DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 12/29 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 22.8 - - 30.3 - - 27.1 - - 26.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -15 - - 3 - - -11 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4580 - - 4580 - - 4580 - - 4580 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4598 - - 4598 - - 4598 - - 4598 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 829 - - 1525 - - 1194 - - 945 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 7 - - 19 - - 0 - - 4 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 5 - - 3 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 136 - - 149 - - 135 - - 121 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 4 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -20 - - -1 - - -12 - - -21 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -708 - - -812 - - -489 - - -567 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5306 - - 5411 - - 5087 - - 5166 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -13387 - - -11798 - - -11339 - - -10375 ODpotential blCL - - - 17985 - - 16396 - - 15937 - - 14973 blCL maxRH - - - 82 - - 89 - - 92 - - 92 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 22.8 - - 30.3 - - 27.1 - - 26.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 16.4 - - 23.2 - - 21.5 - - 20.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 27.3 - - 31.6 - - 32.2 - - 32.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 16.6 - - 22.1 - - 22.2 - - 21.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -15 - - 3 - - -11 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 28 - - 56 - - 66 - - 66 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 96516 88 357 106 007 82 352 68 354 96516 89275 99 001 101 003 89 356 79 352 89275 83656 101 000 102 356 97 354 88 358 83656 78974 86 355 96 352 97 351 93 358 78974 74896 65 339 81 345 88 350 90 356 74896 71266 61 323 69 338 72 347 81 353 71266 67997 57 325 61 333 58 348 69 352 67997 65016 50 331 56 328 60 342 62 352 65016 62263 51 338 59 329 66 342 62 346 62263 59600 57 334 68 329 77 326 68 339 59600 56834 65 322 65 320 64 315 65 324 56834 54008 66 321 53 320 47 321 50 323 54008 51334 57 324 53 334 43 333 38 340 51334 48904 51 331 55 333 63 326 52 328 48904 46712 48 335 52 320 58 313 54 314 46712 44742 52 334 47 320 56 303 62 307 44742 42974 57 327 53 314 54 297 69 300 42974 41367 57 323 57 313 58 302 71 297 41367 39882 57 322 57 313 66 303 75 289 39882 38491 59 319 52 312 62 299 71 287 38491 37178 57 314 48 312 49 294 66 294 37178 35912 45 317 46 309 40 286 74 296 35912 34633 42 321 40 300 48 285 70 292 34633 33315 40 325 40 294 50 288 62 289 33315 31960 39 324 41 291 46 291 61 288 31960 30556 38 323 39 290 44 290 62 288 30556 29094 38 322 38 289 46 286 62 290 29094 27578 37 316 38 290 48 286 59 292 27578 26009 36 306 37 295 49 288 53 293 26009 24392 28 305 36 301 48 291 48 293 24392 22730 25 296 34 304 45 295 44 296 22730 21019 26 295 32 305 42 302 40 302 21019 19254 27 296 30 305 39 307 37 307 19254 17466 27 295 31 305 35 309 34 312 17466 15751 26 295 33 305 34 309 31 317 15751 14192 26 296 36 303 35 309 29 321 14192 12804 25 297 36 301 34 309 28 323 12804 11565 24 298 32 301 32 311 27 322 11565 10458 20 299 27 301 28 312 26 319 10458 9470 16 299 23 301 26 311 24 317 9470 8590 14 296 20 298 23 309 21 314 8590 7809 12 291 17 293 20 305 18 312 7809 7113 10 280 14 285 17 300 14 307 7113 6484 8 262 11 272 13 290 10 296 6484 5924 9 230 8 239 8 266 6 269 5924 5454 8 195 7 191 5 218 4 212 5454 5090 9 173 8 163 6 178 5 163 5090 4838 8 157 7 153 7 161 6 144 4838 4685 6*152 6*148 6*153 5*137 4685 4597 4*136 3*144 3*135 4*121 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