DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 12/18 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 - - - 25.9 - - 28.0 - - 26.2 - - 25.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -8 - - 13 - - -5 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 254 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4580 - - 4580 - - 4580 - - 4580 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4597 - - 5754 - - 4598 - - 4598 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3151 - - 2490 - - 2209 - - 1428 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 13 - - 66 - - 8 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 16 - - 14 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 170 - - 173 - - 163 - - 155 Direction Wind Shear - - - 14 - - 13 - - 17 - - 12 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -10 - - 4 - - 3 - - -5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -402 - - 1099 - - 1 - - 2 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5000 - - 4655 - - 4597 - - 4597 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2542 - - -626 - - -1606 - - -2118 ODpotential blCL - - - 7139 - - 6380 - - 6204 - - 6716 blCL maxRH - - - 98 - - 94 - - 95 - - 98 maxRH CAPE - - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 25.9 - - 28.0 - - 26.2 - - 25.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 20.1 - - 23.4 - - 24.1 - - 24.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 27.4 - - 28.9 - - 27.6 - - 28.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 19.5 - - 22.9 - - 23.9 - - 24.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -8 - - 13 - - -5 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 254 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 94 - - 74 - - 79 - - 92 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 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] 96376 29 017 25 020 15 359 26 000 96376 89319 18 019 13 009 18 325 26 005 89319 83786 14 019 16 353 23 331 22 337 83786 79157 16 353 14 334 10 338 15 328 79157 75110 20 324 18 336 16 002 9 004 75110 71465 15 322 28 307 35 317 35 325 71465 68168 25 310 26 286 32 298 35 300 68168 65148 27 298 15 289 18 313 22 293 65148 62306 18 308 24 309 24 325 27 329 62306 59508 37 306 49 295 48 300 40 303 59508 56580 50 289 54 282 49 286 41 283 56580 53538 48 290 47 284 47 296 43 293 53538 50624 51 302 50 295 63 293 56 295 50624 48028 56 302 64 298 72 290 72 291 48028 45743 70 296 78 297 81 291 83 285 45743 43695 81 292 92 296 92 293 94 283 43695 41838 89 290 106 292 105 290 107 282 41838 40136 98 290 123 286 119 286 115 280 40136 38564 107 290 140 282 129 284 120 278 38564 37107 121 291 152 281 139 283 124 277 37107 35755 135 291 155 281 145 281 126 277 35755 34476 140 289 152 280 144 279 129 277 34476 33204 136 286 151 277 145 278 141 277 33204 31901 131 284 150 275 150 276 151 276 31901 30569 131 282 146 276 153 276 149 275 30569 29196 131 283 136 281 149 278 141 275 29196 27778 121 284 121 285 133 282 129 275 27778 26319 106 285 106 285 112 283 119 275 26319 24821 98 284 92 283 98 279 110 276 24821 23287 92 286 81 280 88 274 101 277 23287 21718 80 286 75 275 82 272 84 277 21718 20113 66 283 67 271 76 270 67 273 20113 18461 54 279 56 265 67 272 62 267 18461 16793 46 275 45 260 57 271 63 266 16793 15194 37 270 35 257 49 266 67 268 15194 13739 31 264 29 252 45 259 71 268 13739 12443 26 256 27 245 42 253 74 266 12443 11284 25 245 28 239 41 246 73 261 11284 10245 25 236 29 234 39 237 67 256 10245 9312 26 231 30 230 36 229 56 249 9312 8474 27 227 28 224 32 220 47 241 8474 7726 26 222 25 217 28 210 40 231 7726 7056 24 214 22 206 25 199 35 220 7056 6447 22 201 21 194 24 188 30 204 6447 5901 21 186 21*183 24 177 28 187 5901 5440 21 176 20*177 23 172 28 176 5440 5083 20 173 18 174 20 167 26 170 5083 4835 17 170 15 171 16 163 21 165 4835 4684 13*169 13 170 13*161 16*162 4684 4597 6*168 6 169 4*140 4*139 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