DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 12/23 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 - - - 27.1 - - 31.3 - - 29.0 - - 25.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -16 - - -3 - - -5 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 632 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4580 - - 4580 - - 4580 - - 4580 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4598 - - 6132 - - 4598 - - 4598 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4494 - - 4720 - - 4654 - - 1440 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 9 - - 46 - - 3 - - 9 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 11 - - 4 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 149 - - 171 - - 138 - - 074 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 10 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -11 - - 3 - - -7 - - -12 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -99 - - 1022 - - -34 - - -123 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4698 - - 5110 - - 4632 - - 4721 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2196 - - -1108 - - -2336 - - -3244 ODpotential blCL - - - 6794 - - 7240 - - 6934 - - 7842 blCL maxRH - - - 101 - - 98 - - 99 - - 92 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 20 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 27.1 - - 31.3 - - 29.0 - - 25.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 22.7 - - 25.0 - - 24.7 - - 20.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 29.6 - - 32.5 - - 31.9 - - 29.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 22.1 - - 24.1 - - 23.8 - - 22.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -16 - - -3 - - -5 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 632 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 104 - - 91 - - 96 - - 66 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 95542 51 341 48 347 43 341 41 342 95542 88498 42 331 40 324 43 325 39 331 88498 82992 24 336 27 315 39 313 41 318 82992 78387 29 328 28 314 42 312 42 312 78387 74413 47 308 42 306 49 310 42 312 74413 70882 49 283 46 285 50 287 46 287 70882 67679 31 289 39 275 41 269 40 274 67679 64727 36 311 27 299 25 283 27 281 64727 61960 44 286 28 295 32 283 46 277 61960 59258 58 259 53 264 51 270 56 265 59258 56436 54 249 57 253 56 257 59 263 56436 53504 50 261 57 255 58 257 62 259 53504 50706 59 270 60 261 66 258 64 257 50706 48188 71 266 67 263 71 256 67 257 48188 45934 77 258 75 261 75 258 71 256 45934 43898 81 254 84 259 83 261 75 257 43898 42042 85 252 89 254 89 258 81 256 42042 40339 88 253 89 254 92 255 83 255 40339 38770 94 257 93 256 94 254 86 254 38770 37321 104 258 106 254 103 251 93 252 37321 35989 114 255 118 247 111 247 96 249 35989 34734 119 253 121 243 110 242 91 248 34734 33480 125 253 116 252 102 244 90 250 33480 32192 137 254 123 260 96 259 93 253 32192 30874 145 254 125 259 105 265 98 253 30874 29512 144 254 125 255 101 258 101 254 29512 28094 132 253 124 253 98 249 97 256 28094 26625 118 251 122 251 101 246 94 255 26625 25112 107 250 119 250 104 246 88 254 25112 23560 96 251 114 250 105 245 85 251 23560 21969 85 252 104 254 99 247 84 248 21969 20332 78 253 86 256 86 251 82 244 20332 18643 72 255 70 255 73 254 78 242 18643 16937 66 256 60 254 61 251 70 244 16937 15306 59 256 54 252 52 247 56 246 15306 13831 50 252 48 250 45 245 43 245 13831 12520 42 248 42 247 38 244 35 241 12520 11351 37 243 36 244 32 243 30 237 11351 10301 34 241 30 241 26 240 26 232 10301 9359 31 239 26 238 21 235 23 224 9359 8513 27 237 22 234 18 226 20 214 8513 7756 23 232 19 227 15 214 18 202 7756 7078 20 223 16 217 14 200 18 193 7078 6463 17 209 14*202 15 187 17 187 6463 5911 16 191 14*184 16 176 16 185 5911 5447 16 177 13 174 17 170 15 182 5447 5086 16 168 12 167 16 166 13 177 5086 4837 13 160 10 163 13 159 10 168 4837 4684 10*155 9 160 9*154 5*143 4684 4597 4*139 4 154 2*104 3*074 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