DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 12/11 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 - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 30.4 - - 29.7 - - 33.0 - - 28.9 - - 27.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -11 - - -11 - - 0 - - -14 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 1327 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4581 - - 4580 - - 4581 - - 4580 - - 4580 Hcrit BL Top 4598 - - 4598 - - 6827 - - 4598 - - 4598 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 4560 - - 3827 - - 2759 - - 3932 - - 3078 Hgt.Variab. W* 8 - - 13 - - 78 - - 11 - - 10 W* B/S 0 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 3 - - 3 - - 11 - - 2 - - 2 BL Wind Direction 356 - - 001 - - 316 - - 081 - - 091 Direction Wind Shear 6 - - 8 - - 14 - - 3 - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg -17 - - -25 - - 6 - - -20 - - -21 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -766 - - -1539 - - -37 - - -1745 - - -2036 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 5364 - - 6137 - - 6864 - - 6343 - - 6634 sfcLCL ODpotential -3579 - - -4490 - - -3243 - - -5120 - - -5729 ODpotential blCL 8177 - - 9088 - - 10070 - - 9718 - - 10327 blCL maxRH 82 - - 84 - - 77 - - 85 - - 92 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 30.4 - - 29.7 - - 33.0 - - 28.9 - - 27.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 23.1 - - 19.1 - - 19.2 - - 17.5 - - 14.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 35.3 - - 32.8 - - 34.1 - - 33.2 - - 31.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 22.6 - - 18.0 - - 18.0 - - 16.4 - - 14.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -11 - - -11 - - 0 - - -14 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 1327 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 27 - - 34 - - 9 - - 40 - - 68 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 96013 34 014 35 010 40 010 44 010 47 018 96013 89150 46 013 39 005 34 011 40 009 43 002 89150 83754 37 002 36 357 30 003 32 001 32 004 83754 79159 35 011 34 003 31 359 34 346 40 360 79159 75134 34 007 33 005 31 351 33 341 52 346 75134 71581 19 348 31 003 28 342 32 348 46 337 71581 68358 32 327 26 353 20 296 36 331 37 330 68358 65361 46 315 22 335 20 276 30 314 34 327 65361 62558 50 311 46 314 34 297 33 323 39 324 62558 59833 54 295 51 298 43 304 54 318 42 322 59833 56972 64 289 51 297 53 299 64 308 47 321 56972 54000 65 290 61 297 64 300 65 305 61 322 54000 51190 68 297 70 297 71 304 71 309 72 316 51190 48693 73 301 75 301 81 305 82 309 78 310 48693 46470 77 304 81 303 91 303 87 306 81 308 46470 44455 81 304 85 302 90 301 89 307 89 308 44455 42616 85 303 88 301 91 303 99 309 100 306 42616 40933 95 303 95 301 103 306 116 304 112 304 40933 39386 112 301 108 301 125 302 118 297 113 303 39386 37954 130 299 122 299 137 296 103 302 114 315 37954 36623 138 298 129 296 124 297 124 320 129 322 36623 35352 142 301 129 296 131 311 148 324 129 317 35352 34070 146 300 131 300 160 315 144 320 127 312 34070 32749 147 299 138 302 159 311 132 316 134 311 32749 31391 146 298 141 301 152 311 134 310 135 309 31391 29987 143 298 140 298 154 310 136 305 133 307 29987 28528 141 297 138 296 144 305 137 304 131 306 28528 27018 138 295 134 297 142 300 135 304 128 304 27018 25458 134 294 127 299 142 299 133 303 124 302 25458 23850 127 294 118 300 132 302 133 301 123 301 23850 22200 118 297 103 298 110 304 127 302 122 301 22200 20505 105 298 86 296 88 302 103 304 114 303 20505 18771 90 298 73 296 71 298 74 303 91 302 18771 17035 75 298 63 298 59 298 56 300 67 299 17035 15384 63 299 57 299 52 301 48 299 50 297 15384 13894 55 302 52 301 48 304 43 300 39 299 13894 12570 50 304 47 302 45 305 39 302 33 303 12570 11389 46 306 43 304 41 306 36 304 30 306 11389 10329 44 307 39 307 37 306 33 305 27 308 10329 9378 41 309 36 309 33 306 31 306 26 308 9378 8525 38 310 32 311 29 307 28 305 24 308 8525 7764 34 311 29 312 25 307 25 304 21 308 7764 7083 30 312 25 311 21*308 22 304 18 307 7083 6466 26 315 22 311 17*310 19 305 15 308 6466 5913 22 319 18 314 14 314 14 308 11 311 5913 5447 18 326 14 320 11 318 10 316 8 319 5447 5087 15 332 10 330 8 320 7 326 5 328 5087 4837 11 337 7 342 6 321 5 343 3 355 4837 4684 7*341 4*002 5 323 2*032 2*055 4684 4597 2*027 2*100 3 323 2*104 2*109 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