DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 04/12 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 - - - 39.8 - - 44.5 - - - - - 39.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 31 - - 60 - - - - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 328 - - 966 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4581 - - 4581 - - - - - 4581 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5828 - - 6466 - - - - - 4599 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1705 - - 2851 - - - - - 3288 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 94 - - 170 - - - - - 2 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 6 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 5 - - - - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 152 - - 182 - - - - - 093 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 4 - - - - - 1 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -5 - - 8 - - - - - -12 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1231 - - 1707 - - - - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4598 - - 4759 - - - - - 4598 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -252 - - -167 - - - - - -1806 ODpotential blCL - - - 6080 - - 6633 - - - - - 6405 blCL maxRH - - - 101 - - 101 - - - - - 96 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 190 - - - - - 20 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 39.8 - - 44.5 - - - - - 39.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 36.4 - - 39.2 - - - - - 37.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 40.5 - - 44.8 - - - - - 42.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 35.6 - - 38.0 - - - - - 37.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 31 - - 60 - - - - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 328 - - 966 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 102 - - 102 - - - - - 84 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - - - - 5 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] 96582 11 192 10 183 5 206 96582 89249 11 190 9 157 5 184 89249 83663 9 203 7 135 5 258 83663 79043 9 182 5 179 9 242 79043 75053 7 232 7 218 12 251 75053 71495 11 227 12 235 16 263 71495 68248 12 239 12 248 17 269 68248 65249 13 252 13 260 19 272 65249 62449 15 263 16 254 22 268 62449 59716 16 266 15 252 23 263 59716 56852 14 256 15 257 20 265 56852 53870 16 249 17 257 19 264 53870 51015 20 248 20 253 17 259 51015 48447 21 244 22 250 15 264 48447 46152 19 241 20 250 17 278 46152 44078 19 245 18 249 19 280 44078 42190 18 248 18 250 18 279 42190 40464 20 251 19 257 18 280 40464 38882 22 245 23 257 21 285 38882 37430 19 257 24 257 25 272 37430 36094 24 263 25 258 25 255 36094 34827 24 252 26 256 24 250 34827 33562 24 249 27 255 26 262 33562 32274 28 254 27 258 31 268 32274 30966 33 252 23 264 34 271 30966 29621 31 250 21 267 40 279 29621 28226 24 247 16 267 39 283 28226 26783 15 226 11 263 26 277 26783 25293 12 208 10 259 20 248 25293 23756 12 221 10 254 22 243 23756 22177 11 239 9 252 23 252 22177 20551 9 258 10 248 23 255 20551 18871 11 267 11 245 21 254 18871 17169 13 269 13 249 19 255 17169 15531 15 266 14 252 18 259 15531 14039 16 260 14 253 17 267 14039 12706 18 256 14 254 15 277 12706 11513 19 252 15 259 13 289 11513 10441 19 248 15 261 13 297 10441 9476 18 240 13 260 13 304 9476 8610 17 228 12 255 13 308 8610 7836 15 209 10 248 12 310 7836 7142 15 192 7 226 10 315 7142 6512 14 178 7*198 9 320 6512 5947 13*164 7*189 6 326 5947 5470 11*155 6 182 3 340 5470 5101 9 152 5 180 2 063 5101 4844 7 150 5 179 3 100 4844 4688 6 149 4 181 3*097 4688 4598 3 141 3 182 2*090 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