DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 10/12 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0956z - - 1001z - - - - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 39.6 - - 48.0 - - - - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 183 - - 209 - - - - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 796 - - 2309 - - - - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4581 - - 6794 - - - - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - 6296 - - 7809 - - - - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 960 - - 1210 - - - - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 220 - - 328 - - - - - - W* B/S - - - 33 - - 10 - - - - - - B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 6 - - - - - - BL Wind Direction - - - 261 - - 309 - - - - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 5 - - - - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 11 - - 11 - - - - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2032 - - -2924 - - - - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8328 - - 10733 - - - - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9285 - - -9314 - - - - - - ODpotential blCL - - - 15581 - - 17123 - - - - - - blCL maxRH - - - 53 - - 42 - - - - - - maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - 39.6 - - 48.0 - - - - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 19.3 - - 16.9 - - - - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 39.2 - - 47.4 - - - - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 18.8 - - 16.6 - - - - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 183 - - 209 - - - - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 796 - - 2309 - - - - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 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] 97312 24 353 23 005 97312 90236 15 011 20 001 90236 84718 9 012 7 357 84718 80108 6 339 6 249 80108 76106 4 291 8 253 76106 72558 7 271 13 270 72558 69340 14 279 15 274 69340 66365 16 275 15 268 66365 63595 15 255 18 253 63595 60899 14 239 22 250 60899 58075 16 249 23 250 58075 55139 19 250 25 242 55139 52334 19 255 24 241 52334 49800 21 260 20 254 49800 47521 26 253 23 262 47521 45449 24 252 27 252 45449 43545 20 279 19 249 43545 41783 19 279 15 283 41783 40147 11 274 16 304 40147 38629 6 353 16 336 38629 37221 18 029 18 006 37221 35887 27 026 32 013 35887 34557 27 026 39 018 34557 33201 33 035 43 022 33201 31821 40 035 48 024 31821 30401 44 034 51 024 30401 28928 46 035 50 028 28928 27404 46 038 47 032 27404 25832 43 040 44 034 25832 24219 35 042 43 037 24219 22566 25 045 38 041 22566 20871 14 044 25 042 20871 19129 6 039 14 040 19129 17371 3 039 9 040 17371 15686 2 066 5 032 15686 14154 2 089 3 008 14154 12787 2 049 3 334 12787 11566 3 019 4 320 11566 10473 4 009 7 322 10473 9495 6 011 9 322 9495 8621 8 011 10 319 8621 7842 8 360 9*315 7842 7145 7 347 8*312 7145 6515 5*336 7 311 6515 5949 2*324 6 311 5949 5472 1 264 5 309 5472 5102 1 241 5 305 5102 4845 2 240 4 304 4845 4688 2 236 4 301 4688 4598 1 238 3 299 4598 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