DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 10/23 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 - - 0955z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 36.3 - - 39.4 - - 40.4 - - 37.0 - - 31.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -1 - - 67 - - 66 - - -22 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 2614 - - 3168 - - 2678 - - 608 BL Depth Hcrit 4581 - - 6398 - - 6812 - - 4581 - - 4580 Hcrit BL Top 4598 - - 8114 - - 8668 - - 8178 - - 6108 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 2774 - - 1607 - - 1152 - - 1603 - - 3072 Hgt.Variab. W* 5 - - 245 - - 262 - - 75 - - 14 W* B/S 0 - - 3 - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 11 - - 15 - - 18 - - 18 - - 7 BL Wind Direction 336 - - 359 - - 352 - - 352 - - 338 Direction Wind Shear 16 - - 14 - - 15 - - 18 - - 9 Wind Shear Max.Converg -10 - - -4 - - -4 - - -6 - - -7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 1 - - 1817 - - 1365 - - -419 - - -1631 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 4597 - - 6297 - - 7304 - - 8597 - - 7740 sfcLCL ODpotential -1170 - - -306 - - -4493 - - -7413 - - -8841 ODpotential blCL 5768 - - 8420 - - 13161 - - 15591 - - 14949 blCL maxRH 95 - - 77 - - 67 - - 48 - - 47 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 36.3 - - 39.4 - - 40.4 - - 37.0 - - 31.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 34.4 - - 27.9 - - 24.6 - - 15.7 - - 14.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 38.1 - - 39.9 - - 40.9 - - 39.2 - - 36.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 33.9 - - 26.7 - - 23.4 - - 14.8 - - 13.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -1 - - 67 - - 66 - - -22 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 2614 - - 3168 - - 2678 - - 608 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 81 - - 9 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 5 - - 3 - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 97286 5 212 8 305 10 288 9 332 9 313 97286 90208 6 163 4 284 10 242 15 309 6 042 90208 84672 4 230 7 239 7 236 8 303 5 310 84672 80029 10 231 9 212 12 250 5 282 11 276 80029 76015 12 224 8 240 14 273 5 268 11 240 76015 72451 10 249 13 230 14 268 9 286 8 227 72451 69204 15 278 17 222 18 246 18 272 7 262 69204 66188 18 272 15 232 20 229 24 258 16 259 66188 63369 23 265 16 251 16 232 24 246 21 256 63369 60625 30 256 24 253 13 249 19 231 23 240 60625 57747 34 246 28 251 23 259 21 246 22 239 57747 54744 34 235 30 244 32 253 31 245 29 230 54744 51864 34 231 34 237 39 247 34 248 33 242 51864 49267 39 232 40 233 43 242 43 253 37 241 49267 46941 41 234 43 233 44 242 41 246 35 249 46941 44841 42 236 43 231 45 239 38 244 38 261 44841 42934 43 235 40 231 40 239 41 255 43 256 42934 41184 45 233 38 235 41 241 46 254 38 241 41184 39558 46 229 40 238 45 239 40 245 32 274 39558 38049 47 227 43 234 40 235 31 250 46 293 38049 36658 51 223 46 231 38 241 37 269 57 296 36658 35349 58 217 49 224 44 236 48 282 59 292 35349 34054 73 211 68 210 57 225 56 276 52 295 34054 32738 86 206 79 208 71 216 50 262 50 306 32738 31400 92 203 80 209 78 214 38 263 56 315 31400 30025 89 205 80 212 81 215 31 293 65 318 30025 28598 80 211 76 220 81 219 43 323 68 320 28598 27120 63 217 64 225 64 228 61 330 65 320 27120 25590 52 219 54 227 41 249 68 329 57 316 25590 24010 50 222 50 235 32 270 66 325 54 307 24010 22380 48 228 40 244 31 288 65 322 55 304 22380 20697 41 232 33 254 35 301 64 317 55 302 20697 18960 35 232 28 269 40 307 64 312 52 302 18960 17209 28 237 26 288 43 313 60 312 46 303 17209 15533 23 246 27 301 45 320 53 319 40 310 15533 14014 18 257 27 308 45 327 50 327 37 323 14014 12662 13 280 26 315 43 335 48 333 35 333 12662 11457 13 310 25 325 39 341 44 338 33 340 11457 10381 20 331 23 337 33 346 38 344 27 344 10381 9419 24 341 23 348 27*350 31 350 19 347 9419 8558 23 350 22*356 22*352 25*354 14 357 8558 7791 19 003 19*000 20 353 23*355 11 009 7791 7105 20 009 17 001 19 352 22 354 9 012 7105 6483 21 000 15 360 18 352 21 353 8*003 6483 5925 22 348 15 358 18 352 19 352 9*350 5925 5456 21 343 14 357 17 351 18 350 9 341 5456 5092 17 340 13 356 16 351 15 348 8 335 5092 4840 13 337 11 355 14 350 12 346 6 330 4840 4686 8*331 9 353 11 349 10 345 3 322 4686 4597 1*295 6 352 7 348 5 343 1 232 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