DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 01/12 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 - - - 37.3 - - 39.1 - - 36.9 - - 36.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -34 - - -20 - - -47 - - -45 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4581 - - 4581 - - 4581 - - 4581 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4598 - - 4599 - - 4598 - - 4598 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2991 - - 3513 - - 2569 - - 2215 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 12 - - 11 - - 10 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 4 - - 6 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 144 - - 160 - - 153 - - 149 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - -6 - - -5 - - -16 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -98 - - -129 - - 1 - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4696 - - 4728 - - 4597 - - 4597 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2706 - - -2394 - - -2750 - - -2805 ODpotential blCL - - - 7304 - - 6993 - - 7348 - - 7403 blCL maxRH - - - 93 - - 97 - - 94 - - 97 maxRH CAPE - - - 10 - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 37.3 - - 39.1 - - 36.9 - - 36.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 32.9 - - 34.4 - - 33.3 - - 34.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 40.8 - - 41.9 - - 40.9 - - 41.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 32.5 - - 34.0 - - 33.1 - - 33.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -34 - - -20 - - -47 - - -45 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 71 - - 87 - - 75 - - 87 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 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] 96587 51 029 54 036 55 043 46 042 96587 89653 44 024 40 019 46 029 35 024 89653 84247 37 019 35 010 40 009 25 015 84247 79669 28 020 26 354 35 347 28 354 79669 75659 23 018 22 359 25 332 29 350 75659 72082 22 012 23 009 21 326 30 350 72082 68816 28 352 26 003 22 338 30 340 68816 65805 30 336 28 346 24 334 20 328 65805 63015 22 328 29 328 20 334 14 314 63015 60323 18 002 27 308 32 328 24 318 60323 57515 36 308 19 001 39 336 36 350 57515 54572 57 308 39 326 52 315 51 324 54572 51759 68 323 52 306 56 303 65 305 51759 49252 67 315 44 310 49 296 59 299 49252 47009 60 306 47 319 44 309 57 308 47009 44962 56 303 57 320 51 323 63 312 44962 43080 59 302 68 316 64 320 66 311 43080 41343 62 300 80 310 74 311 66 312 41343 39737 66 297 85 300 86 306 66 319 39737 38249 74 295 83 290 100 308 97 324 38249 36885 91 299 85 295 111 304 154 323 36885 35607 113 303 100 303 113 298 163 321 35607 34330 111 300 109 302 114 295 138 313 34330 33019 101 291 109 299 112 295 132 310 33019 31674 99 286 108 298 108 297 131 307 31674 30283 100 284 108 298 108 301 123 304 30283 28838 102 284 108 297 111 302 114 309 28838 27340 105 287 108 295 109 305 106 318 27340 25796 109 293 105 293 108 312 96 316 25796 24208 109 297 100 291 104 314 83 310 24208 22576 100 295 95 289 93 308 80 302 22576 20894 94 290 90 287 88 298 80 297 20894 19156 96 287 87 287 85 293 81 295 19156 17394 94 285 84 289 80 292 84 295 17394 15704 85 287 78 289 74 294 84 295 15704 14168 72 290 68 289 69 295 80 294 14168 12801 63 292 59 287 65 294 74 290 12801 11580 58 292 53 285 60 292 69 284 11580 10487 55 289 49 282 57 287 63 278 10487 9506 53 285 45 278 53 282 58 272 9506 8628 49 280 41 274 49 277 51 266 8628 7845 43 275 35 271 43 272 44 261 7845 7145 36 271 28 267 36 267 36 256 7145 6512 28 268 22 264 28 262 27 248 6512 5946 19 261 15 255 19 252 18 233 5946 5469 10 243 10 237 12 229 13 203 5469 5099 6 181 7 199 10 186 13 174 5099 4843 8 154 7 174 10 162 13 160 4843 4687 7*147 6*167 9*156 10*157 4687 4597 4*140 3*153 4*150 5*149 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