DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 09/16 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 - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1334z - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 52.1 - - 57.8 - - 59.6 - - 52.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 125 - - 166 - - 33 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1466 - - 3022 - - 2906 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6003 - - 7248 - - 4582 - - 4582 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6966 - - 8522 - - 8406 - - 4600 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2205 - - 2049 - - 2100 - - 4002 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 245 - - 341 - - 203 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 29 - - 25 - - 21 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 310 - - 298 - - 290 - - 131 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 5 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 9 - - -11 - - -6 - - -14 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 417 - - 86 - - -371 - - -2251 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6549 - - 8436 - - 8777 - - 6851 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2238 - - -3667 - - -4100 - - -7550 ODpotential blCL - - - 9204 - - 12189 - - 12506 - - 12150 blCL maxRH - - - 67 - - 56 - - 69 - - 58 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 52.1 - - 57.8 - - 59.6 - - 52.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 39.5 - - 36.9 - - 37.3 - - 38.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 52.0 - - 57.5 - - 60.2 - - 57.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 38.3 - - 35.8 - - 36.3 - - 37.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 125 - - 166 - - 33 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1466 - - 3022 - - 2906 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 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] 98767 32 246 34 257 37 260 38 264 98767 91397 27 253 32 255 34 255 31 265 91397 85699 24 258 25 256 27 261 27 262 85699 80933 23 272 21 253 21 256 23 266 80933 76821 20 255 21 261 19 266 22 257 76821 73181 16 258 18 263 18 278 17 260 73181 69876 15 257 16 269 16 268 19 271 69876 66836 10 270 17 266 19 270 18 282 66836 64022 12 288 14 272 20 267 18 274 64022 61291 15 273 19 277 21 275 19 272 61291 58437 12 295 18 274 23 283 20 285 58437 55483 20 320 19 285 25 283 20 292 55483 52684 22 332 17 317 20 301 21 313 52684 50193 29 333 22 338 22 301 23 309 50193 47979 22 333 16 336 13 306 18 292 47979 45976 25 021 29 012 19 351 10 333 45976 44144 50 011 39 007 26 001 17 002 44144 42452 51 002 38 002 25 001 21 358 42452 40878 41 005 32 360 23 352 16 339 40878 39409 37 016 26 002 22 338 13 320 39409 38034 41 023 25 007 19 325 15 307 38034 36716 44 023 26 007 16 316 16 292 36716 35388 45 020 26 003 16 315 16 279 35388 34023 43 016 26 360 17 317 16 275 34023 32625 41 016 23 355 16 315 16 279 32625 31182 37 020 19 344 16 299 16 277 31182 29684 33 022 14 339 18 283 17 275 29684 28134 28 019 12 332 18 275 20 278 28134 26533 27 014 13 329 18 275 20 279 26533 24881 23 013 12 330 17 278 19 279 24881 23183 15 006 10 319 16 281 19 280 23183 21432 10 322 12 298 17 285 19 285 21432 19625 14 307 15 296 18 295 17 294 19625 17799 17 320 16 310 18 305 14 300 17799 16052 17 336 15 326 16 311 13 298 16052 14467 17 347 13 334 12 313 11 290 14467 13058 15 354 10 338 10 309 10 284 13058 11801 13 355 8 337 8 297 9 279 11801 10674 10 353 6 328 8 287 8 279 10674 9665 8 351 6 313 9 283 8 281 9665 8761 7 348 6*298 8*283 7 283 8761 7955 6 344 6*295 6*286 6 284 7955 7233 5*338 4 297 4 293 5 281 7233 6579 3*331 3 303 2 300 4 278 6579 5994 2 327 2 306 0 302 3 274 5994 5500 1 305 1 304 0 187 3 265 5500 5118 1 289 1 295 0 153 2 248 5118 4853 1 274 1 281 0 142 2 223 4853 4692 1 268 1 278 0 167 1*183 4692 4599 1 269 1 273 0 173 2*131 4599 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