DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 01/11 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 - - - 32.8 - - 35.9 - - 33.1 - - 31.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -6 - - -1 - - -29 - - -51 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4581 - - 4581 - - 4580 - - 4581 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4598 - - 4598 - - 4598 - - 4598 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2083 - - 2686 - - 1814 - - 1372 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 11 - - 16 - - 10 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 12 - - 7 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 149 - - 175 - - 169 - - 160 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 10 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -7 - - 3 - - -7 - - -21 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -288 - - -537 - - 1 - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4887 - - 5135 - - 4597 - - 4597 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3794 - - -3360 - - -3313 - - -5409 ODpotential blCL - - - 8392 - - 7958 - - 7911 - - 10007 blCL maxRH - - - 93 - - 91 - - 89 - - 89 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 32.8 - - 35.9 - - 33.1 - - 31.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 27.9 - - 29.7 - - 30.3 - - 28.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 35.2 - - 37.2 - - 35.9 - - 35.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 27.4 - - 29.0 - - 30.1 - - 29.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -6 - - -1 - - -29 - - -51 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 71 - - 64 - - 57 - - 56 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 96300 66 026 69 025 81 031 85 037 96300 89344 57 015 58 015 74 019 80 030 89344 83973 48 013 46 016 61 012 70 024 83973 79416 38 004 42 017 44 008 52 011 79416 75422 36 353 32 001 34 005 35 360 75422 71858 30 337 29 348 27 005 22 346 71858 68598 30 329 31 340 25 351 25 341 68598 65575 34 314 36 323 32 343 32 343 65575 62770 26 328 32 320 36 332 36 332 62770 60058 33 328 34 322 41 326 32 334 60058 57209 33 311 35 301 40 310 35 331 57209 54235 28 316 37 308 42 307 40 312 54235 51405 39 331 38 309 43 304 39 307 51405 48880 45 321 37 311 44 310 50 310 48880 46643 52 302 48 309 50 312 54 304 46643 44639 55 294 53 307 54 310 50 302 44639 42818 60 294 59 313 53 307 46 303 42818 41159 60 295 69 310 49 309 51 303 41159 39643 66 302 70 310 60 311 63 295 39643 38245 74 308 75 314 78 304 71 289 38245 36940 74 324 80 314 83 299 71 287 36940 35684 82 330 78 311 81 298 68 288 35684 34412 88 323 76 308 75 299 67 292 34412 33100 89 313 76 304 64 300 74 291 33100 31752 86 307 78 302 62 297 76 292 31752 30357 84 306 78 301 63 295 71 293 30357 28908 80 309 76 299 64 295 65 295 28908 27405 75 312 73 297 64 293 61 297 27405 25851 68 317 70 294 64 289 60 299 25851 24249 58 317 69 291 64 285 57 300 24249 22603 50 310 67 289 61 282 53 298 22603 20909 47 302 62 288 59 281 50 297 20909 19163 45 297 56 286 58 283 49 298 19163 17396 42 292 51 284 58 284 50 298 17396 15699 36 285 46 283 56 284 54 297 15699 14158 30 277 43 283 53 282 57 293 14158 12785 24 272 40 282 49 279 58 288 12785 11560 20 268 38 280 46 276 56 283 11560 10463 20 267 36 277 44 272 53 278 10463 9480 22 266 34 271 42 268 50 273 9480 8602 25 265 31 263 40 262 47 267 8602 7821 26 262 27 254 37 256 41 262 7821 7124 24 257 23 244 32 248 35 255 7124 6494 19 249 18 228 27 238 27 246 6494 5933 13 229 17 207 22 221 21 225 5933 5459 10 197 16 189 20 200 19 200 5459 5093 10 172 15 179 18 185 19 180 5093 4840 10 160 13 174 15 176 17 170 4840 4686 9*152 11*172 12*172 13*166 4686 4597 4*146 5*170 5*165 5*160 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