DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 12/02 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 = 15Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 31.3 - - 33.3 - - 28.0 - - 25.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -1 - - 6 - - -6 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 1001 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4581 - - 4581 - - 4580 - - 4580 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4598 - - 6501 - - 4598 - - 4598 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4045 - - 3111 - - 3661 - - 2669 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 10 - - 83 - - 1 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 11 - - 2 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 348 - - 339 - - 121 - - 122 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 16 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -12 - - -4 - - -18 - - -25 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -994 - - 721 - - -856 - - -1329 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5593 - - 5781 - - 5454 - - 5927 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3540 - - -1638 - - -3829 - - -4840 ODpotential blCL - - - 8138 - - 8139 - - 8427 - - 9438 blCL maxRH - - - 87 - - 88 - - 87 - - 89 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 31.3 - - 33.3 - - 28.0 - - 25.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 23.1 - - 24.2 - - 20.5 - - 16.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 33.8 - - 34.4 - - 33.4 - - 32.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 22.1 - - 23.1 - - 20.5 - - 18.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -1 - - 6 - - -6 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 1001 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 49 - - 51 - - 47 - - 54 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 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] 97590 66 060 68 059 62 049 65 054 97590 90308 74 052 70 049 68 045 71 050 90308 84643 70 049 62 045 65 041 61 039 84643 79915 58 047 52 047 54 042 48 032 79915 75799 46 043 42 045 40 039 41 024 75799 72117 37 039 38 034 35 035 39 015 72117 68771 32 030 32 027 36 026 34 014 68771 65685 30 018 29 023 39 009 33 022 65685 62810 33 011 27 014 41 357 39 016 62810 60030 36 354 34 359 40 353 40 008 60030 57133 34 342 35 343 37 351 37 002 57133 54109 32 336 31 338 35 349 37 357 54109 51209 34 334 30 351 39 347 42 352 51209 48603 28 322 35 351 39 343 49 350 48603 46289 24 312 41 346 43 349 50 348 46289 44212 32 330 48 343 50 352 47 354 44212 42325 36 343 49 342 53 355 55 002 42325 40596 41 345 47 345 56 357 67 003 40596 39000 46 342 46 352 58 357 78 001 39000 37518 45 338 48 357 59 358 86 358 37518 36136 41 339 49 357 60 360 90 357 36136 34819 38 341 49 357 63 000 91 358 34819 33505 34 341 49 356 65 359 91 360 33505 32170 31 348 45 349 65 357 87 000 32170 30820 31 357 35 347 59 354 79 359 30820 29444 29 000 33 347 51 351 68 360 29444 28034 25 010 33 346 42 352 59 000 28034 26586 27 016 35 347 40 355 51 360 26586 25098 29 013 38 345 40 353 44 357 25098 23569 30 008 40 344 40 351 40 353 23569 22000 30 005 42 350 39 351 39 350 22000 20385 29 359 38 354 37 349 38 349 20385 18716 30 347 32 354 34 348 37 348 18716 17024 29 339 30 357 32 348 34 347 17024 15397 26 342 30 001 31 349 31 346 15397 13917 24 347 30 000 31 352 28 347 13917 12596 25 351 28 357 30 353 26 349 12596 11413 24 354 26 355 28 352 25 349 11413 10350 23 357 23 355 26 348 24 347 10350 9396 23 357 22 353 25 344 24 343 9396 8540 24 350 21 347 24 339 23 339 8540 7776 25 342 21 340 23 333 23 335 7776 7092 25 336 20*337 21 328 21 332 7092 6472 22 333 18*336 19 326 19 330 6472 5918 18 333 15 338 16 325 16 328 5918 5450 14 336 11 339 13 326 13 325 5450 5088 10 340 9 340 10 329 10 320 5088 4838 7 348 7 340 6 332 6 318 4838 4684 5*356 5 341 3*347 2*335 4684 4597 2*017 2 345 2*121 3*122 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