DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 10/22 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 - - - 53.6 - - 58.5 - - - - - 47.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 88 - - 121 - - - - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 580 - - 2449 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4582 - - 6645 - - - - - 4581 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6080 - - 7949 - - - - - 4599 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2125 - - 2840 - - - - - 1565 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 156 - - 280 - - - - - 0 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 4 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 12 - - - - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 175 - - 188 - - - - - 100 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 10 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 6 - - -15 - - - - - -16 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3559 - - -2646 - - - - - -4196 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9639 - - 10596 - - - - - 8796 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7897 - - -5842 - - - - - -8804 ODpotential blCL - - - 13977 - - 13791 - - - - - 13403 blCL maxRH - - - 53 - - 79 - - - - - 99 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 53.6 - - 58.5 - - - - - 47.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 27.4 - - 27.9 - - - - - 24.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 53.8 - - 58.5 - - - - - 53.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 27.0 - - 27.5 - - - - - 24.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 88 - - 121 - - - - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 580 - - 2449 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 14 - - - - - 95 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 4 - - - - - 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] 97282 8 276 11 269 13 269 97282 90188 8 196 16 248 4 316 90188 84646 2 191 13 241 8 321 84646 79994 5 242 9 228 11 259 79994 75959 4 231 11 244 8 256 75959 72366 11 224 13 238 13 277 72366 69113 12 243 11 254 20 257 69113 66129 24 258 15 277 15 241 66129 63340 31 247 17 279 16 254 63340 60616 26 244 25 265 24 261 60616 57759 25 248 35 253 29 252 57759 54784 29 250 36 247 30 246 54784 51942 33 245 34 245 32 249 51942 49385 35 242 34 245 39 246 49385 47098 36 246 40 242 43 243 47098 45026 40 246 46 237 48 241 45026 43134 43 241 49 236 53 237 43134 41403 42 236 52 235 56 232 41403 39811 39 238 50 231 63 232 39811 38340 38 240 45 231 72 230 38340 36975 35 231 42 236 68 224 36975 35684 36 234 47 241 57 221 35684 34395 44 241 64 245 60 222 34395 33077 54 240 72 241 58 212 33077 31731 57 241 72 241 55 210 31731 30340 57 242 69 243 52 213 30340 28895 54 236 62 241 50 223 28895 27396 52 230 59 240 52 230 27396 25849 48 232 55 237 57 234 25849 24255 44 236 50 229 52 234 24255 22619 41 239 46 228 44 231 22619 20938 39 241 42 231 39 221 20938 19205 38 240 39 233 35 209 19205 17454 37 240 36 232 27 203 17454 15776 35 242 34 230 22 206 15776 14251 33 243 31 230 19 208 14251 12890 30 242 29 231 17 214 12890 11673 28 242 27 233 16 219 11673 10578 25 240 24 233 15 222 10578 9592 23 238 20 231 15 223 9592 8705 20 233 17*224 15 221 8705 7912 18 226 14*214 14 217 7912 7200 16 215 13 200 14 211 7200 6554 14*201 13 187 13 204 6554 5977 13*184 12 180 12 196 5977 5489 12 176 12 178 11 189 5489 5111 10 173 11 177 10 181 5111 4849 9 171 10 176 8 167 4849 4690 7 169 9 177 5*150 4690 4598 4 167 6 177 3*100 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