DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 10/26 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 = 21Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0654z - - 0955z - - 1003z - - 1554z - - 2149z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 32.6 - - 42.2 - - 47.2 - - 42.2 - - 35.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -6 - - 41 - - 52 - - -2 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 206 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4581 - - 4581 - - 4581 - - 4581 - - 4581 Hcrit BL Top 4598 - - 4599 - - 5706 - - 4599 - - 4598 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1066 - - 1666 - - 1742 - - 2150 - - 1386 Hgt.Variab. W* 3 - - 37 - - 94 - - 5 - - 2 W* B/S 0 - - 4 - - 9 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 3 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 BL Wind Direction 074 - - 317 - - 001 - - 343 - - 093 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 1 - - 1 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -17 - - -2 - - -5 - - -4 - - -15 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1531 - - -2841 - - -2460 - - -1694 - - -1030 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 6130 - - 7440 - - 8167 - - 6293 - - 5628 sfcLCL ODpotential -9634 - - -8912 - - -6653 - - -5914 - - -6293 ODpotential blCL 14232 - - 13511 - - 12359 - - 10513 - - 10891 blCL maxRH 82 - - 82 - - 83 - - 94 - - 84 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 32.6 - - 42.2 - - 47.2 - - 42.2 - - 35.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 22.2 - - 25.8 - - 27.5 - - 30.7 - - 26.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 38.7 - - 42.6 - - 47.5 - - 44.8 - - 40.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 21.9 - - 24.8 - - 26.8 - - 29.9 - - 26.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -6 - - 41 - - 52 - - -2 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 206 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 30 - - 27 - - 33 - - 75 - - 35 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 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] 96674 15 316 11 291 22 281 22 288 34 304 96674 89629 10 310 8 286 12 274 13 298 14 293 89629 84158 3 294 11 274 12 273 12 307 13 303 84158 79571 12 272 9 261 14 275 10 287 15 285 79571 75579 13 237 10 255 15 272 13 293 11 273 75579 72025 10 214 11 226 19 253 18 281 8 296 72025 68790 11 248 11 256 16 239 17 272 14 262 68790 65801 13 256 13 272 10 241 13 266 11 258 65801 63007 15 244 14 260 16 253 18 270 12 283 63007 60274 16 247 15 235 21 250 20 257 16 268 60274 57406 20 254 14 233 20 243 17 246 18 245 57406 54422 21 239 18 231 22 235 21 239 19 233 54422 51565 17 250 22 233 26 225 28 224 22 229 51565 48992 24 240 27 226 26 219 26 217 25 220 48992 46696 27 221 28 218 26 218 26 220 26 207 46696 44625 28 218 30 212 27 217 27 211 18 205 44625 42735 29 209 31 206 29 214 23 202 21 203 42735 40995 30 208 28 200 28 193 24 189 22 188 40995 39384 36 198 31 200 24 188 26 178 21 173 39384 37890 40 185 40 194 37 192 31 180 25 175 37890 36512 42 185 47 186 46 186 43 178 34 174 36512 35212 50 191 53 183 55 181 51 173 42 174 35212 33919 55 187 59 179 62 175 59 169 53 171 33919 32603 57 184 62 179 67 175 64 166 62 165 32603 31269 56 185 62 179 68 174 67 165 64 161 31269 29900 56 186 59 179 66 172 69 164 64 160 29900 28483 54 186 56 179 63 171 68 165 60 160 28483 27021 52 186 53 180 58 173 61 169 54 159 27021 25512 49 187 54 182 52 177 51 175 45 159 25512 23957 45 190 51 183 43 183 43 182 39 163 23957 22357 42 195 45 184 33 185 33 187 31 170 22357 20710 41 198 34 186 27 185 26 190 26 180 20710 19007 38 197 25 188 23 181 20 193 21 182 19007 17279 33 197 20 188 19 164 14 192 18 183 17279 15618 27 205 17 191 16 151 12 185 15 182 15618 14106 22 211 16 206 15 144 14 169 12 176 14106 12758 18 208 15 218 11 142 17 150 9 168 12758 11552 16 200 12 215 9 144 16 134 7 156 11552 10468 14 194 8 188 8 145 12 127 6 144 10468 9493 11 192 8 168 8 144 8 129 6 137 9493 8618 9 189 7 161 8 139 5 140 5 134 8618 7837 8 184 7 149 7 133 3 155 3 122 7837 7139 7 177 5 140 6 124 2 158 1 082 7139 6507 5 167 4 138 3 102 1 335 1 355 6507 5941 4 162 1 126 2*055 3 342 1 313 5941 5466 1 155 1 320 2*014 4 341 1 261 5466 5097 1 079 2 320 2 360 4 340 1 219 5097 4842 2 069 2 318 2 357 4 340 1 113 4842 4687 3*067 1*314 2 354 3*344 3*093 4687 4597 3*074 1*314 1 352 1*347 3*093 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