DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 02/23 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 - - - 33.5 - - 33.6 - - 29.4 - - 22.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 18 - - 14 - - -13 - - -27 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 302 - - 3702 - - 1646 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4580 - - 4581 - - 4580 - - 4580 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5802 - - 9202 - - 7146 - - 4598 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4477 - - 3913 - - 3795 - - 3477 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 77 - - 175 - - 70 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 30 - - 23 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 228 - - 280 - - 278 - - 093 Direction Wind Shear - - - 13 - - 31 - - 29 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 13 - - 40 - - 49 - - -19 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 919 - - 3229 - - 920 - - -1109 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4884 - - 5973 - - 6226 - - 5707 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -914 - - 954 - - -2028 - - -4178 ODpotential blCL - - - 6716 - - 8248 - - 9174 - - 8776 blCL maxRH - - - 89 - - 97 - - 93 - - 77 maxRH CAPE - - - 60 - - 110 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 33.5 - - 33.6 - - 29.4 - - 22.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 28.2 - - 23.5 - - 18.3 - - 13.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 34.6 - - 34.6 - - 31.6 - - 28.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 27.4 - - 22.4 - - 17.2 - - 14.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 18 - - 14 - - -13 - - -27 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 302 - - 3702 - - 1646 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 56 - - 88 - - 72 - - 6 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 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] 97027 16 084 10 113 16 017 11 015 97027 89756 12 064 5 088 12 354 14 022 89756 84080 7 046 5 020 7 008 12 019 84080 79337 3 264 12 330 12 342 13 356 79337 75244 4 322 14 296 12 323 7 327 75244 71618 10 278 16 280 18 320 10 339 71618 68326 16 306 23 302 27 303 23 303 68326 65292 28 295 32 284 32 292 33 289 65292 62470 30 269 35 269 36 281 30 289 62470 59714 23 269 31 277 38 277 26 290 59714 56808 20 288 28 294 38 283 28 277 56808 53792 32 287 33 300 36 295 38 281 53792 50923 47 281 42 292 47 296 46 291 50923 48346 58 284 56 281 56 290 50 292 48346 46042 64 277 62 272 63 287 57 291 46042 43961 65 268 67 271 70 284 66 286 43961 42071 62 265 73 273 76 282 74 282 42071 40343 63 273 79 275 84 281 81 281 40343 38750 73 279 83 277 93 280 90 282 38750 37270 86 279 90 279 101 278 103 281 37270 35894 101 276 99 279 108 275 115 279 35894 34588 116 272 109 278 115 276 126 277 34588 33288 127 270 119 277 122 277 135 278 33288 31965 134 269 128 277 131 279 144 278 31965 30619 133 269 135 277 139 279 152 279 30619 29237 127 269 136 275 144 279 157 280 29237 27807 124 267 130 271 144 279 156 281 27807 26335 122 262 125 268 137 278 146 282 26335 24826 114 254 122 266 127 275 130 282 24826 23284 105 251 118 263 120 271 115 281 23284 21714 102 251 117 263 120 270 106 280 21714 20107 102 252 120 266 117 274 93 281 20107 18455 104 258 121 271 100 281 68 281 18455 16790 104 265 102 275 66 288 42 283 16790 15199 92 269 65 275 47 292 33 290 15199 13754 70 269 52 271 40 295 30 297 13754 12464 54 267 45 270 37 295 31 301 12464 11308 52 265 44 272 37 293 33 302 11308 10268 48 263 43 274 38 289 34 300 10268 9331 46 261 42*275 38 286 35 299 9331 8490 42 258 40*277 37 283 34 297 8490 7738 39 256 38 278 36*282 33 294 7738 7064 34 254 35 280 34*280 31 292 7064 6452 28 250 32 281 30 279 27 290 6452 5904 23*245 28 282 26 278 22 290 5904 5442 17*237 25 283 22 277 16 294 5442 5084 13 229 22 283 17 276 9 307 5084 4835 10 223 19 284 13 276 5 338 4835 4684 8 219 16 284 10 275 4*029 4684 4597 5 214 9 284 5 274 4*093 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