DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 11/06 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 - - 1335z - - 1853z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 40.1 - - 42.1 - - 37.8 - - 34.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -4 - - 25 - - -5 - - -32 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 365 - - 3194 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4581 - - 4581 - - 4581 - - 4580 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5865 - - 8694 - - 4599 - - 4598 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3025 - - 2476 - - 5518 - - 1853 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 42 - - 192 - - 7 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 16 - - 6 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 223 - - 286 - - 205 - - 133 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 19 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 12 - - 28 - - 10 - - -21 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 412 - - 2069 - - -935 - - -392 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5453 - - 6625 - - 5535 - - 4991 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1607 - - -138 - - -3483 - - -4362 ODpotential blCL - - - 7472 - - 8832 - - 8082 - - 8960 blCL maxRH - - - 97 - - 84 - - 85 - - 71 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 30 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 40.1 - - 42.1 - - 37.8 - - 34.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 32.1 - - 29.0 - - 29.6 - - 28.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 41.3 - - 42.8 - - 41.5 - - 37.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 31.2 - - 27.9 - - 28.6 - - 27.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -4 - - 25 - - -5 - - -32 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 365 - - 3194 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 90 - - 37 - - 41 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 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] 96981 4 052 11 018 10 035 7 064 96981 89757 4 096 8 033 11 004 13 039 89757 84131 5 021 6 351 3 031 13 337 84131 79437 10 325 10 336 7 328 15 334 79437 75366 14 295 13 295 14 298 20 329 75366 71757 10 286 17 276 18 296 26 302 71757 68501 16 289 20 275 14 297 15 312 68501 65480 24 286 17 278 16 295 21 308 65480 62652 31 290 15 266 29 284 34 287 62652 59922 31 271 34 281 30 288 30 291 59922 57063 25 266 34 289 31 301 33 295 57063 54076 32 280 36 288 40 295 42 283 54076 51234 39 278 39 281 45 286 43 276 51234 48692 37 281 38 280 45 286 41 283 48692 46421 38 290 40 284 44 287 39 292 46421 44364 41 290 42 287 39 286 38 290 44364 42487 40 289 36 289 33 291 41 284 42487 40769 37 290 32 293 36 293 47 284 40769 39189 38 288 35 294 44 289 53 283 39189 37732 38 281 43 289 49 285 53 281 37732 36385 36 281 49 286 47 284 52 281 36385 35106 34 287 52 288 45 289 51 281 35106 33829 34 292 54 295 45 294 50 278 33829 32525 37 292 56 300 46 297 47 275 32525 31198 40 287 56 303 46 298 43 274 31198 29836 39 279 56 305 47 299 41 275 29836 28425 33 269 56 307 50 299 42 278 28425 26963 26 264 58 307 54 299 46 278 26963 25452 22 267 56 305 57 298 50 278 25452 23893 22 271 47 299 59 298 51 278 23893 22290 23 273 37 289 58 299 50 279 22290 20639 26 274 32 277 54 302 45 281 20639 18933 28 274 29 268 49 304 39 282 18933 17206 29 276 27 263 44 301 35 280 17206 15549 28 281 25 261 38 295 31 275 15549 14043 27 286 25 263 30 289 26 271 14043 12701 26 289 25 267 24 281 21 267 12701 11501 26 290 26 273 21 271 17 260 11501 10425 27 289 26 278 20 262 16 250 10425 9458 29 287 25*282 20 255 16 244 9458 8591 29 283 24*284 19 253 18 241 8591 7817 27 279 22 285 18 251 19 238 7817 7124 24 275 19 286 16 248 20 233 7124 6497 19 270 17 287 14 244 19 226 6497 5935 13*262 14 287 12 237 16 212 5935 5462 9*248 12 287 10 227 14 190 5462 5096 6 227 10 287 9 216 15 171 5096 4841 5 204 9 287 7 207 13 160 4841 4686 4 187 7 286 5*194 10*152 4686 4597 3 169 5 286 3*172 4*133 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