DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 02/20 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 12.5 - - 19.7 - - 22.0 - - 16.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 61 - - 83 - - 4 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 360 - - 969 - - 633 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4579 - - 4579 - - 4580 - - 4579 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5860 - - 6469 - - 6133 - - 4597 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1287 - - 1616 - - 2227 - - 1856 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 118 - - 184 - - 65 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 12 - - 19 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 333 - - 282 - - 191 - - 124 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 6 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -5 - - 7 - - 4 - - -14 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2204 - - -1609 - - -1216 - - -1061 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8064 - - 8079 - - 7349 - - 5658 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9952 - - -7258 - - -4973 - - -4741 ODpotential blCL - - - 15812 - - 13727 - - 11106 - - 9338 blCL maxRH - - - 67 - - 82 - - 87 - - 79 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 12.5 - - 19.7 - - 22.0 - - 16.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - -6.5 - - 0.5 - - 6.0 - - 8.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 12.8 - - 19.9 - - 22.8 - - 20.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - -7.5 - - -0.5 - - 5.2 - - 7.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 61 - - 83 - - 4 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 360 - - 969 - - 633 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 30 - - 48 - - 15 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 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] 97143 26 120 31 116 24 102 31 113 97143 89925 26 112 24 114 19 119 25 107 89925 84307 23 112 20 111 19 128 19 110 84307 79593 23 116 16 112 16 129 14 113 79593 75491 20 104 15 131 8 134 11 093 75491 71839 13 107 11 140 7 159 3 070 71839 68510 10 115 8 160 6 162 2 182 68510 65423 6 115 7 170 6 175 2 191 65423 62536 4 178 4 208 7 168 6 226 62536 59723 5 183 5 221 5 155 6 233 59723 56782 4 306 6 201 2 186 6 223 56782 53724 7 312 3 175 3 272 2 221 53724 50804 5 312 5 018 5 274 2 286 50804 48185 5 360 6 320 7 268 5 261 48185 45846 1 339 7 298 6 257 6 253 45846 43733 2 339 12 318 8 327 5 307 43733 41806 10 320 14 331 15 321 10 314 41806 40036 11 327 15 336 17 318 16 304 40036 38400 14 338 18 338 17 322 17 304 38400 36882 17 343 22 333 20 324 19 307 36882 35481 22 344 22 329 24 319 19 307 35481 34170 27 346 24 336 26 317 22 319 34170 32891 35 346 32 340 32 321 32 312 32891 31607 44 347 41 346 40 323 36 312 31607 30308 53 350 51 345 47 320 39 314 30308 28977 59 349 53 345 48 319 39 316 28977 27599 60 347 53 346 44 323 36 320 27599 26174 59 345 51 343 42 328 33 324 26174 24703 56 345 48 342 40 328 33 324 24703 23189 52 348 45 345 36 329 31 318 23189 21638 52 349 43 347 33 334 26 312 21638 20041 54 347 42 345 32 333 23 311 20041 18393 52 347 41 342 32 330 22 314 18393 16725 47 348 39 338 32 327 22 319 16725 15126 41 347 35 335 31 324 22 322 15126 13674 35 347 30 334 28 324 20 320 13674 12382 31 348 26 332 25 323 19 314 12382 11228 28 347 22 328 21 323 17 309 11228 10194 26 344 19 321 18 318 15 306 10194 9267 23 341 17 313 16 311 12 303 9267 8435 20 337 15 308 14 301 10 299 8435 7692 17 332 13 305 12 291 9 291 7692 7026 13 328 10*303 9 283 8 280 7026 6423 10*326 6*302 6*270 7 263 6423 5883 6*327 2 295 3*245 6 234 5883 5428 3 335 1 249 3 190 6 200 5428 5075 1 346 1 234 3 179 6 173 5075 4831 0 127 1 228 3 178 6 152 4831 4681 1 150 1 230 3 173 6*145 4681 4596 1 150 1 224 2 171 3*124 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