DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 02/21 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 - - - 19.6 - - 24.8 - - 25.8 - - 19.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 62 - - 117 - - 24 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 193 - - 849 - - 525 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4579 - - 4580 - - 4580 - - 4580 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5693 - - 6349 - - 6025 - - 4597 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1217 - - 1343 - - 1535 - - 1447 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 96 - - 194 - - 98 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 5 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 7 - - 10 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 165 - - 175 - - 176 - - 067 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 7 - - 11 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - 11 - - 7 - - -9 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1226 - - -270 - - -38 - - -827 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6919 - - 6620 - - 6063 - - 5424 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6991 - - -4554 - - -3329 - - -7132 ODpotential blCL - - - 12684 - - 10903 - - 9354 - - 11729 blCL maxRH - - - 82 - - 78 - - 71 - - 79 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 19.6 - - 24.8 - - 25.8 - - 19.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 5.9 - - 12.4 - - 15.8 - - 12.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 20.0 - - 24.9 - - 26.4 - - 23.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 5.2 - - 11.6 - - 15.3 - - 14.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 62 - - 117 - - 24 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 193 - - 849 - - 525 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 28 - - 13 - - 0 - - 15 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 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] 97271 27 127 21 111 18 108 21 117 97271 90004 27 119 20 115 16 125 16 109 90004 84335 24 120 17 127 13 121 14 098 84335 79596 21 111 14 150 6 111 10 087 79596 75503 13 112 13 167 4 168 6 083 75503 71878 10 124 15 181 4 203 2 163 71878 68579 6 130 17 188 9 239 4 235 68579 65523 4 198 14 179 11 225 12 237 65523 62672 11 235 6 205 7 230 11 226 62672 59897 12 232 9 260 8 254 9 255 59897 56996 14 243 14 271 12 269 15 265 56996 53990 14 253 17 274 15 279 14 270 53990 51119 16 271 22 277 21 287 18 278 51119 48531 15 267 26 270 26 278 25 275 48531 46221 16 274 28 261 32 273 30 266 46221 44138 18 273 29 259 33 272 27 271 44138 42236 18 280 28 264 34 279 34 277 42236 40488 25 279 31 266 40 272 40 275 40488 38886 28 270 28 266 41 271 44 277 38886 37412 26 274 32 280 47 273 47 276 37412 36049 29 285 39 281 51 268 46 275 36049 34765 32 286 38 286 47 267 48 278 34765 33498 32 283 44 296 41 292 57 281 33498 32216 34 283 62 297 59 303 63 275 32216 30913 39 274 79 297 63 295 58 276 30913 29573 38 265 77 301 61 289 55 280 29573 28179 34 266 57 299 57 296 50 286 28179 26734 30 267 45 294 46 301 45 292 26734 25238 27 266 41 292 40 291 38 291 25238 23696 25 264 37 287 42 286 31 288 23696 22111 23 262 33 283 41 288 29 284 22111 20475 23 263 30 281 35 287 29 280 20475 18783 22 264 26 279 31 286 29 277 18783 17067 19 261 23 272 27 285 27 272 17067 15417 16 256 20 264 24 282 26 265 15417 13915 13 248 18 256 19 274 25 259 13915 12576 11 236 16 246 16 263 23 255 12576 11381 10 219 15 235 15 253 20 252 11381 10311 10 203 16 222 15 241 16 247 10311 9353 11 189 16 209 15 229 13 237 9353 8497 12 182 16 197 15 215 11 220 8497 7736 12 176 16 184 15 201 12 199 7736 7057 12 171 15 177 15 194 14 184 7057 6444 11 170 14*175 15*188 15 176 6444 5897 10*172 10*173 14*183 16 172 5897 5436 7*170 7 174 12 177 14 169 5436 5080 5 167 6 176 10 174 12 165 5080 4833 4 160 5 177 8 171 9 155 4833 4683 3 157 4 179 6 171 5*129 4683 4596 2 147 3 185 3 170 3*067 4596 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