DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 09/20 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 62.6 - - 69.8 - - 69.9 - - 58.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 133 - - 215 - - 35 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1087 - - 4916 - - 5257 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4582 - - 8758 - - 7278 - - 4582 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6587 - - 10416 - - 10757 - - 4600 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2132 - - 2083 - - 2418 - - 3477 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 224 - - 429 - - 244 - - 3 W* B/S - - - 10 - - 15 - - 7 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 5 - - 7 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 199 - - 255 - - 269 - - 082 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 9 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 9 - - 13 - - 9 - - -19 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3190 - - -1207 - - -1064 - - -4692 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9777 - - 11624 - - 11822 - - 9292 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8049 - - -4446 - - -4958 - - -10225 ODpotential blCL - - - 14636 - - 14862 - - 15715 - - 14825 blCL maxRH - - - 53 - - 73 - - 67 - - 58 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 62.6 - - 69.8 - - 69.9 - - 58.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 35.9 - - 34.7 - - 34.0 - - 34.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 62.5 - - 69.2 - - 70.5 - - 64.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 34.9 - - 34.0 - - 33.4 - - 33.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 133 - - 215 - - 35 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1087 - - 4916 - - 5257 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 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] 98019 16 336 10 302 13 297 22 316 98019 90818 13 299 15 304 13 326 11 334 90818 85216 9 286 10 304 12 315 8 322 85216 80537 9 290 13 302 11 321 6 329 80537 76481 6 283 15 298 13 303 11 314 76481 72876 9 286 8 286 13 278 13 310 72876 69604 17 289 14 282 22 288 13 296 69604 66588 17 281 21 283 24 290 17 288 66588 63782 14 260 20 272 22 284 21 289 63782 61065 14 265 19 259 23 274 26 290 61065 58244 18 273 19 265 22 265 25 277 58244 55333 21 283 20 279 21 267 22 260 55333 52564 21 284 20 278 24 273 24 271 52564 50084 21 294 20 274 27 270 29 275 50084 47874 24 296 22 280 27 266 29 269 47874 45877 24 298 24 285 26 269 25 266 45877 44050 25 308 26 293 27 282 23 280 44050 42364 25 313 26 295 31 291 25 286 42364 40802 22 320 22 297 28 287 25 282 40802 39347 20 330 20 306 21 280 23 273 39347 37984 18 332 19 314 17 283 19 273 37984 36674 18 331 20 314 20 295 19 279 36674 35354 20 324 20 313 23 299 22 283 35354 33997 22 324 20 314 24 299 23 283 33997 32607 21 326 19 317 24 297 23 281 32607 31171 20 327 19 318 23 294 22 279 31171 29679 19 324 20 314 22 290 21 279 29679 28135 19 318 18 310 20 287 20 276 28135 26537 17 312 15 301 17 279 18 269 26537 24891 15 303 13 288 16 268 17 263 24891 23200 13 292 13 280 16 261 17 260 23200 21461 14 285 17 280 16 265 16 263 21461 19669 18 287 20 283 17 274 15 269 19669 17859 21 289 21 286 18 279 15 276 17859 16122 21 289 20 287 18 282 16 278 16122 14542 20 286 19 287 16 280 16 275 14542 13133 18 283 17 285 13 274 14 269 13133 11874 15 282 15 281 11*268 11 257 11874 10743 13 280 12*275 9*265 9 246 10743 9726 11 278 10*271 8 265 9 246 9726 8813 9 275 9 266 7 267 8 249 8813 7997 7 268 7 260 7 268 8 253 7997 7267 6*256 5 253 7 270 9 258 7267 6604 5*238 4 243 6 271 9 263 6604 6012 4 206 4 238 6 273 9 268 6012 5512 4 187 3 231 6 272 7 273 5512 5125 4 185 3 230 6 273 6 280 5125 4857 4 186 3 229 5 274 4 288 4857 4693 3 185 3 228 5 273 2*330 4693 4599 3 189 2 228 4 273 2*082 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