DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 11/29 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 - - - 19.2 - - 24.2 - - 20.2 - - 17.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 13 - - 43 - - -3 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 55 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4579 - - 4580 - - 4580 - - 4580 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4597 - - 5555 - - 4597 - - 4597 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1447 - - 1211 - - 1468 - - 1309 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 25 - - 56 - - 4 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 12 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 1 - - 1 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 146 - - 210 - - 128 - - 089 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - 6 - - -5 - - -13 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1046 - - -623 - - -665 - - -725 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5644 - - 6178 - - 5262 - - 5322 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6579 - - -5524 - - -5650 - - -5995 ODpotential blCL - - - 11176 - - 11079 - - 10247 - - 10592 blCL maxRH - - - 76 - - 73 - - 78 - - 76 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 19.2 - - 24.2 - - 20.2 - - 17.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 11.2 - - 13.7 - - 13.8 - - 10.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 20.0 - - 24.6 - - 24.1 - - 22.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 10.6 - - 12.9 - - 13.6 - - 12.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 13 - - 43 - - -3 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 55 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 6 - - 0 - - 11 - - 4 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 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] 98004 90 097 91 086 95 083 87 085 98004 90826 86 096 79 086 77 085 77 083 90826 85186 79 095 73 089 66 091 66 085 85186 80385 72 094 67 090 60 093 57 085 80385 76154 63 092 58 092 56 090 52 080 76154 72366 48 090 44 093 42 085 41 076 72366 68922 37 081 30 077 34 073 35 066 68922 65747 29 065 20 054 30 054 30 051 65747 62807 24 045 16 038 26 028 27 033 62807 59971 24 014 18 025 25 009 27 014 59971 57014 25 002 23 012 27 360 30 004 57014 53950 28 355 29 001 32 356 34 360 53950 51048 31 352 34 351 38 354 42 358 51048 48461 35 349 36 347 40 350 44 353 48461 46160 41 344 37 346 39 348 45 350 46160 44083 45 341 40 345 39 350 44 350 44083 42190 47 340 45 344 41 351 44 352 42190 40452 47 339 45 341 42 350 44 353 40452 38844 46 335 43 340 41 349 43 352 38844 37350 44 332 43 338 39 348 42 353 37350 35962 45 332 42 335 35 350 41 354 35962 34646 47 323 40 332 32 350 37 354 34646 33344 36 318 36 338 26 339 30 353 33344 32029 37 326 35 307 25 346 25 360 32029 30702 49 318 26 310 18 305 19 005 30702 29346 51 310 26 321 20 307 17 345 29346 27952 46 314 30 316 27 306 17 323 27952 26516 41 315 36 309 28 299 18 325 26516 25036 38 311 38 304 26 306 17 329 25036 23508 36 311 35 302 23 312 13 331 23508 21935 35 318 34 305 22 311 11 322 21935 20314 36 323 34 308 26 306 14 312 20314 18643 35 326 34 314 29 306 18 313 18643 16951 33 327 31 320 27 312 20 318 16951 15325 32 330 30 327 23 326 17 329 15325 13844 31 332 28 332 21 336 16 340 13844 12524 27 335 26 334 21 343 16 350 12524 11343 21 340 23 338 19 349 15 359 11343 10284 16 346 18 343 16 356 12 008 10284 9335 12 353 13 348 13 001 9 019 9335 8484 10 354 9 354 9 003 7 030 8484 7727 8 343 6 001 6 005 6 042 7727 7051 5 323 4 000 4 010 4 048 7051 6439 2 292 2 007 2 019 3 048 6439 5893 2 195 1*037 1 017 2 031 5893 5434 3 172 0*180 1 347 1 352 5434 5078 3 163 1 207 0 290 1 338 5078 4832 3 154 1 213 0 166 1 336 4832 4682 2*144 1 220 1*128 1*051 4682 4596 2*138 1 217 1*128 2*089 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