DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 01/02 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 27.0 - - 28.1 - - 32.4 - - 28.8 - - 26.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -13 - - -12 - - -6 - - -18 - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4580 - - 4580 - - 4580 - - 4580 - - 4580 Hcrit BL Top 4598 - - 4598 - - 4598 - - 4598 - - 4598 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1364 - - 1563 - - 2387 - - 1371 - - 1001 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 6 - - 12 - - 0 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 3 - - 4 - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 BL Wind Direction 128 - - 124 - - 129 - - 148 - - 118 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -15 - - -14 - - -9 - - -13 - - -25 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -46 - - -319 - - -523 - - -340 - - -813 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 4645 - - 4918 - - 5121 - - 4938 - - 5411 sfcLCL ODpotential -4729 - - -4617 - - -4121 - - -4582 - - -6759 ODpotential blCL 9327 - - 9215 - - 8719 - - 9180 - - 11357 blCL maxRH 98 - - 94 - - 81 - - 81 - - 92 maxRH CAPE 10 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 27.0 - - 28.1 - - 32.4 - - 28.8 - - 26.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 22.6 - - 22.7 - - 26.0 - - 23.4 - - 19.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 32.2 - - 32.7 - - 35.9 - - 34.7 - - 33.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 24.6 - - 23.4 - - 25.4 - - 25.5 - - 22.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -13 - - -12 - - -6 - - -18 - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 91 - - 76 - - 22 - - 24 - - 68 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 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] 95522 27 329 35 330 34 344 27 343 38 335 95522 88709 24 351 24 315 26 341 27 340 28 327 88709 83323 23 337 16 290 23 323 25 345 22 318 83323 78793 19 335 10 327 24 312 26 342 20 327 78793 74847 18 334 18 344 21 293 27 324 25 328 74847 71334 20 322 22 328 22 282 26 305 32 322 71334 68132 20 310 19 320 17 286 26 290 29 315 68132 65164 24 296 25 301 20 289 27 289 25 309 65164 62392 21 293 25 289 27 294 27 297 25 303 62392 59693 20 301 24 292 25 310 22 298 24 301 59693 56857 23 294 25 305 24 293 24 286 24 289 56857 53908 27 287 32 295 34 288 30 285 26 279 53908 51106 40 284 42 286 45 289 37 286 36 282 51106 48591 49 283 45 282 45 279 39 283 41 276 48591 46339 51 280 43 279 42 273 42 281 43 274 46339 44296 50 274 43 281 42 278 46 280 45 275 44296 42427 50 273 48 280 45 282 48 279 43 274 42427 40705 51 275 50 280 49 283 48 282 38 278 40705 39112 50 276 53 280 55 281 56 286 46 289 39112 37646 52 276 57 279 60 278 75 282 74 280 37646 36303 57 275 62 277 67 278 92 269 76 268 36303 35035 64 273 67 275 75 277 83 267 62 263 35035 33771 68 269 69 273 77 278 75 285 55 278 33771 32476 69 264 69 269 79 282 83 292 65 281 32476 31151 71 262 67 268 82 284 84 283 75 279 31151 29781 72 263 64 271 82 287 86 276 78 275 29781 28357 67 264 65 277 79 284 84 272 74 275 28357 26882 62 267 65 280 73 276 72 274 69 277 26882 25361 59 271 64 281 69 273 67 280 63 278 25361 23798 56 276 62 280 65 275 64 284 60 276 23798 22197 52 279 60 278 62 279 61 282 59 273 22197 20550 48 280 59 279 58 281 61 280 54 270 20550 18852 45 280 55 281 53 283 57 280 47 269 18852 17133 40 280 47 284 46 285 50 282 41 270 17133 15484 35 280 39 287 38 287 42 285 37 273 15484 13985 30 279 33 288 32 289 36 288 33 276 13985 12649 26 279 27 290 27 290 32 289 29 278 12649 11455 22 280 22 290 25 290 28 290 26 281 11455 10385 20 280 19 291 23 288 25 290 24 282 10385 9423 19 281 17 290 22 287 22 288 22 282 9423 8561 19 281 17 288 22 284 19 286 21 281 8561 7792 18 279 17 285 20 282 15 283 19 279 7792 7104 17 274 17 280 17 278 12 275 16 275 7104 6480 14 266 16 273 13 272 9 259 13 268 6480 5922 10 249 13 262 9 258 11 223 11 251 5922 5453 7 211 8 237 6 231 13 205 9 228 5453 5090 8 176 6 189 6 197 12 197 7 206 5090 4838 8 159 7 156 5 164 10 189 6 167 4838 4685 7*151 6*142 4*146 7*177 6*149 4685 4597 3*128 4*124 3*129 3*148 4*118 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