DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 01/17 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 = 15Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 29.3 - - 38.0 - - 36.9 - - 34.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -21 - - -22 - - -24 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4580 - - 4581 - - 4581 - - 4581 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4598 - - 4598 - - 4599 - - 4599 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 590 - - 1058 - - 1187 - - 968 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 9 - - 14 - - 8 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 129 - - 118 - - 113 - - 106 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -20 - - -11 - - -25 - - -27 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1771 - - -2251 - - -2809 - - -3834 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6369 - - 6849 - - 7409 - - 8434 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12393 - - -10476 - - -11075 - - -13040 ODpotential blCL - - - 16991 - - 15074 - - 15674 - - 17639 blCL maxRH - - - 45 - - 47 - - 82 - - 55 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 29.3 - - 38.0 - - 36.9 - - 34.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 18.2 - - 24.6 - - 21.1 - - 14.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 34.9 - - 41.0 - - 43.4 - - 42.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 17.1 - - 23.4 - - 20.0 - - 15.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -21 - - -22 - - -24 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 29 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 97547 28 022 32 037 34 048 42 045 97547 90339 27 013 27 038 28 035 33 031 90339 84712 25 008 27 023 28 027 30 035 84712 79981 19 354 25 359 27 012 30 036 79981 75864 15 350 21 344 32 003 29 012 75864 72217 16 356 19 354 28 358 23 009 72217 68901 15 356 19 343 26 001 23 005 68901 65843 11 013 14 320 27 000 24 355 65843 63002 10 029 9 321 17 354 20 353 63002 60239 14 360 12 299 13 345 13 347 60239 57359 25 357 17 298 26 324 19 358 57359 54405 38 345 29 329 31 315 27 008 54405 51609 38 335 41 337 39 341 45 341 51609 49089 42 338 52 338 50 335 57 346 49089 46841 52 336 59 333 49 329 68 343 46841 44835 54 331 61 326 67 337 77 339 44835 43046 53 328 60 323 78 337 80 334 43046 41424 52 331 53 329 69 335 75 330 41424 39921 50 336 51 349 65 340 71 332 39921 38512 46 340 53 355 65 344 68 337 38512 37186 42 344 51 356 59 342 68 339 37186 35909 37 348 49 355 41 336 66 339 35909 34620 33 352 48 353 40 332 63 337 34620 33292 32 355 45 351 45 333 60 335 33292 31930 34 354 40 348 46 337 58 335 31930 30523 38 348 35 345 45 337 58 336 30523 29061 42 341 31 344 43 340 56 336 29061 27548 42 339 28 344 43 344 53 335 27548 25986 41 340 31 344 43 349 50 334 25986 24377 40 339 39 345 43 351 48 334 24377 22723 39 338 43 344 44 351 47 335 22723 21019 39 336 45 341 45 348 47 336 21019 19259 40 335 45 336 46 344 46 337 19259 17479 41 333 46 331 46 340 44 337 17479 15774 42 332 45 329 46 336 42 336 15774 14225 42 332 44 328 45 334 39 336 14225 12847 41 333 42 327 44 333 37 336 12847 11618 39 334 39 326 42 332 36 335 11618 10516 36 335 35 325 38 332 35 333 10516 9530 34 334 32 324 35 331 33 332 9530 8647 30 329 29 322 32 331 30 332 8647 7860 25 322 26 320 29 329 28 332 7860 7156 19 316 23 316 26 326 25 331 7156 6519 15 310 19 309 23 323 22 328 6519 5950 10 296 13 299 18 319 18 326 5950 5470 6 270 7 287 13 318 14 328 5470 5100 4 224 2 244 8 325 10 335 5100 4843 3 160 3 126 4 352 6 352 4843 4687 3*139 4*117 3*053 4*031 4687 4598 3*129 3*118 3*113 4*106 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