DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 11/04 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 - - 0955z - - 1003z - - 1554z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 32.2 - - 40.2 - - 45.8 - - 39.2 - - 35.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -10 - - 37 - - 61 - - -13 - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 334 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4581 - - 4581 - - 4581 - - 4581 - - 4581 Hcrit BL Top 4598 - - 4599 - - 5834 - - 4599 - - 4598 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 853 - - 1654 - - 1516 - - 1391 - - 740 Hgt.Variab. W* 3 - - 36 - - 116 - - 6 - - 5 W* B/S 0 - - 3 - - 4 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 3 - - 2 - - 5 - - 3 - - 4 BL Wind Direction 076 - - 179 - - 194 - - 127 - - 134 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 2 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -20 - - -4 - - 3 - - -12 - - -18 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -2077 - - -2681 - - -2296 - - -1584 - - -1190 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 6675 - - 7281 - - 8131 - - 6183 - - 5789 sfcLCL ODpotential -11353 - - -9895 - - -8041 - - -7973 - - -8451 ODpotential blCL 15951 - - 14494 - - 13875 - - 12572 - - 13049 blCL maxRH 64 - - 63 - - 58 - - 55 - - 60 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 32.2 - - 40.2 - - 45.8 - - 39.2 - - 35.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 19.5 - - 24.6 - - 26.4 - - 28.4 - - 26.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 38.5 - - 41.1 - - 46.3 - - 42.8 - - 40.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 19.8 - - 23.9 - - 25.7 - - 27.7 - - 25.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -10 - - 37 - - 61 - - -13 - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 334 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 - - 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] 95911 25 358 27 352 19 010 17 341 31 002 95911 89188 17 009 25 011 22 016 21 016 24 360 89188 83891 15 006 20 016 19 011 24 022 14 015 83891 79399 17 359 11 012 14 002 17 009 13 033 79399 75458 12 337 5 351 12 340 13 357 13 018 75458 71937 5 014 4 295 13 316 9 001 12 009 71937 68724 4 299 4 325 11 293 9 337 10 009 68724 65741 4 310 7 355 7 284 9 307 10 349 65741 62955 7 297 10 327 3 340 7 295 12 307 62955 60247 6 313 11 289 7 322 6 292 11 281 60247 57419 11 326 5 271 13 297 12 293 11 296 57419 54488 13 313 2 359 16 281 19 286 15 300 54488 51702 13 308 7 328 13 274 18 291 18 305 51702 49205 17 302 14 322 8 288 18 295 19 294 49205 46971 15 298 18 326 8 334 12 294 16 278 46971 44946 12 312 19 333 14 340 9 312 13 266 44946 43097 15 331 17 333 15 327 14 309 9 264 43097 41398 16 339 16 334 15 317 17 293 14 289 41398 39830 12 345 15 342 14 309 20 294 19 280 39830 38377 12 355 16 335 15 310 18 294 11 283 38377 37022 10 321 15 318 21 332 12 329 10 329 37022 35728 9 281 15 296 25 331 16 345 18 324 35728 34432 10 260 14 283 25 317 22 335 26 318 34432 33108 16 251 12 285 21 304 25 336 27 317 33108 31754 20 246 12 274 16 303 23 344 24 320 31754 30358 19 246 14 257 15 302 23 348 17 327 30358 28911 16 261 16 253 13 296 22 353 13 335 28911 27413 16 262 14 257 12 285 19 007 10 328 27413 25866 16 255 14 265 12 264 11 342 5 323 25866 24270 17 250 15 263 13 245 7 304 3 253 24270 22631 21 246 17 255 16 240 10 266 6 236 22631 20942 25 241 21 248 19 243 18 252 15 252 20942 19199 27 237 23 249 21 249 21 254 19 248 19199 17435 27 239 25 251 23 254 21 257 21 241 17435 15743 26 249 25 251 24 255 22 257 22 241 15743 14206 25 261 23 253 23 254 23 257 22 245 14206 12835 23 272 19 255 22 253 23 258 21 250 12835 11610 18 279 16 256 19 251 21 257 19 254 11610 10512 13 281 13 253 16 249 19 255 17 257 10512 9526 8 277 11 249 13 248 16 254 15 259 9526 8643 5 261 10 245 11 246 14 251 14 260 8643 7856 4 240 9 242 9 243 12 249 13 259 7856 7152 3 202 7 235 8 236 11 243 12 254 7152 6515 2 195 6 226 7 218 10 232 11 244 6515 5946 2 223 5 211 6*202 10 212 10 224 5946 5469 2 275 4 195 6*199 9 194 10 197 5469 5099 2 311 3 186 6 195 8 179 10 178 5099 4843 2 346 3 182 5 192 8 165 9 163 4843 4687 2*045 2*174 4 186 6*149 7*156 4687 4597 3*076 2*162 3 184 3*127 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