DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 01/08 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 17.8 - - 23.7 - - 16.1 - - 13.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -18 - - 11 - - -16 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 4006 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4579 - - 4580 - - 4580 - - 4579 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4597 - - 9506 - - 4597 - - 4597 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3027 - - 3795 - - 4784 - - 3489 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 11 - - 162 - - 6 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 19 - - 3 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 160 - - 293 - - 108 - - 109 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 22 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -18 - - 35 - - -15 - - -20 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1027 - - 3196 - - -1131 - - -1153 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5625 - - 6310 - - 5728 - - 5750 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3722 - - 852 - - -3733 - - -4145 ODpotential blCL - - - 8319 - - 8654 - - 8330 - - 8742 blCL maxRH - - - 91 - - 82 - - 84 - - 89 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 17.8 - - 23.7 - - 16.1 - - 13.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 9.5 - - 12.3 - - 7.5 - - 4.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 20.6 - - 24.7 - - 21.0 - - 19.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 8.7 - - 11.1 - - 6.9 - - 6.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -18 - - 11 - - -16 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 4006 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 65 - - 30 - - 37 - - 54 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 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] 94840 51 274 50 262 53 265 60 268 94840 88208 46 278 49 277 50 294 35 298 88208 83013 34 282 42 277 41 305 28 324 83013 78582 25 282 31 277 30 302 26 326 78582 74680 26 298 30 289 24 312 21 330 74680 71165 31 293 28 300 16 328 18 332 71165 67921 33 283 24 286 11 316 18 325 67921 64877 32 265 18 267 8 293 13 313 64877 62009 24 263 24 256 21 285 13 315 62009 59220 27 283 25 253 35 269 15 303 59220 56317 40 283 18 251 32 270 15 330 56317 53313 37 277 19 280 20 278 10 280 53313 50440 36 275 16 315 25 311 24 301 50440 47859 40 281 42 291 43 304 41 306 47859 45570 42 284 49 288 40 299 46 312 45570 43511 38 292 41 290 39 303 48 315 43511 41637 34 306 37 302 44 311 50 314 41637 39916 33 309 39 312 53 314 54 315 39916 38323 33 304 34 322 57 314 58 317 38323 36842 40 306 38 328 60 316 63 320 36842 35468 50 307 48 325 64 321 69 324 35468 34173 50 307 56 321 72 327 79 332 34173 32896 42 310 58 319 81 332 96 338 32896 31605 38 314 57 319 90 336 112 341 31605 30293 38 313 58 322 98 338 120 340 30293 28944 39 309 59 325 104 339 120 340 28944 27545 40 303 60 328 109 340 117 339 27545 26099 41 297 61 330 109 338 112 338 26099 24610 39 289 60 328 103 335 106 335 24610 23080 36 277 55 323 96 332 102 332 23080 21513 33 270 49 317 91 331 99 330 21513 19906 32 274 42 312 85 330 96 329 19906 18258 33 281 39 308 70 326 87 330 18258 16603 36 285 37 307 54 322 74 328 16603 15026 35 288 36 306 49 318 63 324 15026 13598 31 290 35 304 46 312 56 323 13598 12326 27 292 34 302 43 305 51 323 12326 11188 25 294 33 300 40 299 46 324 11188 10165 23 295 30*296 37 294 42 323 10165 9244 23 295 28*294 36 290 38 321 9244 8418 22 294 25 293 34 287 35 317 8418 7679 20 291 24 293 31 285 33 310 7679 7017 19 287 21 293 28 284 29 306 7017 6417 16 280 19 293 24 284 25 303 6417 5879 13 269 16 294 18 284 19 303 5879 5425 9 248 14 294 13 284 13 306 5425 5074 7 213 12 294 9 285 8 314 5074 4830 6 170 10 294 5 286 4 338 4830 4681 6*159 8 295 2*281 3*040 4681 4596 3*146 5 294 3*108 4*109 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