DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 02/05 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1853z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 46.9 - - 50.0 - - 44.5 - - 38.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -20 - - 12 - - -17 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4581 - - 4582 - - 4582 - - 4581 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4599 - - 4599 - - 4599 - - 4599 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1824 - - 2102 - - 1270 - - 667 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 16 - - 28 - - 11 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 5 - - 3 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 140 - - 159 - - 148 - - 122 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -25 - - -2 - - -9 - - -20 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5225 - - -4136 - - -3522 - - -3190 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9825 - - 8735 - - 8121 - - 7790 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12766 - - -10317 - - -11058 - - -12412 ODpotential blCL - - - 17365 - - 14916 - - 15657 - - 17011 blCL maxRH - - - 37 - - 64 - - 68 - - 70 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 46.9 - - 50.0 - - 44.5 - - 38.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 20.6 - - 28.2 - - 25.6 - - 21.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 51.1 - - 51.6 - - 49.1 - - 45.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 19.5 - - 27.1 - - 24.4 - - 21.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -20 - - 12 - - -17 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 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] 95764 26 341 31 340 46 353 27 355 95764 89054 20 356 26 348 34 001 26 356 89054 83703 29 354 23 347 30 351 24 346 83703 79169 27 353 18 342 25 331 20 345 79169 75219 20 018 10 350 17 303 20 339 75219 71706 16 348 16 332 16 301 22 328 71706 68527 10 321 19 309 19 303 26 313 68527 65610 10 290 17 325 18 328 24 317 65610 62902 19 307 32 297 32 325 27 309 62902 60280 12 274 25 297 37 300 27 330 60280 57535 28 293 12 280 40 303 41 311 57535 54679 53 298 38 301 46 289 48 287 54679 51966 52 289 46 291 51 294 50 290 51966 49518 46 284 50 291 58 295 60 299 49518 47298 44 290 50 287 60 278 68 286 47298 45271 46 292 52 287 50 275 58 263 45271 43425 50 288 57 284 50 284 54 273 43425 41745 55 281 61 281 59 288 62 284 41745 40213 62 278 59 284 66 288 69 284 40213 38793 70 280 69 286 74 286 74 281 38793 37460 73 279 78 284 78 284 74 280 37460 36178 72 277 78 282 79 283 72 282 36178 34883 70 278 72 282 74 282 70 283 34883 33551 70 280 67 285 66 283 64 281 33551 32188 70 283 66 287 61 283 61 278 32188 30779 69 285 65 285 59 281 59 279 30779 29313 69 286 64 282 57 280 56 281 29313 27793 67 289 62 281 55 280 52 283 27793 26221 64 292 59 282 52 282 48 287 26221 24601 61 295 53 283 48 282 45 289 24601 22938 58 296 49 286 43 283 41 288 22938 21228 55 295 46 290 39 285 38 285 21228 19460 54 293 44 292 36 287 35 289 19460 17668 52 293 43 294 34 290 31 296 17668 15944 49 296 40 295 32 293 28 299 15944 14375 45 300 36 296 30 293 25 297 14375 12976 40 304 31 296 27 292 22 294 12976 11727 36 307 27 297 23 290 19 293 11727 10607 33 308 22 297 20 290 16 292 10607 9603 30 306 19 296 16 288 12 291 9603 8704 28 303 17 293 13 284 10 287 8704 7903 26 299 14 289 11 278 7 278 7903 7188 23 294 12 281 9 269 6 261 7188 6541 19 289 10 270 8 253 5 241 6541 5964 14 280 7 247 8 225 6 209 5964 5479 8 266 5 205 8 199 7 188 5479 5105 4 231 6 176 8 182 7 174 5105 4846 4 162 6 167 8 172 7 159 4846 4688 5*150 5*159 6*163 5*144 4688 4598 4*140 3*144 3*148 4*122 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