DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 12/12 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 = 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 - - - 30.7 - - 33.2 - - 33.1 - - 31.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -2 - - 6 - - -16 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4580 - - 4581 - - 4581 - - 4581 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4598 - - 4598 - - 4598 - - 4598 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2166 - - 2354 - - 2300 - - 2289 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 12 - - 21 - - 8 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 5 - - 4 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 169 - - 172 - - 137 - - 132 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -9 - - -1 - - -16 - - -20 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -84 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4682 - - 4597 - - 4597 - - 4597 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2964 - - -1901 - - -1970 - - -2498 ODpotential blCL - - - 7562 - - 6499 - - 6568 - - 7096 blCL maxRH - - - 97 - - 97 - - 96 - - 98 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 30.7 - - 33.2 - - 33.1 - - 31.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 26.3 - - 30.0 - - 30.6 - - 28.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 31.8 - - 34.2 - - 35.8 - - 35.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 25.6 - - 29.5 - - 30.5 - - 28.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -2 - - 6 - - -16 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 89 - - 87 - - 82 - - 90 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 4 - - 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] 95878 60 015 60 026 66 021 60 020 95878 88964 53 009 46 014 47 012 50 013 88964 83548 47 001 45 005 43 002 46 010 83548 79012 44 357 42 359 39 359 41 008 79012 75084 42 353 41 353 41 357 38 004 75084 71582 41 343 40 345 43 355 34 354 71582 68376 38 342 36 343 40 353 32 346 68376 65394 39 339 37 339 43 346 46 337 65394 62612 45 332 39 333 48 339 52 330 62612 59899 47 334 42 336 50 329 53 330 59899 57049 52 332 48 331 54 326 59 327 57049 54089 56 325 56 323 65 323 66 320 54089 51278 65 320 69 320 74 319 72 316 51278 48762 76 317 79 316 78 316 78 313 48762 46519 81 315 82 309 81 316 82 312 46519 44501 84 312 82 308 89 314 88 312 44501 42671 86 310 87 311 95 308 93 310 42671 40996 93 312 96 311 95 304 98 310 40996 39448 107 312 103 311 97 309 111 310 39448 38011 119 310 118 317 111 314 126 307 38011 36674 130 312 139 320 124 314 131 306 36674 35392 142 316 142 318 127 312 134 307 35392 34099 139 316 132 315 131 310 135 308 34099 32766 125 313 124 312 132 309 133 308 32766 31400 116 307 123 308 126 309 129 308 31400 29987 111 302 125 306 121 307 125 310 29987 28524 107 301 121 305 119 306 120 313 28524 27016 105 301 114 302 116 304 119 315 27016 25464 104 302 106 300 110 300 115 312 25464 23871 101 305 99 301 104 298 108 306 23871 22238 96 308 91 302 97 298 101 302 22238 20563 90 307 83 302 88 299 92 301 20563 18844 85 304 78 300 79 299 81 301 18844 17114 79 301 74 298 72 299 73 301 17114 15461 71 297 70 297 69 300 68 301 15461 13963 63 294 66 296 67 301 64 303 13963 12630 55 292 62 295 64 300 61 303 12630 11440 47 290 57 292 60 298 57 302 11440 10373 40 288 49 290 55 294 51 300 10373 9415 34 287 41 287 49 291 44 298 9415 8557 29 285 33 284 42 288 38 297 8557 7790 23 284 25 282 35 284 31 295 7790 7104 18 280 18 278 27 281 24 295 7104 6482 12 272 12 272 19 276 17 294 6482 5925 8 244 7 251 11 266 11 292 5925 5456 7 207 5 214 6 236 5 288 5456 5091 7 185 5 186 5 185 2 261 5091 4840 6 168 5 172 6 155 2 144 4840 4685 5*160 5*166 6*143 4*139 4685 4597 3*144 3*151 3*131 2*132 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