DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 10/02 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 - - - 0956z - - 1001z - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 52.7 - - 58.6 - - - - - 47.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 26 - - 115 - - - - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1329 - - 3635 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4582 - - 7468 - - - - - 4582 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6829 - - 9135 - - - - - 4599 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2171 - - 2644 - - - - - 3873 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 140 - - 316 - - - - - 7 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 4 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 15 - - - - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 256 - - 270 - - - - - 067 Direction Wind Shear - - - 12 - - 12 - - - - - 1 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 7 - - 25 - - - - - -15 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 293 - - 1364 - - - - - -521 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6536 - - 7771 - - - - - 5120 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1576 - - -142 - - - - - -3374 ODpotential blCL - - - 8405 - - 9277 - - - - - 7973 blCL maxRH - - - 99 - - 97 - - - - - 95 maxRH CAPE - - - 10 - - 110 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 52.7 - - 58.6 - - - - - 47.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 40.0 - - 40.4 - - - - - 41.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 53.3 - - 58.7 - - - - - 51.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 39.6 - - 40.0 - - - - - 40.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 26 - - 115 - - - - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1329 - - 3635 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 98 - - 87 - - - - - 82 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - - - - 6 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] 97671 7 325 14 333 10 027 97671 90506 4 252 11 318 10 004 90506 84930 11 319 3 326 13 332 84930 80278 8 305 10 296 6 328 80278 76240 13 300 12 299 12 309 76240 72650 19 301 15 293 16 281 72650 69398 16 315 16 285 13 301 69398 66392 21 295 17 272 29 324 66392 63578 19 281 25 281 35 300 63578 60830 15 278 21 283 37 293 60830 57950 24 286 30 292 38 292 57950 54966 40 284 43 289 48 296 54966 52136 49 283 51 293 56 293 52136 49603 55 286 61 288 56 294 49603 47340 63 284 58 285 57 297 47340 45287 61 277 52 291 61 305 45287 43408 52 285 63 296 74 299 43408 41687 60 297 71 287 80 287 41687 40097 76 289 69 282 68 293 40097 38612 73 282 66 284 59 320 38612 37229 65 280 65 287 89 328 37229 35917 62 286 64 288 112 321 35917 34602 65 290 64 287 114 315 34602 33250 64 291 64 284 82 316 33250 31872 58 290 62 281 66 317 31872 30462 53 290 61 281 60 318 30462 29009 48 288 58 284 53 313 29009 27512 46 286 53 285 51 308 27512 25971 44 287 50 283 49 304 25971 24383 41 287 48 280 45 301 24383 22749 39 287 44 281 42 299 22749 21063 38 288 41 285 40 296 21063 19321 37 288 37 289 38 292 19321 17553 36 286 34 290 38 290 17553 15852 35 284 33 287 37 291 15852 14305 33 283 31 284 36 295 14305 12926 32 283 29 281 33 300 12926 11693 29 284 27 279 29 307 11693 10588 27 284 24 276 26 314 10588 9595 25 284 21*274 24 319 9595 8704 23 282 19*272 23 321 8704 7909 20 279 18 271 22 321 7909 7198 17*275 16 270 20 319 7198 6552 13*270 15 270 18 317 6552 5975 10 262 14 270 14 317 5975 5488 7 252 13 270 11 321 5488 5111 6 241 12 270 7 327 5111 4849 5 236 11 270 4 348 4849 4690 4 229 9 270 2*042 4690 4598 2 221 6 271 2*082 4598 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