DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 04/10 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 - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 46.9 - - 52.0 - - - - - 44.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 123 - - 198 - - - - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1016 - - 2379 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4581 - - 6847 - - - - - 4581 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6516 - - 7879 - - - - - 4599 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1746 - - 2053 - - - - - 3392 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 216 - - 332 - - - - - 6 W* B/S - - - 13 - - 16 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 4 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 185 - - 202 - - - - - 123 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 2 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 5 - - 6 - - - - - -20 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2038 - - -1565 - - - - - -3743 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8555 - - 9445 - - - - - 8343 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8008 - - -6712 - - - - - -9156 ODpotential blCL - - - 14524 - - 14591 - - - - - 13755 blCL maxRH - - - 64 - - 64 - - - - - 73 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 46.9 - - 52.0 - - - - - 44.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 25.5 - - 26.5 - - - - - 24.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 46.8 - - 51.6 - - - - - 49.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 24.2 - - 25.4 - - - - - 23.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 123 - - 198 - - - - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1016 - - 2379 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 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] 96216 8 208 15 218 8 322 96216 88850 14 282 5 214 13 289 88850 83281 26 286 23 294 15 305 83281 78696 35 280 29 299 19 284 78696 74745 35 280 36 298 25 296 74745 71240 30 285 35 294 32 292 71240 68060 28 283 31 295 29 285 68060 65127 28 283 30 291 27 285 65127 62386 29 292 32 285 28 288 62386 59710 33 296 33 285 29 291 59710 56902 33 293 34 286 29 296 56902 53975 32 289 33 282 29 295 53975 51175 32 289 33 278 31 286 51175 48664 31 290 33 274 31 279 48664 46425 31 293 32 277 30 273 46425 44401 33 295 32 280 30 271 44401 42562 37 285 36 275 31 275 42562 40893 37 277 38 262 33 270 40893 39371 41 277 37 264 35 260 39371 37963 45 268 36 267 47 250 37963 36647 45 263 38 264 43 246 36647 35388 43 263 39 260 41 250 35388 34127 39 265 39 258 41 250 34127 32831 33 261 35 259 40 248 32831 31503 31 259 31 263 37 250 31503 30131 28 267 30 258 35 251 30131 28703 27 271 29 252 32 253 28703 27223 27 272 26 251 29 257 27223 25693 26 271 23 249 28 251 25693 24120 24 271 20 249 28 243 24120 22504 22 272 18 254 28 243 22504 20839 19 275 18 259 26 247 20839 19120 16 278 19 262 23 249 19120 17379 13 278 19 264 20 250 17379 15707 11 272 18 262 18 253 15707 14186 9 260 16 258 15 257 14186 12828 9 251 13 254 12 258 12828 11614 9 249 11 251 10 255 11614 10524 9 250 9 250 8 248 10524 9544 8 250 7 250 7 239 9544 8664 7 248 5*239 6 231 8664 7879 6 241 4*223 6 227 7879 7175 4 223 4 209 6 220 7175 6536 4*191 4 200 6 214 6536 5964 4*183 4 200 7 208 5964 5481 3 185 4 197 7 199 5481 5107 3 185 4 194 6 186 5107 4847 3 187 4 194 5 169 4847 4689 2 187 3 193 4*149 4689 4598 2 190 3 193 4*123 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