DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 04/18 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 42.6 - - 47.4 - - - - - 40.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 178 - - 235 - - - - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1871 - - 4075 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6440 - - 8162 - - - - - 4581 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7371 - - 9575 - - - - - 4599 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2184 - - 2074 - - - - - 5004 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 295 - - 416 - - - - - 0 W* B/S - - - 11 - - 10 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 8 - - - - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 215 - - 243 - - - - - 132 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 9 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 9 - - 9 - - - - - -13 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -595 - - 849 - - - - - -2307 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7966 - - 8726 - - - - - 6906 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4783 - - -1423 - - - - - -5148 ODpotential blCL - - - 12154 - - 10998 - - - - - 9747 blCL maxRH - - - 66 - - 75 - - - - - 66 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 42.6 - - 47.4 - - - - - 40.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 23.9 - - 25.2 - - - - - 26.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 42.3 - - 46.9 - - - - - 44.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 22.7 - - 24.3 - - - - - 26.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 178 - - 235 - - - - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1871 - - 4075 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 3 - - - - - 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] 96715 11 100 8 121 10 057 96715 89427 16 100 8 099 13 075 89427 83851 14 089 12 091 12 046 83851 79230 5 075 10 070 9 037 79230 75235 2 346 7 028 5 019 75235 71681 5 290 7 015 4 335 71681 68447 7 287 10 348 7 329 68447 65462 4 305 12 337 9 330 65462 62685 9 314 14 337 12 318 62685 59994 16 314 21 329 14 323 59994 57176 22 326 24 325 19 320 57176 54243 24 331 28 323 28 316 54243 51444 31 327 34 322 28 317 51444 48917 34 322 38 321 31 321 48917 46639 33 327 36 323 35 319 46639 44569 34 335 38 328 40 315 44569 42693 38 333 41 323 42 310 42693 41000 41 327 42 322 44 313 41000 39455 43 324 43 330 50 317 39455 38027 45 322 47 335 54 320 38027 36699 43 320 51 331 58 322 36699 35428 39 322 49 324 59 322 35428 34148 38 325 46 317 55 323 34148 32831 40 325 40 316 52 328 32831 31484 40 323 38 317 51 331 31484 30093 37 321 37 316 52 331 30093 28652 34 317 37 315 54 331 28652 27160 31 312 35 313 52 332 27160 25619 29 304 33 313 43 327 25619 24034 29 294 31 310 35 320 24034 22411 28 288 29 304 29 321 22411 20741 28 286 28 297 26 322 20741 19020 28 287 27 290 25 317 19020 17281 27 289 26 285 25 306 17281 15614 24 292 24 281 24 296 15614 14102 21 293 22 278 21 289 14102 12756 17 291 19 275 15 287 12756 11553 15 288 16 274 11 288 11553 10473 12 285 12*269 11 288 10473 9501 10 281 11*265 11 288 9501 8629 8 274 10 260 11 285 8629 7849 6*260 9 251 11 282 7849 7151 5*241 8 245 11 280 7151 6518 5 226 8 236 11 276 6518 5951 5 212 7 225 10 272 5951 5473 5 205 7 219 8 267 5473 5102 5 202 7 217 6 258 5102 4845 5 201 6 215 4 245 4845 4688 4 200 6 214 3*215 4688 4598 3 201 4 214 2*132 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