DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 01/18 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 - - 1001z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 22.0 - - 23.1 - - 32.8 - - 28.2 - - 23.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -13 - - -11 - - 17 - - -4 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 47 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4580 - - 4580 - - 4581 - - 4580 - - 4580 Hcrit BL Top 4598 - - 4598 - - 5547 - - 4598 - - 4598 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1328 - - 1072 - - 1453 - - 1582 - - 811 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 8 - - 41 - - 5 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 1 - - 9 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 3 - - 3 - - 1 - - 2 - - 3 BL Wind Direction 079 - - 104 - - 162 - - 144 - - 113 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -22 - - -19 - - -3 - - -8 - - -24 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1775 - - -815 - - -496 - - -724 - - -1536 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 6373 - - 5413 - - 6044 - - 5322 - - 6134 sfcLCL ODpotential -10342 - - -8422 - - -4876 - - -5776 - - -7871 ODpotential blCL 14940 - - 13020 - - 10423 - - 10374 - - 12469 blCL maxRH 65 - - 61 - - 72 - - 73 - - 60 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 22.0 - - 23.1 - - 32.8 - - 28.2 - - 23.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 11.0 - - 16.2 - - 22.9 - - 21.6 - - 13.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 30.3 - - 28.1 - - 33.4 - - 32.6 - - 29.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 16.7 - - 16.6 - - 21.7 - - 20.8 - - 17.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -13 - - -11 - - 17 - - -4 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 47 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 2 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 97156 42 038 50 027 44 028 46 036 57 034 97156 90023 44 051 39 029 36 025 37 029 48 027 90023 84447 45 047 27 032 29 025 30 018 35 015 84447 79738 43 021 27 029 29 028 29 022 34 016 79738 75638 35 018 28 014 30 022 33 021 38 021 75638 72005 28 009 27 009 31 004 36 012 37 018 72005 68710 31 000 28 002 31 356 41 001 35 003 68710 65664 29 358 34 360 40 353 45 350 38 356 65664 62817 34 349 43 355 39 343 45 348 46 356 62817 60055 44 338 45 346 43 354 51 352 55 354 60055 57186 46 335 45 344 54 351 55 352 59 352 57186 54211 58 339 60 349 61 343 55 347 64 355 54211 51368 69 335 67 340 63 333 61 342 73 351 51368 48821 65 330 61 330 60 332 67 338 75 345 48821 46564 58 342 54 334 63 341 67 338 73 342 46564 44531 73 346 66 349 70 347 68 341 70 343 44531 42676 86 331 82 342 77 344 73 343 71 346 42676 40971 82 322 88 332 80 337 75 341 75 347 40971 39399 77 323 87 324 83 334 79 341 79 348 39399 37942 78 328 83 322 91 333 86 343 83 352 37942 36588 79 331 82 325 96 331 91 344 89 354 36588 35299 79 331 85 331 98 332 94 345 95 354 35299 34009 77 331 90 337 102 335 98 347 98 353 34009 32688 77 334 92 338 105 337 103 347 97 353 32688 31338 79 338 91 337 106 339 103 347 94 354 31338 29949 80 341 89 337 106 340 99 347 87 356 29949 28513 78 341 88 338 105 341 91 348 76 357 28513 27036 76 342 88 342 103 341 81 351 66 359 27036 25517 76 346 86 346 98 342 73 353 57 359 25517 23955 73 348 82 348 91 344 65 355 49 001 23955 22348 65 343 75 350 81 347 55 357 43 007 22348 20691 60 340 65 348 70 347 48 358 40 012 20691 18978 56 342 54 345 61 345 44 359 36 014 18978 17241 51 344 45 346 51 340 44 002 30 015 17241 15571 47 347 41 351 43 338 44 001 29 009 15571 14053 44 349 37 355 38 340 41 354 31 003 14053 12700 41 348 32 354 34 341 37 351 32 001 12700 11491 35 345 27 348 32 339 34 350 32 001 11491 10408 28 341 23 335 29 335 31 350 31 002 10408 9435 21 339 19 320 26 330 28 347 30 001 9435 8565 14 341 15 307 22 328 24 340 27 357 8565 7790 11 344 11 301 18 327 21 333 24 348 7790 7099 9 353 8 295 14 327 16 326 20 337 7099 6474 8 011 5 286 10 328 12 319 15 327 6474 5918 8 033 3 268 5*329 8 309 10 321 5918 5449 7 046 3 246 1*352 4 293 7 319 5449 5087 6 049 2 220 1 144 2 262 4 329 5087 4837 4 052 2 133 2 171 1 200 2 007 4837 4684 3*061 3*108 2 175 2*151 2*075 4684 4597 3*079 3*104 1 179 2*142 3*113 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