DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 02/14 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 - - - 31.8 - - 33.4 - - 32.8 - - 29.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 46 - - 20 - - 11 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1432 - - 4015 - - 3213 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4580 - - 4580 - - 4580 - - 4580 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6932 - - 9515 - - 8713 - - 4598 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3971 - - 4151 - - 3784 - - 5369 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 173 - - 186 - - 145 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 3 - - 2 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 12 - - 11 - - 0 BL Wind Direction - - - 247 - - 262 - - 281 - - 132 Direction Wind Shear - - - 13 - - 14 - - 10 - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 15 - - 40 - - 29 - - -13 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 769 - - 2768 - - 1453 - - -1397 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6163 - - 6748 - - 7261 - - 5996 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -881 - - 931 - - -579 - - -3681 ODpotential blCL - - - 7813 - - 8584 - - 9292 - - 8279 blCL maxRH - - - 94 - - 99 - - 92 - - 91 maxRH CAPE - - - 10 - - 80 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 31.8 - - 33.4 - - 32.8 - - 29.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 21.0 - - 20.0 - - 17.2 - - 19.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 32.3 - - 34.4 - - 33.8 - - 31.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 20.1 - - 19.2 - - 16.5 - - 18.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 46 - - 20 - - 11 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1432 - - 4015 - - 3213 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 78 - - 96 - - 69 - - 65 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 97311 32 083 34 091 23 099 22 085 97311 90101 23 082 27 080 20 104 21 076 90101 84446 16 094 21 094 13 092 19 082 84446 79698 16 110 14 087 12 111 13 060 79698 75574 17 112 9 087 12 091 7 066 75574 71908 11 098 7 156 7 040 8 093 71908 68568 4 070 7 143 2 359 5 051 68568 65484 4 281 3 313 4 346 1 356 65484 62624 7 144 6 230 10 272 8 350 62624 59840 6 251 6 281 4 292 11 324 59840 56917 10 254 10 271 5 340 10 277 56917 53877 5 306 11 256 15 271 8 279 53877 50967 10 314 8 247 12 259 16 276 50967 48338 9 269 5 259 19 267 20 284 48338 45995 15 237 16 254 22 257 19 270 45995 43893 20 244 19 286 11 236 15 276 43893 41978 25 263 25 295 10 301 22 292 41978 40210 24 261 32 279 32 278 34 278 40210 38579 16 265 36 266 46 267 45 265 38579 37075 20 278 37 261 50 265 48 262 37075 35686 32 274 40 264 53 267 49 264 35686 34372 44 267 49 267 58 269 51 264 34372 33067 52 263 59 267 65 268 55 265 33067 31748 55 262 69 268 70 265 61 268 31748 30422 57 262 79 269 71 265 73 270 30422 29074 60 265 91 270 77 266 86 267 29074 27691 69 268 97 268 84 264 93 264 27691 26266 78 270 96 265 87 262 94 263 26266 24797 78 271 91 264 85 261 89 265 24797 23285 63 267 86 267 80 261 85 268 23285 21732 48 261 78 271 76 262 80 268 21732 20133 39 259 66 270 72 264 71 265 20133 18486 33 258 53 267 67 265 62 263 18486 16823 30 255 43 266 59 265 51 263 16823 15232 30 254 34 267 45 264 40 263 15232 13786 30 255 27 267 30 261 33 262 13786 12493 29 257 23 266 21 257 29 264 12493 11333 25 261 21 266 19 261 26 266 11333 10290 22 266 19*266 17 266 24 269 10290 9351 20 270 18*266 15*272 21 271 9351 8507 19 273 15 266 14*277 19 273 8507 7752 18 274 14 265 13 280 16 274 7752 7075 16*274 12 263 12 281 13 276 7075 6461 13*270 11 261 11 282 10 278 6461 5911 9 260 9 257 10 283 7 280 5911 5446 6 242 8 254 9 282 5 283 5446 5086 4 210 7 252 8 282 2 283 5086 4837 4 196 6 250 7 282 0 136 4837 4684 3 189 5 251 6 281 2*116 4684 4597 2 178 4 250 4 280 2*108 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