DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 03/16 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 - - - 38.3 - - 44.0 - - 43.3 - - 36.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 14 - - 28 - - -20 - - -66 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 54 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4581 - - 4581 - - 4581 - - 4581 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4599 - - 5554 - - 4599 - - 4599 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1944 - - 2166 - - 3242 - - 982 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 28 - - 51 - - 14 - - 2 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 12 - - 6 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 176 - - 207 - - 202 - - 141 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 10 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - 8 - - 7 - - -13 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -938 - - 143 - - -690 - - -28 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5537 - - 5411 - - 5289 - - 4627 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8063 - - -2292 - - -3635 - - -8815 ODpotential blCL - - - 12662 - - 7846 - - 8234 - - 13414 blCL maxRH - - - 98 - - 92 - - 83 - - 89 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 38.3 - - 44.0 - - 43.3 - - 36.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 30.1 - - 36.1 - - 35.9 - - 31.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 39.4 - - 44.7 - - 45.9 - - 41.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 29.3 - - 35.3 - - 35.3 - - 32.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 14 - - 28 - - -20 - - -66 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 54 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 91 - - 67 - - 33 - - 55 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 5 - - 5 - - 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] 96472 3 139 4 334 8 299 9 349 96472 89452 6 095 6 288 4 314 9 342 89452 84010 4 065 3 357 5 280 7 319 84010 79466 8 356 6 324 5 317 11 316 79466 75533 18 334 9 302 6 325 11 282 75533 72027 24 317 15 325 8 351 8 346 72027 68809 22 292 26 298 21 328 21 312 68809 65835 14 321 20 287 29 313 26 306 65835 63079 31 333 22 312 32 315 23 318 63079 60388 43 323 33 313 36 304 25 321 60388 57555 47 334 32 326 41 301 44 305 57555 54643 58 321 49 316 49 306 48 308 54643 51902 70 312 57 307 55 305 53 303 51902 49445 79 311 66 312 61 311 49 305 49445 47240 85 315 76 312 74 315 57 310 47240 45237 89 322 77 317 86 311 74 306 45237 43410 100 334 86 325 93 309 93 300 43410 41731 126 336 108 326 105 310 100 298 41731 40171 142 330 128 320 119 310 108 298 40171 38712 150 325 129 314 126 309 117 298 38712 37343 138 324 111 318 121 308 117 298 37343 36032 126 322 101 317 88 316 110 299 36032 34716 118 315 100 311 75 315 104 300 34716 33366 116 310 98 307 76 308 101 299 33366 31984 115 311 93 304 78 305 97 296 31984 30558 111 318 87 302 77 303 93 295 30558 29080 107 323 81 302 71 302 86 295 29080 27553 100 326 78 301 65 300 77 295 27553 25977 93 325 76 300 60 298 69 294 25977 24355 77 319 71 299 57 296 65 295 24355 22691 73 308 65 297 55 294 60 296 22691 20978 72 301 60 295 54 291 54 298 20978 19213 65 301 56 293 53 291 48 299 19213 17431 58 301 53 292 52 293 44 301 17431 15725 53 303 51 292 50 295 43 302 15725 14177 51 303 50 291 50 297 44 302 14177 12800 52 302 50 290 52 296 47 299 12800 11573 52 298 50 288 55 294 53 295 11573 10478 51 294 49 285 58 290 58 291 10478 9498 48 289 46 280 59 286 59 287 9498 8623 43 283 40 276 56 282 56 284 8623 7844 36 277 33 271 50 278 49 282 7844 7147 28 270 27 264 41 275 40 281 7147 6515 20 258 21 253 33 272 31 280 6515 5949 14 233 17*237 24 265 21 277 5949 5471 12 204 15*220 17 254 12 268 5471 5100 11 184 13 207 12 233 5 230 5100 4844 10 177 11 201 9 211 5 170 4844 4687 9*175 10 198 7*198 6*157 4687 4598 5*175 5 197 4*191 4*141 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