DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 09/24 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 - - 1333z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 57.8 - - 62.5 - - 61.0 - - 54.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 183 - - 152 - - -9 - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1515 - - 2609 - - 265 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6184 - - 6881 - - 4582 - - 4582 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7015 - - 8109 - - 5765 - - 4600 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1876 - - 2263 - - 4249 - - 858 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 274 - - 309 - - 31 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 4 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 13 - - 14 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 176 - - 180 - - 170 - - 082 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 10 - - 15 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 12 - - -15 - - 8 - - -17 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2493 - - -2721 - - -4084 - - -3298 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9508 - - 10831 - - 9850 - - 7899 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6837 - - -6981 - - -8331 - - -8679 ODpotential blCL - - - 13852 - - 15090 - - 14096 - - 13279 blCL maxRH - - - 81 - - 91 - - 100 - - 91 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 57.8 - - 62.5 - - 61.0 - - 54.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 32.2 - - 31.0 - - 33.9 - - 36.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 57.4 - - 62.4 - - 62.5 - - 58.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 31.7 - - 30.5 - - 33.5 - - 36.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 183 - - 152 - - -9 - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1515 - - 2609 - - 265 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 22 - - 65 - - 99 - - 63 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 - - 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] 98403 5 248 6 065 9 150 9 230 98403 91072 7 218 3 306 2 119 3 304 91072 85400 8 202 10 254 6 308 7 020 85400 80690 2 153 8 245 7 283 3 286 80690 76622 4 210 7 282 10 291 3 334 76622 73004 7 242 13 278 16 272 16 277 73004 69720 13 247 12 257 14 248 14 268 69720 66672 13 257 14 246 14 253 14 254 66672 63809 22 248 23 245 28 251 18 253 63809 61008 30 245 32 238 32 251 28 251 61008 58084 36 246 35 244 32 256 31 249 58084 55066 41 239 42 243 42 251 33 251 55066 52207 41 241 45 239 44 245 37 247 52207 49660 47 253 45 246 45 243 41 242 49660 47407 52 254 50 251 49 243 44 242 47407 45389 51 251 52 249 52 244 48 244 45389 43565 53 254 55 252 55 246 53 238 43565 41906 61 257 59 254 63 248 59 236 41906 40380 66 255 59 253 70 249 62 236 40380 38952 66 252 57 253 70 248 62 235 38952 37609 64 251 56 254 67 246 62 237 37609 36317 62 252 56 252 63 244 63 238 36317 35012 60 252 58 248 60 242 63 237 35012 33670 58 252 59 245 59 241 61 235 33670 32294 55 252 57 244 56 240 59 234 32294 30873 54 252 54 245 53 239 57 234 30873 29398 57 250 52 248 50 239 53 234 29398 27872 59 248 50 248 49 240 49 233 27872 26294 57 246 48 245 49 240 45 230 26294 24669 55 245 45 243 49 238 43 229 24669 22999 54 241 44 242 47 236 43 231 22999 21283 53 238 43 241 44 236 46 232 21283 19516 49 237 43 239 42 239 48 233 19516 17729 42 238 42 237 41 240 49 234 17729 16013 35 238 39 235 40 241 48 235 16013 14451 29 237 35 233 39 240 45 235 14451 13055 25 236 32 231 38 236 41 233 13055 11806 22 234 29 229 35 230 38 228 11806 10685 20 230 25 226 29 222 34 222 10685 9678 18 225 20 217 24 213 32 215 9678 8774 16 217 17*204 22 203 29 206 8774 7967 15 206 16*195 22 194 27 198 7967 7243 13*194 15 186 22 185 25 190 7243 6587 11*182 15 179 22 180 23 184 6587 6000 10 176 14 175 22*176 22 178 6000 5504 9 174 13 174 19*174 20 173 5504 5120 8 174 12 173 16 170 17 163 5120 4854 7 175 11 173 13 168 13 153 4854 4692 6 175 9 173 10 166 8*138 4692 4599 4 179 6 174 5 164 4*082 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