DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 04/28 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 - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1856z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 37.9 - - 45.6 - - 49.2 - - 48.9 - - 42.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 19 - - 215 - - 151 - - 59 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 3744 - - 6153 - - 6613 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4581 - - 7878 - - 9514 - - 9012 - - 4581 Hcrit BL Top 4599 - - 9244 - - 11653 - - 12113 - - 4599 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 3042 - - 2405 - - 3094 - - 3363 - - 7890 Hgt.Variab. W* 29 - - 394 - - 415 - - 310 - - 3 W* B/S 3 - - 13 - - 8 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 2 - - 6 - - 10 - - 11 - - 3 BL Wind Direction 124 - - 320 - - 319 - - 327 - - 310 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 7 - - 9 - - 8 - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg -12 - - 3 - - 17 - - 13 - - -8 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -3118 - - 444 - - 2593 - - 3010 - - -3024 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 7717 - - 8800 - - 9060 - - 9103 - - 7623 sfcLCL ODpotential -6168 - - -1945 - - 1076 - - 1128 - - -5520 ODpotential blCL 10767 - - 11189 - - 10577 - - 10985 - - 10119 blCL maxRH 76 - - 70 - - 93 - - 96 - - 72 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 90 - - 90 - - 30 CAPE Temp@2m 37.9 - - 45.6 - - 49.2 - - 48.9 - - 42.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 20.4 - - 23.0 - - 25.5 - - 25.1 - - 25.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 39.9 - - 45.1 - - 49.1 - - 49.8 - - 47.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 19.3 - - 22.0 - - 24.5 - - 24.2 - - 24.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 19 - - 215 - - 151 - - 59 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 3744 - - 6153 - - 6613 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 2 - - 0 - - 73 - - 83 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 3 - - 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] 97327 7 339 2 103 3 042 3 195 6 341 97327 89973 9 102 2 273 4 318 6 019 2 064 89973 84347 7 120 7 269 4 254 9 321 2 043 84347 79683 5 172 8 254 4 261 9 276 5 317 79683 75654 5 165 9 224 8 273 10 263 6 298 75654 72069 3 220 7 218 8 272 10 273 5 297 72069 68798 5 225 9 213 7 261 10 266 5 302 68798 65776 3 217 3 231 5 236 8 267 4 289 65776 62957 7 248 7 260 9 268 9 283 7 311 62957 60219 7 245 6 288 8 259 8 270 9 306 60219 57359 9 275 11 297 9 274 8 272 9 298 57359 54380 10 305 13 296 11 279 11 296 8 306 54380 51527 12 289 14 304 14 298 15 307 13 324 51527 48964 8 302 11 322 14 321 15 321 17 336 48964 46683 17 334 16 334 19 333 22 335 24 343 46683 44626 21 335 18 332 20 333 23 332 25 335 44626 42750 23 340 20 345 20 340 22 339 23 336 42750 41026 28 340 27 348 26 341 27 346 26 341 41026 39427 31 341 32 344 29 335 30 340 30 343 39427 37943 33 348 36 344 32 336 33 339 32 343 37943 36573 37 357 41 346 37 340 36 344 32 345 36573 35284 44 001 45 346 41 342 39 342 34 345 35284 34004 49 002 48 350 41 340 38 339 35 343 34004 32696 50 002 49 354 41 337 38 338 36 343 32696 31360 48 003 48 355 41 337 40 336 36 341 31360 29983 44 360 49 351 41 344 39 335 35 338 29983 28554 37 353 49 354 41 354 35 338 33 337 28554 27075 34 351 47 357 37 359 34 353 30 335 27075 25546 29 346 42 000 33 353 29 352 28 331 25546 23971 25 342 34 354 32 349 26 344 26 335 23971 22355 22 340 26 345 29 349 26 346 25 347 22355 20695 21 345 20 340 24 348 24 350 21 353 20695 18987 22 353 17 338 19 341 20 348 17 351 18987 17265 24 356 17 340 17 335 18 340 14 346 17265 15616 24 354 18 339 16 331 15 334 12 348 15616 14116 22 349 18 337 15 326 13 325 11 348 14116 12776 19 345 17 334 14*322 13*325 12 346 12776 11575 17 341 15 332 13*319 12*326 13 346 11575 10494 16 339 13 330 12 318 12 327 14 348 10494 9521 14 336 10*326 12 317 12 328 14 350 9521 8647 13 333 9*323 11 317 12 328 14 350 8647 7865 11 329 8 321 10 318 11 328 14 348 7865 7164 9 322 7 321 9 319 11 327 14 345 7164 6528 8 312 6 319 8 320 11 327 14 341 6528 5958 6 301 4 317 8 321 10 327 13 335 5958 5477 4 289 4 317 7 321 9 327 12 330 5477 5105 1 242 3 317 7 323 9 326 10 325 5105 4846 2 121 3 318 6 322 8 326 8 321 4846 4688 2*125 2 317 6 322 7 325 5*319 4688 4598 2*125 2 313 4 321 4 325 1*287 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