DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 01/18 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 = 21Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 1002z - - 1336z - - 1601z - - 1901z - - 2201z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 21.3 - - 21.5 - - 27.6 - - 23.5 - - 17.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -11 - - -3 - - 28 - - -2 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 859 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4580 - - 4580 - - 4580 - - 4580 - - 4580 Hcrit BL Top 4598 - - 4597 - - 6359 - - 4598 - - 4597 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 2002 - - 2204 - - 2132 - - 3447 - - 1662 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 7 - - 126 - - 0 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 1 - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 4 BL Wind Direction 054 - - 070 - - 353 - - 309 - - 092 Direction Wind Shear 3 - - 1 - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -20 - - -14 - - -6 - - -1 - - -20 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -994 - - -2076 - - -460 - - -575 - - -1285 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 5593 - - 6673 - - 6819 - - 5174 - - 5882 sfcLCL ODpotential -4502 - - -6628 - - -4116 - - -4214 - - -4620 ODpotential blCL 9100 - - 11225 - - 10475 - - 8812 - - 9217 blCL maxRH 78 - - 62 - - 62 - - 62 - - 77 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 21.3 - - 21.5 - - 27.6 - - 23.5 - - 17.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 13.2 - - 8.8 - - 14.0 - - 17.3 - - 8.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 27.4 - - 24.9 - - 28.2 - - 27.8 - - 23.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 15.5 - - 7.8 - - 12.9 - - 16.4 - - 14.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -11 - - -3 - - 28 - - -2 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 859 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 11 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 7 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 2 - - 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] 96414 27 315 33 316 36 331 34 337 26 335 96414 89334 29 340 24 342 24 319 30 319 25 346 89334 83791 29 345 28 347 24 331 23 316 23 343 83791 79122 25 344 32 340 37 329 32 323 26 340 79122 75055 27 345 33 336 36 325 37 320 34 337 75055 71447 33 340 28 329 27 318 32 313 34 329 71447 68170 37 334 23 321 24 311 26 306 31 317 68170 65134 40 321 28 320 28 314 27 314 29 308 65134 62296 42 313 37 320 37 320 35 329 30 317 62296 59536 42 314 44 318 44 324 42 331 35 323 59536 56660 40 313 42 314 45 319 46 324 39 323 56660 53678 36 312 35 310 43 314 46 315 40 322 53678 50826 35 318 35 316 43 310 44 309 41 316 50826 48259 42 320 39 322 44 312 42 311 41 314 48259 45968 48 319 42 325 48 315 46 315 43 319 45968 43908 51 319 51 323 53 316 48 318 47 324 43908 42034 55 317 58 316 57 316 51 322 54 324 42034 40317 57 314 59 313 59 316 57 324 58 321 40317 38740 59 311 60 316 61 314 59 323 58 319 38740 37286 61 309 63 314 62 315 60 326 57 322 37286 35936 65 309 63 311 63 313 67 326 60 324 35936 34653 66 310 65 314 65 311 71 317 62 322 34653 33375 70 320 72 316 67 311 66 311 59 317 33375 32076 79 324 77 317 69 312 63 313 55 317 32076 30757 84 324 78 318 73 313 67 312 55 323 30757 29403 84 323 78 322 77 314 71 309 58 325 29403 28002 79 321 80 326 81 314 71 311 59 322 28002 26553 72 321 80 328 82 317 70 316 59 320 26553 25057 66 319 77 328 80 320 67 320 61 319 25057 23515 63 318 74 328 75 322 66 324 64 320 23515 21931 60 316 70 328 72 324 68 326 66 321 21931 20298 56 315 65 324 67 325 67 328 65 324 20298 18611 52 314 59 319 61 323 61 327 61 327 18611 16904 46 314 51 318 52 321 53 324 56 331 16904 15271 40 314 40 320 43 319 44 321 48 333 15271 13791 36 315 30 323 34 319 35 318 40 333 13791 12478 32 315 24 325 26 318 27 315 32 333 12478 11307 28 314 20 323 21 317 22 312 24 333 11307 10259 24 311 17 321 17 315 18 310 18 330 10259 9318 21 309 15 318 14 311 15 307 13 325 9318 8475 19 311 13 317 11 308 13 306 9 319 8475 7723 17 317 11 321 9 308 10 311 6 310 7723 7051 16 328 10 327 7 316 8 318 3 295 7051 6441 14 341 8 335 5*332 6 331 2 267 6441 5896 11 354 7 349 4*354 4 348 1 216 5896 5435 9 023 5 022 3 360 3 353 1 140 5435 5079 9 052 5 055 2 353 3 336 3 118 5079 4833 8 055 3 053 2 346 2 313 4 106 4833 4682 5*053 2*057 1 339 2*284 4*099 4682 4596 3*056 2*077 1 332 1*253 4*092 4596 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