DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 04/03 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 - - - 40.0 - - 42.0 - - - - - 34.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 100 - - 46 - - - - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2339 - - 3983 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6507 - - 7015 - - - - - 4581 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7839 - - 9483 - - - - - 4599 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2478 - - 2410 - - - - - 4527 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 267 - - 253 - - - - - 7 W* B/S - - - 15 - - 6 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 8 - - - - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 287 - - 262 - - - - - 118 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 9 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - 9 - - - - - -10 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1100 - - 2998 - - - - - -960 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6739 - - 6485 - - - - - 5559 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1005 - - 1165 - - - - - -3462 ODpotential blCL - - - 8844 - - 8318 - - - - - 8061 blCL maxRH - - - 79 - - 96 - - - - - 85 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 50 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 40.0 - - 42.0 - - - - - 34.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 26.8 - - 29.9 - - - - - 26.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 40.1 - - 42.6 - - - - - 39.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 25.6 - - 28.7 - - - - - 26.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 100 - - 46 - - - - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2339 - - 3983 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 14 - - 83 - - - - - 42 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 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] 96562 10 192 4 243 9 256 96562 89447 11 202 7 264 7 288 89447 83941 10 221 8 248 5 290 83941 79342 8 229 9 251 9 289 79342 75355 10 233 9 248 9 273 75355 71810 6 264 11 279 10 284 71810 68585 11 282 12 281 9 302 68585 65604 14 296 14 298 10 301 65604 62817 16 312 18 308 14 294 62817 60100 20 309 21 305 14 286 60100 57253 21 292 18 313 12 250 57253 54297 21 300 22 299 22 302 54297 51463 27 302 28 299 29 302 51463 48889 30 294 31 299 38 292 48889 46582 29 294 30 300 39 282 46582 44501 35 296 31 296 39 286 44501 42609 36 290 35 291 45 294 42609 40882 31 288 39 290 50 295 40882 39299 29 300 44 292 52 293 39299 37844 39 305 46 295 52 291 37844 36501 44 305 48 297 51 296 36501 35225 43 306 48 298 56 304 35225 33952 43 307 49 299 66 305 33952 32650 44 308 49 301 70 302 32650 31323 44 308 49 301 65 300 31323 29955 44 307 49 301 58 299 29955 28535 42 306 48 301 52 298 28535 27063 39 305 46 301 49 298 27063 25541 38 305 44 302 48 299 25541 23969 36 305 42 302 46 299 23969 22352 34 303 40 301 44 297 22352 20687 31 302 37 299 42 294 20687 18969 27 300 33 296 39 291 18969 17231 23 298 29 291 36 289 17231 15566 19 295 26 287 32 289 15566 14056 17 291 22 286 26 292 14056 12713 17 286 19 285 20 294 12713 11511 17 287 16 281 18 295 11511 10432 14 292 14*276 18 294 10432 9464 12 298 12*271 18 292 9464 8595 10*298 11 268 19 289 8595 7820 8*295 10 265 18 286 7820 7128 6 294 9 262 17 284 7128 6499 4 291 7 256 14 283 6499 5938 2 275 7 253 10 282 5938 5464 1 255 6 251 6 282 5464 5097 1 240 6 250 4 282 5097 4842 1 223 5 250 1 280 4842 4686 1 225 4 249 1*145 4686 4598 1 218 3 250 3*118 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