DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 11/27 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 28.0 - - 29.6 - - 26.9 - - 24.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 24 - - 42 - - -1 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 377 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4580 - - 4580 - - 4580 - - 4580 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4598 - - 5877 - - 4598 - - 4597 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1955 - - 1446 - - 1999 - - 1673 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 31 - - 106 - - 6 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 26 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 1 - - 3 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 177 - - 109 - - 346 - - 360 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -5 - - -3 - - -13 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1476 - - 663 - - 2 - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6075 - - 5215 - - 4597 - - 4596 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7251 - - -1163 - - -852 - - -2001 ODpotential blCL - - - 11849 - - 7040 - - 5450 - - 6598 blCL maxRH - - - 89 - - 92 - - 95 - - 99 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 28.0 - - 29.6 - - 26.9 - - 24.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 17.9 - - 23.2 - - 25.8 - - 22.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 28.7 - - 30.1 - - 29.0 - - 27.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 17.1 - - 22.6 - - 26.9 - - 24.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 24 - - 42 - - -1 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 377 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 56 - - 68 - - 80 - - 95 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 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] 96805 29 077 40 085 37 078 43 077 96805 89711 28 078 33 087 31 071 34 077 89711 84147 26 075 29 085 23 082 27 072 84147 79455 21 077 18 080 19 083 20 070 79455 75367 17 068 10 081 14 066 16 063 75367 71734 12 062 8 047 11 057 11 048 71734 68429 8 043 10 351 12 022 12 027 68429 65377 4 005 11 326 13 350 12 357 65377 62543 8 325 13 312 16 327 16 341 62543 59794 15 326 18 306 19 314 21 325 59794 56919 19 314 21 293 22 298 24 314 56919 53929 30 313 24 303 28 304 27 309 53929 51074 37 302 33 299 35 303 33 307 51074 48509 37 291 40 295 40 301 34 303 48509 46223 36 289 39 283 44 296 38 302 46223 44166 40 290 39 287 42 281 41 297 44166 42297 39 284 46 284 41 283 41 295 42297 40586 50 276 48 268 46 281 44 293 40586 39008 65 271 47 268 44 276 43 287 39008 37545 73 263 58 268 44 280 42 284 37545 36187 70 264 65 254 49 274 41 278 36187 34905 65 265 64 253 53 265 40 274 34905 33633 60 264 64 252 57 256 41 270 33633 32339 56 262 60 252 61 247 42 261 32339 31025 53 263 57 254 59 248 41 259 31025 29670 52 265 52 254 52 258 35 268 29670 28264 53 268 47 254 46 262 31 270 28264 26806 54 271 41 260 43 265 30 275 26806 25297 53 273 38 270 39 270 29 284 25297 23740 48 279 34 275 32 276 28 288 23740 22140 42 285 31 279 29 287 26 288 22140 20493 40 284 29 285 28 296 24 292 20493 18793 38 282 28 288 27 299 23 300 18793 17074 35 280 25 285 23 297 21 304 17074 15423 29 277 21 278 20 291 17 305 15423 13924 20 268 17 270 18 285 13 307 13924 12588 12 255 14 262 14 281 9 310 12588 11396 7 238 9 248 10 274 6 311 11396 10328 5 221 6 224 6 258 3 305 10328 9371 5 206 5 194 4 211 1 208 9371 8515 5 191 6 170 4 163 2 141 8515 7753 6 179 6 152 5 131 5 129 7753 7072 7 170 7 141 7 109 8 119 7072 6456 7 167 5 135 7 094 11 104 6456 5905 5 170 3*127 5 072 14 086 5905 5442 3 181 2*116 4 039 13 072 5442 5083 2 183 1 101 4 007 9 055 5083 4835 1 179 0 103 4 353 6 024 4835 4684 1*161 0 097 3*345 4*002 4684 4596 0*149 0 152 2*337 2*357 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