DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 11/28 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 18.3 - - 20.7 - - 22.8 - - 18.1 - - 13.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -3 - - 31 - - 59 - - -3 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 269 - - 1997 - - 54 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4580 - - 4580 - - 4580 - - 4580 - - 4579 Hcrit BL Top 4597 - - 5769 - - 7497 - - 5554 - - 4597 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1836 - - 2484 - - 1594 - - 2263 - - 2211 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 87 - - 207 - - 5 - - 5 W* B/S 0 - - 2 - - 6 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 3 - - 7 - - 6 - - 7 - - 3 BL Wind Direction 315 - - 046 - - 033 - - 069 - - 126 Direction Wind Shear 4 - - 7 - - 4 - - 8 - - 1 Wind Shear Max.Converg -13 - - -7 - - -5 - - -10 - - -16 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -887 - - -802 - - 775 - - -288 - - -1950 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 5485 - - 6571 - - 6722 - - 5842 - - 6547 sfcLCL ODpotential -4535 - - -3588 - - -1771 - - -4660 - - -9436 ODpotential blCL 9132 - - 9357 - - 9268 - - 10214 - - 14033 blCL maxRH 89 - - 85 - - 77 - - 69 - - 61 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 18.3 - - 20.7 - - 22.8 - - 18.1 - - 13.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 10.9 - - 8.5 - - 9.9 - - 9.3 - - 1.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 22.5 - - 21.3 - - 23.2 - - 21.0 - - 18.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 10.5 - - 7.4 - - 8.8 - - 8.2 - - 0.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -3 - - 31 - - 59 - - -3 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 269 - - 1997 - - 54 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 55 - - 42 - - 6 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 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] 97630 64 094 79 094 90 098 89 097 96 096 97630 90397 56 092 63 090 69 093 71 096 86 097 90397 84640 47 088 45 086 52 089 56 093 70 093 84640 79804 37 081 34 082 39 079 44 087 51 082 79804 75633 26 063 28 079 25 075 34 078 37 075 75633 71934 20 053 24 063 19 070 26 065 26 065 71934 68565 20 031 17 047 18 049 21 051 19 044 68565 65454 16 005 9 026 13 012 17 019 19 025 65454 62559 16 002 11 013 11 344 12 006 18 008 62559 59747 21 349 21 354 16 351 20 002 19 011 59747 56822 24 334 24 332 24 340 27 343 29 351 56822 53807 26 332 21 325 26 320 28 321 31 333 53807 50940 32 324 21 332 22 309 24 316 29 325 50940 48372 34 323 26 332 23 320 27 321 28 328 48372 46082 40 322 31 333 28 333 28 327 31 331 46082 44017 38 320 41 333 39 336 37 332 38 334 44017 42140 33 323 50 329 47 332 45 330 46 336 42140 40418 37 329 53 322 53 332 50 332 52 333 40418 38830 43 330 52 321 56 334 54 336 58 331 38830 37365 48 320 53 325 61 336 63 339 71 332 37365 36015 44 311 51 321 68 336 77 338 82 334 36015 34746 39 322 44 322 71 338 97 342 93 336 34746 33481 44 334 50 344 77 343 121 343 106 335 33481 32183 50 332 63 350 86 348 127 342 108 334 32183 30854 52 321 68 349 96 353 125 344 104 336 30854 29479 47 310 65 348 109 356 117 348 99 338 29479 28053 42 300 61 349 111 354 107 351 95 341 28053 26584 41 293 57 351 105 353 104 348 92 344 26584 25076 39 292 54 352 91 355 99 346 91 342 25076 23524 36 302 50 352 80 359 92 348 89 340 23524 21927 34 314 44 350 77 360 84 351 83 345 21927 20286 33 321 39 350 71 360 77 353 74 350 20286 18598 31 324 34 351 57 359 71 354 67 348 18598 16894 31 328 30 351 41 356 63 356 62 345 16894 15260 29 333 27 349 32 351 50 356 54 346 15260 13775 27 338 25 351 28 351 37 353 46 351 13775 12454 24 343 23 356 25 353 29 351 37 354 12454 11276 19 354 20 004 22 356 25 351 29 355 11276 10222 14 014 17 013 17 358 22 352 22 357 10222 9280 12 028 13 018 12 002 17 351 16 000 9280 8437 9 017 8 017 9 016 11 350 10 356 8437 7689 8 021 7 015 8*024 7 346 5 330 7689 7021 11 049 8 038 7*030 5 012 2 275 7021 6418 15 057 11 051 7 034 5 043 2 221 6418 5878 16 055 12*053 7 035 8*061 3 169 5878 5424 10 038 10*050 7 034 9*068 4 145 5424 5072 7 005 8 047 6 033 9 070 5 141 5072 4829 7 331 6 043 5 032 7 069 4 140 4829 4681 6*317 5 041 4 032 5 069 4*134 4681 4596 2*310 3 038 3 029 2 069 3*119 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