DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 09/15 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 - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 54.6 - - 63.2 - - 64.9 - - 64.0 - - 56.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -2 - - 127 - - 86 - - 34 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 2033 - - 3278 - - 1476 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4582 - - 6418 - - 7081 - - 4583 - - 4582 Hcrit BL Top 4600 - - 7533 - - 8778 - - 6976 - - 4600 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 2071 - - 2660 - - 3065 - - 4013 - - 2681 Hgt.Variab. W* 12 - - 274 - - 286 - - 163 - - 5 W* B/S 1 - - 10 - - 15 - - 7 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 3 - - 5 - - 3 - - 4 - - 2 BL Wind Direction 316 - - 014 - - 021 - - 187 - - 136 Direction Wind Shear 8 - - 7 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -13 - - 3 - - -2 - - 20 - - -11 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -849 - - 640 - - 2063 - - 695 - - -209 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 5450 - - 6893 - - 6716 - - 6282 - - 4809 sfcLCL ODpotential -4227 - - -1635 - - 115 - - -1357 - - -3348 ODpotential blCL 8827 - - 9168 - - 8663 - - 8333 - - 7948 blCL maxRH 99 - - 86 - - 95 - - 88 - - 86 maxRH CAPE 20 - - 280 - - 830 - - 820 - - 290 CAPE Temp@2m 54.6 - - 63.2 - - 64.9 - - 64.0 - - 56.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 46.5 - - 48.6 - - 51.2 - - 52.1 - - 50.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 56.2 - - 63.1 - - 65.1 - - 64.4 - - 60.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 45.5 - - 47.6 - - 50.2 - - 51.4 - - 50.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -2 - - 127 - - 86 - - 34 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 2033 - - 3278 - - 1476 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 96 - - 44 - - 79 - - 51 - - 45 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 8 - - 8 - - 8 - - 9 - - 9 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] 98304 8 096 6 112 8 097 6 289 4 002 98304 90993 7 099 5 138 8 098 1 124 2 075 90993 85345 7 117 4 108 7 106 5 117 3 095 85345 80652 7 153 8 083 8 108 4 098 5 113 80652 76611 8 128 7 099 5 102 3 056 7 113 76611 73042 8 129 7 137 5 144 2 003 5 080 73042 69806 6 173 7 156 7 137 3 125 2 164 69806 66817 6 192 9 151 7 154 3 155 5 177 66817 64027 3 200 8 150 7 187 5 243 1 265 64027 61311 7 247 7 151 9 197 10 243 7 282 61311 58475 10 241 5 197 9 207 10 248 7 260 58475 55531 10 220 10 231 9 247 10 268 7 274 55531 52723 8 232 10 246 10 265 12 269 12 270 52723 50200 9 259 10 277 10 266 11 266 16 271 50200 47936 10 264 14 293 10 265 9 269 17 272 47936 45877 11 267 14 276 12 274 11 288 11 268 45877 44002 12 250 8 268 12 278 15 298 5 320 44002 42292 10 238 4 286 10 287 14 301 18 350 42292 40717 9 216 5 317 7 321 9 331 31 344 40717 39250 12 171 3 188 12 330 11 012 29 338 39250 37882 20 148 14 134 6 218 13 357 21 002 37882 36582 16 151 12 093 13 162 10 327 37 035 36582 35279 19 154 11 125 8 151 10 327 41 035 35279 33939 18 139 12 130 3 141 11 334 30 022 33939 32564 15 135 9 104 4 094 9 340 26 011 32564 31142 17 129 8 099 5 074 8 348 26 358 31142 29666 15 127 8 118 5 049 11 352 22 353 29666 28137 14 121 8 121 5 035 13 357 16 351 28137 26554 13 112 7 095 6 034 12 002 14 358 26554 24918 11 099 9 076 7 052 11 003 14 004 24918 23234 11 098 10 077 8 060 10 008 15 005 23234 21497 11 109 8 087 8 064 9 005 14 007 21497 19703 11 101 7 095 6 063 9 002 10 010 19703 17886 11 094 6 087 4 043 8 005 6 006 17886 16141 8 093 5 066 4 029 8 009 3 359 16141 14553 4 087 5 065 5 012 8 009 3 014 14553 13138 3 101 5 063 5 354 8 009 3 036 13138 11872 3 090 6 067 5 344 8 003 3 027 11872 10737 5 065 6 070 5 354 6 001 4 010 10737 9718 7 054 5 069 5 012 4 002 5 356 9718 8805 10 045 7 074 5*019 3 006 5 343 8805 7989 13 038 8*071 5*022 1 017 4 327 7989 7259 14 029 7*060 4 022 0*116 3 304 7259 6598 14 014 6 032 4 023 2*176 3 267 6598 6006 13 358 5 005 3 021 3 183 4 220 6006 5508 12 343 5 357 3 020 5 188 4 194 5508 5123 10 332 5 350 3 018 5 189 4 185 5123 4856 7 323 5 346 2 016 5 189 4 176 4856 4692 4*312 4 343 2 015 5 191 3*158 4692 4599 1*161 3 340 2 011 3 192 2*136 4599 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