DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 09/18 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 0949z - - 0955z - - 1003z - - 1557z - - 1853z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 49.9 - - 62.3 - - 66.5 - - 65.2 - - 56.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -6 - - 178 - - 239 - - 62 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 2475 - - 6047 - - 5464 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4582 - - 6864 - - 9683 - - 8255 - - 4582 Hcrit BL Top 4600 - - 7975 - - 11547 - - 10964 - - 4600 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1459 - - 2849 - - 2157 - - 2415 - - 6102 Hgt.Variab. W* 6 - - 322 - - 476 - - 296 - - 5 W* B/S 0 - - 5 - - 7 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 3 - - 11 - - 12 - - 14 - - 8 BL Wind Direction 109 - - 348 - - 333 - - 320 - - 313 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 8 - - 6 - - 8 - - 13 Wind Shear Max.Converg -23 - - -8 - - -9 - - 15 - - -16 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -2427 - - -799 - - 1771 - - 1807 - - -1712 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 7027 - - 8775 - - 9777 - - 9157 - - 6312 sfcLCL ODpotential -8301 - - -3300 - - 104 - - 298 - - -4668 ODpotential blCL 12901 - - 11275 - - 11443 - - 10666 - - 9268 blCL maxRH 60 - - 66 - - 84 - - 91 - - 88 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 40 - - 70 - - 60 CAPE Temp@2m 49.9 - - 62.3 - - 66.5 - - 65.2 - - 56.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 35.1 - - 39.6 - - 39.3 - - 40.8 - - 44.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 54.9 - - 62.0 - - 66.0 - - 65.6 - - 60.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 34.3 - - 38.9 - - 38.7 - - 40.5 - - 43.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -6 - - 178 - - 239 - - 62 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 2475 - - 6047 - - 5464 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 37 - - 63 - - 54 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 5 - - 6 - - 5 - - 6 - - 7 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] 98484 4 246 8 281 3 312 9 278 15 252 98484 91265 5 257 9 262 15 283 12 309 5 098 91265 85634 12 265 11 258 15 251 22 278 6 321 85634 80918 11 252 10 238 13 218 20 256 18 286 80918 76839 9 214 12 236 12 223 12 233 16 267 76839 73218 8 183 13 223 17 226 12 238 15 247 73218 69929 11 206 12 224 16 219 18 245 14 238 69929 66892 12 238 12 226 14 235 19 245 14 244 66892 64058 14 264 12 218 14 245 15 241 14 245 64058 61300 16 257 13 226 17 243 14 237 14 244 61300 58416 15 232 15 236 19 235 14 249 13 249 58416 55424 13 221 14 232 18 227 15 252 14 259 55424 52578 10 230 11 232 13 237 11 247 13 259 52578 50031 8 269 4 228 7 274 7 287 9 283 50031 47763 9 309 3 358 5 331 10 329 9 339 47763 45723 6 330 8 356 9 009 14 347 17 022 45723 43859 6 347 12 355 17 015 18 001 21 009 43859 42137 7 360 13 358 23 010 20 008 18 003 42137 40537 10 339 11 348 18 359 17 005 18 357 40537 39047 12 234 8 200 0 295 11 249 20 350 39047 37653 31 202 25 185 25 202 25 227 18 336 37653 36321 45 198 35 191 39 202 31 225 18 322 36321 34986 41 190 40 196 43 198 35 218 19 317 34986 33622 41 191 40 202 40 209 38 213 18 305 33622 32232 38 203 37 202 37 218 41 228 16 316 32232 30802 25 214 35 222 38 228 40 248 16 346 30802 29321 16 210 26 242 30 238 27 276 24 346 29321 27790 11 230 18 253 26 252 22 318 30 341 27790 26210 12 237 18 255 23 260 26 344 33 344 26210 24585 13 242 18 263 21 271 26 355 29 349 24585 22918 13 261 16 274 19 290 26 359 22 351 22918 21203 11 283 14 288 16 305 23 356 18 347 21203 19433 10 300 11 312 14 316 18 340 18 340 19433 17644 11 321 11 333 14 315 16 317 19 334 17644 15933 13 337 13 340 13 312 15 302 17 322 15933 14383 14 346 14 344 13 314 16 296 16 303 14383 13003 14 353 15 347 13 317 15 303 13 299 13003 11767 12 001 15 348 13*324 14*312 12 312 11767 10657 12 010 14 349 13*327 14*317 13 324 10657 9658 13 017 13 351 13 330 15 319 16 334 9658 8760 15 023 13*355 12 332 15 320 18 339 8760 7957 17 023 12*358 12 333 15 320 19 338 7957 7237 17 015 12 356 12 334 15 320 20 333 7237 6583 17 360 11 351 12 335 15 320 20 326 6583 5998 16 345 11 345 12 335 15 320 19 320 5998 5503 14 339 10 342 11 335 14 320 17 315 5503 5120 11 338 10 338 11 335 13 320 14 312 5120 4854 7 340 9 337 10 335 12 320 10 312 4854 4692 4*339 8 334 9 334 10 319 7*315 4692 4599 3*109 6 332 6 334 7 319 1*010 4599 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