DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 12/31 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 - - - 27.2 - - 33.8 - - 32.5 - - 31.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -43 - - -17 - - -31 - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4580 - - 4581 - - 4581 - - 4581 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4598 - - 4598 - - 4598 - - 4598 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 244 - - 941 - - 984 - - 829 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 9 - - 13 - - 8 - - 4 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 3 - - 5 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 122 - - 142 - - 121 - - 136 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -22 - - -9 - - -26 - - -25 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2448 - - -2638 - - -3497 - - -3936 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7046 - - 7237 - - 8095 - - 8535 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -13863 - - -11704 - - -13256 - - -14245 ODpotential blCL - - - 18461 - - 16302 - - 17854 - - 18843 blCL maxRH - - - 87 - - 91 - - 79 - - 72 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 27.2 - - 33.8 - - 32.5 - - 31.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 13.1 - - 18.6 - - 13.7 - - 10.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 33.4 - - 38.7 - - 39.0 - - 39.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 12.2 - - 17.5 - - 12.8 - - 10.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -43 - - -17 - - -31 - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 47 - - 64 - - 18 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 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] 95784 74 007 72 011 77 012 61 008 95784 88984 65 007 64 012 59 010 54 007 88984 83618 49 004 55 011 47 005 50 007 83618 79087 36 001 44 001 36 007 42 005 79087 75144 31 010 33 359 33 360 33 355 75144 71640 30 011 26 359 25 358 26 350 71640 68438 29 002 22 345 24 354 21 352 68438 65467 29 353 24 338 25 355 17 353 65467 62695 30 341 27 336 31 347 18 357 62695 60001 27 335 26 329 32 338 26 327 60001 57180 28 322 31 309 34 303 22 336 57180 54252 28 322 32 309 34 286 26 295 54252 51481 35 308 29 308 28 296 35 290 51481 49002 44 303 34 316 35 314 39 295 49002 46782 48 294 42 303 48 301 47 296 46782 44768 47 289 49 288 59 291 55 291 44768 42926 46 290 53 282 63 283 60 283 42926 41234 52 289 59 283 66 279 61 281 41234 39677 59 283 68 282 76 279 65 285 39677 38236 67 279 75 280 83 279 75 288 38236 36894 70 276 77 279 83 279 84 287 36894 35610 67 273 73 278 78 280 86 284 35610 34321 63 272 68 278 73 280 79 279 34321 33003 60 274 63 277 69 281 66 276 33003 31658 57 278 60 277 66 282 55 277 31658 30272 56 281 59 277 63 283 52 281 30272 28833 58 280 59 277 60 283 51 284 28833 27343 60 279 60 278 59 282 51 285 27343 25802 59 277 62 279 57 280 51 284 25802 24213 58 277 62 279 56 278 52 281 24213 22580 56 278 61 280 56 277 53 280 22580 20898 53 279 59 282 55 279 54 279 20898 19161 50 279 55 283 53 281 53 281 19161 17403 47 278 51 283 49 283 50 283 17403 15714 44 276 46 283 45 285 46 285 15714 14178 39 276 41 283 41 287 42 287 14178 12809 33 277 36 283 38 288 38 290 12809 11585 29 279 32 283 35 290 34 294 11585 10489 24 278 28 282 33 290 30 297 10489 9505 21 278 25 280 31 290 27 299 9505 8624 18 275 23 278 28 289 25 300 8624 7839 16 271 21 274 25 288 23 298 7839 7139 14 265 19 269 21 286 21 295 7139 6505 12 255 16 258 16 280 17 288 6505 5939 11 230 14 240 12 256 13 276 5939 5464 10 199 12 213 9 222 8 254 5464 5096 10 177 12 189 8 196 5 210 5096 4842 9 160 11 175 7 172 5 162 4842 4686 7*153 9*167 7*154 5*151 4686 4597 4*122 3*142 5*121 4*136 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