DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 11/11 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 - - 0955z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 41.0 - - 49.2 - - 54.4 - - 48.0 - - 44.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -45 - - -1 - - 36 - - -25 - - -49 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 803 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4581 - - 4582 - - 4582 - - 4582 - - 4582 Hcrit BL Top 4599 - - 4599 - - 6303 - - 4599 - - 4599 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 999 - - 2123 - - 2076 - - 1982 - - 622 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 14 - - 133 - - 8 - - 9 W* B/S 0 - - 0 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 8 - - 13 - - 3 - - 4 BL Wind Direction 155 - - 184 - - 209 - - 146 - - 140 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 6 - - 11 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -20 - - -4 - - 9 - - -14 - - -28 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 1 - - -1605 - - -1164 - - -1154 - - -1124 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 4598 - - 6205 - - 7467 - - 5754 - - 5723 sfcLCL ODpotential -5926 - - -6676 - - -5745 - - -6326 - - -8653 ODpotential blCL 10525 - - 11275 - - 12048 - - 10925 - - 13252 blCL maxRH 92 - - 89 - - 71 - - 71 - - 69 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 41.0 - - 49.2 - - 54.4 - - 48.0 - - 44.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 37.5 - - 38.2 - - 37.7 - - 38.9 - - 35.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 45.6 - - 50.5 - - 55.1 - - 52.4 - - 49.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 38.2 - - 37.7 - - 37.1 - - 38.5 - - 35.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -45 - - -1 - - 36 - - -25 - - -49 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 803 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 70 - - 55 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 6 - - 6 - - 5 - - 6 - - 5 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] 96252 13 046 18 091 11 072 8 064 14 040 96252 89348 10 079 16 107 7 040 9 076 10 069 89348 83931 11 070 15 103 3 046 10 063 9 090 83931 79379 5 030 4 048 1 014 4 007 6 068 79379 75423 2 162 3 021 1 186 2 264 6 039 75423 71902 1 139 6 307 4 302 2 172 3 317 71902 68688 4 137 7 222 4 285 2 142 5 209 68688 65715 5 247 6 205 11 233 6 196 15 223 65715 62955 4 187 12 237 12 204 7 219 9 221 62955 60261 14 263 11 216 18 243 17 257 11 280 60261 57456 22 275 14 230 22 251 23 257 21 267 57456 54592 36 280 20 277 12 264 11 260 25 258 54592 51871 38 286 25 285 19 285 18 296 25 265 51871 49396 40 296 32 292 51 277 42 273 40 274 49396 47171 53 293 56 286 68 268 54 266 65 263 47171 45178 76 283 80 278 70 267 64 265 72 257 45178 43373 85 277 85 272 74 269 75 265 69 257 43373 41718 77 277 80 270 76 267 79 262 70 262 41718 40186 70 280 72 271 76 266 77 263 75 266 40186 38762 62 277 61 268 74 267 72 266 74 267 38762 37433 52 269 53 262 65 269 63 266 66 267 37433 36162 52 263 51 262 55 272 54 266 58 266 36162 34882 53 262 53 264 53 269 47 265 48 264 34882 33563 50 264 53 265 52 262 44 262 30 264 33563 32209 47 267 49 264 42 262 42 261 22 257 32209 30807 44 270 46 262 32 267 41 261 26 250 30807 29348 43 271 43 259 35 267 41 261 30 245 29348 27834 42 272 40 258 38 268 40 258 31 240 27834 26267 41 273 39 257 41 266 40 257 31 236 26267 24649 40 274 39 257 42 263 40 257 31 234 24649 22985 38 274 39 256 43 259 40 257 33 236 22985 21269 38 274 39 255 43 257 39 257 35 240 21269 19497 37 273 38 255 43 256 39 257 36 243 19497 17703 36 271 37 255 42 257 40 259 36 246 17703 15979 35 270 36 257 42 259 41 260 37 250 15979 14411 35 269 36 259 41 260 42 261 39 253 14411 13012 35 268 35 260 41 260 42 260 40 255 13012 11760 36 268 35 261 40 259 41 259 39 255 11760 10638 37 267 35 261 39 258 40 256 38 254 10638 9631 37 265 35 260 37 255 38 253 37 252 9631 8729 36 263 35 259 33 251 35 248 34 249 8729 7925 34 260 33 256 29 246 30 243 32 245 7925 7207 31 256 30 253 24 240 26 235 28 240 7207 6557 26 248 25 248 20*231 21 225 24 233 6557 5977 20 234 18 237 17*219 18 208 19 221 5977 5488 16 212 14 218 15 210 16 193 15 202 5488 5110 15 189 11 198 14 205 16 183 14 183 5110 4849 13 175 10 188 12 203 14 175 13 169 4849 4689 10*168 9*184 10 202 11*168 11*161 4689 4598 4*155 4*176 6 201 3*146 4*140 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