DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 10/08 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 - - - 0956z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1853z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 61.3 - - 65.5 - - 62.2 - - 52.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 93 - - 176 - - -6 - - -42 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2128 - - 3769 - - 1516 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6241 - - 7796 - - 4582 - - 4582 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7628 - - 9269 - - 7016 - - 4600 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2221 - - 2465 - - 2616 - - 1036 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 246 - - 367 - - 55 - - 7 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 4 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 17 - - 14 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 261 - - 271 - - 263 - - 142 Direction Wind Shear - - - 13 - - 13 - - 15 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 24 - - 39 - - 27 - - -24 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2622 - - -1886 - - -2966 - - -3595 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10251 - - 11156 - - 9983 - - 8196 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6635 - - -5451 - - -6831 - - -9863 ODpotential blCL - - - 14263 - - 14720 - - 13847 - - 14463 blCL maxRH - - - 71 - - 65 - - 94 - - 94 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 61.3 - - 65.5 - - 62.2 - - 52.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 32.4 - - 32.4 - - 34.4 - - 32.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 61.4 - - 65.3 - - 63.6 - - 57.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 31.9 - - 31.8 - - 34.1 - - 32.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 93 - - 176 - - -6 - - -42 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2128 - - 3769 - - 1516 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 74 - - 78 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 - - 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] 97875 22 015 23 008 17 017 21 018 97875 90657 18 004 14 339 22 354 19 003 90657 85003 10 348 10 321 13 336 10 334 85003 80254 9 352 10 315 15 339 13 351 80254 76136 8 341 11 309 22 310 21 322 76136 72510 7 311 15 310 13 315 17 299 72510 69222 17 340 8 334 13 348 23 335 69222 66190 31 299 36 310 28 332 27 328 66190 63362 22 296 32 303 30 297 25 306 63362 60600 10 303 18 290 33 288 31 287 60600 57729 32 301 20 297 36 298 39 290 57729 54771 53 292 50 294 47 300 47 292 54771 51969 62 293 66 294 55 301 48 295 51969 49465 71 296 72 294 59 300 53 302 49465 47232 78 295 72 295 64 299 61 301 47232 45222 77 294 71 298 75 297 70 295 45222 43409 76 297 79 298 85 291 80 286 43409 41764 82 297 84 295 88 287 84 279 41764 40250 88 294 81 294 85 287 84 277 40250 38829 89 293 75 296 81 290 85 279 38829 37488 84 297 74 297 79 290 86 280 37488 36196 77 300 76 297 80 289 84 281 36196 34893 65 299 75 297 80 288 79 282 34893 33554 61 296 67 296 77 289 74 284 33554 32184 62 295 60 296 71 289 70 285 32184 30771 61 294 58 296 64 287 67 284 30771 29305 60 294 57 294 59 285 62 283 29305 27788 59 295 57 293 56 286 58 284 27788 26222 57 297 56 293 55 289 55 285 26222 24609 55 297 54 294 53 291 54 287 24609 22951 51 296 50 294 51 290 52 289 22951 21245 47 294 45 293 48 288 50 289 21245 19483 43 290 41 290 44 286 46 290 19483 17699 41 288 39 288 41 285 42 290 17699 15985 39 288 37 289 37 286 39 290 15985 14425 37 289 35 290 34 288 37 289 14425 13033 34 290 32 289 32 288 35 287 13033 11787 31 290 29 288 29 286 33 285 11787 10668 29 289 26 285 28 284 31 283 10668 9662 26 287 23*281 27 280 30 280 9662 8760 24 284 20*276 26 276 29 276 8760 7954 20*280 19 274 25 272 29 273 7954 7233 16*275 19 273 23*269 27 269 7233 6578 12 269 17 270 20*266 23 263 6578 5993 9 260 16 269 17 264 18 255 5993 5500 7 250 15 268 15 262 13 242 5500 5118 6 245 14 267 13 261 10 223 5118 4852 6 243 13 267 11 260 8 198 4852 4691 5 242 11 267 9 259 7*174 4691 4599 4 241 7 266 5 260 4*142 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