DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 01/10 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 0654z - - 0956z - - 1001z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 30.0 - - 31.9 - - 35.1 - - 31.3 - - 31.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -28 - - -31 - - -34 - - -86 - - -55 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4580 - - 4580 - - 4581 - - 4580 - - 4581 Hcrit BL Top 4598 - - 4598 - - 4598 - - 4598 - - 4598 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 2789 - - 1826 - - 1976 - - 1243 - - 3052 Hgt.Variab. W* 8 - - 13 - - 19 - - 13 - - 13 W* B/S 0 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 4 - - 6 - - 5 - - 5 BL Wind Direction 126 - - 145 - - 178 - - 150 - - 137 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 4 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -31 - - -22 - - -5 - - -18 - - -20 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -2036 - - -2958 - - -2628 - - -1782 - - -2635 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 6635 - - 7556 - - 7227 - - 6380 - - 7234 sfcLCL ODpotential -7310 - - -8690 - - -7913 - - -7109 - - -8716 ODpotential blCL 11908 - - 13288 - - 12511 - - 11707 - - 13314 blCL maxRH 93 - - 84 - - 83 - - 79 - - 91 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 30.0 - - 31.9 - - 35.1 - - 31.3 - - 31.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 17.7 - - 15.5 - - 20.1 - - 20.0 - - 16.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 36.6 - - 36.4 - - 38.2 - - 36.7 - - 37.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 18.4 - - 14.5 - - 19.0 - - 18.9 - - 15.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -28 - - -31 - - -34 - - -86 - - -55 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 73 - - 37 - - 31 - - 16 - - 64 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 - - 2 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] 95674 50 359 55 003 51 012 59 018 52 007 95674 88869 47 353 45 349 48 001 48 006 39 352 88869 83531 39 358 33 349 41 353 45 003 34 352 83531 79017 35 351 30 343 37 344 41 353 34 353 79017 75068 33 340 23 333 33 336 40 344 34 344 75068 71551 30 337 24 329 29 325 35 332 37 332 71551 68348 29 334 17 326 23 316 32 327 36 323 68348 65371 29 339 27 339 21 307 28 315 22 306 65371 62568 35 322 28 326 22 325 17 320 22 318 62568 59828 37 310 35 321 30 308 32 297 33 301 59828 56982 35 317 32 300 32 282 27 273 28 283 56982 54054 31 325 27 305 37 288 27 291 30 283 54054 51269 45 321 43 293 46 280 44 285 31 296 51269 48752 51 310 39 290 37 281 47 279 39 295 48752 46489 40 304 41 309 31 285 43 283 45 282 46489 44449 49 296 53 293 39 280 48 285 45 270 44449 42597 50 289 63 270 61 273 54 276 43 272 42597 40897 37 290 62 254 75 264 55 264 55 282 40897 39329 27 301 56 253 70 253 55 261 69 278 39329 37885 26 305 52 257 55 251 65 263 75 269 37885 36554 34 299 50 260 59 256 74 260 73 267 36554 35289 43 289 49 262 61 262 74 256 72 274 35289 34022 46 285 48 264 64 264 72 253 80 281 34022 32727 40 283 48 267 65 264 76 253 89 281 32727 31407 30 283 49 270 65 264 76 254 89 278 31407 30045 25 283 50 272 65 265 74 257 85 277 30045 28628 30 280 50 273 63 266 72 261 80 277 28628 27156 41 281 47 272 59 268 70 265 76 278 27156 25633 51 281 46 271 53 269 67 267 73 279 25633 24059 54 280 45 270 49 272 60 266 70 279 24059 22440 48 277 43 269 46 275 56 266 68 278 22440 20771 38 277 39 268 44 279 56 270 67 276 20771 19047 34 290 37 273 43 282 56 273 66 276 19047 17299 40 298 42 281 45 284 55 275 64 277 17299 15619 49 296 50 282 48 283 54 277 61 279 15619 14091 57 291 55 279 51 280 54 277 57 279 14091 12731 60 287 55 276 52 277 56 277 54 278 12731 11517 57 284 52 275 51 275 57 275 50 276 11517 10432 50 282 47 274 48 273 56 274 46 273 10432 9460 42 281 41 274 44 272 52 272 41 270 9460 8590 33 281 35 272 40 269 46 269 36 266 8590 7816 25 281 27 267 35 265 38 266 29 262 7816 7123 17 281 20 260 30 260 29 261 22 256 7123 6496 10 283 13 243 25 253 22 250 15 245 6496 5934 5 284 10 209 20 244 15 229 10 220 5934 5461 1 270 10 179 16 229 13 199 9 184 5461 5095 2 135 12 165 13 208 14 175 10 160 5095 4840 3 126 11 162 10 187 13 165 11 150 4840 4686 4*128 8*160 8*180 11*161 9*147 4686 4597 4*126 4*145 4*175 5*150 5*137 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