DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 09/27 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 47.3 - - 54.1 - - 54.1 - - 45.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 202 - - 250 - - 35 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1344 - - 3120 - - 2652 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6099 - - 7459 - - 4582 - - 4582 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6844 - - 8620 - - 8152 - - 4599 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1372 - - 1642 - - 2585 - - 4425 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 272 - - 386 - - 191 - - 3 W* B/S - - - 30 - - 19 - - 13 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 4 - - 3 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 183 - - 195 - - 191 - - 144 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 2 - - 5 - - 1 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 12 - - 16 - - 9 - - -14 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2399 - - -2975 - - -3744 - - -4938 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9244 - - 11596 - - 11897 - - 9537 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7800 - - -7327 - - -7499 - - -10327 ODpotential blCL - - - 14644 - - 15947 - - 15651 - - 14926 blCL maxRH - - - 76 - - 80 - - 87 - - 61 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 47.3 - - 54.1 - - 54.1 - - 45.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 23.0 - - 19.3 - - 17.9 - - 20.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 46.7 - - 53.4 - - 54.6 - - 51.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 22.3 - - 18.6 - - 17.4 - - 19.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 202 - - 250 - - 35 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1344 - - 3120 - - 2652 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 5 - - 20 - - 48 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 98295 8 289 8 284 6 294 5 303 98295 90957 5 217 5 253 6 335 6 317 90957 85287 8 184 7 252 5 277 7 259 85287 80595 7 246 11 283 6 254 3 006 80595 76515 7 256 9 280 12 268 8 306 76515 72872 12 271 14 282 13 282 14 270 72872 69573 17 261 17 268 18 277 18 295 69573 66531 19 261 24 261 25 265 20 304 66531 63689 14 264 23 263 28 264 24 293 63689 60920 16 278 20 260 27 265 26 274 60920 58022 19 284 20 256 27 268 26 268 58022 55010 26 274 24 262 29 275 27 275 55010 52134 34 269 32 270 31 279 31 281 52134 49546 38 266 35 273 33 277 34 284 49546 47231 38 264 37 275 34 278 35 283 47231 45140 38 265 39 276 36 280 32 281 45140 43237 41 266 41 275 41 280 33 286 43237 41492 44 263 43 273 44 277 38 287 41492 39885 43 262 45 272 43 272 36 283 39885 38402 45 264 46 267 39 273 30 282 38402 37033 49 264 47 262 38 279 26 291 37033 35734 56 264 49 259 38 281 26 294 35734 34435 63 264 52 258 39 278 25 294 34435 33103 63 259 54 260 39 272 23 296 33103 31743 57 252 54 259 40 267 22 302 31743 30342 52 261 48 253 41 266 21 313 30342 28888 46 266 40 250 44 265 22 320 28888 27384 39 267 35 253 41 266 21 306 27384 25835 37 262 34 255 38 264 24 287 25835 24246 34 261 32 256 36 260 28 274 24246 22621 29 266 29 258 31 257 28 272 22621 20949 24 271 27 258 28 256 24 271 20949 19221 21 272 24 256 27 254 21 266 19221 17470 19 268 21 255 24 254 19 263 17470 15786 17 265 18 255 19 257 17 262 15786 14252 14 263 15 256 14 258 15 263 14252 12883 11 264 13 257 10 259 11 267 12883 11659 9 266 10 257 7 260 8 272 11659 10559 8 267 9 255 7 265 6 282 10559 9572 6 266 7 253 7 268 6 293 9572 8687 5 262 5*240 6*268 5 298 8687 7896 3 255 4*221 4*259 5 293 7896 7188 2*237 4 212 3 229 4 278 7188 6545 1*199 4 191 3 185 4 261 6545 5970 2 184 4 182 3 169 4 244 5970 5485 2 169 4 182 4 170 4 236 5485 5109 2 177 4 185 4 170 4 226 5109 4848 2 186 4 188 3 169 3 211 4848 4689 2 192 3 188 3 171 2*171 4689 4598 1 194 3 193 2 171 2*128 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