DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 09/15 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 - - - 0955z - - 1003z - - 1334z - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 49.6 - - 48.4 - - 48.1 - - 45.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 87 - - 42 - - 22 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1753 - - 917 - - 978 - - 83 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5950 - - 4581 - - 4582 - - 4581 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7253 - - 6417 - - 6478 - - 5583 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2164 - - 2599 - - 2228 - - 2404 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 232 - - 147 - - 122 - - 20 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 6 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 5 - - 4 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 170 - - 253 - - 354 - - 351 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 4 - - 2 - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -10 - - 11 - - 3 - - -6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 2128 - - 1819 - - 1880 - - 985 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5125 - - 4598 - - 4598 - - 4598 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 196 - - 362 - - 376 - - -135 ODpotential blCL - - - 7057 - - 6055 - - 6102 - - 5718 blCL maxRH - - - 95 - - 100 - - 100 - - 98 maxRH CAPE - - - 70 - - 170 - - 130 - - 30 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 49.6 - - 48.4 - - 48.1 - - 45.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 43.1 - - 45.0 - - 44.7 - - 43.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 49.7 - - 48.9 - - 48.8 - - 46.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 41.8 - - 44.3 - - 44.1 - - 43.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 87 - - 42 - - 22 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1753 - - 917 - - 978 - - 83 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 79 - - 99 - - 100 - - 93 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 7 - - 7 - - 7 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] 98522 28 244 33 259 31 272 30 257 98522 91136 19 260 25 248 25 256 28 265 91136 85428 18 275 19 248 22 245 25 262 85428 80685 21 266 23 264 22 272 16 266 80685 76579 22 261 22 261 20 280 17 279 76579 72945 15 272 16 265 19 275 19 283 72945 69648 16 285 16 283 19 287 16 284 69648 66596 22 284 20 293 20 297 15 298 66596 63747 23 279 22 291 21 297 17 295 63747 60967 19 279 20 290 22 292 19 298 60967 58056 20 284 21 296 25 294 23 303 58056 55039 26 286 25 295 26 291 26 298 55039 52161 28 283 28 292 26 298 24 304 52161 49570 30 285 31 290 29 303 29 312 49570 47255 32 286 32 285 33 296 30 306 47255 45167 33 284 31 282 33 286 27 300 45167 43262 36 283 32 283 28 286 27 308 43262 41508 38 278 33 282 29 291 31 314 41508 39888 38 270 36 278 33 288 33 313 39888 38387 40 261 37 271 34 279 32 309 38387 36997 47 258 38 269 33 270 30 306 36997 35682 50 255 44 262 36 263 29 300 35682 34374 52 255 44 258 36 263 30 285 34374 33046 49 257 41 259 36 264 33 274 33046 31697 42 259 38 256 36 262 35 270 31697 30312 40 259 38 252 35 262 34 273 30312 28879 37 261 35 253 32 266 35 279 28879 27395 32 265 28 253 30 265 34 275 27395 25859 24 269 20 253 26 257 30 273 25859 24275 18 274 15 259 18 254 25 280 24275 22647 17 277 15 262 16 270 21 282 22647 20968 17 273 14 264 13 269 16 284 20968 19234 16 269 13 268 10 275 12 293 19234 17476 14 267 11 268 9 285 9 295 17476 15785 12 267 10 253 8 285 9 286 15785 14246 10 265 10 238 10 284 9 289 14246 12872 8 258 11 236 10 286 9 311 12872 11643 7 245 10 223 8 288 8 326 11643 10541 7 224 8 209 8 289 6 341 10541 9552 7 204 8 196 5 296 4 004 9552 8666 7 193 8 194 2 307 3 028 8666 7877 6*190 7 197 1 351 3 041 7877 7171 6*184 7 204 2 017 4 039 7171 6532 5 171 6*216 3*018 5 030 6532 5960 5 164 5*230 4*011 6*022 5960 5479 4 163 5 247 5 000 6*012 5479 5105 4 167 5 261 5 350 6 354 5105 4847 3 170 4 267 4 346 5 337 4847 4689 3 173 4 269 4 342 4 331 4689 4598 2 176 3 271 3 339 2 325 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