DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 01/04 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 - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 31.5 - - 32.5 - - 29.3 - - 30.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -10 - - -10 - - -9 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4581 - - 4580 - - 4580 - - 4580 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4598 - - 4598 - - 4598 - - 4598 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3431 - - 2862 - - 1634 - - 3083 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 8 - - 11 - - 0 - - 8 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 4 - - 2 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 165 - - 149 - - 120 - - 139 Direction Wind Shear - - - 11 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -13 - - -5 - - -3 - - -15 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4597 - - 4597 - - 4597 - - 4597 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2102 - - -1965 - - -1870 - - -2491 ODpotential blCL - - - 6700 - - 6563 - - 6468 - - 7089 blCL maxRH - - - 98 - - 98 - - 99 - - 97 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 20 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 31.5 - - 32.5 - - 29.3 - - 30.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 27.7 - - 29.2 - - 28.0 - - 26.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 35.4 - - 34.9 - - 32.8 - - 34.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 28.3 - - 28.9 - - 29.7 - - 26.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -10 - - -10 - - -9 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 93 - - 91 - - 98 - - 88 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 95327 29 312 38 309 39 299 37 296 95327 88566 21 331 26 301 26 324 26 305 88566 83230 19 314 22 289 31 311 25 319 83230 78721 17 319 18 287 27 293 26 320 78721 74787 24 302 16 294 19 300 19 310 74787 71266 28 287 22 296 23 297 13 304 71266 68029 27 285 28 282 28 280 17 308 68029 65017 23 299 26 275 24 278 23 290 65017 62209 21 305 17 273 19 285 24 276 62209 59474 21 299 15 277 22 277 17 262 59474 56593 30 282 26 272 21 292 9 269 56593 53558 38 262 36 263 35 278 22 264 53558 50648 38 252 37 259 40 267 32 263 50648 48050 32 256 32 262 36 264 36 259 48050 45747 33 261 31 263 34 255 36 251 45747 43676 34 257 30 258 39 252 31 250 43676 41785 35 247 34 254 42 252 29 252 41785 40039 37 241 43 248 42 250 27 253 40039 38418 36 236 43 242 39 250 27 253 38418 36908 33 238 38 238 35 251 29 252 36908 35505 37 246 37 240 34 249 34 252 35505 34182 44 250 41 244 32 249 39 250 34182 32879 50 251 46 246 33 252 44 248 32879 31569 57 251 51 249 39 254 46 245 31569 30251 63 251 57 248 46 250 48 243 30251 28911 65 250 60 245 46 244 50 243 28911 27535 62 250 59 244 43 241 51 243 27535 26123 57 251 57 245 42 241 49 244 26123 24669 54 250 54 246 40 241 47 245 24669 23175 53 249 50 243 38 242 44 246 23175 21642 51 249 48 241 35 245 42 248 21642 20066 48 250 44 243 35 249 39 250 20066 18443 43 251 38 251 36 251 36 254 18443 16800 36 251 34 255 37 251 33 260 16800 15222 29 249 31 252 36 249 30 266 15222 13784 26 245 31 247 36 248 29 267 13784 12497 26 243 32 244 36 247 30 266 12497 11343 26 242 33 243 37 245 32 264 11343 10302 27 241 32 242 35 242 33 262 10302 9365 27 238 30 241 32 239 34 260 9365 8521 25 234 27 237 27 233 33 257 8521 7766 23 228 22 230 23 224 30 252 7766 7088 20 216 18 218 20 212 26 244 7088 6472 18 202 17 200 19 200 21 231 6472 5920 19 185 18 182 20 187 18 210 5920 5453 20 176 18 172 20 179 17 186 5453 5090 19 172 17 167 18 173 17 173 5090 4839 15 167 14 161 14 167 15 165 4839 4685 11*166 11*158 10*161 11*160 4685 4597 4*159 4*149 2*120 4*139 4597 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