DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 02/18 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 - - - 13.6 - - 17.0 - - 16.7 - - 7.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 67 - - 110 - - 10 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 777 - - 1559 - - 1177 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4579 - - 5950 - - 4579 - - 4579 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6277 - - 7059 - - 6677 - - 4596 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1117 - - 1247 - - 1676 - - 1853 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 158 - - 236 - - 99 - - 4 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 7 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 6 - - 7 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 157 - - 165 - - 164 - - 147 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 4 - - 6 - - 6 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - 12 - - 6 - - -7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 383 - - 1823 - - 1614 - - -582 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5895 - - 5236 - - 5063 - - 5179 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4327 - - -28 - - -65 - - -3582 ODpotential blCL - - - 10604 - - 7087 - - 6742 - - 8178 blCL maxRH - - - 89 - - 87 - - 90 - - 85 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 13.6 - - 17.0 - - 16.7 - - 7.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 4.0 - - 10.2 - - 10.8 - - 1.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 14.0 - - 17.0 - - 17.6 - - 12.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 2.9 - - 9.2 - - 9.9 - - 5.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 67 - - 110 - - 10 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 777 - - 1559 - - 1177 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 58 - - 46 - - 59 - - 38 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 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] 97388 32 090 28 097 29 085 29 103 97388 90162 25 093 24 087 22 085 22 095 90162 84547 22 105 23 084 18 094 20 086 84547 79820 20 103 16 098 14 087 14 078 79820 75704 15 099 15 107 4 102 12 054 75704 72039 11 079 13 087 5 114 10 044 72039 68690 6 072 7 085 4 077 7 051 68690 65582 3 139 3 099 2 341 5 060 65582 62682 5 159 2 227 4 303 4 052 62682 59861 3 157 5 229 3 270 0 122 59861 56909 1 100 7 204 4 237 1 003 56909 53829 0 019 5 181 3 215 0 014 53829 50875 1 266 1 133 3 224 1 182 50875 48217 3 271 1 329 5 247 2 250 48217 45844 5 275 5 300 7 246 5 287 45844 43699 5 250 9 281 5 239 7 267 43699 41735 5 240 9 269 2 273 6 218 41735 39923 7 224 8 258 5 300 3 151 39923 38246 9 209 6 248 7 268 2 097 38246 36686 11 190 8 218 10 233 4 256 36686 35236 8 182 7 192 9 212 6 220 35236 33863 11 196 6 210 7 225 6 205 33863 32506 15 183 12 198 14 220 11 227 32506 31136 16 179 13 195 15 205 16 205 31136 29757 16 192 14 210 18 212 18 193 29757 28364 24 203 21 203 23 210 23 203 28364 26959 29 202 29 199 30 203 27 202 26959 25550 29 200 28 198 26 200 26 203 25550 24126 30 193 27 207 25 211 31 199 24126 22673 29 188 29 208 27 216 32 184 22673 21180 26 190 27 213 24 218 28 187 21180 19642 24 196 23 215 20 216 23 200 19642 18053 21 204 20 206 16 224 17 210 18053 16443 16 211 15 202 11 228 12 210 16443 14896 12 214 10 202 7 218 8 213 14896 13488 8 209 7 193 5 233 8 250 13488 12229 5 212 5 191 5 269 9 275 12229 11102 3 214 2 200 7 285 8 288 11102 10088 2 218 2 190 6 287 6 292 10088 9176 1 200 2 164 3 269 3 284 9176 8359 2 179 4 154 2 181 2 222 8359 7629 3 162 5*148 5 151 2 183 7629 6977 6 163 6*151 7*154 5 164 6977 6386 9*157 7 156 8*157 9 164 6386 5857 9*154 6 163 8 160 12 168 5857 5411 9 156 6 170 7 165 13 169 5411 5065 8 158 6 175 6 168 12 167 5065 4826 8 159 5 178 5 171 11 162 4826 4679 6 159 5 182 5 172 8*156 4679 4595 4 160 3 186 3 178 3*132 4595 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