DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 12/24 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 33.8 - - 37.9 - - 36.3 - - 36.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -8 - - -9 - - -25 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4580 - - 4581 - - 4581 - - 4581 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4598 - - 4599 - - 4599 - - 4598 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1138 - - 1769 - - 1300 - - 1437 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 0 - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 5 - - 3 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 077 - - 138 - - 110 - - 081 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -7 - - -3 - - -6 - - -4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1 - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4597 - - 4598 - - 4598 - - 4597 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2753 - - -2750 - - -2328 - - -1969 ODpotential blCL - - - 7351 - - 7349 - - 6927 - - 6567 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 99 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 33.8 - - 37.9 - - 36.3 - - 36.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 32.5 - - 34.3 - - 34.8 - - 35.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 36.2 - - 39.9 - - 39.5 - - 39.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 32.3 - - 33.7 - - 35.1 - - 36.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -8 - - -9 - - -25 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 100 - - 97 - - 98 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 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] 95709 59 342 56 353 55 346 45 342 95709 88627 49 335 44 334 48 334 40 333 88627 83133 41 329 36 325 42 317 42 321 83133 78553 32 314 36 316 37 309 42 314 78553 74588 32 298 38 311 32 316 37 319 74588 71058 31 290 38 291 38 297 40 300 71058 67857 33 281 40 280 41 281 41 289 67857 64905 39 280 40 277 40 273 41 280 64905 62154 46 284 43 280 39 272 43 263 62154 59475 49 274 48 269 37 271 47 253 59475 56669 50 269 47 263 35 269 52 250 56669 53754 56 256 55 256 49 257 54 241 53754 50974 56 251 59 248 54 249 46 235 50974 48464 57 253 55 245 51 245 47 244 48464 46196 61 252 53 247 52 244 58 243 46196 44127 64 252 57 247 61 242 63 227 44127 42247 70 249 62 244 69 240 67 222 42247 40545 74 245 73 244 81 239 72 224 40545 38988 75 246 90 243 94 240 73 227 38988 37546 75 252 111 243 113 238 80 233 37546 36204 109 251 123 241 120 235 97 234 36204 34929 120 251 123 240 123 234 112 231 34929 33657 114 249 113 239 123 233 116 228 33657 32358 104 248 97 239 117 233 111 224 32358 31033 90 246 84 237 102 232 107 222 31033 29665 76 245 78 236 93 231 108 223 29665 28248 70 241 68 238 87 231 103 223 28248 26784 67 237 72 234 76 232 92 217 26784 25275 64 234 72 229 78 225 85 214 25275 23726 59 235 68 226 75 222 82 221 23726 22139 56 236 63 224 66 223 80 226 22139 20508 55 236 58 224 67 227 73 223 20508 18826 53 234 54 225 65 226 64 220 18826 17123 52 235 53 227 60 222 57 223 17123 15490 51 236 53 228 53 220 51 225 15490 14004 52 234 53 228 48 220 47 225 14004 12676 53 228 53 226 46 225 45 227 12676 11487 51 221 52 222 47 228 45 233 11487 10418 48 216 49 217 46 226 45 236 10418 9457 43 211 45 212 43 221 43 235 9457 8594 38 204 40 205 38 212 39 229 8594 7822 33 193 37 196 34 201 35 220 7822 7131 30 182 33 186 32 191 32 209 7131 6503 28 175 32 179 31 183 30 199 6503 5940 25 172 28 174 31 178 29 191 5940 5465 20 168 23 168 28 173 26 185 5465 5097 15 158 19 161 24 168 22 181 5097 4843 10 149 14 156 18 161 17 174 4843 4687 4*115 11*152 12*155 11*167 4687 4597 3*050 2*096 3*110 2*081 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