DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 09/19 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 - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 61.0 - - 67.3 - - 67.4 - - 57.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 123 - - 213 - - 42 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1058 - - 3395 - - 4284 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4582 - - 7606 - - 6877 - - 4582 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6558 - - 8895 - - 9784 - - 4600 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1824 - - 2102 - - 2066 - - 4526 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 217 - - 378 - - 241 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 34 - - 27 - - 11 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 3 - - 4 - - 1 BL Wind Direction - - - 181 - - 286 - - 305 - - 086 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 7 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 8 - - -10 - - -6 - - -19 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3022 - - -2510 - - -1625 - - -4648 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9581 - - 11405 - - 11410 - - 9248 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8330 - - -6387 - - -5053 - - -10310 ODpotential blCL - - - 14888 - - 15282 - - 14837 - - 14910 blCL maxRH - - - 76 - - 70 - - 63 - - 76 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 61.0 - - 67.3 - - 67.4 - - 57.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 35.2 - - 33.3 - - 33.4 - - 33.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 60.9 - - 66.7 - - 67.9 - - 63.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 34.2 - - 32.6 - - 32.7 - - 32.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 123 - - 213 - - 42 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1058 - - 3395 - - 4284 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 6 - - 0 - - 0 - - 5 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 98242 19 287 16 283 25 291 29 311 98242 90971 25 291 19 305 10 302 20 300 90971 85350 25 291 25 297 16 316 11 304 85350 80645 18 275 21 275 21 304 9 305 80645 76571 16 268 19 280 24 286 20 294 76571 72962 17 284 24 290 24 283 23 291 72962 69679 17 282 23 284 26 280 25 285 69679 66650 21 272 20 284 27 276 27 283 66650 63839 22 265 21 281 26 279 27 283 63839 61117 23 274 22 276 26 286 26 284 61117 58276 25 272 26 277 28 286 27 283 58276 55323 28 269 29 275 27 280 26 278 55323 52503 32 266 29 270 29 273 27 278 52503 49968 32 259 34 267 33 268 26 281 49968 47699 30 256 36 260 37 265 27 289 47699 45646 30 256 35 254 38 265 31 299 45646 43776 30 255 35 253 38 269 33 296 43776 42064 31 258 35 253 37 273 31 290 42064 40489 31 258 31 257 33 276 27 292 40489 39032 29 258 28 265 30 275 28 293 39032 37674 26 259 29 272 29 275 29 293 37674 36376 26 262 28 273 29 273 31 290 36376 35074 23 264 28 270 27 270 33 283 35074 33741 22 264 29 266 25 273 32 280 33741 32377 21 265 25 270 25 278 28 283 32377 30969 19 264 22 276 24 283 23 284 30969 29507 18 264 21 279 23 285 20 280 29507 27992 17 268 18 281 21 288 20 279 27992 26424 16 277 16 287 18 293 21 282 26424 24805 14 290 12 297 16 299 21 281 24805 23140 12 302 11 306 14 303 19 278 23140 21423 10 313 10 309 13 303 17 279 21423 19647 8 317 9 306 13 301 16 284 19647 17843 7 310 9 299 12 297 15 292 17843 16107 6 298 9 297 11 298 15 298 16107 14526 6 291 9 298 10 302 13 301 14526 13116 6 288 9 296 9 305 11 298 13116 11856 6 289 8 294 9 301 10 288 11856 10726 5 292 9 289 9*290 8 273 10726 9711 4 293 9*283 9*288 7 258 9711 8800 3 285 7*282 7 291 6 250 8800 7987 2 276 5 284 5 300 5 247 7987 7259 1 256 3 286 3 314 5 253 7259 6599 1*209 1 293 3 325 4 262 6599 6008 1*177 1 303 3 330 5 272 6008 5509 1 172 1 312 2 334 6 278 5509 5123 1 176 0 297 2 336 6 279 5123 4856 1 190 1 290 2 335 4 279 4856 4693 1 195 0 293 2 336 1*278 4693 4599 1 199 0 276 1 332 1*086 4599 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