DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 09/17 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 0654z - - 0956z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 54.4 - - 65.4 - - 72.1 - - 72.4 - - 62.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -13 - - 166 - - 226 - - 45 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1137 - - 2940 - - 2729 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4582 - - 5878 - - 7294 - - 4583 - - 4583 Hcrit BL Top 4600 - - 6637 - - 8440 - - 8229 - - 4600 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 980 - - 1564 - - 2070 - - 2719 - - 2251 Hgt.Variab. W* 10 - - 243 - - 368 - - 214 - - 5 W* B/S 1 - - 16 - - 19 - - 7 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 5 - - 3 BL Wind Direction 105 - - 195 - - 182 - - 164 - - 103 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -19 - - 11 - - 14 - - 8 - - -15 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -2073 - - -2290 - - -2551 - - -3278 - - -4332 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 6673 - - 8928 - - 10991 - - 11507 - - 8933 sfcLCL ODpotential -10241 - - -8691 - - -7664 - - -8649 - - -10887 ODpotential blCL 14841 - - 15328 - - 16104 - - 16878 - - 15487 blCL maxRH 49 - - 49 - - 41 - - 46 - - 56 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 54.4 - - 65.4 - - 72.1 - - 72.4 - - 62.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 41.4 - - 42.3 - - 39.9 - - 38.0 - - 39.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 58.1 - - 65.0 - - 71.4 - - 72.8 - - 67.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 40.6 - - 41.4 - - 39.1 - - 37.3 - - 38.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -13 - - 166 - - 226 - - 45 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1137 - - 2940 - - 2729 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 6 - - 6 - - 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] 98072 5 031 5 294 3 336 8 294 7 281 98072 90811 9 042 8 081 5 041 5 344 7 036 90811 85214 14 074 16 084 7 116 5 351 14 046 85214 80565 10 076 13 057 16 110 3 184 10 040 80565 76555 9 102 10 054 14 094 4 099 6 046 76555 72997 8 109 6 068 8 071 8 054 6 087 72997 69761 7 114 6 101 2 044 7 037 6 085 69761 66775 3 094 6 144 3 253 3 010 1 013 66775 63991 2 197 7 180 7 237 3 223 6 221 63991 61280 3 204 9 196 11 235 9 236 8 241 61280 58457 10 275 7 209 11 231 13 236 12 248 58457 55550 14 246 9 242 13 250 14 246 12 248 55550 52794 2 008 7 243 14 249 15 253 12 246 52794 50323 11 323 4 299 9 247 15 249 15 251 50323 48111 14 321 4 013 7 251 12 244 16 244 48111 46105 18 322 8 347 5 268 10 257 14 242 46105 44271 17 321 12 315 3 326 10 264 11 226 44271 42581 6 030 8 291 9 276 7 241 11 228 42581 41013 12 086 8 136 10 216 14 248 14 227 41013 39550 8 117 11 139 13 175 18 239 13 222 39550 38181 6 153 11 164 12 181 19 211 14 228 38181 36871 7 179 11 172 12 191 19 195 19 234 36871 35551 9 173 11 170 13 192 18 193 21 223 35551 34193 11 164 10 171 12 198 16 198 18 214 34193 32804 12 144 10 170 11 206 14 204 17 215 32804 31371 15 122 9 172 10 210 13 208 16 215 31371 29882 16 117 8 163 9 207 13 206 14 205 29882 28338 14 110 8 145 9 183 12 206 14 197 28338 26740 9 110 8 139 9 169 12 195 15 190 26740 25091 6 138 7 151 8 184 12 195 15 195 25091 23395 5 127 6 157 7 204 11 212 14 208 23395 21648 6 117 7 136 7 192 11 222 14 221 21648 19842 6 131 6 138 6 196 11 231 13 233 19842 18012 7 156 6 169 6 213 10 241 11 236 18012 16252 7 176 6 187 6 210 9 241 9 227 16252 14652 6 192 6 184 7 203 7 232 9 219 14652 13225 5 205 5 184 7 205 6 221 8 216 13225 11948 5 217 4 179 7 208 5 217 7 211 11948 10804 5 234 2 189 6 210 4 230 6 215 10804 9776 6 244 2 255 4 210 5 247 6 234 9776 8853 6 244 3 273 3*215 4*237 5 228 8853 8029 6 235 3 270 3*195 4*192 5 212 8029 7291 5 221 3*248 3 184 5 165 7 198 7291 6622 6 203 3*212 4 178 6 162 9 195 6622 6024 7 189 3 195 4 176 6 160 9 192 6024 5520 7 180 3 186 4 177 6 160 10 185 5520 5129 6 168 3 188 4 183 6 163 10 177 5129 4859 5 145 3 195 4 186 5 163 8 165 4859 4694 4*126 2 200 3 189 5 165 6*151 4694 4599 3*105 2 203 3 192 4 166 3*103 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