DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 01/24 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 19.9 - - 26.7 - - 23.5 - - 17.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -7 - - 30 - - -2 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 2771 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4579 - - 4580 - - 4580 - - 4580 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4597 - - 8271 - - 4597 - - 4598 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2796 - - 2203 - - 5237 - - 3822 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 11 - - 195 - - 4 - - 7 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 20 - - 11 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 012 - - 340 - - 343 - - 131 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 20 - - 16 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -20 - - -4 - - -8 - - -18 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2009 - - 1030 - - -1325 - - -1492 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6606 - - 7241 - - 5922 - - 6090 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5161 - - -1371 - - -3836 - - -4241 ODpotential blCL - - - 9758 - - 9642 - - 8433 - - 8839 blCL maxRH - - - 85 - - 86 - - 96 - - 80 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 19.9 - - 26.7 - - 23.5 - - 17.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 7.6 - - 11.4 - - 14.1 - - 7.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 22.4 - - 27.4 - - 26.3 - - 23.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 6.6 - - 10.3 - - 13.0 - - 10.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -7 - - 30 - - -2 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 2771 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 41 - - 43 - - 82 - - 21 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 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] 93274 35 320 41 323 51 331 70 336 93274 86749 50 323 56 325 65 327 68 335 86749 81761 55 320 57 328 55 320 64 330 81761 77564 52 321 54 330 50 322 55 323 77564 73849 51 323 52 332 47 325 48 319 73849 70485 49 322 52 329 47 327 43 324 70485 67382 41 326 46 328 46 328 43 329 67382 64490 36 328 37 327 43 329 43 329 64490 61776 35 325 37 330 41 329 39 326 61776 59112 36 324 39 328 42 331 37 326 59112 56297 40 333 41 324 46 334 40 333 56297 53348 44 338 44 325 51 334 43 336 53348 50518 48 339 45 329 53 332 47 337 50518 47974 51 340 46 336 51 332 49 338 47974 45701 52 341 48 341 48 336 50 340 45701 43644 52 343 52 342 50 343 49 343 43644 41765 54 345 56 341 56 346 51 347 41765 40042 58 347 58 343 59 348 56 348 40042 38456 61 347 60 348 59 350 57 349 38456 36990 64 345 64 351 59 353 58 352 36990 35631 66 347 67 352 61 355 62 357 35631 34343 71 353 71 356 65 356 69 357 34343 33067 83 358 78 359 70 355 77 355 33067 31779 92 358 82 358 73 354 81 354 31779 30476 91 356 80 358 72 353 82 354 30476 29138 86 355 77 358 71 354 82 355 29138 27752 83 357 76 359 72 355 81 354 27752 26320 81 358 76 000 73 357 73 356 26320 24843 79 360 75 001 74 359 71 012 24843 23325 78 000 74 002 73 000 78 015 23325 21766 76 000 72 001 68 001 82 012 21766 20159 73 360 69 360 64 001 81 013 20159 18498 70 359 66 358 63 001 75 008 18498 16816 67 357 64 356 64 001 74 003 16816 15201 63 355 62 354 61 359 71 004 15201 13735 59 354 58 354 56 358 63 005 13735 12432 53 354 52 354 49 357 54 003 12432 11270 47 356 45 354 42 355 46 000 11270 10229 42 355 38 352 36 353 38 357 10229 9295 37 350 32 348 32 349 31 356 9295 8459 33 343 29*342 30 346 25 355 8459 7711 30 335 27*339 28 343 22 352 7711 7042 27 331 24 338 26 340 20 348 7042 6435 23 329 22 339 23 340 19 343 6435 5892 19 328 19 340 21 340 17 340 5892 5433 14 331 17 341 17 341 13 341 5433 5078 10 338 15 341 13 342 10 343 5078 4832 6 348 13 341 9 343 7 345 4832 4683 3*018 11 341 6*344 3*352 4683 4597 2*118 6 341 1*008 2*131 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