DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 09/12 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 - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1334z - - 1559z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 53.7 - - 60.1 - - 61.2 - - 52.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 281 - - 323 - - 106 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2681 - - 5982 - - 6133 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7171 - - 9772 - - 9222 - - 4582 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8181 - - 11482 - - 11633 - - 4600 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2228 - - 2119 - - 1685 - - 6484 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 381 - - 522 - - 365 - - 2 W* B/S - - - 33 - - 40 - - 26 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 182 - - 329 - - 359 - - 092 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 5 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 14 - - 11 - - 4 - - -16 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -352 - - 881 - - 248 - - -3955 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8533 - - 10602 - - 11385 - - 8555 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2331 - - -854 - - -2136 - - -7464 ODpotential blCL - - - 10512 - - 12336 - - 13769 - - 12064 blCL maxRH - - - 68 - - 67 - - 72 - - 67 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 53.7 - - 60.1 - - 61.2 - - 52.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 32.3 - - 29.4 - - 27.2 - - 30.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 52.8 - - 59.1 - - 61.2 - - 57.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 32.0 - - 28.9 - - 26.6 - - 30.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 281 - - 323 - - 106 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2681 - - 5982 - - 6133 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 98313 20 262 28 265 35 283 28 285 98313 90973 13 283 22 270 24 284 18 287 90973 85320 13 297 13 298 15 281 16 277 85320 80628 11 302 10 321 9 304 15 299 80628 76572 11 318 11 333 10 331 15 325 76572 72975 9 310 10 323 12 327 11 320 72975 69695 9 311 12 325 13 324 10 324 69695 66662 9 316 15 315 12 312 10 329 66662 63839 7 332 14 301 15 323 12 331 63839 61103 10 349 12 297 18 325 11 326 61103 58251 15 346 12 328 14 324 10 317 58251 55285 17 337 16 336 12 322 9 326 55285 52454 17 341 18 336 13 343 11 006 52454 49924 20 340 19 336 16 346 14 028 49924 47674 21 339 18 338 14 357 11 046 47674 45640 24 342 19 357 18 018 13 066 45640 43778 24 343 22 003 19 028 12 069 43778 42061 24 348 23 008 18 024 8 082 42061 40470 23 348 21 011 15 022 7 105 40470 38989 23 350 20 017 15 023 10 097 38989 37605 21 346 20 019 15 018 11 088 37605 36281 21 336 20 019 14 009 8 082 36281 34952 22 321 20 017 12 006 3 091 34952 33590 24 307 18 009 11 018 3 233 33590 32201 26 303 17 357 12 038 6 234 32201 30771 28 306 17 344 15 049 6 212 30771 29291 31 306 20 324 17 051 6 154 29291 27763 31 305 25 313 16 043 8 120 27763 26185 28 305 28 308 14 029 8 104 26185 24558 25 307 28 303 11 023 8 093 24558 22886 21 308 25 303 8 353 3 105 22886 21164 20 306 22 307 13 316 6 267 21164 19391 19 303 19 308 18 305 10 281 19391 17599 17 299 18 306 19 311 11 297 17599 15884 14 296 15 306 17 316 10 314 15884 14330 12 300 13 309 14 316 10 318 14330 12948 11 308 11 307 10 304 7 314 12948 11717 10 314 9*305 7*300 4 301 11717 10614 9 316 6*309 4*311 2 294 10614 9622 7 313 4 314 4 321 1 093 9622 8730 4*304 3 330 3 360 3 097 8730 7933 2*271 2 344 3 010 4 101 7933 7218 2 191 2 355 3 019 6 104 7218 6569 2 178 2 359 3 021 7 105 6569 5987 3 169 1 358 3 024 8 107 5987 5497 3 170 1 353 3 024 7 107 5497 5116 3 175 1 348 2 024 7 105 5116 4852 2 179 1 338 2 026 5 101 4852 4691 2 186 1 332 2 024 3*097 4691 4599 2 188 1 319 2 022 3*092 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