DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 11/01 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 0654z - - 0955z - - 1003z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 30.0 - - 38.3 - - 40.7 - - 36.4 - - 31.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -8 - - 38 - - 37 - - -3 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 195 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4580 - - 4581 - - 4581 - - 4581 - - 4580 Hcrit BL Top 4598 - - 4598 - - 5695 - - 4599 - - 4598 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1174 - - 2378 - - 2497 - - 3588 - - 2483 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 36 - - 81 - - 0 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 3 - - 2 - - 5 - - 3 - - 2 BL Wind Direction 039 - - 354 - - 338 - - 337 - - 090 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 2 - - 3 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -19 - - -6 - - -6 - - -14 - - -24 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1346 - - -2515 - - -1365 - - -1357 - - -921 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 5944 - - 7114 - - 7060 - - 5957 - - 5519 sfcLCL ODpotential -6717 - - -5988 - - -4128 - - -4374 - - -4750 ODpotential blCL 11315 - - 10586 - - 9823 - - 8973 - - 9348 blCL maxRH 86 - - 93 - - 93 - - 82 - - 64 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 30.0 - - 38.3 - - 40.7 - - 36.4 - - 31.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 20.4 - - 23.4 - - 25.8 - - 26.5 - - 23.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 36.3 - - 39.2 - - 41.5 - - 40.7 - - 37.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 21.5 - - 22.7 - - 25.1 - - 26.2 - - 25.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -8 - - 38 - - 37 - - -3 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 195 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 45 - - 74 - - 70 - - 27 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 - - 3 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] 96254 29 016 30 014 22 015 18 345 33 000 96254 89517 23 015 18 037 19 021 19 354 28 013 89517 84195 19 028 16 047 15 023 19 007 19 017 84195 79690 13 021 14 025 12 027 11 018 10 012 79690 75751 10 060 8 023 8 035 7 032 3 036 75751 72218 12 081 7 057 5 047 1 317 6 061 72218 68987 8 082 6 060 6 049 6 143 2 065 68987 66001 1 058 7 044 5 027 2 048 1 027 66001 63216 2 192 7 008 6 021 1 045 5 304 63216 60493 3 105 4 307 9 325 7 321 6 305 60493 57634 1 257 9 286 10 311 11 298 15 294 57634 54677 5 326 12 276 14 315 18 314 13 313 54677 51871 14 324 7 272 19 307 23 317 18 340 51871 49361 18 306 5 350 20 300 26 320 26 341 49361 47125 13 291 15 353 15 306 27 325 31 338 47125 45097 12 306 20 333 14 337 29 333 30 335 45097 43230 16 303 24 324 22 344 33 337 30 342 43230 41493 16 288 24 319 29 340 38 343 34 347 41493 39870 13 285 24 307 35 337 45 348 38 342 39870 38352 17 289 24 299 39 332 49 349 40 340 38352 36937 24 274 23 293 38 325 49 346 46 336 36937 35590 29 256 24 284 32 321 46 342 49 331 35590 34250 36 243 26 277 29 325 44 342 45 332 34250 32893 40 228 28 263 30 333 45 345 39 338 32893 31526 43 224 35 245 30 335 47 348 47 349 31526 30131 55 228 51 232 29 327 50 354 58 353 30131 28686 64 220 63 223 24 296 57 357 65 352 28686 27190 62 217 62 220 34 254 62 356 64 351 27190 25642 59 231 57 217 52 232 63 355 61 353 25642 24047 55 241 54 222 57 224 58 356 57 356 24047 22409 40 225 53 237 52 233 48 358 56 357 22409 20723 41 218 42 227 43 237 24 336 57 357 20723 18986 37 222 39 213 36 230 19 281 55 002 18986 17231 32 221 34 209 33 225 22 261 46 007 17231 15551 27 218 28 220 29 229 23 257 36 005 15551 14033 21 219 25 232 25 241 23 262 25 351 14033 12688 15 220 20 237 20 253 21 268 17 333 12688 11489 11 217 13 238 14 264 17 277 13 320 11489 10415 7 216 7 239 10 274 13 287 11 314 10415 9450 5 214 4 241 8 285 11 299 11 315 9450 8585 3 209 2 248 7 295 11 310 11 317 8585 7812 2 178 0 263 6 304 11 318 12 320 7812 7121 1 127 1 026 5 314 11 325 13 323 7121 6494 2 007 2 003 5 325 10 331 13 326 6494 5934 4 350 3 000 5*333 10 339 13 329 5934 5461 6 343 3 002 5*335 9 344 12 332 5461 5095 6 342 2 359 5 338 8 344 10 333 5095 4841 5 349 2 353 5 340 6 339 8 334 4841 4686 4*002 1*350 4 342 4*334 5*343 4686 4597 3*039 0*333 2 342 0*042 2*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