DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 09/09 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 - - - 0956z - - 1001z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 64.6 - - 69.5 - - - - - 60.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 152 - - 272 - - - - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3322 - - 4521 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7421 - - 8562 - - - - - 4582 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8822 - - 10021 - - - - - 4600 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3083 - - 2784 - - - - - 2816 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 341 - - 451 - - - - - 8 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 5 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 17 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 290 - - 290 - - - - - 127 Direction Wind Shear - - - 15 - - 11 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 34 - - 33 - - - - - -11 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -301 - - -581 - - - - - -3862 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9123 - - 10603 - - - - - 8463 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2941 - - -2812 - - - - - -8910 ODpotential blCL - - - 11763 - - 12833 - - - - - 13510 blCL maxRH - - - 83 - - 77 - - - - - 77 maxRH CAPE - - - 10 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 64.6 - - 69.5 - - - - - 60.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 40.6 - - 38.9 - - - - - 39.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 64.4 - - 68.9 - - - - - 64.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 39.7 - - 38.3 - - - - - 39.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 152 - - 272 - - - - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3322 - - 4521 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 32 - - 6 - - - - - 8 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - - - - 6 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] 98857 14 229 16 285 11 265 98857 91442 9 250 8 268 7 330 91442 85725 10 272 5 261 14 327 85725 80974 8 288 9 255 14 324 80974 76877 8 287 9 273 13 316 76877 73250 10 278 10 288 11 285 73250 69948 15 254 12 274 7 300 69948 66892 12 253 13 276 6 302 66892 64041 14 257 19 260 9 305 64041 61271 12 268 23 263 9 323 61271 58392 16 293 18 265 23 286 58392 55447 26 307 33 298 37 279 55447 52679 30 304 35 291 45 280 52679 50199 29 305 33 297 43 279 50199 47975 33 330 38 315 43 288 47975 45956 50 328 48 312 48 294 45956 44109 52 322 52 308 58 295 44109 42410 44 329 53 305 72 291 42410 40843 41 337 54 308 76 286 40843 39387 45 334 57 311 65 282 39387 38019 53 328 57 314 64 284 38019 36703 58 328 52 315 67 284 36703 35376 57 327 46 315 64 283 35376 34012 53 324 44 314 63 283 34012 32617 49 324 46 317 65 285 32617 31178 46 328 44 320 67 286 31178 29685 45 332 38 321 67 286 29685 28141 42 335 34 319 65 286 28141 26547 39 337 31 320 61 286 26547 24906 36 340 30 321 54 286 24906 23222 33 342 30 320 47 283 23222 21489 31 345 29 321 44 280 21489 19700 30 346 27 323 42 280 19700 17888 29 336 26 320 38 282 17888 16149 28 319 27 305 32 285 16149 14566 28 308 25 295 26 286 14566 13153 27 308 22 297 24 285 13153 11888 25 308 20 297 24 284 11888 10751 24 307 19*296 25 282 10751 9730 22*303 19*293 28 278 9730 8814 21*297 19 291 30 274 8814 7997 18 293 19 290 30 269 7997 7266 16 291 19 289 28 265 7266 6604 14 289 18 289 22 261 6604 6012 13 287 17 289 15 254 6012 5512 11 286 16 288 8 236 5512 5125 10 286 15 288 5 187 5125 4856 9 286 13 288 6 150 4856 4693 8 285 12 288 6*142 4693 4599 5 284 8 288 4*127 4599 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