DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 02/11 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 32.0 - - 33.8 - - - - - 28.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 55 - - 119 - - - - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 835 - - 1383 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4580 - - 5855 - - - - - 4580 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6335 - - 6883 - - - - - 4598 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2719 - - 1484 - - - - - 1205 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 153 - - 232 - - - - - 5 W* B/S - - - 53 - - 16 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 3 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 280 - - 224 - - - - - 138 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 3 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -11 - - 7 - - - - - -22 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -133 - - -448 - - - - - -1624 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6469 - - 7332 - - - - - 6222 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2643 - - -5244 - - - - - -7631 ODpotential blCL - - - 8978 - - 12127 - - - - - 12229 blCL maxRH - - - 65 - - 61 - - - - - 59 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 32.0 - - 33.8 - - - - - 28.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 20.0 - - 17.9 - - - - - 17.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 32.4 - - 33.8 - - - - - 32.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 18.8 - - 17.0 - - - - - 18.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 55 - - 119 - - - - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 835 - - 1383 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 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] 97273 27 081 33 052 35 060 97273 90118 29 074 17 063 28 054 90118 84479 29 062 14 077 20 041 84479 79752 23 046 13 056 12 025 79752 75665 16 039 7 057 9 359 75665 72035 9 041 6 002 6 358 72035 68716 5 020 7 319 7 353 68716 65640 6 342 7 277 11 330 65640 62781 11 318 11 284 11 316 62781 60013 15 285 17 291 20 309 60013 57129 16 278 18 289 19 295 57129 54129 20 285 23 293 17 310 54129 51269 21 277 27 290 26 301 51269 48719 17 280 24 275 22 293 48719 46444 22 309 16 276 24 320 46444 44389 30 303 20 305 31 323 44389 42522 27 296 28 310 29 318 42522 40811 22 298 28 305 24 319 40811 39233 17 336 24 319 29 318 39233 37781 33 005 30 332 38 316 37781 36453 40 356 30 327 35 313 36453 35196 36 004 22 322 27 338 35196 33933 35 019 17 329 40 352 33933 32636 37 023 19 340 52 354 32636 31309 36 022 24 349 55 352 31309 29939 36 025 29 353 51 354 29939 28515 37 030 32 353 43 350 28515 27038 36 033 32 353 37 335 27038 25509 34 033 29 353 37 320 25509 23931 32 027 27 354 22 313 23931 22309 28 027 25 355 21 310 22309 20641 20 028 25 357 25 315 20641 18923 16 025 23 001 26 318 18923 17189 13 016 20 003 24 321 17189 15528 11 007 16 357 23 320 15528 14019 9 355 15 345 23 316 14019 12673 10 330 15 335 23 313 12673 11470 13 318 14 328 21 311 11470 10392 14 312 13 326 19 311 10392 9426 13 311 12 324 15 312 9426 8562 11 313 10 319 13 311 8562 7792 8 315 7 309 10 305 7792 7103 6 319 4*292 8 297 7103 6480 4*315 3*272 7 287 6480 5922 3*305 3 238 7 269 5922 5453 1 291 3 214 6 242 5453 5090 0 203 3 205 5 193 5090 4838 1 130 3 204 6 155 4838 4685 1 128 3 202 6*148 4685 4597 1 137 2 198 4*138 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