DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 12/03 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 - - - 27.8 - - 33.6 - - 28.3 - - 29.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -6 - - 5 - - -8 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 519 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4580 - - 4580 - - 4580 - - 4580 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4598 - - 6019 - - 4598 - - 4598 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1595 - - 2367 - - 2462 - - 2295 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 11 - - 64 - - 5 - - 8 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 5 - - 2 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 144 - - 308 - - 122 - - 081 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 12 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -9 - - 13 - - -15 - - -16 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -878 - - -47 - - -873 - - -690 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5476 - - 6067 - - 5471 - - 5289 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4374 - - -3353 - - -4787 - - -3936 ODpotential blCL - - - 8972 - - 9372 - - 9385 - - 8534 blCL maxRH - - - 80 - - 93 - - 93 - - 101 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 27.8 - - 33.6 - - 28.3 - - 29.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 20.3 - - 23.4 - - 20.7 - - 22.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 29.5 - - 34.9 - - 33.6 - - 33.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 19.4 - - 22.3 - - 19.9 - - 21.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -6 - - 5 - - -8 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 519 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 21 - - 72 - - 71 - - 103 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] 97220 56 040 46 041 46 042 47 035 97220 90068 55 043 52 037 54 033 52 039 90068 84499 49 043 57 034 51 029 48 038 84499 79816 35 041 45 029 42 030 42 036 79816 75746 28 041 33 029 37 026 40 033 75746 72152 32 033 27 028 32 021 36 031 72152 68901 36 025 32 020 32 017 33 029 68901 65893 38 019 33 011 33 013 33 021 65893 63080 35 011 30 007 32 010 35 010 63080 60349 32 010 29 012 33 010 39 005 60349 57500 37 011 36 010 41 012 44 004 57500 54543 46 006 48 006 52 009 51 002 54543 51731 57 005 59 007 60 006 59 359 51731 49204 68 006 67 006 66 358 62 358 49204 46927 76 006 70 004 69 353 69 355 46927 44847 77 004 71 002 71 352 75 347 44847 42939 76 357 70 353 73 347 76 339 42939 41179 72 353 67 350 73 342 74 338 41179 39549 68 352 66 349 70 341 73 341 39549 38030 64 351 62 347 66 342 74 342 38030 36619 62 350 60 347 66 344 75 341 36619 35282 63 349 61 348 67 345 79 341 35282 33954 63 347 65 344 69 345 85 341 33954 32608 65 345 63 340 69 344 91 341 32608 31246 67 343 57 339 69 341 94 341 31246 29849 63 345 51 341 68 337 89 341 29849 28407 58 350 46 344 63 334 79 338 28407 26922 56 349 42 344 59 333 74 336 26922 25396 55 344 42 339 57 333 65 337 25396 23829 53 343 44 335 55 332 56 339 23829 22221 48 347 44 336 52 331 52 338 22221 20564 44 350 43 339 48 331 50 336 20564 18854 41 348 39 337 46 329 48 336 18854 17123 38 345 35 334 44 328 44 337 17123 15463 35 342 34 330 41 331 40 337 15463 13959 32 337 33 325 38 334 38 335 13959 12623 30 329 31 318 35 333 37 330 12623 11431 29 321 30 316 32 327 36 327 11431 10365 25 316 29 314 30 322 33 327 10365 9407 21 313 28 311 28 318 30 326 9407 8549 18 311 27 308 26 315 28 324 8549 7783 16 306 24 305 25 310 27 320 7783 7097 15 297 21 304 23 305 25 313 7097 6476 14 286 16*304 21 299 21 307 6476 5920 12 269 12*305 17 294 17 304 5920 5452 7 239 8 306 11 292 12 306 5452 5090 6 176 5 308 6 290 6 321 5090 4838 6 151 1 326 1 284 4 018 4838 4685 6*145 1 007 2*125 3*054 4685 4597 3*143 1 045 2*121 2*081 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