DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 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 = 21Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 1000z - - 1335z - - 1602z - - 1901z - - 2159z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 30.1 - - 33.9 - - 34.4 - - 27.4 - - 19.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -50 - - -11 - - 7 - - -6 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 3169 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4619 - - 4620 - - 4620 - - 4620 - - 4619 Hcrit BL Top 4637 - - 4637 - - 8669 - - 4637 - - 4637 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1225 - - 3266 - - 2598 - - 3347 - - 1325 Hgt.Variab. W* 7 - - 12 - - 141 - - 6 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 11 - - 12 - - 28 - - 5 - - 3 BL Wind Direction 155 - - 236 - - 277 - - 268 - - 157 Direction Wind Shear 8 - - 13 - - 31 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -11 - - 29 - - 53 - - 10 - - -17 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -161 - - -592 - - 2445 - - 1 - - -213 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 4798 - - 5229 - - 6224 - - 4636 - - 4850 sfcLCL ODpotential -3340 - - -2763 - - 145 - - -1580 - - -3738 ODpotential blCL 7977 - - 7400 - - 8524 - - 6217 - - 8375 blCL maxRH 93 - - 73 - - 83 - - 86 - - 87 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 20 - - 10 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m 30.1 - - 33.9 - - 34.4 - - 27.4 - - 19.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 25.3 - - 27.2 - - 23.4 - - 25.1 - - 14.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 31.6 - - 35.2 - - 35.5 - - 30.4 - - 27.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 25.2 - - 26.5 - - 22.4 - - 25.9 - - 19.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -50 - - -11 - - 7 - - -6 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 3169 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 73 - - 0 - - 33 - - 43 - - 48 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 4 - - 3 - - 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] 94810 42 346 38 002 29 007 26 329 34 334 94810 88020 29 003 29 011 25 006 26 346 28 347 88020 82719 25 006 23 008 18 359 28 335 22 000 82719 78267 23 357 20 346 20 339 22 329 24 353 78267 74400 22 335 20 332 22 318 32 319 23 335 74400 70972 22 333 26 314 28 316 33 308 22 324 70972 67826 31 327 33 301 36 310 31 298 31 319 67826 64903 37 324 32 307 32 311 35 297 39 308 64903 62174 45 313 37 309 31 315 40 310 45 307 62174 59505 51 302 44 306 39 303 50 305 50 289 59505 56709 50 298 46 305 42 301 43 294 43 289 56709 53786 47 304 50 301 42 315 34 305 33 290 53786 50958 52 297 50 284 48 295 38 307 35 283 50958 48374 48 295 39 285 58 270 49 284 41 286 48374 46039 52 298 33 304 60 265 56 272 53 283 46039 43939 60 286 39 304 64 278 62 271 66 281 43939 42055 62 273 53 285 70 278 65 275 74 281 42055 40348 62 271 66 273 69 275 65 282 75 282 40348 38774 67 273 71 270 70 278 67 288 75 283 38774 37311 74 272 76 273 76 281 77 290 77 285 37311 35951 82 271 85 276 90 282 102 286 87 286 35951 34662 92 271 95 277 112 282 141 283 113 287 34662 33381 102 270 105 276 140 282 171 280 147 285 33381 32074 107 268 113 274 159 281 180 279 164 282 32074 30737 106 267 119 272 160 281 181 279 165 279 30737 29352 105 267 123 272 146 280 178 280 165 278 29352 27911 105 268 124 273 127 279 160 281 160 279 27911 26422 103 268 122 275 115 277 131 280 136 280 26422 24899 98 266 113 275 109 275 110 278 112 279 24899 23352 91 262 99 273 104 273 101 277 100 278 23352 21780 86 258 89 270 98 272 93 279 88 280 21780 20175 80 255 83 269 89 273 76 281 68 282 20175 18532 73 253 77 268 78 275 57 278 50 284 18532 16875 63 253 69 268 65 276 46 270 42 287 16875 15286 53 254 62 267 58 276 41 267 41 289 15286 13837 46 257 55 265 57 276 39 270 41 290 13837 12541 42 261 48 265 55 277 38 273 39 291 12541 11378 43 263 43 268 52 278 37 277 36 292 11378 10332 44 264 41 271 47 278 37 281 32 293 10332 9391 45 261 41 272 42*278 37 285 30 292 9391 8546 43 256 43 270 39*277 36 288 27 290 8546 7790 39 250 43 265 35 276 34 291 25 288 7790 7112 33 241 42 259 33 276 31 292 24 285 7112 6497 27 228 40 255 29 276 27 293 22 283 6497 5947 22 208 36 250 26 276 22 292 20 280 5947 5483 21 185 31 247 22 278 16 290 17 276 5483 5124 22 169 25 244 19 279 12 285 13 272 5124 4874 20 160 18 240 15 281 8 276 9 266 4874 4723 16*157 13*235 12 282 5*266 5*250 4723 4636 9*153 6*228 8 283 3*255 3*157 4636 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