DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 12/26 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 - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 27.5 - - 29.6 - - 26.5 - - 25.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -7 - - 12 - - -19 - - -37 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 227 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4580 - - 4580 - - 4580 - - 4580 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4598 - - 5727 - - 4598 - - 4598 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2493 - - 2136 - - 2477 - - 3288 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 8 - - 62 - - 7 - - 8 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 7 - - 4 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 127 - - 165 - - 131 - - 161 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 6 - - 0 - - 8 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -14 - - -4 - - -9 - - -13 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -189 - - 1131 - - 2 - - 2 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4787 - - 4597 - - 4597 - - 4597 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3200 - - -695 - - -1977 - - -1807 ODpotential blCL - - - 7798 - - 6422 - - 6575 - - 6405 blCL maxRH - - - 83 - - 90 - - 93 - - 92 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 40 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 27.5 - - 29.6 - - 26.5 - - 25.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 22.4 - - 25.8 - - 24.1 - - 22.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 30.5 - - 30.5 - - 29.3 - - 28.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 21.4 - - 25.0 - - 24.1 - - 22.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -7 - - 12 - - -19 - - -37 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 227 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 33 - - 61 - - 71 - - 68 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 95839 61 020 51 029 44 013 47 011 95839 88758 44 002 42 003 43 354 43 353 88758 83347 34 352 34 349 40 347 36 359 83347 78779 28 347 32 331 36 331 31 346 78779 74771 18 322 28 316 25 309 28 316 74771 71210 15 300 23 308 19 311 26 298 71210 67968 19 291 25 302 24 317 21 291 67968 64949 24 293 28 293 32 294 20 285 64949 62109 27 286 30 280 34 277 24 289 62109 59332 23 288 25 278 28 272 30 290 59332 56427 22 298 19 289 29 281 29 284 56427 53410 29 289 21 290 31 290 27 286 53410 50525 36 275 30 273 35 292 28 292 50525 47928 36 274 36 269 39 279 31 285 47928 45605 36 274 40 273 35 271 33 280 45605 43500 36 266 42 269 31 277 31 281 43500 41577 35 264 40 264 33 283 30 280 41577 39808 36 263 38 262 36 277 30 275 39808 38168 37 259 38 261 38 271 31 274 38168 36642 37 253 37 257 38 268 32 275 36642 35221 34 247 35 252 38 264 35 271 35221 33876 32 254 33 250 38 256 35 259 33876 32542 40 256 33 251 37 250 38 250 32542 31197 47 243 34 252 38 249 38 249 31197 29848 46 238 38 250 43 250 37 250 29848 28487 54 231 40 241 47 249 42 241 28487 27105 57 226 40 226 47 246 46 233 27105 25701 56 230 38 220 45 244 50 232 25701 24269 54 233 38 228 42 245 54 232 24269 22807 53 233 37 234 39 246 50 228 22807 21313 51 233 38 236 37 247 45 225 21313 19777 48 236 38 235 35 246 42 226 19777 18192 43 240 37 232 34 246 40 228 18192 16585 36 242 33 230 33 247 37 234 16585 15039 27 241 24 233 32 248 35 238 15039 13629 22 241 19 239 30 249 33 240 13629 12366 19 242 16 248 29 249 34 239 12366 11232 17 242 15 255 27 248 36 239 11232 10211 16 242 14 258 26 246 38 239 10211 9290 15 242 13 258 25 244 39 236 9290 8461 14 241 12 255 24 241 37 231 8461 7718 14 237 12 251 22 237 34 224 7718 7051 13 230 11 242 19 230 30 215 7051 6444 12 218 10 225 16 217 27 203 6444 5900 11 199 9*198 16 195 27 187 5900 5440 11 178 8*175 17 177 26 176 5440 5083 11 164 7 165 16 168 23 170 5083 4835 10 153 6 161 14 159 19 166 4835 4684 8*144 5 158 10*153 14*164 4684 4597 3*101 3 156 4*131 7*159 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