DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 10/28 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 0655z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 25.4 - - 33.8 - - 38.0 - - 36.3 - - 32.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -14 - - 117 - - 141 - - -11 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1160 - - 2014 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4580 - - 4581 - - 6415 - - 4581 - - 4580 Hcrit BL Top 4598 - - 6660 - - 7514 - - 4598 - - 4598 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 2419 - - 1833 - - 1511 - - 3227 - - 1108 Hgt.Variab. W* 6 - - 216 - - 275 - - 9 - - 7 W* B/S 0 - - 5 - - 4 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 3 - - 8 - - 12 - - 10 - - 4 BL Wind Direction 133 - - 189 - - 198 - - 178 - - 123 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 7 - - 9 - - 10 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -15 - - 8 - - 12 - - 4 - - -8 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1350 - - -1047 - - -500 - - -2469 - - -2067 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 5948 - - 7707 - - 8014 - - 7068 - - 6665 sfcLCL ODpotential -4953 - - -5568 - - -8654 - - -12338 - - -12479 ODpotential blCL 9551 - - 12228 - - 16168 - - 16936 - - 17077 blCL maxRH 70 - - 72 - - 81 - - 87 - - 84 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 25.4 - - 33.8 - - 38.0 - - 36.3 - - 32.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 16.1 - - 16.5 - - 19.3 - - 21.8 - - 19.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 30.4 - - 33.8 - - 38.0 - - 38.0 - - 35.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 15.7 - - 15.8 - - 18.7 - - 21.5 - - 19.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -14 - - 117 - - 141 - - -11 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1160 - - 2014 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 22 - - 49 - - 35 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 96809 11 357 10 009 13 355 15 359 14 346 96809 89764 11 028 4 023 11 346 12 002 7 344 89764 84283 12 027 8 033 2 322 7 299 9 322 84283 79700 6 286 8 305 10 293 7 303 4 001 79700 75710 8 235 6 319 9 258 13 289 8 299 75710 72164 11 246 15 298 13 278 13 283 16 283 72164 68942 9 288 18 278 18 290 12 293 15 266 68942 65957 19 295 15 285 24 267 20 282 10 266 65957 63160 29 295 23 293 25 271 25 263 22 253 63160 60422 38 289 32 292 28 281 21 266 20 277 60422 57568 39 286 36 295 34 285 34 268 41 263 57568 54645 41 291 45 294 43 289 37 280 41 263 54645 51882 50 299 57 299 62 295 51 283 42 276 51882 49398 58 302 70 295 73 283 51 283 47 272 49398 47169 62 307 71 292 54 282 55 288 54 271 47169 45152 71 307 63 305 42 300 64 292 64 274 45152 43324 75 306 75 327 79 311 83 291 76 278 43324 41656 83 313 113 315 109 298 100 286 89 280 41656 40116 110 319 127 307 114 295 107 283 98 277 40116 38680 130 313 126 306 113 295 108 283 100 274 38680 37332 126 312 123 307 112 295 108 283 98 273 37332 36035 124 319 119 309 107 297 104 283 96 274 36035 34728 131 319 115 312 98 301 96 286 93 274 34728 33387 136 319 105 314 86 304 86 289 90 274 33387 32016 128 321 94 315 78 305 79 292 87 274 32016 30603 115 319 86 316 72 305 73 294 83 274 30603 29135 109 313 83 309 66 307 67 295 77 275 29135 27614 99 310 78 306 64 306 58 296 70 276 27614 26041 80 311 74 309 63 302 51 296 66 275 26041 24419 70 324 68 315 61 299 48 296 62 272 24419 22750 63 328 57 315 58 302 47 295 58 268 22750 21034 57 319 48 309 54 305 48 295 53 268 21034 19262 57 314 42 303 47 301 47 295 51 270 19262 17471 50 314 37 299 42 293 45 295 48 274 17471 15753 39 315 32 295 37 285 41 293 43 277 15753 14194 30 313 26 289 30 276 35 288 37 277 14194 12809 24 308 22 280 23 266 28 280 30 276 12809 11573 19 303 19 271 19 256 24 268 25 273 11573 10470 16 301 16 259 18 246 24 256 22 267 10470 9482 13 298 15 248 19 241 25 248 21 258 9482 8601 12 294 14 237 18 235 25 241 21 249 8601 7818 11 289 13 225 16*225 23 234 22 243 7818 7120 9 283 12*213 14*215 19 226 23 235 7120 6490 7 272 11*200 13 203 17 215 21 223 6490 5929 5 253 9 191 12 195 15 203 19 207 5929 5457 4 220 9 187 12 191 14 191 18 188 5457 5092 4 179 8 184 11 190 13 182 18 174 5092 4839 5 159 7 184 10 189 11 177 15 165 4839 4685 5*143 6 183 9 189 9*175 11*158 4685 4597 3*133 4 184 6 189 3*167 4*123 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