 12 311 10 260 20 272 10 299 11 269 75335 71790 11 293 11 279 15 259 12 284 10 235 71790 68548 10 266 9 275 13 246 13 281 9 226 68548 65534 14 248 12 259 18 242 18 276 9 248 65534 62713 17 243 13 249 21 232 25 256 15 264 62713 59958 17 253 15 245 21 234 22 240 20 251 59958 57063 20 248 16 236 20 242 19 239 19 247 57063 54045 18 238 16 227 21 241 22 247 17 251 54045 51163 19 228 16 224 21 233 22 252 16 247 51163 48576 20 224 20 222 18 235 19 245 15 239 48576 46264 23 227 20 223 17 246 18 237 14 237 46264 44176 21 228 18 227 16 250 18 231 14 239 44176 42270 17 233 16 230 17 253 15 237 14 245 42270 40516 18 230 15 239 17 251 17 253 14 254 40516 38895 14 211 15 237 18 251 19 258 14 259 38895 37393 9 226 13 231 19 247 19 257 13 261 37393 36000 14 221 11 217 17 230 18 253 12 263 36000 34686 19 188 11 205 12 214 20 239 11 259 34686 33393 18 157 12 204 9 212 14 207 12 244 33393 32094 18 172 16 176 13 199 16 188 16 213 32094 30786 34 169 19 167 10 160 30 174 30 181 30786 29445 36 165 21 157 10 169 27 180 35 168 29445 28053 34 165 17 166 12 180 21 187 20 177 28053 26615 31 162 15 163 10 187 17 198 15 186 26615 25131 25 161 9 149 10 175 14 221 13 193 25131 23602 16 156 5 133 7 176 15 242 11 205 23602 22029 7 136 2 187 3 208 10 249 11 212 22029 20409 3 102 4 264 2 285 4 246 10 212 20409 18737 2 082 5 290 4 316 3 274 7 212 18737 17046 4 116 6 294 6 304 4 292 6 216 17046 15422 5 129 6 281 9 292 7 299 6 237 15422 13944 4 122 6 271 10 288 12 313 6 267 13944 12624 4 067 4 280 10 287 15 319 8 290 12624 11442 9 042 3 317 9 287 15 320 11 302 11442 10380 14 030 5 346 8 289 16 319 14 305 10380 9426 15 014 7 351 8 290 16 317 17 304 9426 8569 16 358 8 344 8 289 16 313 18 302 8569 7802 17 345 8 324 7*286 15 310 18 300 7802 7114 15 334 7 309 5*278 14 307 15 296 7114 6490 13 325 6*291 4 251 12 304 13 290 6490 5931 10 314 4*256 3 220 10 299 9 278 5931 5460 7 296 4 208 4 200 7 289 6 256 5460 5094 5 275 4 192 4 193 4 268 4 219 5094 4841 3 249 4 188 4 189 2 229 4 170 4841 4686 2*185 4 187 3 189 1*197 5*152 4686 4597 2*149 3 185 3 187 1*170 3*143 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