DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 12/05 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 = 21Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0956z - - 1327z - - 1555z - - 1855z - - 2152z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 3.5 - - 12.2 - - 23.3 - - 16.4 - - 15.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -43 - - -15 - - 15 - - -19 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 953 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4579 - - 4579 - - 4580 - - 4580 - - 4579 Hcrit BL Top 4597 - - 4597 - - 6453 - - 4597 - - 4597 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 245 - - 1039 - - 2110 - - 2741 - - 2227 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 0 - - 107 - - 8 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 0 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 4 - - 12 - - 3 - - 2 BL Wind Direction 122 - - 131 - - 313 - - 080 - - 135 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 17 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -25 - - -22 - - 16 - - -14 - - -13 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1156 - - -576 - - 311 - - -384 - - -688 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 5753 - - 5173 - - 6142 - - 4981 - - 5285 sfcLCL ODpotential -10964 - - -7006 - - -2276 - - -3057 - - -3881 ODpotential blCL 15561 - - 11603 - - 8729 - - 7654 - - 8478 blCL maxRH 75 - - 76 - - 93 - - 98 - - 101 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 3.5 - - 12.2 - - 23.3 - - 16.4 - - 15.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m -4.9 - - 6.1 - - 12.6 - - 10.9 - - 8.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 11.3 - - 16.8 - - 24.3 - - 21.1 - - 20.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 5.4 - - 6.5 - - 11.5 - - 12.1 - - 9.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -43 - - -15 - - 15 - - -19 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 953 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 1 - - 2 - - 71 - - 90 - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 1 - - 1 - - 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] 95182 57 337 46 351 17 345 35 281 30 334 95182 88347 52 343 44 000 29 358 27 340 46 337 88347 82939 43 340 38 356 35 355 38 329 41 331 82939 78358 37 340 43 343 46 346 43 330 38 326 78358 74331 35 345 43 336 48 347 37 328 37 330 74331 70718 37 344 37 330 45 342 37 338 39 332 70718 67419 39 337 38 330 42 337 38 335 47 328 67419 64373 41 327 38 328 39 327 43 318 46 324 64373 61545 43 323 36 326 37 320 41 318 41 319 61545 58803 41 330 35 329 34 323 40 315 41 316 58803 55929 44 328 31 336 30 324 41 308 47 320 55929 52941 46 322 34 334 29 316 41 310 55 321 52941 50096 50 317 43 321 30 310 48 316 55 320 50096 47548 49 313 47 319 44 320 55 323 55 322 47548 45284 45 322 48 321 52 325 60 323 58 324 45284 43252 47 325 50 321 58 321 62 320 62 323 43252 41406 45 320 51 317 57 309 61 313 64 320 41406 39710 46 325 50 319 55 310 59 314 64 316 39710 38139 52 330 57 327 59 323 64 323 63 318 38139 36675 58 328 68 326 72 329 76 329 68 328 36675 35319 59 327 74 321 85 324 88 329 85 335 35319 34040 59 329 74 318 89 318 95 325 98 331 34040 32775 61 330 73 320 90 317 97 322 99 327 32775 31490 60 330 75 320 91 319 97 321 98 327 31490 30188 59 330 75 321 93 319 97 321 97 329 30188 28852 59 330 76 323 92 319 95 322 97 331 28852 27469 58 330 76 325 91 320 93 322 95 330 27469 26039 57 330 75 327 90 322 92 324 93 330 26039 24564 57 332 73 328 88 324 91 325 93 330 24564 23047 55 334 70 329 86 326 90 327 93 330 23047 21491 51 335 67 329 82 326 88 327 92 330 21491 19894 48 333 62 328 78 325 85 327 90 330 19894 18250 46 329 58 326 74 323 81 326 84 328 18250 16594 45 326 54 324 69 320 73 325 75 326 16594 15015 43 324 52 323 61 318 62 323 64 322 15015 13586 38 321 47 321 53 316 52 320 54 320 13586 12316 31 314 42 317 46 316 45 319 44 318 12316 11181 26 305 37 314 41 316 40 319 37 319 11181 10161 21 294 32 314 38 316 37 320 33 319 10161 9243 18 284 28 314 35 315 34 318 31 318 9243 8418 16 274 25 313 32 312 33 315 29 315 8418 7680 15 263 23 309 29 309 31 310 26 310 7680 7018 13 250 21 303 25*308 27 307 23 306 7018 6418 11 232 17 296 20*309 23 305 19 300 6418 5880 10 212 12 284 16 311 17 309 13 294 5880 5426 10 196 7 261 12 313 11 321 7 289 5426 5074 10 185 4 211 9 316 8 340 2 277 5074 4830 9 167 5 158 7 319 5 014 2 123 4830 4681 7*155 5*148 5 320 3*054 3*130 4681 4596 4*122 4*131 3 322 2*099 2*135 4596 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