DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 11/03 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 0654z - - 0955z - - 1003z - - 1554z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 35.5 - - 42.5 - - 47.5 - - 39.7 - - 36.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -18 - - 15 - - 51 - - -12 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 246 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4581 - - 4581 - - 4581 - - 4581 - - 4581 Hcrit BL Top 4598 - - 4599 - - 5746 - - 4599 - - 4599 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 787 - - 1402 - - 1246 - - 1644 - - 1413 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 27 - - 99 - - 5 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 2 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 2 - - 7 - - 3 - - 3 BL Wind Direction 108 - - 172 - - 186 - - 083 - - 094 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 2 - - 7 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -22 - - -4 - - 5 - - -9 - - -15 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -2641 - - -4227 - - -2981 - - -2510 - - -1179 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 7239 - - 8826 - - 8727 - - 7109 - - 5778 sfcLCL ODpotential -12229 - - -12148 - - -9977 - - -10563 - - -9082 ODpotential blCL 16827 - - 16747 - - 15723 - - 15162 - - 13681 blCL maxRH 76 - - 88 - - 72 - - 77 - - 81 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 35.5 - - 42.5 - - 47.5 - - 39.7 - - 36.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 20.5 - - 20.4 - - 25.6 - - 25.0 - - 27.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 41.6 - - 43.5 - - 48.0 - - 44.1 - - 42.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 20.5 - - 19.7 - - 24.9 - - 24.3 - - 26.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -18 - - 15 - - 51 - - -12 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 246 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 2 - - 54 - - 0 - - 9 - - 22 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 96079 23 013 25 355 21 356 22 343 31 002 96079 89328 17 347 15 354 16 358 18 347 19 351 89328 83997 11 349 11 357 17 358 8 348 14 347 83997 79481 8 003 10 347 11 300 8 356 9 320 79481 75540 8 020 5 324 10 275 16 351 7 339 75540 72015 5 342 6 221 10 311 7 310 5 000 72015 68780 6 270 7 196 4 327 4 325 7 256 68780 65803 9 243 5 222 9 286 7 353 5 343 65803 63027 11 248 3 183 15 246 12 288 16 001 63027 60297 13 261 6 030 6 219 17 263 19 304 60297 57453 18 269 15 278 4 032 7 239 15 254 57453 54532 24 262 25 247 20 281 6 324 8 254 54532 51741 23 248 20 234 26 252 15 269 10 302 51741 49214 27 241 14 237 27 243 21 272 14 293 49214 46948 27 231 15 239 25 243 26 264 17 290 46948 44905 24 232 21 244 24 242 26 243 19 274 44905 43064 22 255 26 246 24 239 21 231 19 255 43064 41393 28 264 32 254 23 253 19 240 28 236 41393 39858 30 255 36 262 34 263 30 240 24 238 39858 38437 26 253 36 259 25 244 38 232 31 254 38437 37109 29 262 33 250 21 214 35 218 30 237 37109 35833 31 268 26 253 20 190 31 210 31 228 35833 34545 27 265 26 246 20 193 31 198 32 225 34545 33219 22 268 26 239 24 205 35 197 34 226 33219 31858 18 260 27 232 30 211 38 195 32 237 31858 30450 22 237 29 227 32 215 36 194 32 236 30450 28990 22 228 32 228 34 221 31 204 35 229 28990 27483 21 218 31 226 39 226 29 219 34 230 27483 25930 24 210 34 218 43 227 25 228 31 233 25930 24332 29 213 43 212 51 223 27 234 31 238 24332 22692 32 215 49 209 58 216 36 235 35 237 22692 21003 33 218 49 211 58 211 44 231 38 231 21003 19258 32 220 45 215 56 213 45 225 39 228 19258 17488 32 221 38 215 54 217 43 226 38 227 17488 15784 30 224 31 214 46 219 41 229 36 228 15784 14233 26 228 26 214 36 219 41 232 34 232 14233 12851 22 232 22 215 29 214 37 233 30 237 12851 11619 18 237 18 218 25 209 30 232 24 239 11619 10516 14 241 15 224 22 204 23 227 19 238 10516 9528 11 243 11 228 19 200 18 219 14 234 9528 8645 8 243 7 227 17 197 15 211 12 230 8645 7857 7 239 6 225 16 194 13 207 10 227 7857 7153 6 229 5 219 14 192 12 204 9 226 7153 6516 6 218 4 208 13 188 11 198 9 222 6516 5948 7 198 5 196 11*188 11 189 8 213 5948 5470 8 180 5 191 10*189 10 181 8 200 5470 5100 8 165 4 184 8 187 9 171 6 187 5100 4843 7 148 3 180 6 183 7 157 5 163 4843 4687 5*133 2*173 5 182 5*132 3*137 4687 4598 4*108 1*154 3 180 3*083 3*094 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