DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 01/19 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 - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 23.9 - - 34.4 - - 31.0 - - 30.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -17 - - 7 - - -22 - - -27 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4580 - - 4580 - - 4581 - - 4581 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4598 - - 4598 - - 4598 - - 4598 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 881 - - 1655 - - 939 - - 943 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 10 - - 24 - - 10 - - 10 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 133 - - 165 - - 135 - - 106 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -18 - - -1 - - -13 - - -22 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2092 - - -1964 - - -1077 - - -2465 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6690 - - 6562 - - 5675 - - 7063 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12047 - - -9645 - - -8038 - - -9867 ODpotential blCL - - - 16645 - - 14243 - - 12636 - - 14465 blCL maxRH - - - 71 - - 66 - - 66 - - 76 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 23.9 - - 34.4 - - 31.0 - - 30.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 11.4 - - 22.1 - - 22.7 - - 15.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 29.1 - - 35.3 - - 35.8 - - 37.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 10.4 - - 21.0 - - 21.5 - - 17.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -17 - - 7 - - -22 - - -27 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 5 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 96601 48 022 44 032 41 030 50 040 96601 89544 34 032 34 023 43 022 48 027 89544 84057 31 032 30 017 37 020 40 025 84057 79447 36 015 33 013 37 019 36 025 79447 75420 41 010 39 015 40 019 39 020 75420 71843 40 009 41 014 44 015 39 014 71843 68588 40 005 42 013 44 008 40 005 68588 65571 42 001 46 002 44 002 43 002 65571 62754 45 360 47 355 47 351 50 360 62754 60021 49 000 46 359 50 357 53 001 60021 57167 55 002 52 002 57 004 59 359 57167 54203 62 359 61 354 65 355 64 354 54203 51377 69 356 66 350 68 349 69 350 51377 48844 71 354 64 352 68 349 72 347 48844 46580 72 355 67 355 68 348 71 344 46580 44532 75 355 72 354 65 345 67 343 44532 42667 76 352 74 349 66 343 68 343 42667 40962 76 350 71 345 67 340 70 339 40962 39396 75 352 66 343 66 338 68 332 39396 37951 77 356 65 338 64 337 65 329 37951 36612 81 359 67 338 66 338 67 333 36612 35339 83 357 70 343 68 338 70 337 35339 34062 82 356 74 346 70 338 71 338 34062 32751 81 357 74 347 70 339 72 338 32751 31411 80 359 72 347 71 341 74 338 31411 30032 79 000 72 349 74 343 75 339 30032 28603 75 360 73 351 77 344 77 339 28603 27126 72 357 76 353 79 345 79 339 27126 25603 67 356 76 354 80 345 81 337 25603 24032 62 354 73 354 79 345 82 337 24032 22418 58 353 70 352 77 345 81 337 22418 20754 56 354 66 350 72 345 76 337 20754 19033 52 355 62 349 66 343 69 336 19033 17290 49 355 56 347 60 341 63 334 17290 15616 45 354 50 344 55 339 57 332 15616 14094 41 353 44 340 52 335 52 331 14094 12738 38 352 41 338 48 330 46 329 12738 11529 35 350 38 336 42 326 41 327 11529 10445 32 348 35 331 36 324 37 327 10445 9472 29 343 32 326 32 323 34 326 9472 8601 25 335 27 321 29 320 31 324 8601 7823 20 325 23 317 26 317 29 320 7823 7127 15 317 19 313 23 310 27 315 7127 6498 11 308 14 306 20 300 23 308 6498 5935 7 284 8 291 15 288 18 302 5935 5461 4 241 4 255 9 272 11 299 5461 5094 4 200 3 182 3 224 5 304 5094 4841 4 157 4 162 4 146 2 054 4841 4686 4*143 4*159 5*138 4*092 4686 4597 3*133 2*160 3*135 3*106 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