DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 12/01 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 30.1 - - 34.3 - - 30.4 - - 30.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -1 - - -8 - - -26 - - -27 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4580 - - 4580 - - 4580 - - 4581 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4598 - - 4598 - - 4598 - - 4598 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1441 - - 2308 - - 1408 - - 1553 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 12 - - 13 - - 8 - - 7 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 137 - - 149 - - 141 - - 140 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -11 - - -2 - - -20 - - -23 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -140 - - -569 - - -275 - - -260 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4738 - - 5167 - - 4873 - - 4858 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4345 - - -3970 - - -4786 - - -4239 ODpotential blCL - - - 8943 - - 8568 - - 9384 - - 8837 blCL maxRH - - - 99 - - 95 - - 98 - - 96 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 30.1 - - 34.3 - - 30.4 - - 30.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 25.6 - - 27.9 - - 25.3 - - 25.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 31.4 - - 36.3 - - 35.1 - - 35.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 24.9 - - 27.0 - - 25.0 - - 25.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -1 - - -8 - - -26 - - -27 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 96 - - 81 - - 91 - - 82 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 4 - - 3 - - 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] 97782 77 057 77 059 79 056 83 055 97782 90500 63 054 62 054 67 049 73 050 90500 84831 50 045 53 041 53 044 56 050 84831 80040 41 034 43 028 46 033 46 043 80040 75854 32 020 38 021 41 026 40 030 75854 72135 33 002 32 014 36 022 35 022 72135 68773 30 004 25 012 25 016 29 017 68773 65678 28 356 21 005 19 007 26 011 65678 62790 25 353 22 353 21 355 24 358 62790 59994 25 351 21 356 21 344 24 349 59994 57092 23 343 24 344 17 337 19 342 57092 54091 25 340 22 317 18 319 16 320 54091 51242 30 332 22 324 21 307 24 303 51242 48695 36 333 29 320 26 310 31 300 48695 46423 40 331 37 318 37 320 29 305 46423 44358 47 329 42 323 50 318 35 310 44358 42467 57 317 50 315 53 306 42 306 42467 40728 67 310 58 310 52 300 50 296 40728 39126 69 305 58 308 50 299 47 294 39126 37645 65 303 59 305 52 301 50 301 37645 36268 64 305 62 301 58 297 60 300 36268 34958 64 306 65 300 59 294 63 288 34958 33653 65 306 69 300 60 295 54 279 33653 32327 67 305 71 300 65 294 50 277 32327 30986 67 303 67 300 67 290 55 278 30986 29619 66 303 61 302 64 288 57 279 29619 28213 61 304 56 305 57 289 56 285 28213 26766 58 305 56 310 55 292 52 286 26766 25274 56 303 58 312 55 293 46 281 25274 23735 51 306 56 313 52 294 45 281 23735 22150 47 318 54 311 49 295 47 285 22150 20516 47 329 52 309 47 294 50 292 20516 18827 47 331 46 312 44 296 53 298 18827 17117 47 330 41 319 42 304 55 302 17117 15475 49 325 40 324 42 310 54 307 15475 13983 49 320 40 326 39 311 50 313 13983 12653 47 317 39 324 36 312 45 317 12653 11463 42 316 37 322 31 314 39 320 11463 10394 36 316 33 320 28 315 34 322 10394 9433 32 315 31 317 27 313 30 321 9433 8571 29 312 28 312 26 309 28 316 8571 7801 26 307 25 306 24 303 26 308 7801 7112 23 301 22 298 22 296 24 299 7112 6487 18 294 17 291 18 288 22 290 6487 5928 13 283 11 281 12 278 17 280 5928 5458 6 261 6 260 6 254 11 268 5458 5093 3 176 3 197 4 195 6 242 5093 4840 5 140 4 156 6 155 4 177 4840 4686 4*136 4*148 6*154 5*155 4686 4597 3*136 3*143 4*141 4*140 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