DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 12/04 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 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 29.9 - - 32.6 - - 36.5 - - 33.6 - - 31.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -19 - - -2 - - 0 - - -5 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 241 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4580 - - 4580 - - 4581 - - 4581 - - 4581 Hcrit BL Top 4598 - - 4598 - - 5741 - - 4598 - - 4598 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1703 - - 2359 - - 4301 - - 5767 - - 5915 Hgt.Variab. W* 7 - - 11 - - 32 - - 6 - - 7 W* B/S 0 - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 1 - - 7 - - 4 - - 1 BL Wind Direction 145 - - 105 - - 291 - - 304 - - 007 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 4 - - 11 - - 9 - - 7 Wind Shear Max.Converg -22 - - -9 - - 13 - - -15 - - -20 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -122 - - -42 - - 18 - - -673 - - -1051 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 4721 - - 4640 - - 5723 - - 5271 - - 5649 sfcLCL ODpotential -3522 - - -2525 - - -1936 - - -3118 - - -3695 ODpotential blCL 8120 - - 7123 - - 7677 - - 7716 - - 8293 blCL maxRH 99 - - 100 - - 96 - - 94 - - 92 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 29.9 - - 32.6 - - 36.5 - - 33.6 - - 31.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 25.4 - - 28.4 - - 27.6 - - 26.7 - - 23.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 34.1 - - 33.8 - - 37.6 - - 37.0 - - 36.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 25.8 - - 27.8 - - 26.6 - - 25.5 - - 22.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -19 - - -2 - - 0 - - -5 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 241 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 97 - - 101 - - 83 - - 74 - - 66 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 4 - - 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] 97270 48 071 42 068 45 076 49 085 67 092 97270 89990 44 066 33 070 37 060 33 070 45 066 89990 84380 43 056 38 055 32 045 33 043 41 046 84380 79730 37 041 37 039 24 040 29 031 34 036 79730 75704 34 031 30 032 26 045 20 017 28 022 75704 72121 33 015 30 026 29 033 18 010 26 002 72121 68852 31 004 25 006 23 021 21 014 25 015 68852 65835 29 008 21 353 16 013 18 024 13 344 65835 63012 27 358 24 358 17 354 5 351 16 267 63012 60260 16 342 22 000 11 352 17 261 30 264 60260 57402 22 326 13 309 19 278 23 291 36 315 57402 54437 35 325 40 317 42 326 53 323 60 323 54437 51611 54 322 59 330 65 331 69 328 74 323 51611 49068 64 329 71 332 75 327 76 325 81 321 49068 46777 73 333 82 331 80 326 78 323 82 319 46777 44688 83 333 91 328 86 326 85 323 84 321 44688 42768 89 330 97 325 92 324 94 321 90 324 42768 40991 90 329 98 326 91 323 95 319 94 323 40991 39334 91 333 97 329 89 326 88 319 92 322 39334 37783 98 335 101 332 92 330 83 321 89 321 37783 36336 107 336 105 330 97 329 86 323 88 323 36336 34965 113 333 106 328 101 325 90 325 90 323 34965 33607 113 329 106 325 101 320 91 324 91 323 33607 32232 116 325 106 323 95 317 90 321 89 321 32232 30846 121 324 107 323 90 318 90 317 86 321 30846 29435 117 326 106 324 92 321 93 317 82 321 29435 27990 114 330 111 328 96 321 96 317 78 322 27990 26514 115 333 112 328 97 319 95 317 72 323 26514 25009 113 332 108 327 95 318 92 316 65 324 25009 23477 102 330 101 326 93 318 86 314 60 324 23477 21913 83 324 89 324 87 321 72 313 55 324 21913 20307 69 319 75 323 73 324 58 313 50 323 20307 18649 61 315 63 319 60 323 50 315 45 324 18649 16969 59 313 57 316 54 320 45 318 41 326 16969 15355 54 315 55 314 51 319 43 321 38 327 15355 13886 48 319 52 313 47 318 41 322 36 329 13886 12576 42 323 46 315 43 319 38 324 34 330 12576 11404 38 325 39 319 38 321 36 326 33 330 11404 10350 37 322 33 322 35 319 35 325 33 331 10350 9402 36 317 29 324 34 315 34 324 32 331 9402 8550 34 311 27 322 32 311 32 322 31 332 8550 7787 30 305 25 317 29 307 31 319 31 331 7787 7102 25 300 23 311 26 304 30 315 29 329 7102 6482 18 295 19 305 22 301 26 311 26 327 6482 5925 12 287 13 300 17*298 22 307 22 324 5925 5456 6 270 7 299 12*295 18 305 17 321 5456 5092 3 192 2 309 8 291 13 302 13 319 5092 4839 5 150 1 094 5 287 8 301 8 319 4839 4686 5*152 2*123 3 282 4*306 5*320 4686 4597 4*145 2*132 1 267 1*119 2*104 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