DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 10/28 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 - - 0955z - - 1003z - - 1554z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 30.2 - - 34.9 - - 36.5 - - 34.1 - - 29.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -17 - - 28 - - 33 - - -6 - - 2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1124 - - 1905 - - 108 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4580 - - 4581 - - 4580 - - 4581 - - 4580 Hcrit BL Top 4598 - - 6624 - - 7405 - - 5608 - - 4598 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 2480 - - 2878 - - 2910 - - 2837 - - 1839 Hgt.Variab. W* 6 - - 136 - - 173 - - 20 - - 14 W* B/S 0 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 3 - - 11 - - 14 - - 18 - - 10 BL Wind Direction 112 - - 165 - - 156 - - 169 - - 127 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 10 - - 11 - - 16 - - 12 Wind Shear Max.Converg -18 - - 3 - - -6 - - 5 - - -9 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 1 - - 2027 - - 2162 - - 927 - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 4597 - - 4597 - - 5243 - - 4681 - - 4597 sfcLCL ODpotential -2505 - - 602 - - 305 - - -726 - - -814 ODpotential blCL 7103 - - 6022 - - 7100 - - 6334 - - 5412 blCL maxRH 97 - - 97 - - 94 - - 96 - - 99 maxRH CAPE 20 - - 50 - - 70 - - 10 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m 30.2 - - 34.9 - - 36.5 - - 34.1 - - 29.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 26.3 - - 31.0 - - 29.6 - - 29.6 - - 28.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 33.9 - - 35.5 - - 37.2 - - 35.4 - - 30.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 27.1 - - 30.3 - - 28.7 - - 29.3 - - 28.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -17 - - 28 - - 33 - - -6 - - 2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1124 - - 1905 - - 108 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 86 - - 89 - - 74 - - 85 - - 96 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 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] 96138 22 319 28 328 25 321 27 321 21 326 96138 89269 12 358 20 344 18 336 20 355 18 354 89269 83854 11 002 13 344 13 337 18 359 13 003 83854 79294 13 342 11 336 11 315 18 348 11 002 79294 75312 10 317 9 318 10 292 14 317 12 000 75312 71759 7 301 9 259 14 281 12 299 11 334 71759 68514 9 305 6 259 10 275 12 271 12 317 68514 65501 13 301 7 282 9 274 11 281 10 286 65501 62684 15 279 11 270 12 273 14 278 10 299 62684 59926 15 258 13 260 14 280 15 269 14 286 59926 57035 12 249 14 262 15 276 15 284 15 278 57035 54034 15 269 12 271 17 255 17 269 16 273 54034 51167 15 278 12 280 13 270 17 263 16 266 51167 48589 16 276 18 259 19 270 18 260 18 255 48589 46288 16 263 22 249 21 260 16 261 18 255 46288 44205 16 265 18 259 24 256 18 273 22 263 44205 42299 24 267 21 263 25 247 24 261 24 248 42299 40546 24 255 21 255 23 248 26 258 19 245 40546 38922 21 256 21 260 27 254 29 257 25 259 38922 37412 22 253 30 253 35 249 34 255 34 255 37412 36009 24 246 36 250 37 249 36 254 36 254 36009 34678 23 243 35 250 42 250 39 254 38 255 34678 33354 20 241 35 248 46 248 42 253 42 257 33354 32009 18 234 34 244 47 247 43 251 45 257 32009 30650 16 222 28 237 44 244 40 250 45 256 30650 29266 18 192 22 216 35 238 34 248 42 253 29266 27847 24 175 21 184 25 230 27 243 36 251 27847 26396 27 167 21 171 16 209 21 223 30 245 26396 24915 25 166 18 174 16 191 17 185 25 231 24915 23404 20 162 18 188 19 202 13 168 22 213 23404 21860 17 157 19 199 21 206 7 186 17 174 21860 20272 16 167 20 202 21 203 6 168 16 188 20272 18628 17 182 23 201 20 202 7 167 16 201 18628 16957 18 191 25 200 21 205 9 171 15 210 16957 15348 17 194 25 196 19 208 12 183 15 217 15348 13880 15 199 23 191 18 205 15 194 13 222 13880 12568 12 206 20 184 17 194 17 207 12 228 12568 11392 11 211 18 180 17 184 20 217 11 231 11392 10335 11 217 17 181 17 179 23 222 11 233 10335 9384 12 221 16 190 17 176 24 223 12 230 9384 8530 13 221 15 199 17 174 24 219 12 222 8530 7767 14 214 15 198 17*170 24 211 13 210 7767 7084 13 202 15*191 17*165 24 201 15 196 7084 6465 13 188 14*179 16 158 24 188 17 178 6465 5912 14 177 14 167 15 156 24*178 18 158 5912 5446 14 173 12 162 14 154 23*173 17 142 5446 5086 12 168 11 159 12 152 21 170 15 134 5086 4837 9 158 9 156 11 151 17 167 12 127 4837 4684 6*143 7 154 9 150 14 165 9*121 4684 4597 3*112 4 152 5 149 7 162 4*108 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