DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 09/21 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 - - - 0956z - - 1001z - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 64.9 - - 71.2 - - - - - 59.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 147 - - 218 - - - - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1429 - - 5924 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6037 - - 9541 - - - - - 4582 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6929 - - 11424 - - - - - 4600 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2448 - - 2213 - - - - - 4957 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 252 - - 459 - - - - - 0 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 8 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 11 - - - - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 193 - - 230 - - - - - 105 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 11 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 9 - - 14 - - - - - -18 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3902 - - -1094 - - - - - -5368 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10831 - - 12519 - - - - - 9968 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8384 - - -4710 - - - - - -9803 ODpotential blCL - - - 15313 - - 16134 - - - - - 14403 blCL maxRH - - - 54 - - 58 - - - - - 53 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 64.9 - - 71.2 - - - - - 59.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 33.5 - - 32.0 - - - - - 31.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 64.6 - - 70.7 - - - - - 65.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 32.6 - - 31.3 - - - - - 31.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 147 - - 218 - - - - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1429 - - 5924 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 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] 98109 13 307 13 308 16 265 98109 90866 5 284 11 290 3 267 90866 85226 2 297 9 288 6 293 85226 80506 10 270 12 286 7 314 80506 76423 7 276 12 283 14 294 76423 72818 12 290 17 285 11 326 72818 69540 15 285 17 286 15 289 69540 66521 12 273 17 275 17 287 66521 63723 17 279 21 270 24 287 63723 60993 24 279 23 268 29 271 60993 58131 26 264 26 262 32 256 58131 55166 27 252 32 243 37 248 55166 52363 33 244 36 240 39 241 52363 49862 37 235 41 238 41 241 49862 47626 38 231 41 225 44 238 47626 45599 41 233 43 222 44 233 45599 43752 45 229 50 221 42 230 43752 42061 45 223 49 218 43 227 42061 40503 42 216 50 217 49 226 40503 39055 39 208 48 212 50 220 39055 37702 35 213 44 210 50 222 37702 36404 35 220 42 214 51 225 36404 35096 36 225 43 217 48 226 35096 33750 35 224 42 217 43 227 33750 32371 34 223 41 217 40 226 32371 30948 33 222 40 219 36 226 30948 29469 35 227 39 222 35 229 29469 27937 35 234 38 226 33 229 27937 26354 33 235 36 227 32 227 26354 24723 32 231 36 226 31 228 24723 23051 31 231 33 230 30 233 23051 21332 29 235 30 236 28 238 21332 19562 27 239 28 241 25 242 19562 17772 26 241 28 244 23 247 17772 16057 25 242 28 247 20 249 16057 14496 23 245 27 248 18 248 14496 13102 21 247 24 247 16 246 13102 11852 18 248 19*244 15 246 11852 10727 16 250 16*240 15 246 10727 9715 14 251 13 236 15 246 9715 8807 13 252 12 233 15 247 8807 7994 12 251 11 230 15 248 7994 7265 10*244 11 227 15 249 7265 6604 7*227 10 225 13 249 6604 6012 6 195 9 223 11 249 6012 5512 6 185 9 221 7 246 5512 5125 6 183 8 220 5 242 5125 4857 6 182 8 219 3 237 4857 4693 5 182 7 220 1*155 4693 4599 4 182 5 220 2*105 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