DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 12/17 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 27.9 - - 27.1 - - - - - 21.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -21 - - -5 - - - - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2400 - - 2427 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4580 - - 4580 - - - - - 4580 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7900 - - 7927 - - - - - 4597 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2316 - - 3051 - - - - - 4848 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 98 - - 102 - - - - - 9 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 1 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 40 - - 37 - - - - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 310 - - 306 - - - - - 142 Direction Wind Shear - - - 48 - - 42 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 63 - - 50 - - - - - -24 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1978 - - 1615 - - - - - -1135 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5922 - - 6313 - - - - - 5732 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -750 - - -727 - - - - - -3469 ODpotential blCL - - - 8650 - - 8654 - - - - - 8066 blCL maxRH - - - 86 - - 82 - - - - - 80 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 27.9 - - 27.1 - - - - - 21.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 17.6 - - 15.3 - - - - - 12.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 29.6 - - 28.3 - - - - - 24.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 16.6 - - 14.2 - - - - - 11.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -21 - - -5 - - - - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2400 - - 2427 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 43 - - 28 - - - - - 21 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 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] 96456 37 033 29 030 34 015 96456 89394 23 025 18 355 21 028 89394 83853 19 006 10 323 17 025 83853 79191 15 337 19 335 19 005 79191 75148 20 310 24 328 13 006 75148 71553 27 311 25 317 8 239 71553 68265 43 301 29 306 15 204 68265 65184 50 291 28 279 16 252 65184 62309 51 280 32 261 24 272 62309 59544 50 286 37 263 22 286 59544 56665 52 291 53 273 23 293 56665 53653 58 293 49 274 36 296 53653 50752 64 292 45 284 57 291 50752 48139 63 289 55 293 66 285 48139 45810 61 287 60 293 68 285 45810 43718 59 286 62 292 73 292 43718 41825 57 288 65 292 77 297 41825 40092 57 291 66 293 78 299 40092 38488 60 293 66 294 79 303 38488 36996 64 293 66 295 84 307 36996 35607 67 292 66 296 93 310 35607 34287 68 291 67 297 102 311 34287 32973 67 290 66 298 110 309 32973 31638 64 287 65 298 110 307 31638 30284 57 283 60 298 102 304 30284 28900 49 279 53 303 91 304 28900 27478 36 272 47 303 80 306 27478 26027 19 255 24 277 72 308 26027 24546 7 243 9 206 66 307 24546 23036 8 258 11 250 59 305 23036 21493 9 284 14 268 53 303 21493 19912 13 309 20 281 48 302 19912 18285 21 316 30 295 46 302 18285 16642 31 315 44 306 45 302 16642 15068 42 314 56 313 45 301 15068 13638 51 314 59 316 43 301 13638 12363 58 315 60 318 41 302 12363 11223 63 316 59 317 39 304 11223 10197 65 315 59 314 36 306 10197 9275 64 314 57 312 35 306 9275 8445 61*312 55*310 34 305 8445 7703 57*310 51*308 33 302 7703 7037 53 309 46 306 32 299 7037 6433 47 309 42 305 29 296 6433 5891 41 309 37 305 24 294 5891 5434 34 310 32 305 19 291 5434 5079 27 310 27 305 13 288 5079 4833 22 311 22 305 7 282 4833 4683 17 311 17 305 3*274 4683 4596 9 310 10 305 3*142 4596 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