DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 01/01 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 - - - 26.3 - - 32.4 - - 30.3 - - 26.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -13 - - -6 - - -13 - - -34 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4580 - - 4580 - - 4581 - - 4581 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4598 - - 4598 - - 4598 - - 4598 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 731 - - 1118 - - 949 - - 397 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 3 - - 11 - - 1 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 096 - - 103 - - 110 - - 120 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -16 - - -5 - - -14 - - -23 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1609 - - -1659 - - -2024 - - -1624 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6207 - - 6257 - - 6623 - - 6222 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11845 - - -9976 - - -10512 - - -11526 ODpotential blCL - - - 16443 - - 14574 - - 15110 - - 16124 blCL maxRH - - - 68 - - 76 - - 78 - - 92 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 26.3 - - 32.4 - - 30.3 - - 26.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 15.5 - - 21.2 - - 17.5 - - 15.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 32.9 - - 36.3 - - 36.6 - - 32.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 16.1 - - 20.0 - - 17.9 - - 15.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -13 - - -6 - - -13 - - -34 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 2 - - 14 - - 68 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 3 - - 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] 95752 50 004 53 005 46 002 50 354 95752 88935 37 001 44 006 34 353 32 349 88935 83552 29 354 38 006 25 351 25 353 83552 79003 23 346 30 343 23 356 21 347 79003 75044 17 355 24 330 26 339 21 331 75044 71527 17 005 19 317 23 338 20 333 71527 68316 17 003 11 318 19 328 20 329 68316 65341 19 350 11 329 18 327 17 328 65341 62561 21 335 17 330 24 318 19 350 62561 59850 22 310 22 325 21 307 21 313 59850 57026 17 306 19 315 19 324 19 306 57026 54088 10 305 22 286 25 306 20 312 54088 51265 24 304 30 289 34 293 32 298 51265 48729 34 298 36 290 43 293 40 290 48729 46475 41 290 45 282 47 290 44 290 46475 44446 43 288 47 280 48 282 48 288 44446 42601 47 286 49 278 48 275 50 282 42601 40917 50 285 47 274 48 271 53 273 40917 39374 56 287 50 281 53 273 55 272 39374 37948 69 280 70 276 64 274 62 270 37948 36618 76 275 81 270 72 272 67 270 36618 35347 79 274 78 269 75 271 70 269 35347 34068 80 273 75 271 72 267 68 266 34068 32752 78 272 70 272 65 269 64 262 32752 31402 75 273 66 270 61 272 58 260 31402 30009 71 275 63 268 60 269 56 261 30009 28563 64 278 58 270 59 265 51 258 28563 27067 53 280 56 271 56 262 47 256 27067 25524 48 277 55 271 48 263 44 257 25524 23934 46 274 50 273 42 267 38 256 23934 22305 42 270 43 275 38 270 30 256 22305 20634 38 267 37 276 33 268 26 260 20634 18916 36 264 35 276 29 266 24 255 18916 17179 33 265 33 274 26 265 21 246 17179 15514 31 271 31 272 24 266 16 243 15514 14003 29 275 27 271 23 265 12 247 14003 12660 27 276 23 272 21 265 9 260 12660 11462 23 276 19 271 18 267 9 273 11462 10390 19 274 16 269 15 268 10 278 10390 9428 15 271 13 264 12 270 10 275 9428 8565 12 264 10 258 11 270 10 271 8565 7795 9 253 9 251 10 269 10 266 7795 7106 8 233 8 242 9 262 10 259 7106 6481 8 210 8 231 8 245 10 245 6481 5924 10 190 8 209 8 208 10 222 5924 5454 10 178 8 187 9 179 10 194 5454 5090 10 168 8 173 9 167 9 176 5090 4838 8 156 6 159 8 159 9 160 4838 4685 5*139 5*143 6*148 7*149 4685 4597 3*096 2*103 3*110 4*120 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