DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 01/23 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 - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1853z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 3.7 - - 8.9 - - 17.9 - - 18.0 - - 14.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -9 - - 10 - - 63 - - -4 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 515 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4579 - - 4579 - - 4579 - - 4579 - - 4579 Hcrit BL Top 4596 - - 4596 - - 6015 - - 4597 - - 4597 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1555 - - 1864 - - 1289 - - 2621 - - 1730 Hgt.Variab. W* 3 - - 23 - - 135 - - 7 - - 6 W* B/S 0 - - 4 - - 12 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 2 - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 - - 2 BL Wind Direction 093 - - 095 - - 326 - - 177 - - 134 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 1 - - 7 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -20 - - -15 - - 2 - - -3 - - -19 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -2017 - - -1626 - - -627 - - -1336 - - -1911 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 6613 - - 6222 - - 6642 - - 5934 - - 6508 sfcLCL ODpotential -9238 - - -8356 - - -5602 - - -5065 - - -6019 ODpotential blCL 13834 - - 12952 - - 11617 - - 9662 - - 10616 blCL maxRH 61 - - 64 - - 72 - - 74 - - 81 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 3.7 - - 8.9 - - 17.9 - - 18.0 - - 14.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m -8.2 - - -1.4 - - 5.5 - - 8.7 - - 2.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 10.7 - - 12.4 - - 18.3 - - 20.8 - - 19.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot -3.2 - - -2.0 - - 4.4 - - 7.6 - - 5.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -9 - - 10 - - 63 - - -4 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 515 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 25 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 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] 93928 44 330 45 334 32 354 30 007 37 350 93928 87453 51 333 51 330 50 337 27 321 28 291 87453 82431 50 338 48 329 54 333 53 331 34 312 82431 78162 47 332 44 333 47 332 52 333 48 330 78162 74373 48 334 42 336 42 335 50 331 47 332 74373 70957 50 336 43 337 43 338 50 331 48 334 70957 67820 48 335 44 333 44 334 50 335 47 333 67820 64902 45 334 42 332 42 330 49 336 44 328 64902 62167 46 332 43 332 40 329 47 334 41 326 62167 59492 47 331 45 334 42 330 46 333 42 327 59492 56677 49 335 50 335 45 330 49 333 47 329 56677 53734 56 337 54 336 50 335 54 334 53 330 53734 50910 60 335 54 338 56 337 59 334 55 331 50910 48358 63 335 56 340 60 337 62 332 57 335 48358 46065 65 335 61 338 62 337 62 333 60 337 46065 43981 66 332 62 336 64 338 62 336 62 335 43981 42067 64 333 63 335 64 338 61 338 61 334 42067 40298 63 336 62 336 63 339 60 339 61 338 40298 38660 62 339 60 338 62 340 61 341 65 342 38660 37139 63 343 58 340 63 338 63 342 66 344 37139 35726 65 346 59 341 63 337 65 342 68 347 35726 34387 66 348 61 343 61 341 65 343 69 348 34387 33058 67 350 65 347 63 347 62 345 68 349 33058 31716 69 353 69 350 65 350 62 351 71 354 31716 30365 73 353 71 352 69 353 67 353 80 356 30365 28994 72 351 71 353 71 354 71 353 83 353 28994 27596 67 351 71 354 70 354 71 353 71 003 27596 26173 64 353 69 354 66 355 68 355 75 017 26173 24717 62 354 65 355 64 358 66 357 89 020 24717 23218 59 353 61 356 62 000 65 357 93 019 23218 21676 55 350 55 358 59 001 64 357 85 018 21676 20089 52 348 52 003 56 002 62 358 72 015 20089 18450 50 350 50 007 52 003 57 358 63 008 18450 16786 47 355 47 008 47 360 51 359 60 002 16786 15185 44 001 42 008 43 359 47 359 55 001 15185 13727 40 005 38 008 42 358 45 359 50 360 13727 12427 35 007 35 007 39 355 41 359 46 357 12427 11264 30 007 33 005 35 353 37 358 42 355 11264 10221 26 007 29 004 31 351 33 354 38 354 10221 9285 22 007 25 003 27 348 30 346 34 350 9285 8446 17 008 20 001 24 343 28 337 30 342 8446 7698 12 009 15 355 21 336 25 330 26 334 7698 7030 8 011 12 345 16 330 20 326 21 326 7030 6424 5 004 8 334 11*325 15 325 17 320 6424 5883 3 358 5 320 6*329 11 328 13 316 5883 5427 2 351 3 321 3 337 7 332 9 310 5427 5074 2 346 2 331 1 314 4 337 6 304 5074 4830 1 023 1 041 1 265 1 343 3 306 4830 4681 1*049 1*075 1 240 1*170 1*103 4681 4596 2*093 1*104 1 206 1*173 2*134 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