DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 09/10 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 - - - 59.8 - - 59.2 - - 57.1 - - 48.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 236 - - 279 - - 124 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4939 - - 6777 - - 6169 - - 2062 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8817 - - 10330 - - 9380 - - 4582 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10439 - - 12277 - - 11669 - - 7562 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2186 - - 2001 - - 2286 - - 3656 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 442 - - 519 - - 387 - - 18 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 23 - - 24 - - 20 - - 14 BL Wind Direction - - - 295 - - 300 - - 307 - - 323 Direction Wind Shear - - - 21 - - 18 - - 14 - - 15 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 70 - - 42 - - 18 - - 9 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1959 - - 2493 - - 1402 - - -533 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8481 - - 9785 - - 10268 - - 8096 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 712 - - 1099 - - -810 - - -3194 ODpotential blCL - - - 9727 - - 11178 - - 12479 - - 10756 blCL maxRH - - - 83 - - 80 - - 58 - - 67 maxRH CAPE - - - 60 - - 60 - - 10 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 59.8 - - 59.2 - - 57.1 - - 48.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 38.3 - - 32.0 - - 27.9 - - 29.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 59.5 - - 58.7 - - 57.3 - - 52.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 38.0 - - 31.7 - - 27.3 - - 28.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 236 - - 279 - - 124 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4939 - - 6777 - - 6169 - - 2062 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 32 - - 20 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 4 - - 3 - - 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] 98584 13 274 18 292 15 296 12 279 98584 91159 14 287 15 316 14 277 19 294 91159 85440 9 317 13 283 12 291 19 297 85440 80714 9 311 7 284 14 308 14 319 80714 76650 12 296 11 337 11 284 12 335 76650 73032 9 302 14 312 8 302 8 325 73032 69721 9 296 13 309 9 312 15 288 69721 66677 13 297 7 291 14 298 13 274 66677 63851 15 290 11 284 11 307 7 296 63851 61069 20 292 22 292 21 286 12 267 61069 58146 16 260 28 254 26 255 23 257 58146 55125 13 231 20 234 24 233 27 258 55125 52237 8 182 16 259 30 248 32 261 52237 49642 23 249 32 271 42 266 39 269 49642 47325 51 255 51 269 51 275 44 271 47325 45229 61 263 61 268 59 277 51 270 45229 43318 69 273 68 270 69 274 58 269 43318 41563 82 277 76 273 78 272 66 269 41563 39944 100 275 90 274 87 272 78 269 39944 38445 117 273 109 273 98 272 93 266 38445 37054 124 271 122 271 110 271 102 263 37054 35732 122 272 122 270 118 270 109 262 35732 34414 120 272 117 270 115 267 113 259 34414 33067 117 272 112 268 110 265 112 258 33067 31693 112 272 109 267 108 265 108 259 31693 30281 106 271 105 268 104 265 101 262 30281 28822 99 270 99 269 98 266 90 263 28822 27318 93 269 94 268 93 267 80 266 27318 25769 87 268 89 267 86 268 72 266 25769 24177 83 267 83 268 78 269 66 265 24177 22541 80 267 78 269 71 270 61 265 22541 20860 76 267 74 270 65 273 54 267 20860 19128 71 267 68 271 58 276 47 270 19128 17380 64 267 59 273 50 280 41 273 17380 15706 56 268 47 275 41 284 35 278 15706 14187 47 269 35 280 32 289 29 285 14187 12834 41 273 29*286 25*295 23 293 12834 11622 37 278 27*291 22*300 18 303 11622 10534 33*283 26 294 21 303 16 312 10534 9555 30*287 26 298 21 306 15 319 9555 8676 27 292 25 300 20 308 16 325 8676 7889 26 294 25 302 20 309 16*328 7889 7184 24 296 24 303 20 309 17*328 7184 6543 23 297 24 304 20 310 17 326 6543 5970 22 299 23 305 19 310 16 324 5970 5485 21 300 22 305 18 311 14 322 5485 5109 19 301 20 306 17 311 12 320 5109 4849 17 301 18 307 15 311 9 317 4849 4690 14 302 15 307 13 311 6 313 4690 4598 9 302 10 307 8 312 2 308 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