DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 09/30 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 - - 1334z - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 47.4 - - 51.2 - - 49.6 - - 42.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 208 - - 278 - - 62 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4170 - - 6404 - - 5085 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8174 - - 10030 - - 7940 - - 4581 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9670 - - 11904 - - 10585 - - 4599 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2419 - - 1841 - - 2317 - - 5535 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 401 - - 507 - - 285 - - 3 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 7 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 14 - - 13 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 319 - - 309 - - 315 - - 341 Direction Wind Shear - - - 11 - - 13 - - 9 - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -7 - - 8 - - -6 - - -13 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 169 - - 1109 - - 347 - - -3440 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9501 - - 10796 - - 10239 - - 8039 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2218 - - -86 - - -1701 - - -6728 ODpotential blCL - - - 11888 - - 11990 - - 12286 - - 11327 blCL maxRH - - - 59 - - 75 - - 62 - - 74 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 47.4 - - 51.2 - - 49.6 - - 42.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 21.8 - - 19.8 - - 20.7 - - 23.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 47.0 - - 50.5 - - 50.1 - - 47.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 20.9 - - 19.4 - - 20.5 - - 23.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 208 - - 278 - - 62 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4170 - - 6404 - - 5085 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 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] 97788 2 026 10 242 10 307 6 343 97788 90592 8 301 3 272 8 272 9 283 90592 85014 13 257 11 274 15 293 10 299 85014 80340 11 214 14 262 14 270 13 284 80340 76269 9 269 17 273 21 258 18 262 76269 72640 19 252 13 227 24 244 22 258 72640 69336 19 235 19 263 26 266 28 279 69336 66301 20 251 38 253 35 265 28 276 66301 63484 18 227 29 243 32 260 28 271 63484 60735 24 287 28 279 34 274 33 275 60735 57850 40 286 38 283 40 281 36 281 57850 54855 45 279 45 283 46 286 48 283 54855 52008 52 276 52 279 59 281 53 283 52008 49456 55 273 56 274 59 283 59 288 49456 47180 62 281 57 281 65 291 66 290 47180 45116 73 285 73 290 76 287 76 291 45116 43234 82 284 86 285 76 288 84 290 43234 41515 92 286 94 283 91 283 91 287 41515 39934 105 290 101 285 91 282 95 283 39934 38469 122 293 106 288 94 295 94 301 38469 37115 134 288 114 293 117 300 109 305 37115 35835 135 283 127 294 129 300 111 302 35835 34546 131 280 132 290 133 302 108 299 34546 33217 127 281 132 292 138 306 106 295 33217 31851 128 287 133 298 134 307 107 293 31851 30436 132 293 131 298 127 303 109 292 30436 28961 127 296 128 296 130 300 110 294 28961 27430 113 295 118 295 125 300 109 300 27430 25848 99 294 102 294 108 300 100 302 25848 24220 87 293 87 293 87 298 90 300 24220 22556 77 290 74 291 71 297 77 295 22556 20857 68 288 64 290 61 295 63 292 20857 19116 60 287 57 289 54 295 52 291 19116 17360 53 288 51 290 49 294 45 294 17360 15680 45 292 43 292 43 294 39 298 15680 14156 36 296 34 294 35 295 32 300 14156 12800 29 301 24*295 26 297 26 300 12800 11589 24 305 19*297 18*301 20 299 11589 10501 19*308 16 300 14*305 16 299 10501 9525 16*312 15 303 13 309 13 301 9525 8647 13 316 14 309 13 313 11 306 8647 7864 11 319 14 312 13 315 11 312 7864 7163 11 320 13 315 13 318 10 319 7163 6527 10 321 13 317 13 319 10 326 6527 5957 10 321 13 318 13 320 10 332 5957 5476 9 322 12 319 12 321 9 335 5476 5104 9 321 12 320 12 322 8 336 5104 4846 8 321 11 321 11 322 6 335 4846 4688 7 320 10 320 9 322 4*338 4688 4598 5 320 7 320 6 321 1*032 4598 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