DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 01/28 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 - - 1001z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 24.4 - - 28.2 - - 33.6 - - 31.9 - - 28.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -18 - - -4 - - 33 - - -10 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 472 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4580 - - 4580 - - 4580 - - 4580 - - 4580 Hcrit BL Top 4598 - - 4598 - - 5972 - - 4598 - - 4598 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1042 - - 1902 - - 1925 - - 3450 - - 3306 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 12 - - 109 - - 9 - - 6 W* B/S 0 - - 1 - - 7 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 BL Wind Direction 128 - - 141 - - 187 - - 146 - - 139 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 2 - - 5 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -21 - - -12 - - 3 - - -3 - - -17 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1500 - - -822 - - 479 - - -161 - - -620 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 6098 - - 5420 - - 5494 - - 4759 - - 5218 sfcLCL ODpotential -6475 - - -4134 - - -2202 - - -2310 - - -3477 ODpotential blCL 11073 - - 8732 - - 8174 - - 6908 - - 8075 blCL maxRH 89 - - 93 - - 91 - - 97 - - 87 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 24.4 - - 28.2 - - 33.6 - - 31.9 - - 28.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 14.3 - - 21.0 - - 25.9 - - 27.4 - - 22.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 30.6 - - 30.1 - - 34.1 - - 34.0 - - 34.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 16.5 - - 20.3 - - 24.7 - - 26.6 - - 23.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -18 - - -4 - - 33 - - -10 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 472 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 57 - - 70 - - 66 - - 87 - - 47 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 - - 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] 93499 126 325 129 324 125 324 120 323 110 320 93499 86975 119 328 117 324 118 322 122 324 115 320 86975 81827 107 332 106 324 108 323 114 323 107 320 81827 77474 100 331 97 325 101 323 100 319 98 318 77474 73692 95 329 88 324 93 323 94 325 87 319 73692 70329 94 327 81 326 86 321 89 327 76 321 70329 67259 87 320 75 325 73 317 82 323 72 322 67259 64411 77 316 67 323 63 315 73 318 69 321 64411 61750 71 312 68 324 61 318 66 317 66 317 61750 59155 61 313 69 312 62 319 61 318 61 313 59155 56433 52 319 62 302 62 313 60 318 56 314 56433 53583 52 318 51 302 57 304 58 312 53 312 53583 50832 50 312 48 310 49 301 51 306 50 308 50832 48337 47 310 45 307 44 307 45 307 47 305 48337 46095 43 297 31 309 43 310 44 311 45 302 46095 44065 39 290 27 316 44 312 42 310 43 297 44065 42210 38 272 30 304 41 304 37 308 42 295 42210 40499 36 261 35 288 28 299 35 313 38 298 40499 38921 39 239 33 270 25 302 35 317 33 308 38921 37469 45 222 32 254 31 302 33 322 34 320 37469 36129 50 211 31 250 30 295 35 322 48 320 36129 34860 44 206 36 244 28 291 42 320 55 316 34860 33598 39 203 37 223 24 271 51 320 60 321 33598 32311 38 200 36 206 24 246 56 320 66 325 32311 30998 39 203 39 201 27 217 56 323 68 325 30998 29642 38 209 36 200 26 202 52 323 67 323 29642 28235 34 217 32 206 23 208 41 320 66 322 28235 26779 30 221 31 219 22 228 31 320 62 324 26779 25276 26 227 26 233 22 232 28 315 61 327 25276 23725 22 231 23 241 23 237 27 305 60 330 23725 22130 18 229 22 251 22 241 26 297 56 332 22130 20490 15 234 22 261 20 247 29 292 48 335 20490 18801 17 251 21 261 21 259 31 290 40 336 18801 17093 21 258 20 267 24 278 30 291 36 329 17093 15453 23 259 21 279 27 291 28 296 33 321 15453 13961 23 260 21 285 27 297 27 301 29 314 13961 12631 21 262 20 287 26 299 27 303 25 311 12631 11443 20 264 18 286 24 299 28 302 23 310 11443 10376 19 267 15 285 23 298 28 301 22 309 10376 9417 17 270 13 283 21 295 26 299 23 306 9417 8557 16 271 11 282 19 290 23 297 23 303 8557 7790 14 269 10 279 17 286 19 295 21 300 7790 7103 11 264 8 273 13 282 15 293 19 295 7103 6481 9 249 7 264 8*274 11 287 16 291 6481 5924 8 218 6 238 4*250 6 269 12 283 5924 5454 8 193 5 202 3 193 4 233 7 273 5454 5091 8 183 5 171 4 166 4 185 4 253 5091 4839 7 168 5 154 4 162 5 158 2 205 4839 4685 5*156 5*147 3 161 4*147 3*155 4685 4597 3*128 3*135 2 159 2*145 3*139 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