DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 11/23 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1853z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 37.8 - - 41.0 - - 36.4 - - 34.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -1 - - 19 - - -13 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 459 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4581 - - 4581 - - 4581 - - 4581 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4598 - - 5959 - - 4599 - - 4598 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2902 - - 3776 - - 5764 - - 5285 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 12 - - 91 - - 7 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 11 - - 3 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 166 - - 193 - - 164 - - 184 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 8 - - 0 - - 1 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -8 - - 11 - - -9 - - -9 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1 - - 436 - - -60 - - -306 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4597 - - 5523 - - 4660 - - 4904 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1947 - - -1503 - - -2205 - - -2627 ODpotential blCL - - - 6545 - - 7462 - - 6804 - - 7225 blCL maxRH - - - 96 - - 95 - - 82 - - 94 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 50 - - 90 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 37.8 - - 41.0 - - 36.4 - - 34.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 33.9 - - 32.8 - - 31.9 - - 29.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 38.9 - - 41.9 - - 39.9 - - 38.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 33.4 - - 32.1 - - 31.4 - - 28.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -1 - - 19 - - -13 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 459 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 85 - - 79 - - 28 - - 77 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 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] 97027 34 086 27 092 26 081 27 089 97027 89926 29 090 29 090 22 087 26 084 89926 84331 21 096 21 092 15 093 25 089 84331 79619 18 100 14 100 12 078 19 073 79619 75522 9 095 4 096 8 055 12 066 75522 71879 3 083 4 122 3 111 6 077 71879 68563 2 173 5 230 2 075 2 129 68563 65503 1 227 8 219 8 261 5 223 65503 62658 15 258 11 244 9 230 10 245 62658 59909 12 256 7 279 3 221 11 162 59909 57023 8 305 16 263 18 256 10 248 57023 54031 9 277 11 239 20 240 22 239 54031 51190 18 266 26 280 20 263 23 258 51190 48627 38 270 44 276 37 276 36 270 48627 46336 49 264 51 274 46 275 40 267 46336 44265 49 256 56 268 48 271 44 264 44265 42375 47 262 58 265 50 271 47 264 42375 40638 58 267 62 268 58 271 53 265 40638 39037 63 265 71 269 66 270 60 264 39037 37562 73 268 75 268 73 270 67 265 37562 36205 86 266 78 270 82 272 79 267 36205 34929 91 261 86 272 94 273 92 267 34929 33660 92 258 93 274 98 273 92 264 33660 32362 92 258 96 277 93 273 85 263 32362 31035 91 259 95 278 84 274 81 264 31035 29665 88 261 90 278 81 272 82 263 29665 28241 84 262 86 277 83 270 84 262 28241 26766 79 260 83 277 83 270 80 260 26766 25245 75 258 80 275 82 270 75 261 25245 23685 72 259 77 273 78 271 72 264 23685 22088 71 259 74 272 73 272 68 266 22088 20448 68 255 70 272 66 274 61 264 20448 18760 58 252 63 273 58 276 52 262 18760 17054 44 254 55 274 48 277 44 261 17054 15422 35 260 45 277 39 278 37 260 15422 13941 30 268 38 279 32 278 32 260 13941 12621 27 275 35 277 29 279 28 263 12621 11441 26 279 34 273 26 279 24 269 11441 10380 26 280 32 268 25 280 21 276 10380 9426 27 278 29 264 24 282 17 281 9426 8568 26 274 25 259 23 282 14 284 8568 7802 24 268 21 252 21 282 11 283 7802 7115 20 261 17 242 19 280 7 279 7115 6491 16 249 14*228 15 278 4 270 6491 5932 12 227 12*211 11 272 3 264 5932 5460 10 196 12 194 8 259 2 265 5460 5094 10 174 11 189 5 231 1 234 5094 4841 9 165 11 186 5 194 1 187 4841 4686 8*160 9 185 5*175 2*191 4686 4597 4*158 5 182 3*164 2*169 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