DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 02/22 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 15.4 - - 27.2 - - 33.9 - - 31.8 - - 26.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -20 - - 22 - - 34 - - -9 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 167 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4580 - - 4580 - - 4580 - - 4580 - - 4580 Hcrit BL Top 4597 - - 4598 - - 5667 - - 4598 - - 4598 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 558 - - 1853 - - 1856 - - 1935 - - 1236 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 31 - - 78 - - 11 - - 6 W* B/S 0 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 8 - - 11 - - 5 - - 3 BL Wind Direction 064 - - 162 - - 173 - - 160 - - 133 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 10 - - 10 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -18 - - -1 - - 10 - - 4 - - -14 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1992 - - -1798 - - -549 - - -773 - - -774 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 6589 - - 6396 - - 6216 - - 5371 - - 5372 sfcLCL ODpotential -10876 - - -7931 - - -4828 - - -4729 - - -5391 ODpotential blCL 15473 - - 12529 - - 10495 - - 9327 - - 9989 blCL maxRH 76 - - 99 - - 72 - - 95 - - 92 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 15.4 - - 27.2 - - 33.9 - - 31.8 - - 26.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 3.5 - - 15.7 - - 23.0 - - 24.6 - - 19.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 22.9 - - 28.6 - - 34.6 - - 34.5 - - 31.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 9.7 - - 14.6 - - 21.8 - - 23.7 - - 20.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -20 - - 22 - - 34 - - -9 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 167 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 6 - - 96 - - 0 - - 80 - - 68 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 1 - - 2 - - 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] 97184 20 109 20 111 28 123 16 148 12 114 97184 89920 19 118 12 112 19 127 8 142 9 112 89920 84260 12 126 11 130 9 147 6 357 5 080 84260 79539 6 146 10 105 3 140 10 314 7 356 79539 75448 8 187 3 221 7 295 12 300 11 311 75448 71804 5 209 7 201 12 268 14 300 11 316 71804 68483 10 245 6 262 10 284 19 293 14 289 68483 65429 9 260 17 256 22 274 18 284 13 276 65429 62590 11 268 17 245 21 269 17 291 8 296 62590 59814 14 277 12 247 25 270 23 287 24 276 59814 56922 22 270 21 259 27 256 31 271 34 270 56922 53938 22 267 21 263 31 265 30 268 34 270 53938 51084 30 261 29 275 38 259 33 262 27 267 51084 48503 33 256 37 262 35 259 30 269 29 275 48503 46187 34 265 36 262 37 264 45 269 29 270 46187 44097 39 267 42 266 41 263 48 264 58 272 44097 42216 43 268 45 267 46 262 50 264 71 259 42216 40522 49 268 49 268 55 259 61 258 65 255 40522 38964 56 263 55 266 63 258 64 261 64 260 38964 37514 56 260 56 262 70 263 75 267 77 262 37514 36167 47 260 52 257 78 266 94 266 87 264 36167 34891 36 257 45 257 86 267 107 264 95 265 34891 33620 29 251 45 259 86 266 112 264 105 266 33620 32323 28 244 27 246 78 267 113 264 113 266 32323 31000 31 225 24 237 65 266 106 265 114 266 31000 29639 25 203 26 233 49 263 91 266 110 266 29639 28227 8 214 27 236 41 258 67 264 106 266 28227 26767 11 206 29 241 36 254 49 259 98 264 26767 25262 10 195 31 243 35 252 46 252 86 261 25262 23715 18 194 30 245 35 251 45 246 73 254 23715 22129 23 202 29 249 35 252 39 245 63 248 22129 20496 25 212 31 251 33 253 35 247 56 248 20496 18811 27 218 32 250 31 253 38 247 51 251 18811 17105 26 224 31 247 28 252 37 248 46 254 17105 15466 24 231 29 247 27 250 34 248 39 254 15466 13974 23 234 28 247 28 250 33 248 35 255 13974 12640 23 234 29 245 29 249 33 247 34 257 12640 11446 23 231 29 242 31 246 34 245 33 258 11446 10375 22 228 29 239 31 243 33 241 32 257 10375 9413 22 222 27 235 28 239 29 237 30 254 9413 8551 20 214 24 229 24 234 25 230 26 249 8551 7783 18 203 20 220 18 224 20 221 21 241 7783 7097 17 189 17 207 15 207 19 208 17 226 7097 6475 16 180 15 189 15 186 18 194 15 206 6475 5919 15 175 15 175 15*176 19 181 15 183 5919 5450 14 172 15 171 15*174 20 174 17 171 5450 5088 10 162 13 167 12 173 18 171 17 166 5088 4837 7 145 9 162 10 172 15 167 16 161 4837 4685 4*110 7*159 8 172 11*165 11*155 4685 4597 4*064 3*146 4 174 2*148 3*133 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