DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 01/25 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 7.6 - - 12.5 - - 25.4 - - 23.8 - - 19.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -23 - - -2 - - 49 - - -14 - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 183 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4579 - - 4579 - - 4580 - - 4580 - - 4580 Hcrit BL Top 4596 - - 4597 - - 5683 - - 4598 - - 4597 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 646 - - 821 - - 1161 - - 1811 - - 1048 Hgt.Variab. W* 6 - - 8 - - 89 - - 9 - - 9 W* B/S 0 - - 0 - - 4 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 BL Wind Direction 121 - - 146 - - 170 - - 146 - - 144 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 2 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -22 - - -13 - - -1 - - -11 - - -25 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1420 - - -1283 - - -1337 - - -1006 - - -2655 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 6017 - - 5880 - - 7020 - - 5604 - - 7253 sfcLCL ODpotential -10426 - - -10260 - - -7978 - - -5360 - - -10133 ODpotential blCL 15022 - - 14857 - - 13661 - - 9958 - - 14730 blCL maxRH 63 - - 56 - - 51 - - 54 - - 67 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 7.6 - - 12.5 - - 25.4 - - 23.8 - - 19.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m -1.8 - - 3.6 - - 11.1 - - 15.7 - - 4.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 14.7 - - 16.4 - - 26.0 - - 27.3 - - 25.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 4.6 - - 3.7 - - 10.1 - - 14.6 - - 6.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -23 - - -2 - - 49 - - -14 - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 183 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 1 - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 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] 92961 64 320 73 341 76 343 79 343 57 333 92961 86412 63 329 67 326 73 328 78 327 61 332 86412 81410 58 330 62 327 67 332 65 329 68 329 81410 77205 49 331 51 321 58 327 57 327 65 322 77205 73501 47 327 45 317 51 320 55 317 56 317 73501 70169 44 318 44 320 49 316 53 314 50 319 70169 67111 40 313 40 324 43 317 51 316 48 321 67111 64257 35 314 36 322 35 321 47 318 47 321 64257 61565 32 317 32 324 31 322 43 318 46 323 61565 58914 34 324 31 329 31 315 41 321 46 329 58914 56120 39 327 32 331 32 312 41 323 46 333 56120 53208 42 328 34 330 36 316 42 323 46 331 53208 50423 42 332 32 329 37 317 42 325 48 327 50423 47924 42 338 32 337 38 322 42 327 50 324 47924 45700 47 344 40 342 41 329 42 330 48 324 45700 43698 51 345 47 339 44 333 45 337 44 328 43698 41872 51 346 46 341 44 334 51 338 42 337 41872 40198 49 348 44 344 43 339 53 337 47 341 40198 38655 46 351 45 343 40 345 50 338 54 340 38655 37229 46 355 43 345 41 353 46 343 55 337 37229 35909 46 355 40 347 42 356 46 348 53 340 35909 34655 44 354 35 349 38 357 46 349 51 346 34655 33401 44 353 30 353 35 356 44 352 51 350 33401 32113 42 348 31 351 33 355 43 354 52 350 32113 30794 38 348 31 346 32 352 43 354 52 349 30794 29434 37 352 29 341 28 347 41 352 50 348 29434 28024 37 354 28 339 26 343 38 349 45 347 28024 26569 34 355 28 340 27 339 35 351 40 347 26569 25070 32 354 29 341 28 331 34 353 35 347 25070 23530 32 354 30 343 26 325 33 350 34 345 23530 21953 32 353 30 346 23 324 32 338 32 340 21953 20334 31 353 30 349 22 322 29 330 34 338 20334 18662 29 353 28 350 24 318 26 328 35 335 18662 16966 27 354 26 346 26 315 27 325 35 332 16966 15335 26 356 23 337 27 315 30 321 34 328 15335 13850 24 357 22 330 27 316 33 318 35 324 13850 12528 21 354 22 326 28 315 33 314 35 322 12528 11349 20 346 22 323 27 313 30 312 33 321 11349 10294 20 337 22 318 25 311 27 312 30 320 10294 9348 20 330 21 312 22 311 24 311 27 318 9348 8499 18 321 18 308 21 308 23 306 25 315 8499 7741 14 314 14 302 19 301 21 300 22 310 7741 7064 10 308 11 295 16 295 18 292 18 304 7064 6450 6 293 7 280 11 287 15 282 15 295 6450 5902 4 235 6 241 5*263 10 265 10 280 5902 5440 5 190 5 203 4*196 7 234 6 253 5440 5082 5 170 5 181 4 169 6 194 4 200 5082 4834 5 140 5 165 4 164 7 165 5 157 4834 4683 4*134 5*159 4 162 6*152 5*152 4683 4596 4*121 4*146 3 158 3*140 4*144 4596 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