DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 01/22 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 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 12.5 - - 14.9 - - 22.8 - - 20.8 - - 17.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -18 - - 1 - - 47 - - -2 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 240 - - 448 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4579 - - 4579 - - 4580 - - 4579 - - 4580 Hcrit BL Top 4597 - - 4597 - - 5740 - - 5948 - - 4597 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 690 - - 1108 - - 1319 - - 2135 - - 2329 Hgt.Variab. W* 3 - - 11 - - 96 - - 14 - - 9 W* B/S 0 - - 1 - - 13 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 3 - - 2 - - 1 - - 6 - - 5 BL Wind Direction 112 - - 147 - - 169 - - 072 - - 102 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 1 - - 7 - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg -22 - - -9 - - 7 - - -6 - - -14 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1207 - - -468 - - 428 - - 936 - - -864 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 5805 - - 5065 - - 5312 - - 5012 - - 5461 sfcLCL ODpotential -8073 - - -6046 - - -2471 - - -2548 - - -4097 ODpotential blCL 12670 - - 10643 - - 8211 - - 8496 - - 8694 blCL maxRH 74 - - 82 - - 86 - - 80 - - 100 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 12.5 - - 14.9 - - 22.8 - - 20.8 - - 17.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 4.0 - - 9.4 - - 16.1 - - 15.5 - - 9.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 18.6 - - 17.7 - - 23.2 - - 23.4 - - 19.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 9.0 - - 9.7 - - 15.0 - - 14.3 - - 8.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -18 - - 1 - - 47 - - -2 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 240 - - 448 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 28 - - 45 - - 21 - - 99 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 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] 94596 37 352 49 349 50 345 49 351 58 352 94596 88129 40 360 46 352 48 358 46 352 54 341 88129 82979 40 002 39 352 44 358 39 348 49 347 82979 78589 41 358 35 350 43 354 38 349 47 354 78589 74731 43 354 35 350 44 354 43 352 48 353 74731 71269 47 355 39 355 45 354 48 350 49 349 71269 68105 48 353 42 359 44 357 48 346 49 349 68105 65178 46 348 46 000 43 358 44 347 48 348 65178 62455 46 347 51 357 48 000 48 356 48 349 62455 59795 50 349 55 353 55 001 57 360 53 347 59795 56985 58 351 60 352 60 357 61 357 57 341 56985 54036 68 352 65 352 65 353 63 352 61 336 54036 51200 76 349 70 351 70 349 67 347 61 334 51200 48632 79 347 74 349 74 344 71 346 60 338 48632 46318 78 344 77 345 75 341 73 343 64 341 46318 44211 76 344 77 343 74 340 74 340 72 339 44211 42281 75 345 76 343 74 340 73 338 74 336 42281 40504 77 342 76 340 75 340 72 338 72 334 40504 38858 80 337 77 338 75 338 71 336 70 334 38858 37329 80 333 79 337 76 337 71 335 70 337 37329 35907 78 332 79 335 80 337 71 334 70 337 35907 34560 77 333 80 335 83 336 72 333 72 335 34560 33230 78 334 82 337 84 334 74 332 74 331 33230 31892 77 334 84 337 87 332 78 331 74 328 31892 30546 75 335 84 335 90 331 81 329 74 328 30546 29176 76 334 81 333 89 330 82 329 75 330 29176 27767 76 331 78 333 84 329 80 327 77 330 27767 26318 75 327 75 332 77 330 76 327 74 329 26318 24829 71 326 73 332 72 332 69 328 68 329 24829 23302 66 326 69 330 68 332 62 330 60 330 23302 21738 60 326 64 330 62 330 56 331 55 333 21738 20129 54 327 57 330 56 329 51 333 52 336 20129 18469 49 329 51 329 51 328 48 333 50 337 18469 16790 46 332 45 327 43 328 45 331 46 336 16790 15180 42 333 38 324 37 326 39 330 40 334 15180 13720 37 335 30 324 33 321 33 332 33 333 13720 12419 32 337 24 328 27 318 27 334 26 335 12419 11257 28 338 19 334 21 318 22 337 19 340 11257 10214 26 337 15 341 16 322 16 342 12 342 10214 9278 23 335 12 346 12 327 10 349 6 331 9278 8440 19 332 9 346 8 332 6 008 3 292 8440 7693 15 329 6 337 4 337 3 059 3 253 7693 7026 11 327 3 321 2 346 4 085 3 183 7026 6421 6 320 1 282 1 082 6*084 5 142 6421 5880 2 283 3 196 1*121 8*078 8 121 5880 5426 2 190 4 189 2*145 7 075 10 115 5426 5074 3 164 4 180 1 164 6 070 10 110 5074 4830 4 129 3 169 1 180 4 065 8 106 4830 4682 4*125 3*163 1 187 3 057 5*103 4682 4596 3*112 2*147 1 195 1 034 3*089 4596 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