DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 04/24 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 - - - 28.9 - - 31.6 - - - - - 28.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 207 - - 249 - - - - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4835 - - 4604 - - - - - 2860 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8680 - - 8586 - - - - - 4580 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10335 - - 10104 - - - - - 8360 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1045 - - 1824 - - - - - 3388 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 422 - - 440 - - - - - 46 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 4 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 23 - - 20 - - - - - 16 BL Wind Direction - - - 003 - - 354 - - - - - 359 Direction Wind Shear - - - 21 - - 15 - - - - - 19 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -7 - - -9 - - - - - -17 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 2214 - - 2317 - - - - - 1260 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8121 - - 7788 - - - - - 7100 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 764 - - 1041 - - - - - -882 ODpotential blCL - - - 9571 - - 9063 - - - - - 9242 blCL maxRH - - - 97 - - 91 - - - - - 81 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 28.9 - - 31.6 - - - - - 28.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 9.5 - - 13.7 - - - - - 14.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 28.7 - - 31.2 - - - - - 30.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 8.7 - - 13.0 - - - - - 13.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 207 - - 249 - - - - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4835 - - 4604 - - - - - 2860 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 89 - - 63 - - - - - 24 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 2 - - - - - 2 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] 97276 19 078 18 096 19 076 97276 89932 14 081 13 107 17 079 89932 84318 14 115 9 076 13 082 84318 79637 13 129 9 055 8 106 79637 75575 9 130 6 055 7 122 75575 71968 10 148 3 132 5 121 71968 68689 7 153 3 190 5 163 68689 65662 5 150 5 204 5 119 65662 62844 3 108 4 159 1 116 62844 60106 3 032 6 135 4 180 60106 57242 1 030 7 088 6 151 57242 54259 1 265 0 123 4 085 54259 51397 1 049 4 205 3 332 51397 48815 4 359 1 156 3 004 48815 46505 5 058 3 002 6 033 46505 44412 6 033 7 351 9 013 44412 42501 7 354 9 001 15 352 42501 40734 15 006 16 012 12 011 40734 39088 26 015 24 001 18 032 39088 37565 30 022 19 007 20 017 37565 36159 31 021 23 023 18 011 36159 34830 28 012 29 008 23 009 34830 33511 26 014 26 358 28 011 33511 32179 34 033 31 024 32 025 32179 30841 49 035 45 034 37 024 30841 29477 48 034 54 038 37 022 29477 28063 42 043 55 039 37 020 28063 26597 42 048 53 033 35 020 26597 25082 38 041 49 031 34 021 25082 23519 36 028 42 029 31 023 23519 21912 34 019 36 024 26 020 21912 20260 32 013 30 021 26 005 20260 18563 33 008 27 013 29 354 18563 16860 34 005 27 010 29 002 16860 15237 35 008 30 013 31 019 15237 13771 39 015 32 014 36 023 13771 12471 41 020 30 008 35 018 12471 11311 36*019 25 357 31 012 11311 10271 29*013 24*355 28 011 10271 9335 27 009 24*354 27 011 9335 8494 26 006 23 354 25*009 8494 7742 25 004 23 354 22*005 7742 7068 23 001 22 353 20 002 7068 6456 22 359 21 353 18 360 6456 5907 21 358 20 353 16 358 5907 5444 20 356 18 353 14 356 5444 5085 18 355 17 353 12 354 5085 4836 16 354 15 353 9 352 4836 4684 14 353 13 352 7 350 4684 4597 9 351 8 351 3 347 4597 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