DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 01/09 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 23.5 - - 32.1 - - 28.9 - - 27.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -21 - - 7 - - -26 - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 927 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4580 - - 4581 - - 4580 - - 4580 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4597 - - 6427 - - 4598 - - 4598 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1967 - - 2418 - - 2574 - - 2097 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 12 - - 88 - - 11 - - 8 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 7 - - 3 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 138 - - 275 - - 129 - - 126 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 14 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -15 - - 19 - - -10 - - -16 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1041 - - 464 - - -693 - - -866 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5638 - - 5963 - - 5291 - - 5465 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4509 - - -2373 - - -4193 - - -5333 ODpotential blCL - - - 9106 - - 8800 - - 8791 - - 9931 blCL maxRH - - - 96 - - 97 - - 89 - - 92 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 23.5 - - 32.1 - - 28.9 - - 27.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 15.4 - - 22.4 - - 22.3 - - 20.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 26.6 - - 33.1 - - 32.7 - - 32.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 14.5 - - 21.3 - - 21.4 - - 21.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -21 - - 7 - - -26 - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 927 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 85 - - 89 - - 55 - - 69 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 95268 39 344 38 347 51 358 46 001 95268 88560 36 344 33 342 38 346 38 347 88560 83288 24 346 26 330 34 322 35 336 83288 78820 26 344 28 322 36 311 35 325 78820 74903 38 315 34 324 38 315 35 329 74903 71388 36 307 31 317 37 317 31 332 71388 68158 22 307 28 308 29 319 28 334 68158 65145 19 310 26 304 30 330 34 334 65145 62332 26 304 33 318 40 321 39 327 62332 59608 37 304 42 318 38 318 37 329 59608 56765 37 308 39 316 37 326 45 334 56765 53820 37 337 35 334 47 329 45 329 53820 51026 45 338 45 334 52 327 46 335 51026 48526 47 331 49 329 51 330 54 338 48526 46308 50 337 50 329 52 335 63 332 46308 44321 57 340 53 332 60 335 63 331 44321 42526 62 337 59 335 74 336 60 339 42526 40898 68 334 70 335 83 336 62 339 40898 39404 73 333 76 328 71 331 62 333 39404 38013 71 337 62 332 57 339 55 329 38013 36708 73 353 77 004 61 001 52 330 36708 35454 89 004 97 008 62 357 50 333 35454 34189 99 001 81 004 59 352 47 337 34189 32885 98 355 69 000 52 343 45 339 32885 31547 88 354 68 354 48 338 44 339 31547 30161 81 351 69 351 47 335 44 338 30161 28720 80 348 71 345 50 329 44 336 28720 27227 82 344 73 338 53 329 45 334 27227 25684 82 339 75 333 54 333 43 332 25684 24093 79 336 75 333 56 336 42 331 24093 22455 73 334 72 333 56 338 42 331 22455 20763 65 333 70 331 57 336 45 324 20763 19014 57 330 66 326 58 328 49 318 19014 17246 53 322 59 319 59 321 52 315 17246 15559 51 315 52 313 56 317 51 314 15559 14036 47 312 45 311 51 317 46 314 14036 12685 42 313 41 310 44 317 41 315 12685 11479 37 315 40 308 40 317 37 314 11479 10398 35 315 40 303 37 315 35 310 10398 9429 33 312 39 298 35 309 35 304 9429 8562 32 308 36 293 34 302 34 298 8562 7790 29 302 31 289 32 295 33 293 7790 7101 26 295 26 286 28 290 29 289 7101 6478 21 289 20*284 23 285 23 287 6478 5921 15 281 15*281 16 282 15 286 5921 5452 8 269 10 277 9 278 8 288 5452 5089 3 217 7 272 3 258 2 295 5089 4838 4 147 3 263 3 136 2 103 4838 4685 5*143 2 250 4*132 4*115 4685 4597 3*138 1 226 3*129 3*126 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