DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 10/01 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 - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 48.9 - - 54.6 - - 54.8 - - 47.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 187 - - 228 - - 26 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1723 - - 3073 - - 2799 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6335 - - 7388 - - 4582 - - 4581 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7223 - - 8573 - - 8299 - - 4599 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1857 - - 1890 - - 2346 - - 4227 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 287 - - 372 - - 178 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 20 - - 13 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 5 - - 7 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 171 - - 200 - - 196 - - 143 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 3 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 10 - - 16 - - 9 - - -12 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3906 - - -4293 - - -3896 - - -5408 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11129 - - 12867 - - 12195 - - 10007 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10647 - - -10865 - - -9471 - - -12990 ODpotential blCL - - - 17870 - - 19438 - - 17770 - - 17589 blCL maxRH - - - 77 - - 79 - - 80 - - 93 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 48.9 - - 54.6 - - 54.8 - - 47.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 16.4 - - 14.1 - - 17.5 - - 19.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 48.5 - - 54.0 - - 55.5 - - 51.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 15.7 - - 13.5 - - 17.0 - - 19.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 187 - - 228 - - 26 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1723 - - 3073 - - 2799 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 6 - - 15 - - 19 - - 71 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 97711 14 291 4 311 11 300 9 298 97711 90554 12 275 12 291 15 286 14 295 90554 84980 12 256 22 279 20 306 13 300 84980 80312 13 260 24 280 20 303 12 299 80312 76249 16 271 23 271 25 283 21 292 76249 72644 14 285 21 262 22 282 21 286 72644 69366 26 287 23 281 23 293 21 295 69366 66333 28 282 29 283 29 280 28 295 66333 63500 26 271 35 280 31 278 33 288 63500 60735 23 279 39 279 34 284 38 283 60735 57852 37 291 37 280 38 279 42 285 57852 54877 47 292 42 290 41 289 45 284 54877 52053 58 286 52 289 50 292 50 288 52053 49531 59 281 55 291 56 289 56 293 49531 47285 61 290 60 295 60 290 64 289 47285 45263 72 295 74 294 67 289 65 287 45263 43425 82 290 88 289 74 290 71 289 43425 41737 84 290 91 286 85 289 82 287 41737 40173 91 293 86 288 91 284 90 284 40173 38715 91 296 82 291 83 283 93 280 38715 37356 89 299 83 293 81 288 83 275 37356 36059 88 292 79 289 81 289 75 278 36059 34757 83 286 75 284 79 285 76 280 34757 33418 75 290 72 281 76 282 75 278 33418 32047 73 293 69 281 71 280 73 278 32047 30633 71 290 66 283 64 281 62 277 30633 29170 70 290 62 286 58 283 50 274 29170 27655 70 292 58 288 52 286 47 272 27655 26089 66 295 57 292 48 291 45 273 26089 24472 60 293 58 295 49 291 43 276 24472 22810 57 289 57 296 46 290 42 282 22810 21098 53 289 53 295 42 292 42 287 21098 19330 42 291 45 290 39 293 42 288 19330 17541 31 293 35 285 35 289 39 282 17541 15827 25 293 27 283 30 282 31 274 15827 14273 20 291 22 283 24 274 24 266 14273 12894 16 289 18 280 19 267 19 258 12894 11665 12 285 15 274 17 260 16 253 11665 10565 8 279 12 264 15 250 15 250 10565 9577 5 267 9 249 13 240 15 248 9577 8691 3 234 7*224 12*230 15 247 8691 7900 3*191 6*206 10*220 15 245 7900 7190 3*165 6 203 9 209 14 242 7190 6547 3 164 6 199 7 195 13 238 6547 5971 3 167 5 196 7 185 11 230 5971 5485 3 172 5 197 6 181 10 216 5485 5109 2 179 5 198 6 180 9 199 5109 4848 2 186 4 200 5 180 8 184 4848 4689 2 193 4 201 5 179 6*171 4689 4598 2 197 3 205 3 179 3*143 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