DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 01/16 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 18.3 - - 19.9 - - 30.7 - - 27.5 - - 24.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -22 - - -8 - - 15 - - -4 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4580 - - 4580 - - 4580 - - 4580 - - 4580 Hcrit BL Top 4597 - - 4597 - - 4598 - - 4598 - - 4598 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 647 - - 1096 - - 2325 - - 1506 - - 606 Hgt.Variab. W* 6 - - 0 - - 28 - - 4 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 0 - - 13 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 3 - - 0 - - 2 - - 3 BL Wind Direction 101 - - 110 - - 076 - - 160 - - 121 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -23 - - -17 - - -3 - - -8 - - -21 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -4143 - - -2870 - - -2759 - - -1303 - - -2548 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 8740 - - 7468 - - 7357 - - 5901 - - 7146 sfcLCL ODpotential -17169 - - -16435 - - -14021 - - -12686 - - -14837 ODpotential blCL 21766 - - 21032 - - 18619 - - 17284 - - 19435 blCL maxRH 74 - - 68 - - 64 - - 60 - - 61 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 18.3 - - 19.9 - - 30.7 - - 27.5 - - 24.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m -2.6 - - 4.3 - - 15.2 - - 18.5 - - 10.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 27.6 - - 26.3 - - 31.5 - - 32.5 - - 31.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 2.5 - - 3.2 - - 14.1 - - 17.4 - - 14.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -22 - - -8 - - 15 - - -4 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 1 - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 97701 50 054 55 043 52 069 36 083 37 057 97701 90529 40 054 44 050 46 045 36 062 38 037 90529 84944 35 062 34 056 35 040 33 038 33 026 84944 80231 32 065 23 064 21 057 25 025 25 017 80231 76080 24 065 16 057 11 028 18 004 17 008 76080 72361 18 067 10 047 9 349 14 349 15 352 72361 68986 14 027 6 021 15 345 14 347 10 006 68986 65904 8 356 10 337 14 337 15 345 8 001 65904 63067 6 004 9 357 10 352 16 334 10 313 63067 60321 6 360 20 354 20 003 20 348 12 354 60321 57439 23 342 36 341 37 343 39 354 35 005 57439 54460 28 341 37 346 37 336 47 347 47 351 54460 51654 36 358 38 002 36 357 40 347 45 350 51654 49155 51 006 54 005 49 008 47 002 52 359 49155 46934 62 002 66 005 64 004 59 004 62 002 46934 44955 79 349 80 360 75 358 75 358 72 002 44955 43182 86 345 89 353 84 354 79 354 67 356 43182 41570 90 350 88 350 88 354 75 357 59 003 41570 40074 92 354 87 357 87 359 73 007 62 014 40074 38667 100 003 97 008 84 005 75 014 72 017 38667 37340 103 006 100 011 83 014 77 014 79 014 37340 36062 107 008 103 011 91 017 80 012 79 011 36062 34772 107 008 106 010 94 017 83 009 74 008 34772 33441 108 008 109 009 95 015 85 006 70 005 33441 32075 108 009 112 009 96 012 84 005 66 003 32075 30662 107 010 112 011 96 009 82 006 61 004 30662 29192 104 011 106 014 93 009 79 008 59 004 29192 27667 98 010 94 014 88 008 78 008 59 000 27667 26089 90 007 86 010 83 006 78 008 61 357 26089 24463 82 000 84 005 82 004 74 005 63 356 24463 22789 79 354 82 002 82 005 70 000 66 354 22789 21063 79 352 78 001 82 005 70 360 66 353 21063 19281 78 355 77 359 82 006 70 001 64 356 19281 17477 72 358 76 359 80 005 70 004 61 002 17477 15748 61 357 73 004 75 004 68 008 58 008 15748 14181 49 352 64 009 68 006 64 011 54 012 14181 12790 41 351 48 010 59 010 56 012 49 015 12790 11553 35 352 33 006 47 013 47 010 42 014 11553 10451 30 354 23 359 34 010 39 008 36 010 10451 9467 26 357 15 353 25 351 33 004 30 006 9467 8589 22 357 9 348 24 330 28 355 24 003 8589 7809 18 353 4 343 19 323 25 346 19 356 7809 7113 15 344 1 298 14 326 21 341 16 348 7113 6484 12 332 2 227 10 329 15 338 11 338 6484 5924 9 321 2 224 7 334 11 337 7 325 5924 5453 6 314 3 224 4 343 7 336 4 305 5453 5089 4 328 2 218 1 022 4 343 3 297 5089 4837 2 018 2 177 0 115 1 360 1 330 4837 4685 3*072 2*126 1*135 1*138 2*100 4685 4597 4*101 3*110 0*157 2*165 3*121 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