DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 09/23 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 0654z - - 0955z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 48.5 - - 58.7 - - 63.8 - - 62.3 - - 53.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -8 - - 180 - - 226 - - 26 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 3185 - - 6643 - - 5545 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4582 - - 7382 - - 10113 - - 4582 - - 4582 Hcrit BL Top 4599 - - 8685 - - 12143 - - 11045 - - 4600 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 2559 - - 2523 - - 2141 - - 3455 - - 6697 Hgt.Variab. W* 7 - - 351 - - 481 - - 225 - - 3 W* B/S 0 - - 15 - - 7 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 3 - - 4 - - 12 - - 13 - - 1 BL Wind Direction 099 - - 217 - - 231 - - 237 - - 230 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 5 - - 15 - - 12 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -19 - - 9 - - 14 - - 21 - - -7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -3239 - - -2495 - - 414 - - -570 - - -4665 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 7838 - - 11181 - - 11730 - - 11615 - - 9265 sfcLCL ODpotential -8502 - - -6560 - - -1621 - - -2907 - - -7994 ODpotential blCL 13101 - - 15245 - - 13764 - - 13952 - - 12594 blCL maxRH 74 - - 71 - - 83 - - 100 - - 69 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 48.5 - - 58.7 - - 63.8 - - 62.3 - - 53.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 30.5 - - 25.6 - - 28.1 - - 27.3 - - 29.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 53.6 - - 58.3 - - 63.4 - - 62.9 - - 58.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 29.5 - - 24.7 - - 27.4 - - 26.8 - - 28.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -8 - - 180 - - 226 - - 26 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 3185 - - 6643 - - 5545 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 32 - - 100 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 98376 3 253 3 285 5 213 10 243 9 270 98376 91054 4 304 4 162 5 251 4 316 4 263 91054 85377 3 152 4 251 5 206 7 325 3 093 85377 80652 2 129 10 224 5 248 5 317 4 247 80652 76571 3 342 7 202 12 261 7 329 10 045 76571 72930 8 219 16 185 17 239 14 237 10 298 72930 69636 25 239 17 255 15 236 14 215 9 238 69636 66598 27 246 28 251 28 243 17 239 12 284 66598 63729 27 247 30 245 32 235 34 241 27 251 63729 60918 32 242 28 240 28 231 35 237 35 237 60918 57988 38 240 28 240 30 240 36 242 37 243 57988 54975 45 240 36 236 42 238 37 240 39 242 54975 52115 48 243 44 232 45 232 37 240 38 242 52115 49547 50 241 48 234 47 238 39 248 40 247 49547 47256 47 244 53 238 54 245 52 253 49 246 47256 45191 53 244 52 238 57 239 60 244 51 244 45191 43312 49 238 47 241 51 239 55 245 51 245 43312 41593 40 244 46 250 51 245 57 253 53 257 41593 40021 42 252 51 255 56 250 62 257 71 264 40021 38577 44 257 54 253 69 257 74 258 85 261 38577 37238 44 254 51 250 78 259 81 257 87 259 37238 35955 43 245 49 252 69 255 82 258 85 262 35955 34663 46 239 50 257 57 250 80 260 79 263 34663 33334 50 242 51 259 58 246 75 260 74 264 33334 31972 50 246 50 254 60 245 70 256 69 266 31972 30567 48 241 50 250 61 244 67 251 61 264 30567 29110 51 235 49 249 58 244 67 250 57 252 29110 27601 52 233 46 246 57 246 65 252 62 244 27601 26039 50 231 45 243 56 246 61 253 66 248 26039 24429 47 231 43 241 55 247 58 252 63 255 24429 22779 44 233 42 239 52 247 54 250 54 260 22779 21085 42 237 42 239 49 248 47 249 44 259 21085 19341 39 240 42 241 47 247 42 249 38 255 19341 17578 37 243 41 242 45 247 37 249 35 250 17578 15886 35 245 39 244 40 247 34 248 33 247 15886 14344 32 246 36 246 34 246 32 246 29 245 14344 12969 29 248 32 248 26*244 27 243 25 243 12969 11737 25 249 27 248 19*240 22*237 20 239 11737 10629 20 249 21 244 15 236 17*232 17 235 10629 9633 15 248 16 239 13 232 15 232 16 237 9633 8739 11 249 11*232 12 231 15 234 15 241 8739 7939 8 255 7*226 11 229 14 236 14 245 7939 7223 7 266 5 221 11 227 13 238 13 248 7223 6573 5 277 4 215 10 225 13 240 12 250 6573 5990 4 290 4 213 9 224 13 241 10 251 5990 5498 3 299 4 210 9 223 12 242 9 253 5498 5117 2 315 3 209 8 222 11 243 7 256 5117 4853 1 048 3 212 7 222 10 243 6 260 4853 4691 2*094 3 210 7 222 8 244 4*263 4691 4599 3*099 2 213 5 223 6 245 1*230 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