DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 01/20 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 20.7 - - 29.8 - - 26.5 - - 25.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -9 - - 23 - - -11 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 589 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4580 - - 4580 - - 4580 - - 4580 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4597 - - 6089 - - 4598 - - 4598 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1798 - - 1761 - - 1655 - - 1665 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 10 - - 107 - - 10 - - 10 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 5 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 4 - - 2 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 102 - - 314 - - 146 - - 090 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 9 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -20 - - 3 - - -11 - - -28 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1918 - - -1569 - - -1162 - - -3145 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6515 - - 7658 - - 5761 - - 7743 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8391 - - -8811 - - -5739 - - -10607 ODpotential blCL - - - 12988 - - 14900 - - 10337 - - 15205 blCL maxRH - - - 46 - - 45 - - 58 - - 62 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 20.7 - - 29.8 - - 26.5 - - 25.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 9.0 - - 12.8 - - 17.9 - - 8.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 25.5 - - 30.4 - - 30.4 - - 32.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 7.9 - - 11.7 - - 16.7 - - 9.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -9 - - 23 - - -11 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 589 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 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] 96206 23 003 32 014 34 007 36 037 96206 89273 28 024 30 019 34 019 39 031 89273 83876 27 015 22 007 25 023 33 014 83876 79327 36 011 28 018 30 014 24 009 79327 75326 41 012 39 021 36 022 26 025 75326 71740 44 008 43 010 41 014 36 016 71740 68483 43 001 42 353 41 359 43 010 68483 65488 40 354 40 342 38 357 41 005 65488 62689 41 351 38 347 40 358 48 356 62689 59943 48 350 43 356 42 358 54 347 59943 57056 54 349 54 353 51 351 58 347 57056 54059 58 348 62 347 61 345 61 349 54059 51203 62 347 66 344 65 344 62 347 51203 48637 67 346 70 341 67 343 65 346 48637 46346 71 344 70 339 68 341 69 343 46346 44281 73 341 68 339 68 339 72 340 44281 42405 73 340 67 341 69 338 73 337 42405 40687 73 343 68 343 71 339 73 336 40687 39105 78 346 73 344 73 340 74 338 39105 37643 83 344 78 343 75 341 75 340 37643 36292 84 341 85 342 78 343 75 339 36292 35017 81 340 90 337 82 341 74 337 35017 33749 80 342 88 334 84 336 73 335 33749 32457 80 346 84 337 80 334 73 334 32457 31138 81 349 83 342 76 335 73 333 31138 29780 81 353 83 346 75 337 71 331 29780 28371 81 357 83 349 75 338 68 330 28371 26914 81 358 82 352 75 339 67 329 26914 25406 77 359 81 357 74 341 66 330 25406 23850 70 000 80 360 72 343 65 331 23850 22249 64 358 76 002 70 342 64 332 22249 20598 64 355 69 004 67 342 62 334 20598 18892 64 355 62 001 64 345 60 336 18892 17164 58 356 57 358 61 348 57 338 17164 15503 50 354 54 357 57 349 55 339 15503 13993 46 354 50 358 52 347 53 339 13993 12649 41 354 45 356 48 343 51 338 12649 11450 36 354 39 350 44 336 47 336 11450 10377 32 354 34 346 39 328 44 332 10377 9415 28 355 29 342 34 322 41 330 9415 8554 25 354 24 337 30 321 38 328 8554 7785 22 350 21 330 27 319 35 326 7785 7098 19 343 18 322 25 313 32 323 7098 6476 16 336 13*318 23 305 27 321 6476 5919 13 331 9*318 19 295 21 318 5919 5451 10 331 6 317 13 287 15 320 5451 5088 7 337 3 310 8 277 10 327 5088 4838 4 348 2 295 3 243 6 347 4838 4685 2*052 1 285 2*168 4*040 4685 4597 2*121 1 259 2*146 3*090 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