DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 10/10 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 - - - 0956z - - 1001z - - 1556z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 35.9 - - 35.1 - - 35.8 - - 32.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 77 - - 76 - - 43 - - 1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1686 - - 1583 - - 1596 - - 927 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4581 - - 4581 - - 4580 - - 4580 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7186 - - 7083 - - 7096 - - 6427 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1640 - - 1625 - - 2825 - - 1617 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 215 - - 209 - - 172 - - 45 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 4 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 11 - - 17 - - 14 BL Wind Direction - - - 066 - - 060 - - 062 - - 061 Direction Wind Shear - - - 16 - - 13 - - 12 - - 21 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 12 - - -6 - - -20 - - -13 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1118 - - 1554 - - -117 - - -545 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6068 - - 5529 - - 7213 - - 6972 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -792 - - 191 - - -2038 - - -2890 ODpotential blCL - - - 7978 - - 6892 - - 9134 - - 9317 blCL maxRH - - - 96 - - 96 - - 95 - - 94 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 35.9 - - 35.1 - - 35.8 - - 32.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 25.4 - - 27.0 - - 20.4 - - 18.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 36.1 - - 35.3 - - 36.3 - - 33.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 24.7 - - 26.3 - - 20.1 - - 18.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 77 - - 76 - - 43 - - 1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1686 - - 1583 - - 1596 - - 927 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 83 - - 84 - - 81 - - 77 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 2 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] 97547 22 311 19 295 33 296 32 304 97547 90380 30 314 26 322 31 310 27 323 90380 84789 18 309 18 314 23 298 29 316 84789 80123 14 316 17 319 20 294 26 300 80123 76090 22 325 26 324 22 315 19 318 76090 72512 21 324 29 327 23 322 20 311 72512 69251 18 321 26 318 28 328 21 321 69251 66241 21 328 25 320 29 324 24 331 66241 63444 27 329 30 331 29 326 27 334 63444 60723 29 323 34 332 30 327 28 328 60723 57858 29 317 34 326 30 326 27 322 57858 54854 25 313 33 318 31 322 27 321 54854 51966 22 312 30 309 32 318 26 321 51966 49357 23 313 25 301 29 315 24 324 49357 47017 24 305 21 296 25 308 23 318 47017 44897 27 295 22 296 21 296 20 310 44897 42962 29 275 26 281 20 289 16 300 42962 41181 33 265 32 269 20 286 14 292 41181 39526 35 260 34 259 19 280 11 285 39526 37985 34 255 34 253 24 265 14 265 37985 36552 32 249 34 249 29 245 16 265 36552 35193 32 241 36 242 30 241 19 267 35193 33838 34 239 37 237 32 238 22 250 33838 32459 36 238 35 234 36 235 24 240 32459 31065 36 234 34 230 35 234 23 235 31065 29649 33 232 30 228 29 232 19 229 29649 28203 29 229 22 226 21 226 16 224 28203 26726 27 226 19 222 15 218 9 217 26726 25214 26 227 16 220 12 211 5 205 25214 23661 21 227 12 219 11 209 5 188 23661 22069 15 212 10 208 8 211 3 172 22069 20433 15 173 10 181 4 198 3 122 20433 18746 14 163 12 128 3 037 6 095 18746 17039 12 152 11 107 5 032 10 085 17039 15400 8 137 10 094 5 064 10 084 15400 13909 8 117 8 094 9 090 9 089 13909 12581 8 089 7 107 9 089 9 070 12581 11397 7 085 7 113 7 048 10 033 11397 10339 9 082 9 105 7 016 6 028 10339 9387 13 075 13 087 7 022 6 043 9387 8533 17 071 16 075 8 041 10 061 8533 7769 19*068 18 068 15*058 17 068 7769 7086 20*067 18*066 19*061 26 067 7086 6468 17 067 16*064 20 062 27*066 6468 5915 15 066 14 063 19 062 24*065 5915 5450 12 065 11 060 18 063 18 063 5450 5088 9 064 8 055 16 062 13 058 5088 4838 7 063 6 052 14 062 9 055 4838 4685 6 063 5 050 11 063 6 049 4685 4597 4 062 3 046 7 062 3 041 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