DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 12/28 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 = 15Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 13.0 - - 21.9 - - 19.8 - - 20.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -20 - - 6 - - -19 - - -27 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4579 - - 4579 - - 4580 - - 4580 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4597 - - 4597 - - 4597 - - 4597 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 834 - - 1690 - - 1293 - - 1010 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 8 - - 21 - - 0 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 6 - - 3 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 135 - - 153 - - 139 - - 136 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -20 - - -3 - - -16 - - -26 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2454 - - -1764 - - -1004 - - -1318 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7051 - - 6361 - - 5601 - - 5916 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -14497 - - -11282 - - -7956 - - -12608 ODpotential blCL - - - 19094 - - 15879 - - 12553 - - 17205 blCL maxRH - - - 67 - - 92 - - 91 - - 89 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 13.0 - - 21.9 - - 19.8 - - 20.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - -0.9 - - 10.8 - - 12.1 - - 11.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 17.2 - - 23.0 - - 24.5 - - 25.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - -1.0 - - 9.8 - - 12.0 - - 13.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -20 - - 6 - - -19 - - -27 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 70 - - 65 - - 57 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 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] 96592 34 016 40 008 40 012 43 359 96592 89302 36 349 35 351 38 000 39 352 89302 83665 28 346 28 344 32 337 40 349 83665 78978 29 329 35 327 33 333 45 340 78978 74947 36 312 26 324 45 317 38 330 74947 71389 33 310 31 325 43 315 26 331 71389 68130 35 315 42 311 33 331 36 329 68130 65117 38 310 32 314 43 334 51 315 65117 62342 34 313 23 322 51 319 44 311 62342 59650 35 320 48 316 41 315 39 322 59650 56824 41 320 46 310 30 329 48 323 56824 53891 42 320 29 325 43 332 52 318 53891 51100 41 329 28 341 54 324 48 328 51100 48612 52 337 56 328 61 324 58 333 48612 46421 66 330 62 324 63 322 65 321 46421 44463 67 319 60 326 58 328 60 319 44463 42687 56 316 61 332 61 345 62 339 42687 41069 47 334 69 343 78 350 86 349 41069 39580 70 354 85 346 102 347 100 351 39580 38188 106 352 95 344 116 349 104 345 38188 36876 132 349 95 344 118 349 100 343 36876 35610 135 347 93 347 111 349 96 342 35610 34331 108 348 94 352 94 351 93 340 34331 33013 81 350 91 352 74 346 84 338 33013 31663 78 343 88 348 72 336 67 334 31663 30266 75 341 89 346 74 334 69 326 30266 28811 75 341 88 344 71 337 66 327 28811 27302 76 336 81 341 68 339 63 330 27302 25741 73 331 67 338 68 341 60 332 25741 24132 65 327 55 337 68 342 56 332 24132 22479 58 324 50 336 65 342 52 333 22479 20777 51 324 51 328 55 342 48 333 20777 19020 46 326 47 317 48 339 44 334 19020 17242 41 328 45 306 47 332 40 335 17242 15539 36 331 44 301 47 322 38 333 15539 13998 32 334 42 302 45 315 39 329 13998 12634 31 334 38 305 41 315 38 324 12634 11425 31 333 33 307 37 315 35 323 11425 10347 30 330 29 309 35 314 31 322 10347 9384 27 326 26 308 33 312 27 319 9384 8524 22 321 24 303 31 307 24 316 8524 7758 16 316 21 298 28 300 21 311 7758 7074 12 308 18 291 24 294 18 303 7074 6456 8 293 13 281 18 286 15 293 6456 5905 6 250 7 250 11 273 11 280 5905 5441 6 208 5 188 5 238 5 253 5441 5083 6 173 6 159 5 182 4 180 5083 4834 7 148 6 152 6 156 5 143 4834 4683 6*144 5*150 6*149 5*141 4683 4596 4*135 3*150 3*139 4*136 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