DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 01/13 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 35.3 - - 39.6 - - 43.4 - - 40.8 - - 39.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -14 - - -24 - - -17 - - -17 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4581 - - 4581 - - 4581 - - 4582 - - 4581 Hcrit BL Top 4598 - - 4599 - - 4599 - - 4599 - - 4599 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1724 - - 1807 - - 2597 - - 2111 - - 1415 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 10 - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 BL Wind Direction 145 - - 135 - - 118 - - 132 - - 129 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -25 - - -14 - - -8 - - -22 - - -23 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -554 - - -276 - - -416 - - -626 - - -1488 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 5152 - - 4875 - - 5015 - - 5225 - - 6087 sfcLCL ODpotential -5491 - - -4160 - - -3530 - - -5542 - - -7280 ODpotential blCL 10089 - - 8759 - - 8129 - - 10141 - - 11879 blCL maxRH 95 - - 95 - - 92 - - 84 - - 79 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 35.3 - - 39.6 - - 43.4 - - 40.8 - - 39.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 29.1 - - 34.6 - - 37.7 - - 34.3 - - 29.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 41.7 - - 43.7 - - 46.6 - - 47.2 - - 46.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 30.9 - - 33.8 - - 36.8 - - 35.0 - - 33.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -14 - - -24 - - -17 - - -17 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 81 - - 79 - - 67 - - 35 - - 15 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 4 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] 96790 44 039 43 042 31 038 35 027 42 034 96790 89860 36 030 28 041 24 024 27 034 34 032 89860 84427 25 012 22 018 23 019 30 018 24 026 84427 79852 22 015 18 022 18 018 26 024 23 036 79852 75861 25 357 21 014 15 010 20 005 22 025 75861 72310 18 351 19 360 15 004 14 000 20 014 72310 69086 15 009 18 016 17 352 17 343 21 006 69086 66102 18 345 18 004 16 015 12 329 17 335 66102 63324 17 334 19 321 19 343 20 333 24 325 63324 60651 14 344 20 313 25 321 25 338 27 326 60651 57884 33 326 20 331 19 324 21 333 16 326 57884 54995 51 328 19 005 6 301 9 329 6 296 54995 52221 63 323 60 338 47 346 47 339 47 337 52221 49745 65 319 74 328 66 330 63 331 61 335 49745 47546 61 329 72 338 72 335 68 339 65 337 47546 45551 77 336 85 338 81 330 76 336 70 334 45551 43722 99 328 93 327 81 330 80 334 74 331 43722 42042 98 320 92 325 85 334 89 333 79 331 42042 40497 88 318 93 328 96 330 93 329 82 328 40497 39063 84 321 97 328 97 326 89 325 78 320 39063 37720 89 322 98 327 92 325 83 323 75 315 37720 36431 89 321 95 327 88 327 80 323 74 316 36431 35130 89 321 91 326 86 329 77 324 74 318 35130 33791 91 320 88 324 84 329 73 326 72 320 33791 32416 94 320 87 322 83 329 72 325 70 322 32416 30993 93 320 86 322 82 329 74 325 69 322 30993 29513 88 320 86 324 82 330 75 325 68 322 29513 27976 89 319 88 325 82 330 73 327 68 322 27976 26385 94 314 90 325 79 331 70 330 67 323 26385 24742 97 313 88 323 76 331 66 331 64 323 24742 23051 95 313 84 323 73 331 62 329 60 324 23051 21310 90 316 78 324 68 329 60 326 56 325 21310 19513 85 320 72 326 63 325 58 325 52 325 19513 17697 82 320 67 326 59 321 54 322 49 325 17697 15957 79 318 63 326 56 320 48 318 46 323 15957 14379 75 317 60 324 52 322 42 315 42 320 14379 12976 69 318 56 323 48 324 38 315 38 318 12976 11724 62 318 52 322 44 323 37 314 34 316 11724 10604 54 318 48 319 42 320 36 312 30 315 10604 9600 46 315 45 314 40 314 34 309 27 314 9600 8701 39 311 41 308 37 307 32 306 25 311 8701 7901 32 306 36 302 33 302 28 302 22 308 7901 7187 25 302 30 297 27 299 23 300 19 304 7187 6542 18 296 23 293 21 297 16 299 15 299 6542 5966 11 285 15 289 14 298 10 298 10 290 5966 5481 6 262 8 281 8 302 4 294 5 271 5481 5106 4 224 2 238 3 314 0 185 2 207 5106 4847 4 179 4 136 1 084 3 126 3 146 4847 4689 4*162 5*137 3*112 4*125 4*132 4689 4598 4*145 3*135 2*123 3*132 4*129 4598 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