DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 09/14 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 = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1334z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 52.6 - - 55.7 - - 53.0 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 52 - - 56 - - 5 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2737 - - 3703 - - 1577 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6329 - - 7095 - - 4582 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - 8237 - - 9203 - - 7077 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2774 - - 3496 - - 3940 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 238 - - 267 - - 107 - - - W* B/S - - - 3 - - 5 - - 2 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 10 - - 8 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - 345 - - 329 - - 316 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - 11 - - 10 - - 8 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -6 - - 2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1873 - - 2200 - - 1773 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6364 - - 7003 - - 5304 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -454 - - -152 - - -441 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - 8691 - - 9355 - - 7518 - - - blCL maxRH - - - 90 - - 93 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - 90 - - 190 - - 380 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - 52.6 - - 55.7 - - 53.0 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 40.5 - - 40.8 - - 45.5 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 53.2 - - 56.2 - - 53.9 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 39.3 - - 39.6 - - 44.4 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 52 - - 56 - - 5 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2737 - - 3703 - - 1577 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 60 - - 72 - - 99 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - 7 - - - 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] 98249 28 260 26 260 24 247 98249 90929 17 258 24 262 22 267 90929 85266 14 251 20 263 20 275 85266 80528 13 241 20 254 25 279 80528 76449 12 263 17 234 20 267 76449 72845 15 262 13 237 16 265 72845 69562 18 264 18 250 20 256 69562 66524 17 255 18 256 17 249 66524 63685 18 257 23 263 22 254 63685 60922 25 268 28 253 18 260 60922 58036 29 269 28 256 24 279 58036 55046 25 282 24 258 32 274 55046 52196 27 281 27 268 32 272 52196 49629 25 282 33 280 33 276 49629 47320 35 290 38 283 37 281 47320 45227 37 290 40 284 40 285 45227 43315 34 291 40 281 44 283 43315 41560 32 295 36 284 41 281 41560 39944 32 305 34 294 43 286 39944 38453 33 314 37 303 46 283 38453 37076 36 320 38 306 42 282 37076 35767 40 320 35 311 36 293 35767 34461 40 324 37 315 40 299 34461 33128 41 330 40 317 38 295 33128 31772 42 333 44 318 36 298 31772 30377 44 339 45 317 39 303 30377 28931 47 346 42 317 38 303 28931 27433 50 349 33 322 32 304 27433 25884 46 349 28 334 28 301 25884 24288 38 348 26 337 27 297 24288 22653 34 348 26 334 26 300 22653 20972 32 348 25 336 25 305 20972 19240 31 344 23 344 21 311 19240 17487 29 344 23 344 17 314 17487 15804 29 349 22 337 17 314 15804 14272 29 352 20 332 16 313 14272 12903 28 350 18 333 17 313 12903 11679 26 347 17 331 17 315 11679 10580 22 345 16 327 16 319 10580 9593 19 348 15*325 14 321 9593 8706 17*352 14*325 14 320 8706 7912 16*352 13 326 14 318 7912 7202 15 349 11 328 13*317 7202 6557 14 345 10 330 11*317 6557 5978 13 343 9 331 10 317 5978 5491 12 342 9 331 8 316 5491 5113 11 341 8 331 6 315 5113 4851 9 339 7 331 5 315 4851 4691 8 339 6 331 4 313 4691 4598 5 338 4 330 3 310 4598 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