DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 09/26 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 - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 44.6 - - 48.0 - - 46.5 - - 39.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 100 - - 149 - - 33 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3605 - - 6002 - - 4718 - - 47 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7375 - - 9378 - - 6710 - - 4581 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9105 - - 11502 - - 10218 - - 5547 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3001 - - 3876 - - 3711 - - 5216 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 304 - - 407 - - 232 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 16 - - 23 - - 20 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 300 - - 293 - - 299 - - 307 Direction Wind Shear - - - 12 - - 17 - - 15 - - 14 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 24 - - 37 - - 31 - - -12 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 2079 - - 3055 - - 1636 - - -1645 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7027 - - 8448 - - 8582 - - 7192 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 218 - - 1152 - - 113 - - -3931 ODpotential blCL - - - 8887 - - 10350 - - 10105 - - 9478 blCL maxRH - - - 90 - - 88 - - 89 - - 67 maxRH CAPE - - - 80 - - 150 - - 50 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 44.6 - - 48.0 - - 46.5 - - 39.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 29.9 - - 27.0 - - 25.1 - - 24.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 44.9 - - 48.2 - - 47.3 - - 44.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 28.8 - - 26.3 - - 24.6 - - 24.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 100 - - 149 - - 33 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3605 - - 6002 - - 4718 - - 47 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 61 - - 53 - - 56 - - 0 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] 98333 5 252 7 257 5 277 4 230 98333 91032 2 177 2 193 2 256 1 342 91032 85385 5 137 6 239 3 300 5 070 85385 80676 4 116 4 204 4 191 4 279 80676 76598 2 154 6 269 1 037 4 167 76598 72969 10 174 10 212 10 252 8 246 72969 69671 14 237 6 234 10 210 8 234 69671 66605 20 230 16 251 16 233 15 237 66605 63732 21 199 25 233 29 231 24 237 63732 60944 23 215 28 216 28 219 23 217 60944 58031 26 216 25 207 21 217 20 228 58031 55009 21 219 21 209 30 238 24 253 55009 52128 23 226 28 228 37 244 30 263 52128 49534 28 231 35 241 39 253 36 259 49534 47212 34 245 41 243 43 247 40 255 47212 45108 39 244 37 235 39 242 44 252 45108 43184 39 239 30 238 39 249 44 250 43184 41410 39 244 34 261 41 257 42 253 41410 39767 43 253 41 265 43 265 39 260 39767 38240 44 254 45 266 44 270 41 267 38240 36824 42 254 49 266 48 274 47 271 36824 35488 42 253 51 267 53 275 51 274 35488 34166 41 253 51 268 55 278 54 278 34166 32827 38 255 52 268 56 279 56 280 32827 31468 39 257 53 267 56 281 57 284 31468 30073 43 260 53 267 54 283 58 288 30073 28631 48 261 53 269 52 286 57 289 28631 27143 51 261 55 273 53 289 52 290 27143 25609 51 260 56 276 55 290 49 291 25609 24029 50 262 56 280 55 291 48 294 24029 22405 48 266 54 283 53 294 48 300 22405 20730 44 268 49 286 49 296 49 303 20730 19002 37 268 43 288 42 299 46 303 19002 17258 31 268 36 289 33 303 39 298 17258 15593 27 273 31 290 25 308 30 293 15593 14085 25 284 29 289 20 312 23 293 14085 12743 22 295 29 289 20 311 21 298 12743 11542 21 301 28*290 22 306 21 302 11542 10463 20 303 26*291 22*303 21 305 10463 9493 20*303 25 292 22*302 22 307 9493 8622 19*302 25 293 22 300 23 307 8622 7844 18 302 24 293 22 300 22 308 7844 7147 17 301 23 293 21 299 21 309 7147 6515 17 300 23 293 20 299 19 309 6515 5949 16 299 22 293 20 298 17*308 5949 5471 14 298 21 293 19 298 14*308 5471 5101 13 298 19 293 17 297 11 307 5101 4844 12 298 17 293 15 297 7 306 4844 4688 10 297 14 292 12 297 4 305 4688 4598 7 296 9 292 7 296 0 096 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