DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 01/15 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 28.3 - - 34.3 - - 28.0 - - 23.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -23 - - -9 - - -5 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 832 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4580 - - 4581 - - 4580 - - 4580 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4598 - - 6332 - - 4598 - - 4598 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1601 - - 2442 - - 3439 - - 2015 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 9 - - 68 - - 7 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 17 - - 2 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 099 - - 342 - - 090 - - 098 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 20 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -35 - - -9 - - -21 - - -24 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1890 - - -803 - - -2089 - - -3521 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6489 - - 7136 - - 6687 - - 8119 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8943 - - -8015 - - -9453 - - -13756 ODpotential blCL - - - 13541 - - 14347 - - 14051 - - 18354 blCL maxRH - - - 47 - - 45 - - 63 - - 65 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 28.3 - - 34.3 - - 28.0 - - 23.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 16.7 - - 19.7 - - 15.6 - - 4.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 33.4 - - 36.3 - - 33.8 - - 30.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 15.9 - - 18.5 - - 14.3 - - 7.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -23 - - -9 - - -5 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 832 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 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] 97336 58 051 65 062 61 057 69 063 97336 90284 49 053 45 064 47 051 45 060 90284 84755 37 062 38 056 34 045 47 058 84755 80071 34 069 27 056 31 047 37 053 80071 75979 26 061 22 058 25 045 27 061 75979 72320 20 054 16 049 17 031 20 057 72320 68978 17 036 13 035 15 015 21 028 68978 65907 24 042 10 001 15 019 14 005 65907 63064 19 323 18 017 13 007 11 356 63064 60310 11 264 16 345 16 005 8 314 60310 57423 2 120 8 265 13 303 4 344 57423 54415 18 004 0 172 9 249 3 040 54415 51557 62 322 47 319 43 324 37 349 51557 49006 68 314 66 316 64 328 62 340 49006 46736 59 319 65 325 63 333 66 335 46736 44694 61 327 70 330 66 334 68 334 44694 42841 70 330 72 330 69 333 69 337 42841 41150 73 327 71 332 73 339 74 346 41150 39597 75 324 70 338 85 347 88 352 39597 38162 76 328 81 345 100 350 101 353 38162 36832 82 336 100 345 109 347 107 352 36832 35567 95 340 112 342 112 344 107 352 35567 34297 106 338 115 340 113 343 106 352 34297 32989 107 337 115 341 112 345 106 351 32989 31647 105 339 112 342 109 347 106 350 31647 30255 104 340 106 342 104 349 105 353 30255 28807 102 341 98 343 95 348 101 356 28807 27307 99 342 93 345 88 347 91 355 27307 25758 95 341 91 346 84 349 80 350 25758 24160 92 340 91 346 82 350 76 347 24160 22516 89 339 90 346 82 351 74 347 22516 20821 86 338 87 346 81 352 73 349 20821 19069 83 338 83 346 79 352 70 351 19069 17297 79 338 76 346 74 353 67 353 17297 15598 76 339 70 347 69 354 63 356 15598 14059 72 340 65 349 63 354 58 358 14059 12691 69 340 61 349 58 354 54 359 12691 11474 65 340 56 349 53 354 50 359 11474 10388 60 338 51 346 48 352 47 360 10388 9417 55 337 47 342 43 349 43 000 9417 8551 50 334 42 339 39 346 38 000 8551 7781 46 332 38 336 35 342 32 359 7781 7093 41 331 34 336 32 339 27 355 7093 6472 37 329 30*336 29 337 24 349 6472 5916 31 326 25*339 25 336 21 343 5916 5449 25 327 21 341 21 337 18 341 5449 5087 18 332 17 343 16 340 14 341 5087 4837 12 341 13 345 12 345 9 343 4837 4684 8*355 10 346 7*350 5*349 4684 4597 4*099 5 347 2*090 2*098 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