DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 04/29 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 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 41.6 - - 48.8 - - 52.3 - - 51.3 - - 46.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 33 - - 222 - - 177 - - 21 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 3415 - - 6258 - - 5331 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4581 - - 7638 - - 9686 - - 4581 - - 4582 Hcrit BL Top 4598 - - 8915 - - 11758 - - 10831 - - 4599 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 2949 - - 3210 - - 2835 - - 3535 - - 8057 Hgt.Variab. W* 34 - - 384 - - 438 - - 208 - - 0 W* B/S 3 - - 19 - - 17 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 2 - - 4 - - 5 - - 6 - - 1 BL Wind Direction 344 - - 001 - - 341 - - 336 - - 079 Direction Wind Shear 3 - - 2 - - 7 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -14 - - -4 - - 10 - - 22 - - -13 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -4462 - - -459 - - 2073 - - 2094 - - -3230 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 9061 - - 9375 - - 9686 - - 8737 - - 7829 sfcLCL ODpotential -7240 - - -3029 - - 272 - - -74 - - -5541 ODpotential blCL 11838 - - 11944 - - 11486 - - 10905 - - 10140 blCL maxRH 67 - - 65 - - 92 - - 100 - - 90 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 50 - - 80 - - 40 CAPE Temp@2m 41.6 - - 48.8 - - 52.3 - - 51.3 - - 46.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 18.4 - - 23.9 - - 26.0 - - 29.2 - - 28.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 43.1 - - 48.4 - - 51.9 - - 52.3 - - 50.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 17.7 - - 23.0 - - 25.0 - - 28.4 - - 27.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 33 - - 222 - - 177 - - 21 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 3415 - - 6258 - - 5331 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 67 - - 102 - - 61 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 97384 6 052 3 088 2 123 10 330 7 038 97384 90008 8 045 1 069 1 117 11 335 5 017 90008 84378 6 345 1 141 4 232 11 327 5 357 84378 79699 6 299 2 169 5 281 8 320 6 339 79699 75652 2 226 2 250 7 299 6 333 6 352 75652 72062 4 110 2 228 7 287 8 322 7 348 72062 68797 3 073 3 348 4 283 9 319 10 330 68797 65783 3 313 8 333 4 322 8 317 9 314 65783 62974 4 292 9 301 10 330 8 332 8 317 62974 60243 5 282 8 281 10 305 11 324 10 326 60243 57394 7 321 7 324 7 327 11 328 11 339 57394 54443 17 336 15 325 15 341 16 334 16 347 54443 51634 22 337 18 341 20 345 19 340 21 335 51634 49109 27 339 22 350 23 343 19 341 21 328 49109 46844 27 342 24 354 23 343 23 344 22 342 46844 44788 26 352 27 345 25 343 29 339 26 344 44788 42909 29 352 29 337 25 345 29 334 28 343 42909 41182 30 349 25 341 27 344 26 339 30 347 41182 39589 28 351 26 350 25 343 24 348 32 354 39589 38118 27 001 29 359 23 354 24 347 33 355 38118 36761 32 011 35 010 29 018 23 356 29 350 36761 35482 39 010 40 010 38 017 28 014 24 354 35482 34210 39 007 42 002 41 008 35 017 23 001 34210 32910 38 010 39 000 38 009 37 011 24 360 32910 31583 39 015 36 006 36 015 34 009 25 359 31583 30215 39 016 36 011 36 020 30 010 27 002 30215 28795 34 014 36 015 37 025 29 014 28 005 28795 27324 28 011 35 017 35 026 28 018 28 009 27324 25800 28 017 34 020 32 026 28 021 28 013 25800 24225 26 021 31 022 30 026 27 021 27 017 24225 22601 25 023 27 026 27 015 25 023 24 023 22601 20923 25 023 23 029 22 359 22 013 20 033 20923 19188 24 020 21 024 18 356 21 003 19 024 19188 17430 23 011 21 015 17 359 20 357 20 009 17430 15749 21 004 21 004 17 358 16 351 20 358 15749 14225 18 006 19 357 14 356 13 343 16 351 14225 12868 15 012 14 354 12*350 11 337 13 348 12868 11651 13 023 10 354 9*342 10*332 11 351 11651 10556 13 032 7 359 7 336 9*328 10 349 10556 9572 13 037 5*007 6 332 8 325 10 346 9572 8687 12 036 4*009 5 332 8 326 9 342 8687 7896 11 033 4 008 4 335 7 329 9 339 7896 7187 10 023 4 005 4 344 6 336 9 336 7187 6545 9 009 4 360 3 352 5 345 9 333 6545 5969 8 357 4 355 3 358 4 357 8 328 5969 5484 7 350 3 354 3 004 4 008 6 325 5484 5108 5 345 3 353 3 008 4 016 4 324 5108 4848 3 346 3 352 2 011 3 022 2 325 4848 4689 2*339 3 351 2 012 2 029 1*338 4689 4598 1*358 2 351 2 011 2 032 1*079 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