DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 10/17 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 - - - 0956z - - 1001z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 52.8 - - 49.9 - - - - - 37.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 128 - - 222 - - - - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2694 - - 3167 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6847 - - 7446 - - - - - 4581 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8194 - - 8667 - - - - - 4599 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1676 - - 1467 - - - - - 4280 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 294 - - 372 - - - - - 0 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 2 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 28 - - 34 - - - - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 269 - - 275 - - - - - 030 Direction Wind Shear - - - 26 - - 31 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 81 - - 93 - - - - - -21 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -273 - - -826 - - - - - -2580 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8468 - - 9493 - - - - - 7179 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2599 - - -6778 - - - - - -6180 ODpotential blCL - - - 10793 - - 15445 - - - - - 10779 blCL maxRH - - - 86 - - 63 - - - - - 62 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 52.8 - - 49.9 - - - - - 37.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 31.6 - - 24.2 - - - - - 22.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 52.9 - - 49.8 - - - - - 42.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 31.5 - - 24.0 - - - - - 22.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 128 - - 222 - - - - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2694 - - 3167 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 45 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - - - - 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] 97407 6 242 15 248 8 235 97407 90201 1 042 11 239 6 231 90201 84573 3 251 8 208 11 276 84573 79879 14 259 10 268 7 270 79879 75816 12 264 12 287 12 283 75816 72230 10 279 12 301 19 296 72230 68976 17 336 8 329 19 272 68976 65941 24 002 18 272 26 229 65941 63091 14 252 32 258 37 228 63091 60354 22 192 22 252 31 249 60354 57553 8 219 8 182 26 255 57553 54626 46 263 10 251 38 272 54626 51807 66 258 54 262 45 277 51807 49268 69 253 74 261 48 280 49268 46991 72 250 73 259 53 281 46991 44925 75 248 74 259 58 279 44925 43036 79 247 79 260 66 276 43036 41296 86 248 86 260 75 272 41296 39689 98 249 94 257 84 268 39689 38202 112 250 101 255 91 265 38202 36822 121 250 107 253 96 264 36822 35512 121 249 112 253 99 263 35512 34206 117 249 115 253 101 262 34206 32873 112 249 114 254 104 261 32873 31515 108 250 113 254 107 261 31515 30116 106 251 112 254 105 262 30116 28666 103 251 109 255 103 262 28666 27169 99 250 104 256 100 262 27169 25624 95 250 97 256 95 263 25624 24034 91 251 92 256 88 267 24034 22403 88 251 88 257 81 270 22403 20726 85 251 85 257 74 272 20726 19001 83 251 80 258 65 274 19001 17260 80 250 74 259 56 276 17260 15594 75 250 67 262 46 279 15594 14082 67 251 61 264 39 284 14082 12735 58 252 57 267 35 289 12735 11531 49 255 53 271 32 293 11531 10451 43 260 49 274 31 296 10451 9481 40 266 45*275 30 297 9481 8611 38*269 42*275 29 298 8611 7835 36*270 41 275 26 300 7835 7139 34 269 39 275 23 303 7139 6509 32 269 37 275 19 311 6509 5945 29 269 34 274 15 325 5945 5468 26 269 31 274 14 340 5468 5099 23 269 27 274 12 350 5099 4843 19 269 23 274 9 356 4843 4687 16 270 19 274 6*004 4687 4598 9 269 11 273 2*030 4598 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