DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 12/30 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 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 21.5 - - 25.2 - - 35.3 - - 32.0 - - 29.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -37 - - -22 - - -7 - - -33 - - -47 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4580 - - 4580 - - 4581 - - 4581 - - 4581 Hcrit BL Top 4598 - - 4598 - - 4598 - - 4598 - - 4598 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 284 - - 662 - - 1279 - - 285 - - 210 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 6 - - 14 - - 0 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 5 - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 BL Wind Direction 116 - - 129 - - 144 - - 120 - - 124 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -23 - - -18 - - -4 - - -19 - - -23 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1345 - - -670 - - -1283 - - -884 - - -1544 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 5943 - - 5269 - - 5881 - - 5482 - - 6143 sfcLCL ODpotential -14107 - - -11010 - - -9325 - - -9788 - - -12624 ODpotential blCL 18705 - - 15608 - - 13923 - - 14386 - - 17222 blCL maxRH 80 - - 76 - - 81 - - 80 - - 76 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 21.5 - - 25.2 - - 35.3 - - 32.0 - - 29.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 12.4 - - 18.9 - - 26.0 - - 24.5 - - 19.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 28.8 - - 30.8 - - 37.8 - - 37.7 - - 36.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 18.4 - - 20.5 - - 25.0 - - 25.1 - - 21.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -37 - - -22 - - -7 - - -33 - - -47 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 22 - - 5 - - 23 - - 19 - - 3 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 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] 95998 77 357 77 355 78 359 78 358 81 006 95998 89072 80 002 78 358 76 356 74 358 72 008 89072 83664 85 004 83 003 78 002 70 004 66 004 83664 79121 85 006 82 005 77 007 68 011 60 004 79121 75158 77 003 75 004 70 005 63 011 54 005 75158 71624 67 360 65 001 61 002 57 007 50 001 71624 68419 57 356 52 356 53 359 49 359 46 001 68419 65471 51 354 44 350 46 351 43 353 41 352 65471 62726 49 355 41 351 42 352 42 346 37 346 62726 60054 53 349 42 347 42 343 40 339 34 341 60054 57255 57 348 44 347 39 340 41 330 34 333 57255 54339 61 319 43 319 44 315 37 325 35 328 54339 51564 43 309 32 324 33 313 40 314 43 310 51564 49090 33 328 34 338 26 318 43 311 47 303 49090 46903 52 316 52 322 48 309 45 310 49 297 46903 44939 64 309 62 310 45 306 48 308 46 294 44939 43160 70 304 71 311 54 317 52 312 45 305 43160 41532 65 300 76 306 74 307 67 309 56 307 41532 40029 57 316 73 302 82 298 77 300 66 303 40029 38623 77 335 72 306 80 295 79 294 70 295 38623 37297 75 327 75 309 76 296 78 294 75 289 37297 36019 69 322 78 309 74 298 78 294 75 286 36019 34730 67 318 79 306 73 299 75 293 74 285 34730 33403 64 315 79 304 72 299 72 290 72 285 33403 32043 63 310 80 303 71 299 68 290 67 286 32043 30638 60 305 79 304 71 299 64 292 60 286 30638 29178 55 305 76 306 70 300 61 296 56 286 29178 27665 50 309 71 306 66 300 59 299 55 287 27665 26101 50 312 65 307 62 299 57 300 56 288 26101 24487 49 311 59 307 57 297 54 299 57 288 24487 22826 47 304 54 305 51 293 51 296 56 288 22826 21112 44 296 50 301 47 291 49 293 54 289 21112 19340 41 289 47 298 45 290 48 292 51 291 19340 17544 39 287 41 294 43 290 47 292 49 293 17544 15822 37 289 35 288 41 289 46 293 46 293 15822 14259 36 291 31 284 38 287 44 294 43 293 14259 12870 34 291 28 281 34 285 41 293 39 294 12870 11631 30 289 24 280 30 284 37 292 35 294 11631 10522 26 286 21 278 27 283 33 290 30 294 10522 9528 21 283 18 276 25 283 30 287 26 293 9528 8640 16 279 15 272 23 282 27 282 23 289 8640 7850 12 273 12 265 21 279 25 277 20 284 7850 7145 9 261 11 255 18 275 23 270 17 277 7145 6509 7 243 10 242 14 267 19 262 14 264 6509 5941 8 211 10 216 9 247 13 245 11 239 5941 5464 9 188 10 189 7 203 9 207 9 202 5464 5096 9 171 9 173 7 171 10 170 9 174 5096 4841 8 154 8 161 7 160 10 153 10 157 4841 4686 6*140 6*153 6*151 9*144 8*151 4686 4597 5*116 3*129 3*137 4*120 5*124 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