DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 09/29 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 - - - 0956z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 48.6 - - 52.6 - - 50.9 - - 46.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -1 - - 67 - - -5 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1145 - - 3688 - - 2324 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4582 - - 7088 - - 4582 - - 4582 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6645 - - 9188 - - 7824 - - 4599 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2618 - - 2886 - - 2627 - - 3294 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 51 - - 267 - - 62 - - 8 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 18 - - 13 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 260 - - 279 - - 274 - - 135 Direction Wind Shear - - - 14 - - 22 - - 14 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 22 - - 35 - - 26 - - -16 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 555 - - 2106 - - 919 - - -1214 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6091 - - 7082 - - 6905 - - 5813 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1477 - - 484 - - -844 - - -3889 ODpotential blCL - - - 8122 - - 8704 - - 8668 - - 8488 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 97 - - 100 - - 98 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 80 - - 10 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 48.6 - - 52.6 - - 50.9 - - 46.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 37.7 - - 37.3 - - 36.4 - - 37.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 49.7 - - 53.1 - - 52.3 - - 49.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 37.0 - - 36.7 - - 36.1 - - 36.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -1 - - 67 - - -5 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1145 - - 3688 - - 2324 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 89 - - 102 - - 92 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] 97926 1 340 9 234 16 316 8 354 97926 90719 7 305 2 136 7 288 11 295 90719 85140 2 237 11 286 8 315 6 289 85140 80444 4 171 9 250 5 299 9 264 80444 76353 6 249 7 265 10 252 6 243 76353 72711 12 283 16 254 21 254 16 251 72711 69405 17 276 9 221 17 260 30 254 69405 66369 17 293 17 318 7 229 22 288 66369 63545 32 270 28 261 10 277 20 313 63545 60789 24 265 28 253 14 253 16 280 60789 57922 19 284 35 278 16 245 10 234 57922 54939 25 275 44 274 40 272 25 278 54939 52067 29 272 40 274 50 280 49 281 52067 49493 36 273 42 273 58 284 60 279 49493 47209 45 270 51 272 63 278 63 277 47209 45158 53 271 60 273 65 275 69 282 45158 43294 64 277 72 281 74 283 86 286 43294 41588 83 285 91 286 92 287 102 283 41588 40014 105 285 107 284 107 287 111 281 40014 38548 113 281 112 282 111 284 116 282 38548 37173 113 281 111 283 105 279 121 282 37173 35854 116 288 112 286 99 278 122 280 35854 34527 119 292 113 286 101 280 120 277 34527 33164 111 288 112 283 105 282 116 275 33164 31775 102 281 112 281 107 282 112 276 31775 30349 109 280 111 279 108 282 109 279 30349 28877 113 281 108 278 107 282 107 283 28877 27355 112 281 105 280 102 283 107 287 27355 25787 107 281 102 283 95 283 101 287 25787 24179 101 281 99 285 90 283 93 284 24179 22534 93 282 93 285 87 283 89 282 22534 20848 86 282 85 282 81 282 85 282 20848 19116 81 280 77 279 73 279 76 283 19116 17371 76 279 71 278 68 275 64 282 17371 15699 69 279 66 280 64 273 55 278 15699 14181 58 281 57 282 55 274 50 272 14181 12828 46 284 47 282 46 275 47 268 12828 11616 38 285 40 281 38 276 45 268 11616 10527 35 285 35 279 33 277 42 270 10527 9547 32 283 31*278 29 277 40 273 9547 8667 29 280 28*277 25 277 36 275 8667 7880 25 277 25 277 21*277 32 274 7880 7176 21*274 22 277 18*277 28 272 7176 6536 16*271 19 278 16 276 23 269 6536 5964 12 266 16 280 14 274 16 262 5964 5481 9 259 13 282 12 272 10 249 5481 5107 7 249 11 283 11 270 6 220 5107 4847 6 242 10 283 9 268 6 170 4847 4689 5 239 9 284 8 267 6*153 4689 4598 2 233 6 285 5 267 4*121 4598 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