DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0654z - - 0956z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 43.4 - - 50.0 - - 49.4 - - 46.8 - - 40.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 17 - - 183 - - 66 - - 29 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 3819 - - 4745 - - 3242 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4581 - - 7865 - - 7842 - - 4582 - - 4581 Hcrit BL Top 4599 - - 9319 - - 10245 - - 8742 - - 4599 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 3377 - - 2459 - - 2632 - - 2952 - - 4666 Hgt.Variab. W* 29 - - 377 - - 291 - - 197 - - 0 W* B/S 1 - - 8 - - 4 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 5 - - 9 - - 13 - - 15 - - 1 BL Wind Direction 158 - - 241 - - 250 - - 273 - - 174 Direction Wind Shear 3 - - 8 - - 11 - - 11 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -10 - - 21 - - 13 - - 17 - - -12 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -5431 - - -573 - - 1354 - - 1098 - - -1381 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 10030 - - 9892 - - 8892 - - 7644 - - 5981 sfcLCL ODpotential -11158 - - -4482 - - -1045 - - -1401 - - -3854 ODpotential blCL 15757 - - 13801 - - 11290 - - 10143 - - 8453 blCL maxRH 76 - - 85 - - 100 - - 96 - - 88 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 43.4 - - 50.0 - - 49.4 - - 46.8 - - 40.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 15.6 - - 22.5 - - 26.4 - - 29.2 - - 30.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 45.0 - - 49.9 - - 50.2 - - 48.1 - - 44.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 15.1 - - 21.6 - - 25.5 - - 28.5 - - 30.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 17 - - 183 - - 66 - - 29 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 3819 - - 4745 - - 3242 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 3 - - 40 - - 100 - - 84 - - 53 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 2 - - 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] 97572 18 286 15 253 19 255 20 289 19 317 97572 90283 19 306 14 284 14 284 20 297 19 315 90283 84670 17 327 13 325 10 323 20 300 16 335 84670 79987 15 312 16 321 16 324 17 310 14 316 79987 75917 23 295 14 308 18 317 26 297 27 306 75917 72301 20 280 13 289 18 293 22 303 28 297 72301 69005 17 283 16 284 14 298 18 310 19 294 69005 65932 16 284 13 285 22 274 22 286 13 284 65932 63050 26 294 21 284 24 268 25 279 22 277 63050 60261 35 284 27 280 20 284 16 282 17 262 60261 57360 29 288 31 289 22 299 16 312 3 010 57360 54336 29 286 33 276 41 276 38 281 28 288 54336 51453 29 275 34 267 45 268 38 274 37 277 51453 48884 31 273 36 269 38 272 32 277 38 277 48884 46599 36 274 35 271 32 279 28 278 36 273 46599 44541 38 268 35 272 32 278 30 280 32 269 44541 42671 37 263 34 267 33 272 34 277 31 269 42671 40954 35 262 32 266 34 267 35 271 32 270 40954 39366 34 266 34 267 34 266 35 267 34 273 39366 37891 41 272 39 266 36 266 37 265 39 277 37891 36527 56 269 46 259 38 265 42 262 42 281 36527 35238 58 269 53 255 41 263 47 258 43 284 35238 33955 57 267 59 255 44 260 48 255 43 286 33955 32644 51 261 60 255 47 256 48 256 43 286 32644 31304 47 258 58 255 48 253 47 256 43 286 31304 29922 43 256 54 254 49 252 45 255 42 284 29922 28490 42 256 51 252 49 251 44 254 42 280 28490 27010 40 257 48 248 50 251 43 254 41 275 27010 25485 38 257 46 246 50 251 42 254 41 269 25485 23917 35 257 44 246 49 251 42 254 41 265 23917 22306 33 257 42 247 46 250 42 256 40 264 22306 20648 31 257 41 248 42 249 42 258 38 264 20648 18940 31 258 41 250 38 249 39 259 34 264 18940 17214 31 260 39 249 36 249 35 259 30 262 17214 15562 31 261 35 246 34 250 31 260 26 261 15562 14062 28 260 30 243 32 251 28 260 24 263 14062 12726 25 259 26 243 28 253 24 260 24 265 12726 11529 21 260 21 244 23 254 21 260 23 266 11529 10454 17 261 17 247 19*254 19 261 21 269 10454 9487 14 263 14*248 16*254 17*264 20 274 9487 8619 11 262 12*248 15 252 17*266 19 278 8619 7843 9 260 11 247 14 252 16 269 18 281 7843 7147 7 255 10 244 14 251 16 271 17 282 7147 6516 6 241 9 241 13 249 16 274 16 282 6516 5950 6 221 9 236 13 248 16 275 14 280 5950 5472 6 193 8 233 12 247 15 276 12 278 5472 5102 6 171 7 230 11 246 14 277 10 275 5102 4845 6 163 7 229 10 245 13 277 8 271 4845 4688 6*159 6 228 8 245 10 276 5*267 4688 4598 4*147 4 229 6 245 6 276 1*174 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