DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 02/04 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 - - - 43.1 - - 48.6 - - 44.4 - - 41.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -20 - - 11 - - -42 - - -74 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4581 - - 4581 - - 4581 - - 4581 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4599 - - 4599 - - 4599 - - 4599 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2205 - - 3209 - - 982 - - 725 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 15 - - 28 - - 14 - - 13 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 7 - - 5 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 141 - - 173 - - 134 - - 140 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 4 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -11 - - 4 - - -18 - - -28 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -590 - - -1732 - - -1063 - - -1590 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5189 - - 6332 - - 5662 - - 6190 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4000 - - -5098 - - -7392 - - -9080 ODpotential blCL - - - 8599 - - 9697 - - 11991 - - 13679 blCL maxRH - - - 90 - - 78 - - 69 - - 71 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 43.1 - - 48.6 - - 44.4 - - 41.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 36.7 - - 37.1 - - 35.9 - - 30.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 45.6 - - 49.7 - - 48.8 - - 46.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 36.0 - - 35.9 - - 35.0 - - 30.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -20 - - 11 - - -42 - - -74 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 60 - - 13 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 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] 95736 61 322 52 329 56 349 44 337 95736 89033 47 331 48 332 49 354 35 345 89033 83678 35 326 38 322 44 340 33 350 83678 79151 26 330 26 324 38 324 32 345 79151 75227 24 358 26 330 30 314 32 331 75227 71745 34 339 31 330 26 330 32 327 71745 68589 32 323 27 335 27 328 26 332 68589 65690 27 324 25 343 18 331 20 346 65690 62997 29 327 32 306 29 324 23 330 62997 60391 29 336 24 300 31 311 23 305 60391 57668 52 356 32 354 20 327 16 290 57668 54825 62 324 52 320 23 312 25 289 54825 52101 60 309 57 307 45 291 44 286 52101 49647 49 316 54 315 48 304 48 299 49647 47440 45 317 49 315 50 314 50 305 47440 45424 42 307 41 310 48 321 51 318 45424 43576 42 299 39 308 54 316 59 321 43576 41893 46 298 45 305 72 298 67 306 41893 40360 54 297 54 302 80 290 76 292 40360 38943 58 297 62 300 75 288 75 287 38943 37609 58 298 68 299 68 287 72 287 37609 36324 52 301 62 303 64 286 68 288 36324 35025 49 300 48 314 61 287 65 288 35025 33686 51 298 42 318 58 288 61 290 33686 32313 54 294 42 310 57 289 56 293 32313 30893 58 290 47 300 54 290 51 294 30893 29418 60 285 54 294 51 292 47 295 29418 27888 59 282 57 294 47 296 46 296 27888 26307 58 282 56 294 43 299 45 297 26307 24677 57 284 54 294 40 300 44 296 24677 23002 57 286 52 291 38 300 42 295 23002 21279 57 289 52 289 37 298 40 293 21279 19501 58 292 52 289 38 298 40 292 19501 17701 57 295 52 292 39 299 41 293 17701 15973 56 301 53 295 42 300 43 294 15973 14401 57 305 54 297 44 300 46 294 14401 12998 57 306 54 297 47 298 49 293 12998 11745 54 305 53 295 49 294 53 291 11745 10621 50 304 49 293 50 290 55 289 10621 9614 44 302 43 290 48 287 54 287 9614 8712 37 299 35 285 45 284 51 285 8712 7910 30 295 27 280 40 281 45 282 7910 7193 24 289 19 272 34 276 37 277 7193 6546 17 281 13 259 28 271 29 270 6546 5968 11 266 9 234 19 262 20 257 5968 5483 6 229 8 202 13 244 13 233 5483 5107 6 165 9 182 9 206 10 193 5107 4847 8 148 9 177 9 169 10 165 4847 4689 8*147 8*173 8*162 9*160 4689 4598 5*136 5*167 5*134 5*140 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