DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 01/27 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 0654z - - 0956z - - 1001z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 22.3 - - 23.0 - - 32.0 - - 30.8 - - 25.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -26 - - -2 - - 38 - - -6 - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 25 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4580 - - 4580 - - 4580 - - 4580 - - 4580 Hcrit BL Top 4597 - - 4597 - - 5525 - - 4598 - - 4598 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 889 - - 1126 - - 1258 - - 1873 - - 939 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 10 - - 43 - - 3 - - 5 W* B/S 0 - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 3 - - 5 - - 3 - - 3 BL Wind Direction 106 - - 127 - - 173 - - 146 - - 122 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -27 - - -15 - - 5 - - -2 - - -17 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1248 - - -1124 - - -448 - - -300 - - -1235 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 5846 - - 5722 - - 5973 - - 4898 - - 5834 sfcLCL ODpotential -6795 - - -8264 - - -4867 - - -4744 - - -7542 ODpotential blCL 11392 - - 12861 - - 10392 - - 9342 - - 12140 blCL maxRH 82 - - 71 - - 83 - - 80 - - 84 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 22.3 - - 23.0 - - 32.0 - - 30.8 - - 25.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 13.5 - - 14.6 - - 22.3 - - 25.8 - - 16.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 28.6 - - 26.9 - - 32.6 - - 33.5 - - 31.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 17.9 - - 14.4 - - 21.1 - - 24.7 - - 19.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -26 - - -2 - - 38 - - -6 - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 25 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 26 - - 0 - - 32 - - 19 - - 34 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 2 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 92994 119 328 121 333 121 327 127 332 142 327 92994 86420 110 330 117 328 109 325 121 331 122 329 86420 81300 102 334 104 325 99 332 110 329 105 331 81300 76996 95 334 91 323 95 328 96 327 96 332 76996 73256 90 328 90 323 91 324 91 326 88 333 73256 69925 89 323 86 321 84 323 85 324 86 332 69925 66896 87 321 78 322 80 323 84 327 85 326 66896 64104 84 322 72 325 82 323 91 324 82 323 64104 61506 80 322 74 325 83 317 81 321 76 319 61506 58979 80 320 76 320 79 312 73 319 71 318 58979 56324 81 315 73 317 75 316 73 319 70 315 56324 53552 79 313 70 320 74 317 72 316 68 313 53552 50892 75 313 74 321 74 317 71 313 62 305 50892 48478 72 317 75 318 73 316 66 308 55 301 48478 46303 70 321 71 318 70 315 62 303 51 297 46303 44337 69 323 69 320 67 313 55 306 47 295 44337 42557 68 327 72 319 68 311 64 306 57 292 42557 40949 74 329 76 316 73 309 71 306 64 292 40949 39472 82 325 75 317 76 305 80 302 71 287 39472 38081 84 324 76 322 69 308 75 302 73 285 38081 36763 80 329 78 325 56 316 64 309 68 289 36763 35493 80 335 75 326 52 316 54 311 53 294 35493 34211 81 334 66 329 51 316 44 306 43 287 34211 32896 83 331 61 333 51 314 42 304 33 285 32896 31553 83 329 60 335 47 313 43 300 28 282 31553 30166 82 332 62 334 42 315 43 297 25 277 30166 28725 82 338 57 330 39 318 39 293 24 277 28725 27232 74 340 51 326 38 316 34 288 23 279 27232 25686 62 343 46 333 39 313 32 285 24 282 25686 24090 47 336 42 339 35 313 32 289 26 282 24090 22448 39 315 38 336 26 313 33 293 28 282 22448 20756 42 311 37 327 21 314 32 294 29 283 20756 19009 38 314 37 320 24 311 30 291 29 282 19009 17247 29 317 32 317 27 308 29 287 29 282 17247 15565 24 319 25 311 26 306 29 284 28 284 15565 14043 23 320 19 305 24 301 27 283 26 286 14043 12690 23 319 17 305 21 294 24 281 23 287 12690 11484 23 316 15 307 19 288 20 281 20 288 11484 10402 22 316 15 308 17 284 17 280 17 288 10402 9433 19 317 14 308 15 280 14 279 14 286 9433 8565 17 319 12 306 13 277 12 277 11 282 8565 7792 15 319 9 302 11 271 9 272 9 273 7792 7101 13 317 6 295 9 262 8 259 7 255 7101 6477 10 315 3 278 7 245 6 235 7 230 6477 5920 6 311 3 216 6*214 7 200 8 201 5920 5451 2 316 4 186 6*181 8 180 9 183 5451 5088 3 099 4 167 5 171 8 173 8 170 5088 4838 5 101 4 146 5 170 7 164 7 156 4838 4684 5*104 4*136 4 169 5*156 6*143 4684 4597 4*106 3*127 3 170 2*131 3*122 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