DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 02/16 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 - - - 26.5 - - 31.1 - - 31.7 - - 29.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 82 - - 130 - - 14 - - -39 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 611 - - 834 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4580 - - 4580 - - 4580 - - 4580 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6111 - - 6334 - - 4598 - - 4598 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1617 - - 1277 - - 2361 - - 3739 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 156 - - 202 - - 26 - - 7 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 6 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 6 - - 7 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 170 - - 155 - - 170 - - 151 Direction Wind Shear - - - 11 - - 9 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - 8 - - 5 - - -9 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -305 - - 1067 - - 1 - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6416 - - 5268 - - 4597 - - 4597 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3260 - - -662 - - -632 - - -2070 ODpotential blCL - - - 9371 - - 6996 - - 5230 - - 6668 blCL maxRH - - - 101 - - 95 - - 99 - - 85 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 26.5 - - 31.1 - - 31.7 - - 29.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 14.3 - - 23.7 - - 30.3 - - 26.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 26.8 - - 31.0 - - 32.4 - - 33.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 13.7 - - 23.2 - - 30.0 - - 26.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 82 - - 130 - - 14 - - -39 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 611 - - 834 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 102 - - 78 - - 98 - - 40 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 3 - - 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] 97369 38 101 28 097 26 097 25 093 97369 90121 31 097 26 100 23 096 20 096 90121 84441 21 097 21 111 19 101 18 094 84441 79670 16 101 17 110 14 103 18 082 79670 75516 11 119 12 093 11 092 14 088 75516 71823 9 117 7 112 7 080 12 100 71823 68468 4 123 6 128 4 147 10 091 68468 65374 2 181 5 200 6 199 4 102 65374 62488 5 202 8 196 8 213 2 140 62488 59666 3 223 6 224 4 214 6 182 59666 56706 8 233 12 228 7 243 6 188 56706 53626 4 181 9 215 11 243 5 199 53626 50683 6 247 10 227 13 242 5 238 50683 48044 11 250 10 225 15 236 10 242 48044 45693 12 254 16 239 18 228 15 242 45693 43573 15 245 18 234 16 235 16 233 43573 41642 16 242 18 236 20 235 16 220 41642 39866 19 244 22 231 20 231 17 221 39866 38225 23 246 25 242 24 236 26 231 38225 36709 32 246 34 241 35 230 38 230 36709 35310 45 245 43 235 43 231 44 231 35310 33993 48 236 51 228 51 227 53 229 33993 32694 42 235 49 223 56 223 57 226 32694 31392 44 246 50 230 65 219 67 228 31392 30089 59 253 69 235 86 220 84 232 30089 28764 69 250 82 229 91 219 93 234 28764 27401 74 247 78 232 79 216 86 233 27401 25997 75 247 66 232 69 214 74 227 25997 24550 72 250 63 230 71 215 67 221 24550 23062 63 251 62 232 74 215 71 220 23062 21535 56 246 60 230 70 214 72 221 21535 19965 55 240 56 225 59 213 70 222 19965 18349 54 239 52 220 51 210 66 222 18349 16715 52 242 48 214 52 210 62 222 16715 15145 48 244 45 208 53 212 58 221 15145 13715 43 243 41 204 54 210 55 221 13715 12437 39 238 38 201 53 205 52 221 12437 11291 35 231 35 197 51 200 48 222 11291 10261 31 223 33 191 48 193 43 222 10261 9334 26 213 30 185 44 185 38 221 9334 8499 22 202 28 179 41 179 34 218 8499 7750 19 190 25 174 35 174 31 214 7750 7077 18 182 21 169 30 170 28 206 7077 6466 16*179 16*162 25 167 25 196 6466 5915 14*175 11*157 20 165 25 181 5915 5450 12 172 7 154 15 166 25 172 5450 5089 10 167 5 154 11 168 22 166 5089 4838 8 165 4 155 8 170 18 161 4838 4685 6 164 3 157 6*172 13*158 4685 4597 4 161 2 159 3*177 6*151 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