DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 02/17 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 18.1 - - 17.3 - - 21.3 - - 20.8 - - 13.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -6 - - 60 - - 87 - - 10 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 57 - - 1026 - - 490 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4580 - - 4579 - - 4579 - - 4579 - - 4579 Hcrit BL Top 4597 - - 5557 - - 6526 - - 5990 - - 4597 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1134 - - 872 - - 1006 - - 1102 - - 1047 Hgt.Variab. W* 8 - - 64 - - 191 - - 73 - - 6 W* B/S 0 - - 2 - - 9 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 7 - - 6 - - 4 - - 3 - - 3 BL Wind Direction 054 - - 067 - - 069 - - 089 - - 051 Direction Wind Shear 13 - - 5 - - 3 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -13 - - -10 - - -7 - - -6 - - -16 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 1 - - 961 - - 1697 - - 1189 - - -216 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 4596 - - 4596 - - 4829 - - 4801 - - 4813 sfcLCL ODpotential -4939 - - -1767 - - 258 - - -1467 - - -4133 ODpotential blCL 9536 - - 7324 - - 6268 - - 7457 - - 8730 blCL maxRH 97 - - 92 - - 92 - - 100 - - 96 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 18.1 - - 17.3 - - 21.3 - - 20.8 - - 13.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 15.9 - - 13.7 - - 16.1 - - 15.8 - - 8.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 19.8 - - 17.7 - - 21.6 - - 21.6 - - 17.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 16.2 - - 12.8 - - 15.1 - - 15.0 - - 9.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -6 - - 60 - - 87 - - 10 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 57 - - 1026 - - 490 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 87 - - 67 - - 66 - - 101 - - 86 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 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] 97370 35 093 26 090 40 099 17 089 28 094 97370 90175 29 098 25 095 31 107 19 097 27 088 90175 84545 24 098 24 101 19 104 18 098 23 083 84545 79800 17 099 23 103 12 098 17 091 14 083 79800 75676 12 105 17 100 6 098 12 084 10 095 75676 72011 9 105 14 125 2 051 9 072 10 094 72011 68669 7 112 15 117 8 200 4 298 9 068 68669 65568 3 118 6 128 9 185 7 240 6 028 65568 62669 3 264 4 171 8 186 9 229 4 002 62669 59843 9 250 4 185 8 189 10 223 4 308 59843 56879 11 243 4 210 8 203 8 216 6 249 56879 53789 11 235 7 224 7 231 6 213 9 217 53789 50833 10 207 8 230 7 253 3 229 8 199 50833 48178 9 169 8 244 6 261 4 284 6 199 48178 45807 6 150 7 245 4 267 8 281 4 225 45807 43666 7 194 7 244 4 307 9 273 3 249 43666 41711 12 184 15 215 11 272 8 270 2 279 41711 39910 10 195 18 177 17 228 10 240 6 255 39910 38247 19 215 15 156 19 206 10 216 9 213 38247 36704 25 206 12 166 20 184 14 204 12 186 36704 35273 31 193 17 195 19 169 23 175 16 170 35273 33925 39 184 27 202 20 162 29 163 22 165 33925 32601 44 190 31 199 25 165 31 158 22 167 32601 31277 65 190 60 167 46 166 27 172 30 173 31277 29955 63 182 59 163 54 157 54 174 57 168 29955 28620 55 183 53 160 53 154 69 170 75 163 28620 27248 48 181 48 158 53 153 55 157 63 161 27248 25831 45 180 47 158 53 151 45 148 57 158 25831 24371 43 172 45 158 51 150 40 156 48 156 24371 22871 40 161 40 157 46 151 32 162 38 149 22871 21335 38 163 33 157 37 154 27 177 35 153 21335 19758 35 169 24 165 21 159 25 186 28 159 19758 18141 31 167 16 173 11 186 19 193 17 185 18141 16518 25 156 10 178 12 244 16 230 14 232 16518 14965 22 155 8 225 17 265 27 264 19 265 14965 13553 18 157 12 266 23 271 31 264 23 271 13553 12292 14 154 13 271 26 274 29 258 24 269 12292 11162 10 154 12 272 27 275 27 256 22 267 11162 10145 7 154 9 270 23 274 24 257 19 266 10145 9229 4 161 6 264 16 274 17 253 15 263 9229 8407 2 206 3 251 7 274 9 238 11 257 8407 7671 2 205 2 216 2 251 6 202 7 247 7671 7011 6 112 4 135 2*143 5 176 4 225 7011 6411 14 092 7 102 4*095 6*148 4 199 6411 5875 18 076 8*084 5 077 5*117 5 162 5875 5422 18 069 7*075 5 067 4 092 7 130 5422 5072 13 064 7 069 4 058 2 072 7 098 5072 4829 7 053 6 064 4 054 2 058 5 075 4829 4681 4*041 5 059 3 050 1 048 4*062 4681 4596 2*325 3 051 2 045 1 035 3*051 4596 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