DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 09/18 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 - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 60.9 - - 66.0 - - 66.6 - - 56.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 112 - - 214 - - 44 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1109 - - 3487 - - 4083 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4582 - - 7677 - - 6836 - - 4582 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6609 - - 8987 - - 9583 - - 4600 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1921 - - 2372 - - 2265 - - 5134 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 215 - - 382 - - 242 - - 3 W* B/S - - - 33 - - 23 - - 8 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 3 - - 6 - - 1 BL Wind Direction - - - 333 - - 307 - - 332 - - 353 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 6 - - 5 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 7 - - -11 - - 4 - - -14 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3377 - - -2907 - - -1863 - - -3910 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9986 - - 11895 - - 11447 - - 8511 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8896 - - -7701 - - -5871 - - -8694 ODpotential blCL - - - 15505 - - 16688 - - 15454 - - 13294 blCL maxRH - - - 45 - - 52 - - 69 - - 54 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 60.9 - - 66.0 - - 66.6 - - 56.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 33.3 - - 29.8 - - 32.5 - - 35.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 60.8 - - 65.4 - - 67.0 - - 62.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 32.2 - - 28.9 - - 31.8 - - 34.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 112 - - 214 - - 44 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1109 - - 3487 - - 4083 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 98592 28 275 25 287 23 284 25 293 98592 91219 29 280 31 286 25 295 26 307 91219 85540 27 274 31 280 23 300 23 300 85540 80826 19 269 29 281 26 301 18 297 80826 76755 16 272 25 277 26 290 17 311 76755 73128 17 288 19 271 26 279 20 302 73128 69823 17 294 17 282 21 280 20 294 69823 66778 18 282 20 290 18 279 20 278 66778 63958 21 270 23 285 19 284 21 276 63958 61235 22 264 25 276 24 281 22 285 61235 58393 22 266 24 270 27 271 23 287 58393 55440 22 273 21 274 27 265 27 277 55440 52625 22 271 22 276 26 269 28 262 52625 50098 20 266 22 271 27 278 25 265 50098 47841 20 273 21 271 30 278 31 277 47841 45801 21 281 21 267 28 272 32 277 45801 43937 18 286 19 263 25 273 30 275 43937 42219 16 280 18 266 24 275 28 273 42219 40627 15 271 16 267 23 275 26 282 40627 39150 15 271 16 280 21 277 24 289 39150 37784 15 281 18 286 21 287 23 297 37784 36487 13 274 17 282 21 290 22 305 36487 35188 11 284 16 282 21 288 23 307 35188 33852 12 308 16 291 21 294 24 303 33852 32481 13 318 16 300 21 302 23 300 32481 31063 13 321 16 304 20 304 21 299 31063 29586 12 315 15 300 18 296 20 295 29586 28056 12 307 15 296 19 284 21 283 28056 26472 13 302 15 292 20 275 24 272 26472 24836 14 300 15 290 20 276 25 270 24836 23153 12 296 16 293 20 283 24 276 23153 21417 11 294 16 295 19 289 23 285 21417 19625 9 283 14 289 17 291 21 292 19625 17813 9 276 13 286 16 291 18 298 17813 16075 10 278 12 288 15 295 16 308 16075 14497 9 284 11 290 14 300 13 320 14497 13091 8 293 10 291 12 305 11 329 13091 11835 6 303 9 292 11 306 8 334 11835 10708 5 315 9 291 10 304 7 337 10708 9697 4 322 8*291 9*307 6 337 9697 8788 3 326 7*294 8*312 6 339 8788 7977 2 337 5 299 7 323 7 343 7977 7251 2*353 4 304 6 333 8 347 7251 6593 2*355 3 315 6 338 8 350 6593 6004 2 342 2 330 6 340 8 353 6004 5507 1 337 2 330 5 341 7 351 5507 5122 1 319 1 323 5 342 6 345 5122 4855 1 300 1 320 5 341 5 340 4855 4692 1 286 1 317 4 341 3*336 4692 4599 1 284 1 313 3 340 0*050 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