DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 11/10 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 0950z - - 0955z - - 1002z - - 1554z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 34.7 - - 42.8 - - 45.5 - - 41.6 - - 38.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -28 - - 38 - - 42 - - -8 - - -31 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1097 - - 1137 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4581 - - 4581 - - 4581 - - 4581 - - 4581 Hcrit BL Top 4598 - - 6597 - - 6637 - - 4599 - - 4598 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1877 - - 2022 - - 2204 - - 3053 - - 1112 Hgt.Variab. W* 6 - - 148 - - 154 - - 8 - - 5 W* B/S 0 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 9 - - 12 - - 8 - - 4 BL Wind Direction 143 - - 227 - - 207 - - 180 - - 140 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 13 - - 8 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -17 - - 17 - - 10 - - -7 - - -16 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -211 - - 202 - - -691 - - -1133 - - -36 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 4809 - - 6395 - - 7328 - - 5733 - - 4635 sfcLCL ODpotential -3297 - - -2200 - - -3803 - - -3980 - - -5140 ODpotential blCL 7895 - - 8797 - - 10440 - - 8579 - - 9738 blCL maxRH 95 - - 75 - - 98 - - 101 - - 80 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 34.7 - - 42.8 - - 45.5 - - 41.6 - - 38.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 29.8 - - 30.9 - - 29.5 - - 32.7 - - 34.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 38.7 - - 43.3 - - 46.0 - - 44.1 - - 42.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 29.8 - - 30.4 - - 29.0 - - 32.4 - - 34.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -28 - - 38 - - 42 - - -8 - - -31 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1097 - - 1137 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 82 - - 1 - - 93 - - 102 - - 19 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 95918 14 022 14 036 10 065 7 011 12 033 95918 89080 12 030 6 070 6 044 6 030 13 036 89080 83722 7 046 5 053 6 340 9 354 3 358 83722 79227 6 337 7 351 6 338 10 339 4 033 79227 75299 11 333 6 344 11 292 16 305 9 351 75299 71794 15 325 8 356 11 272 7 281 7 308 71794 68597 13 322 13 311 11 296 8 279 4 346 68597 65624 11 302 15 283 17 275 14 266 11 280 65624 62846 12 305 14 275 15 276 12 313 18 286 62846 60162 15 278 16 285 18 302 21 303 23 276 60162 57373 22 284 22 280 33 277 22 282 13 258 57373 54439 27 297 29 274 34 277 26 305 20 286 54439 51616 28 297 31 279 35 289 44 285 36 283 51616 49102 29 296 39 277 49 277 48 275 46 288 49102 46872 33 293 42 279 44 281 41 284 45 282 46872 44858 40 289 44 283 41 292 31 297 43 284 44858 43019 46 284 47 281 39 295 27 311 48 287 43019 41332 47 282 44 282 37 300 42 302 41 284 41332 39776 45 287 41 292 43 300 63 292 33 293 39776 38338 52 291 55 298 68 292 77 296 56 305 38338 37009 62 290 78 297 85 291 93 297 68 299 37009 35750 66 295 103 294 106 293 104 285 70 293 35750 34483 68 301 117 290 113 289 108 280 70 292 34483 33175 71 304 114 292 107 285 109 281 72 292 33175 31830 74 305 106 297 106 285 107 286 76 291 31830 30440 71 306 98 298 109 288 105 294 76 291 30440 28994 67 311 88 300 110 291 102 299 75 288 28994 27495 68 310 73 301 102 292 85 303 74 285 27495 25946 70 306 55 302 88 290 73 299 66 284 25946 24349 64 313 51 300 75 286 70 294 55 281 24349 22706 51 308 57 299 66 281 68 293 53 277 22706 21013 51 297 60 300 55 275 61 294 50 277 21013 19266 55 295 58 301 45 274 50 291 40 278 19266 17499 48 297 52 302 37 278 43 286 31 277 17499 15801 36 298 44 302 31 282 37 282 26 275 15801 14257 27 294 36 299 26 283 32 281 24 271 14257 12878 24 289 30 294 24 283 28 283 22 266 12878 11646 23 284 26 287 24 282 26 283 20 262 11646 10541 24 279 24 281 23 279 25 281 19 258 10541 9549 25 275 23 276 22 274 24 278 19 255 9549 8661 25 272 22 271 20 268 22 272 21 253 8661 7869 23 269 21 267 17 259 19 263 22 251 7869 7162 20 265 18*262 14*244 16 251 23 247 7162 6523 15 256 15*253 13*226 14 231 22 240 6523 5953 11 238 11 240 13 210 14 209 19 227 5953 5473 8 208 9 220 13 203 15 194 16 208 5473 5101 8 178 7 204 13 200 15 186 14 187 5101 4844 9 163 7 198 12 199 12 181 13 170 4844 4687 7*158 6 195 10 199 9*180 10*161 4687 4597 4*143 4 192 6 199 3*178 4*140 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