DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 02/19 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 16.3 - - 19.2 - - - - - 10.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 76 - - 80 - - - - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 601 - - 948 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4579 - - 4579 - - - - - 4579 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6101 - - 6448 - - - - - 4597 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2110 - - 2191 - - - - - 3244 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 152 - - 180 - - - - - 0 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 4 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 8 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 180 - - 176 - - - - - 348 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 9 - - - - - 7 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 7 - - -12 - - - - - -11 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 626 - - 1852 - - - - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5475 - - 4596 - - - - - 4596 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1687 - - 351 - - - - - -1593 ODpotential blCL - - - 7788 - - 6097 - - - - - 6190 blCL maxRH - - - 90 - - 89 - - - - - 88 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 16.3 - - 19.2 - - - - - 10.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 8.6 - - 15.4 - - - - - 7.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 16.6 - - 19.3 - - - - - 16.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 7.7 - - 14.3 - - - - - 11.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 76 - - 80 - - - - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 601 - - 948 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 62 - - 55 - - - - - 54 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 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] 97289 38 103 31 114 24 107 97289 90040 31 096 26 098 22 094 90040 84412 22 094 22 086 22 092 84412 79702 19 103 16 091 18 077 79702 75593 18 096 13 105 11 078 75593 71921 13 088 11 109 10 079 71921 68566 9 094 8 110 9 068 68566 65460 5 099 6 119 4 042 65460 62564 2 082 4 117 1 324 62564 59741 1 044 2 105 2 208 59741 56782 3 066 3 121 0 083 56782 53705 6 072 3 124 3 051 53705 50769 4 048 1 103 6 050 50769 48133 2 009 2 018 9 024 48133 45779 2 311 4 347 13 009 45779 43648 3 278 8 326 13 359 43648 41699 3 290 9 310 12 347 41699 39903 4 305 8 295 12 343 39903 38239 3 314 7 304 11 341 38239 36694 3 325 8 314 13 347 36694 35259 3 348 7 311 17 353 35259 33900 5 001 7 330 19 350 33900 32552 8 348 9 341 17 349 32552 31189 6 320 9 332 20 358 31189 29818 5 341 7 332 24 358 29818 28427 10 294 11 320 23 353 28427 27007 12 251 12 289 21 354 27007 25560 8 236 12 260 22 357 25560 24088 11 264 16 249 20 353 24088 22596 19 266 20 254 15 330 22596 21087 23 266 28 251 17 269 21087 19552 25 265 31 239 26 247 19552 17978 27 262 32 237 31 241 17978 16390 28 259 31 234 31 239 16390 14864 27 256 27 230 29 236 14864 13470 25 255 23 227 27 233 13470 12222 22 253 20 226 22 234 12222 11102 19 251 18 223 16 236 11102 10095 17 247 17 218 11 242 10095 9188 14 241 16 211 9 254 9188 8373 13 232 15 201 8 275 8373 7644 11 221 14 190 8 300 7644 6991 11 207 13*184 9 317 6991 6398 11*193 11*177 10 328 6398 5866 10*184 10 174 11 336 5866 5417 9 179 8 174 11 343 5417 5069 8 179 6 176 10 346 5069 4828 7 178 5 180 7 346 4828 4680 5 178 5 183 5*345 4680 4596 3 180 3 189 1*022 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