DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 02/12 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 - - - 36.4 - - 40.5 - - 38.3 - - 31.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -3 - - 72 - - -8 - - -37 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 1873 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4581 - - 4581 - - 4581 - - 4581 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4598 - - 7373 - - 4599 - - 4598 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3326 - - 2083 - - 4164 - - 1333 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 16 - - 220 - - 11 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 5 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 8 - - 7 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 204 - - 243 - - 197 - - 143 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 12 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -9 - - 16 - - 8 - - -22 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3790 - - -1355 - - -2174 - - -1358 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8389 - - 8728 - - 6773 - - 5956 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9438 - - -6006 - - -5159 - - -6011 ODpotential blCL - - - 14036 - - 13379 - - 9758 - - 10609 blCL maxRH - - - 90 - - 80 - - 71 - - 69 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 36.4 - - 40.5 - - 38.3 - - 31.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 16.0 - - 18.5 - - 24.9 - - 21.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 37.6 - - 40.9 - - 40.0 - - 35.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 15.0 - - 17.6 - - 24.3 - - 21.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -3 - - 72 - - -8 - - -37 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 1873 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 61 - - 19 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 97176 32 086 32 074 22 071 37 067 97176 90010 23 083 25 075 19 071 26 072 90010 84389 21 075 22 073 16 072 16 072 84389 79666 18 067 15 075 13 072 10 057 79666 75562 17 057 10 052 9 061 6 042 75562 71915 13 037 7 350 9 050 6 047 71915 68608 5 070 5 334 7 351 3 017 68608 65560 4 349 10 314 7 353 3 013 65560 62718 9 286 8 281 11 307 10 306 62718 59957 5 297 9 299 10 276 8 288 59957 57072 18 334 12 318 11 316 13 310 57072 54090 23 313 16 312 18 297 20 290 54090 51263 17 294 11 297 17 292 15 314 51263 48724 14 292 27 299 19 311 10 355 48724 46432 15 326 30 299 26 310 21 299 46432 44343 21 316 25 297 28 301 34 274 44343 42442 32 281 22 296 29 290 36 282 42442 40723 34 272 26 287 40 284 38 287 40723 39166 36 267 34 272 44 270 33 279 39166 37732 34 281 28 270 35 261 29 273 37732 36399 41 291 28 294 31 273 32 272 36399 35131 41 288 39 302 32 281 36 271 35131 33866 38 284 42 299 31 282 36 271 33866 32573 36 279 40 294 30 280 34 272 32573 31251 33 278 38 290 29 278 34 272 31251 29888 33 285 36 290 28 278 35 271 29888 28472 32 290 34 291 26 279 35 271 28472 27006 30 290 32 294 25 280 34 272 27006 25489 28 290 29 298 24 282 33 272 25489 23925 27 294 26 301 24 282 33 272 23925 22316 26 299 23 303 24 282 33 271 22316 20659 25 299 21 302 25 280 33 270 20659 18947 24 295 22 294 26 280 34 270 18947 17213 24 290 25 285 27 285 33 271 17213 15549 23 291 27 285 28 292 31 273 15549 14039 24 296 27 292 27 296 27 277 14039 12697 27 297 26 299 22 300 21 282 12697 11496 29 295 25 300 19 302 19 284 11496 10418 31 292 25 297 18 298 18 286 10418 9451 30 290 24 292 17 291 19 286 9451 8583 27 287 21 286 17 284 20 283 8583 7809 23 284 17*280 15 276 20 279 7809 7117 19 278 14*272 13 267 18 274 7117 6491 15 269 11 259 11 256 15 266 6491 5930 11 251 9 242 10 241 11 249 5930 5459 9 228 8 227 9 223 8 213 5459 5093 9 206 7 215 9 205 8 174 5093 4840 8 194 7 212 8 197 9 158 4840 4686 7*189 6 210 7*193 8*156 4686 4597 4*174 4 209 4*189 5*143 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