DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 10/25 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 0655z - - 0956z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 29.2 - - 35.2 - - 39.7 - - 37.3 - - 32.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 6 - - 79 - - 116 - - -7 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1014 - - 1511 - - 437 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4580 - - 4581 - - 5925 - - 4581 - - 4581 Hcrit BL Top 4598 - - 6514 - - 7011 - - 5937 - - 4598 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1956 - - 1262 - - 1048 - - 1427 - - 1442 Hgt.Variab. W* 20 - - 183 - - 235 - - 27 - - 4 W* B/S 1 - - 3 - - 4 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 13 - - 11 - - 12 - - 3 BL Wind Direction 116 - - 144 - - 145 - - 140 - - 071 Direction Wind Shear 8 - - 11 - - 8 - - 12 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -10 - - -5 - - -5 - - -7 - - -11 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -795 - - 6 - - -166 - - -486 - - -1286 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 5393 - - 6508 - - 7177 - - 6423 - - 5884 sfcLCL ODpotential -8401 - - -7073 - - -6289 - - -7496 - - -9990 ODpotential blCL 12999 - - 13587 - - 13300 - - 13433 - - 14588 blCL maxRH 89 - - 85 - - 80 - - 79 - - 82 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 29.2 - - 35.2 - - 39.7 - - 37.3 - - 32.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 22.2 - - 23.1 - - 24.6 - - 25.5 - - 23.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 31.6 - - 35.5 - - 39.7 - - 38.6 - - 35.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 21.5 - - 22.3 - - 24.0 - - 25.1 - - 22.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 6 - - 79 - - 116 - - -7 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1014 - - 1511 - - 437 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 57 - - 41 - - 18 - - 16 - - 28 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 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] 97140 7 089 5 220 12 296 11 007 3 346 97140 90062 3 279 1 307 3 305 8 341 7 329 90062 84544 2 247 5 291 7 264 9 284 15 313 84544 79927 5 234 9 289 11 282 8 251 18 273 79927 75921 10 256 11 273 11 270 12 272 14 247 75921 72340 13 249 17 263 15 260 14 273 8 253 72340 69075 8 228 19 239 17 259 14 273 11 267 69075 66062 4 228 17 221 19 250 15 266 14 257 66062 63254 12 259 13 224 17 246 16 260 17 258 63254 60518 16 264 13 248 16 247 16 254 18 259 60518 57649 17 263 14 251 16 243 20 256 18 272 57649 54656 19 255 13 252 19 244 23 245 24 259 54656 51800 21 257 15 250 19 237 23 233 25 242 51800 49247 21 260 13 253 17 244 21 238 24 236 49247 46972 26 258 21 254 24 253 19 250 21 234 46972 44918 29 244 26 245 29 255 23 256 22 230 44918 43049 28 245 32 248 34 250 32 239 25 234 43049 41340 34 250 36 245 33 243 30 232 28 236 41340 39770 37 252 37 246 36 246 30 243 35 236 39770 38319 46 250 44 245 43 247 39 244 43 228 38319 36971 45 248 48 246 49 245 47 239 44 226 36971 35689 48 253 55 248 56 245 57 243 50 233 35689 34410 53 255 59 247 64 244 67 243 52 232 34410 33098 56 255 60 244 66 242 66 240 50 228 33098 31755 56 253 59 240 63 239 62 237 50 227 31755 30365 54 252 58 238 59 236 58 233 50 225 30365 28921 51 252 55 240 55 235 56 229 51 223 28921 27425 49 250 51 242 51 235 52 229 49 223 27425 25877 47 248 47 243 47 237 47 232 46 224 25877 24281 45 250 44 242 42 240 42 234 42 225 24281 22641 42 253 41 241 38 242 38 237 36 225 22641 20953 38 254 37 238 35 240 34 239 30 224 20953 19209 33 253 33 235 31 236 29 238 25 222 19209 17440 29 250 28 232 26 230 25 233 21 217 17440 15739 26 245 24 229 21 224 20 226 18 212 15739 14190 24 239 22 227 18 217 18 221 16 208 14190 12809 22 233 21 226 17 212 16 215 15 205 12809 11573 20 224 19 220 16 207 16 209 15 202 11573 10467 17 212 17 207 16 199 15 203 15 201 10467 9478 14 197 15 191 15 188 14 193 14 196 9478 8597 12 181 14 176 14 176 13 182 13 185 8597 7814 10 169 14 159 14 160 12 169 12 175 7814 7118 9 156 15*152 14*152 13 159 9 167 7118 6490 16 145 16*147 13*147 15*150 11 169 6490 5929 17 139 14 145 13 145 15*143 14 159 5929 5457 15 135 13 144 12 145 14 140 16 146 5457 5092 11 128 12 144 11 145 12 139 15 141 5092 4839 8 123 11 144 10 145 10 137 13 139 4839 4685 4*114 9 143 8 145 8 136 8*132 4685 4597 1*038 5 143 6 146 3 131 3*071 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