DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 11/30 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 = 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 14.4 - - 18.5 - - 26.4 - - 22.5 - - 20.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -14 - - -10 - - -3 - - -13 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4579 - - 4579 - - 4580 - - 4580 - - 4580 Hcrit BL Top 4597 - - 4597 - - 4597 - - 4597 - - 4597 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 904 - - 1171 - - 2096 - - 1402 - - 1416 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 7 - - 13 - - 6 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 0 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 3 - - 3 - - 1 - - 2 - - 3 BL Wind Direction 118 - - 122 - - 041 - - 122 - - 125 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 5 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -20 - - -16 - - -4 - - -17 - - -19 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -2063 - - -3260 - - -3098 - - -2549 - - -1895 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 6660 - - 7857 - - 7695 - - 7147 - - 6492 sfcLCL ODpotential -9919 - - -13444 - - -11371 - - -10438 - - -13187 ODpotential blCL 14516 - - 18041 - - 15968 - - 15035 - - 17784 blCL maxRH 55 - - 81 - - 81 - - 85 - - 80 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 14.4 - - 18.5 - - 26.4 - - 22.5 - - 20.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 2.1 - - 0.9 - - 9.2 - - 7.9 - - 9.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 21.6 - - 23.0 - - 27.8 - - 27.8 - - 27.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 7.5 - - -0.2 - - 8.3 - - 6.9 - - 11.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -14 - - -10 - - -3 - - -13 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 22 - - 24 - - 40 - - 18 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 2 - - 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] 98108 78 081 76 088 83 081 85 080 73 076 98108 90898 63 077 57 089 57 082 57 075 52 069 90898 85232 52 070 46 079 40 077 35 072 34 078 85232 80431 48 068 43 065 36 066 31 066 28 065 80431 76246 41 075 34 070 26 056 31 045 27 046 76246 72503 33 082 28 077 20 048 23 038 27 038 72503 69067 30 070 26 071 18 048 16 046 24 038 69067 65897 29 057 26 056 22 039 18 035 24 025 65897 62976 29 044 25 032 26 022 19 020 19 007 62976 60149 30 027 25 020 25 006 18 007 20 012 60149 57201 33 014 27 011 25 003 28 011 35 002 57201 54183 38 005 37 008 28 017 38 004 39 004 54183 51347 41 358 46 011 40 017 45 005 45 006 51347 48830 44 001 56 005 52 013 55 002 55 002 48830 46602 51 002 61 003 65 008 64 358 60 360 46602 44604 58 001 67 003 74 003 68 360 76 359 44604 42806 64 360 71 004 87 002 81 002 97 352 42806 41172 67 001 80 006 100 359 102 356 97 350 41172 39654 68 007 91 006 107 359 112 348 101 358 39654 38225 77 011 108 005 111 000 104 353 107 359 38225 36879 97 013 113 004 116 003 103 008 110 357 36879 35583 117 012 109 005 123 005 117 013 110 357 35583 34277 122 012 107 006 130 007 117 009 106 358 34277 32935 116 012 103 004 132 007 116 005 97 000 32935 31563 113 012 93 360 129 006 116 004 92 001 31563 30149 109 014 83 356 117 004 115 003 92 000 30149 28683 95 016 84 357 107 002 112 002 92 001 28683 27164 81 011 78 001 96 360 107 001 89 003 27164 25594 68 007 72 004 83 358 102 000 84 001 25594 23976 61 359 66 001 73 359 98 003 79 358 23976 22319 51 353 61 357 63 355 89 004 73 355 22319 20617 39 349 56 356 56 351 74 003 67 353 20617 18866 30 348 47 356 51 348 60 000 63 352 18866 17103 27 349 34 352 43 346 50 356 58 351 17103 15426 25 349 28 344 36 343 44 350 48 347 15426 13915 24 348 25 342 31 341 41 344 38 346 13915 12578 22 348 23 341 28 341 37 342 33 348 12578 11387 21 349 23 341 26 341 33 341 31 347 11387 10321 21 348 22 340 25 339 30 339 29 343 10321 9367 20 346 22 338 25 336 27 336 27 339 9367 8513 20 342 21 336 24 331 24 332 24 334 8513 7752 18 338 19 332 21 327 22 328 21 330 7752 7071 16 333 16 328 19 324 19 324 18 324 7071 6455 12 330 12 324 15 322 16 320 14 319 6455 5905 9 327 9 320 11 321 12 315 11 312 5905 5441 6 327 6 320 7 327 8 311 7 303 5441 5083 3 338 3 327 3 347 4 318 4 295 5083 4835 1 359 1 002 1 049 2 001 1 286 4835 4683 2*088 2*104 1*108 2*088 2*116 4683 4596 3*118 3*122 1*129 2*122 3*125 4596 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