DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 11/11 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 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 34.6 - - 40.3 - - 43.4 - - 38.5 - - 35.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -23 - - 28 - - 52 - - -3 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1003 - - 2410 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4580 - - 4581 - - 4581 - - 4581 - - 4581 Hcrit BL Top 4598 - - 6503 - - 7910 - - 4599 - - 4599 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 2292 - - 2095 - - 2114 - - 3754 - - 1945 Hgt.Variab. W* 3 - - 133 - - 215 - - 6 - - 5 W* B/S 0 - - 5 - - 5 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 3 - - 5 - - 8 - - 2 - - 3 BL Wind Direction 128 - - 277 - - 283 - - 246 - - 119 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 12 - - 10 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -24 - - 15 - - 11 - - -8 - - -17 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -882 - - -584 - - 105 - - -1955 - - -2330 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 5481 - - 7087 - - 7805 - - 6554 - - 6930 sfcLCL ODpotential -4992 - - -3806 - - -2785 - - -6234 - - -8715 ODpotential blCL 9590 - - 10309 - - 10695 - - 10833 - - 13314 blCL maxRH 78 - - 67 - - 68 - - 76 - - 74 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 34.6 - - 40.3 - - 43.4 - - 38.5 - - 35.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 26.9 - - 25.5 - - 25.3 - - 26.0 - - 21.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 39.6 - - 40.9 - - 43.9 - - 42.6 - - 40.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 26.2 - - 24.3 - - 24.4 - - 25.2 - - 20.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -23 - - 28 - - 52 - - -3 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1003 - - 2410 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 13 - - 0 - - 0 - - 5 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 96203 28 024 31 012 34 024 23 017 34 008 96203 89338 28 035 29 017 36 022 26 030 32 016 89338 83974 28 031 26 022 33 015 32 026 25 024 83974 79447 30 019 25 033 25 011 28 017 28 029 79447 75493 30 013 24 030 18 021 22 018 22 021 75493 71962 19 008 19 028 14 005 19 009 15 016 71962 68725 15 004 15 036 8 341 13 343 13 018 68725 65721 12 340 12 001 10 004 7 349 12 306 65721 62929 12 291 10 222 11 272 9 345 11 236 62929 60215 12 291 9 305 11 279 14 319 9 306 60215 57370 17 301 21 304 17 292 31 293 28 314 57370 54427 15 276 13 245 16 281 19 297 26 307 54427 51630 48 284 39 289 37 300 35 312 26 309 51630 49123 43 289 46 283 41 287 46 292 47 295 49123 46892 50 303 47 300 40 294 47 290 52 283 46892 44880 58 296 58 298 49 301 53 290 52 281 44880 43041 64 288 66 290 69 297 64 291 54 289 43041 41351 71 282 73 283 85 288 77 292 65 295 41351 39795 77 280 75 284 92 285 90 291 79 291 39795 38352 83 283 83 292 96 289 96 288 84 283 38352 37002 96 289 102 294 103 293 98 288 85 278 37002 35706 101 289 104 289 105 292 98 289 85 279 35706 34401 95 285 92 287 100 288 96 289 84 283 34401 33063 91 282 89 290 95 286 92 289 79 284 33063 31695 94 286 94 290 92 286 87 287 74 281 31695 30284 97 290 97 289 89 287 84 282 72 278 30284 28821 96 293 96 290 86 289 81 280 71 279 28821 27311 93 293 94 291 84 289 80 281 69 281 27311 25756 89 293 91 292 82 288 79 284 68 281 25756 24158 85 292 88 292 81 288 77 286 65 280 24158 22519 81 291 83 291 81 288 74 287 63 279 22519 20834 76 289 77 289 78 289 71 288 60 280 20834 19095 72 287 71 287 73 290 67 288 57 281 19095 17337 66 287 65 286 66 290 61 289 53 284 17337 15651 57 289 57 288 56 291 54 290 47 286 15651 14120 46 293 47 291 45 292 44 291 40 286 14120 12760 36 296 36 294 36 294 35 291 33 284 12760 11546 30 300 29 298 28 295 27 291 26 283 11546 10459 26 301 24 300 24 295 21 291 20 282 10459 9485 24 302 22 301 20 294 17 290 15 283 9485 8612 23 301 20 300 17*293 14 289 12 284 8612 7833 23 300 18 299 14*290 12 289 10 284 7833 7137 22 298 16*297 10 287 11 287 8 284 7137 6506 19 296 12*294 8 284 9 285 7 283 6506 5941 15 292 8 286 7 279 7 282 5 281 5941 5466 9 288 5 271 6 277 5 278 4 277 5466 5097 4 282 3 244 6 276 4 269 3 267 5097 4842 1 205 2 222 5 276 2 254 2 215 4842 4687 3*124 2 211 5 275 1*182 3*137 4687 4598 3*128 2 200 3 275 2*114 3*119 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