DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 12/09 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 27.2 - - 30.2 - - 32.3 - - 27.2 - - 27.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -21 - - -2 - - 3 - - -14 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 426 - - 3040 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4580 - - 4580 - - 4581 - - 4580 - - 4580 Hcrit BL Top 4598 - - 5926 - - 8540 - - 4598 - - 4598 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 4508 - - 3675 - - 2243 - - 3354 - - 1779 Hgt.Variab. W* 13 - - 45 - - 124 - - 9 - - 12 W* B/S 0 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 5 - - 14 - - 24 - - 3 - - 4 BL Wind Direction 303 - - 293 - - 305 - - 144 - - 134 Direction Wind Shear 14 - - 23 - - 28 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -17 - - 30 - - 27 - - -17 - - -23 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1281 - - -420 - - 1537 - - -1292 - - -2054 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 5879 - - 6346 - - 7004 - - 5890 - - 6653 sfcLCL ODpotential -4291 - - -3013 - - -1043 - - -4370 - - -6712 ODpotential blCL 8889 - - 8939 - - 9583 - - 8968 - - 11310 blCL maxRH 73 - - 75 - - 75 - - 73 - - 74 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 27.2 - - 30.2 - - 32.3 - - 27.2 - - 27.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 17.6 - - 18.5 - - 17.9 - - 17.8 - - 14.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 30.9 - - 31.4 - - 33.3 - - 31.1 - - 30.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 17.4 - - 17.4 - - 16.7 - - 17.1 - - 13.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -21 - - -2 - - 3 - - -14 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 426 - - 3040 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 2 - - 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] 96445 38 354 46 343 53 360 53 009 61 360 96445 89453 27 348 40 000 46 001 48 012 45 000 89453 83925 30 353 36 002 36 359 45 009 43 001 83925 79273 33 004 36 354 35 351 44 002 46 358 79273 75251 30 010 33 344 36 343 43 348 43 357 75251 71690 30 355 28 331 31 332 36 345 33 348 71690 68453 35 336 24 332 23 336 29 343 29 334 68453 65468 25 334 21 324 16 321 23 334 28 323 65468 62677 19 301 17 318 15 308 12 326 26 335 62677 59943 20 294 15 275 19 303 35 297 35 303 59943 57079 26 351 11 021 25 285 46 301 47 304 57079 54100 59 319 54 336 13 281 57 307 49 310 54100 51254 63 307 77 322 41 310 61 308 55 310 51254 48702 63 299 73 306 58 302 63 312 64 311 48702 46432 62 300 76 299 67 311 69 312 71 307 46432 44387 65 303 72 300 76 310 73 308 75 301 44387 42524 72 302 75 305 79 307 75 305 74 303 42524 40815 83 300 81 303 82 307 81 307 82 310 40815 39239 93 299 90 299 93 307 96 310 97 311 39239 37780 104 298 100 299 107 305 111 308 113 309 37780 36421 118 297 113 300 118 302 114 303 121 308 36421 35122 135 295 126 300 125 301 107 302 122 307 35122 33823 153 294 141 299 128 300 103 306 119 307 33823 32502 166 292 157 299 130 300 114 312 120 302 32502 31163 172 291 166 298 132 302 137 314 116 299 31163 29784 171 290 166 298 132 304 143 313 112 300 29784 28351 164 291 163 300 129 307 135 312 110 299 28351 26867 155 294 161 303 127 310 129 311 109 296 26867 25334 151 299 150 306 121 312 118 312 104 292 25334 23757 135 302 133 309 114 312 101 312 96 291 23757 22141 105 299 117 309 110 309 93 310 84 298 22141 20482 83 295 102 309 102 307 86 306 75 312 20482 18776 69 297 87 311 89 310 77 303 62 313 18776 17054 56 305 71 312 76 315 64 303 54 303 17054 15407 48 314 57 313 65 318 53 305 47 293 15407 13917 47 318 50 313 56 320 45 307 37 289 13917 12591 47 319 47 314 49 320 39 308 29 288 12591 11406 47 318 46 313 44 318 36 308 25 288 11406 10343 46 316 44 313 41 314 33 306 23 287 10343 9388 46 312 41 314 38*311 31 303 22 285 9388 8532 44 307 37 314 34*308 29 299 21 282 8532 7768 40 303 36 308 31 306 26 295 20 279 7768 7085 36 299 35 303 28 305 23 292 18 275 7085 6467 32 295 30*299 25 304 19 287 15 269 6467 5913 27 293 25*295 21 305 14 283 10 258 5913 5448 20 291 19 292 18 305 10 278 5 227 5448 5087 13 293 13 291 15 305 6 272 5 175 5087 4837 6 301 9 293 13 305 3 247 6 147 4837 4684 2*351 5 295 10 305 2*170 6*142 4684 4597 2*070 2 295 6 305 3*144 4*134 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