DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 11/25 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 - - 0956z - - 1001z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 17.1 - - 23.2 - - 27.3 - - 24.4 - - 21.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -8 - - 15 - - 42 - - -5 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 46 - - 1080 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4580 - - 4580 - - 4580 - - 4580 - - 4580 Hcrit BL Top 4597 - - 5546 - - 6580 - - 4598 - - 4597 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 2314 - - 1789 - - 2129 - - 2895 - - 1560 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 38 - - 151 - - 3 - - 2 W* B/S 0 - - 2 - - 5 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 3 - - 4 - - 6 - - 3 - - 4 BL Wind Direction 120 - - 176 - - 194 - - 157 - - 138 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 5 - - 5 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -21 - - -4 - - 6 - - -7 - - -20 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1742 - - -1101 - - -180 - - -681 - - -340 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 6339 - - 6648 - - 6760 - - 5279 - - 4938 sfcLCL ODpotential -5980 - - -4500 - - -2764 - - -3201 - - -3811 ODpotential blCL 10577 - - 10046 - - 9344 - - 7799 - - 8408 blCL maxRH 79 - - 76 - - 86 - - 81 - - 85 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 17.1 - - 23.2 - - 27.3 - - 24.4 - - 21.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 6.2 - - 10.7 - - 14.2 - - 17.9 - - 16.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 23.3 - - 24.0 - - 27.8 - - 27.2 - - 24.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 6.4 - - 9.9 - - 13.4 - - 17.5 - - 16.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -8 - - 15 - - 42 - - -5 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 46 - - 1080 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 17 - - 6 - - 44 - - 23 - - 39 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 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] 96883 17 081 23 071 34 084 32 075 31 082 96883 89769 22 092 24 083 24 088 28 076 22 088 89769 84188 23 084 26 096 20 091 19 077 21 091 84188 79490 22 075 21 094 19 098 13 094 19 076 79490 75392 15 065 14 087 15 089 13 101 8 052 75392 71748 9 070 7 075 8 054 9 086 4 046 71748 68435 7 073 3 075 5 316 4 063 2 297 68435 65370 5 339 2 349 7 272 6 313 3 017 65370 62506 5 265 8 303 8 300 10 291 9 340 62506 59727 10 305 14 298 15 304 12 326 16 299 59727 56833 16 303 11 303 19 291 22 324 15 306 56833 53814 23 315 19 319 21 298 29 303 21 320 53814 50943 28 308 28 312 31 306 39 302 37 309 50943 48397 36 305 35 302 40 301 41 300 41 301 48397 46137 40 302 39 303 41 305 43 303 40 299 46137 44098 42 307 43 309 46 309 45 306 43 300 44098 42242 50 318 54 312 54 311 49 306 47 301 42242 40541 69 318 63 313 65 310 58 307 54 304 40541 38975 80 316 81 312 83 307 69 305 66 303 38975 37526 97 314 98 308 100 304 84 302 75 300 37526 36183 116 311 108 305 110 301 94 300 81 299 36183 34907 131 309 112 303 113 301 102 298 89 298 34907 33632 129 308 107 303 107 300 101 296 90 296 33632 32334 113 309 102 306 98 301 95 292 83 295 32334 31014 96 310 97 308 94 302 100 291 77 296 31014 29656 82 310 93 309 93 303 96 297 73 300 29656 28245 78 309 82 308 91 305 89 303 70 303 28245 26781 76 308 66 305 80 306 82 308 65 304 26781 25265 71 313 54 306 69 303 71 308 62 302 25265 23701 65 320 47 310 61 303 62 307 60 300 23701 22096 57 318 45 310 51 306 52 307 56 298 22096 20444 50 313 44 308 44 307 45 304 52 297 20444 18740 45 311 40 305 38 304 40 297 48 295 18740 17015 38 311 33 303 33 295 37 290 43 294 17015 15364 29 310 27 300 29 285 34 285 38 293 15364 13868 23 307 22 296 25 279 29 284 31 289 13868 12539 18 303 19 290 21 275 24 283 25 286 12539 11355 16 299 16 282 18 271 20 280 19 284 11355 10295 13 298 14 275 16 268 17 276 16 279 10295 9345 10 298 12 266 15 264 15 270 14 272 9345 8494 8 300 10 255 13 259 12 263 13 262 8494 7736 6 299 8 243 11 253 10 255 12 253 7736 7058 4 292 7 226 9*243 9 238 13 238 7058 6446 3 274 7 209 7*223 9 217 13 224 6446 5898 2 246 7*198 6 197 9 200 13 205 5898 5437 2 224 6*190 6 187 9 190 12 187 5437 5081 2 195 5 180 6 185 9 183 11 175 5081 4833 2 174 4 168 5 184 8 176 10 163 4833 4683 2*154 3 161 4 182 6*168 7*157 4683 4596 3*120 2 151 3 181 2*141 4*138 4596 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