DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 04/30 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - 1333z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 52.5 - - 57.1 - - 57.6 - - 49.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 211 - - 213 - - 82 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2945 - - 4356 - - 3511 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7271 - - 8335 - - 7159 - - 4582 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8445 - - 9856 - - 9011 - - 4600 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1784 - - 1854 - - 2409 - - 4748 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 360 - - 413 - - 282 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 124 - - 14 - - 21 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 5 - - 2 - - 1 BL Wind Direction - - - 299 - - 307 - - 277 - - 115 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 6 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - 12 - - 22 - - -19 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1406 - - -36 - - -669 - - -3198 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9852 - - 9893 - - 9681 - - 7798 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6409 - - -3758 - - -4871 - - -7240 ODpotential blCL - - - 14854 - - 13614 - - 13882 - - 11840 blCL maxRH - - - 52 - - 55 - - 52 - - 52 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 52.5 - - 57.1 - - 57.6 - - 49.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 25.5 - - 29.8 - - 31.2 - - 31.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 52.1 - - 56.7 - - 58.0 - - 54.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 24.5 - - 28.7 - - 30.1 - - 31.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 211 - - 213 - - 82 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2945 - - 4356 - - 3511 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 - - 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] 97372 8 057 2 171 5 334 9 071 97372 89993 3 097 4 015 7 048 8 074 89993 84349 4 173 5 349 6 024 8 044 84349 79649 3 151 7 301 6 343 12 021 79649 75589 3 108 5 296 7 306 12 016 75589 71995 4 085 3 315 6 291 8 348 71995 68729 4 067 5 316 6 323 5 330 68729 65716 7 011 4 298 7 298 7 311 65716 62919 8 330 5 321 6 301 7 304 62919 60200 7 326 9 314 9 322 7 313 60200 57352 10 318 12 318 15 315 13 327 57352 54399 14 320 16 320 16 317 14 323 54399 51581 18 326 22 319 18 318 17 316 51581 49050 19 338 22 317 19 325 20 318 49050 46793 24 340 19 320 22 321 22 325 46793 44763 21 339 17 329 23 315 22 315 44763 42934 21 352 18 348 17 322 15 316 42934 41283 23 003 23 357 16 000 12 353 41283 39773 28 029 25 017 22 013 18 008 39773 38368 41 036 30 031 20 009 18 001 38368 37050 44 034 35 041 17 042 10 021 37050 35785 39 031 36 041 19 048 8 060 35785 34511 34 027 32 034 17 032 10 038 34511 33198 31 023 30 024 20 017 13 023 33198 31853 29 019 28 018 21 007 13 020 31853 30462 27 021 26 020 17 005 12 022 30462 29017 25 030 25 021 15 003 12 007 29017 27523 24 039 25 015 16 353 10 343 27523 25982 24 040 22 013 15 348 10 333 25982 24397 26 043 18 017 13 342 10 321 24397 22767 26 047 14 021 12 331 11 310 22767 21086 21 047 10 030 11 318 13 303 21086 19347 20 053 7 032 10 303 12 290 19347 17582 18 070 5 060 8 282 12 275 17582 15884 11 088 5 096 8 265 11 265 15884 14336 5 070 1 154 8 266 9 268 14336 12954 5 050 4 277 8 279 7 279 12954 11719 5 060 6 294 7 290 6 285 11719 10611 3 074 7*298 5 289 4 273 10611 9615 1 080 8*298 6*283 4 263 9615 8723 0*102 8 299 6*281 4 272 8723 7925 0*111 7 302 5 279 3 294 7925 7210 0 282 6 306 3 280 4 306 7210 6562 1 303 5 313 2 280 5 301 6562 5982 1 302 4 318 1 271 6 292 5982 5493 1 299 4 322 1 241 7 286 5493 5113 1 300 3 326 0 203 6 279 5113 4851 1 296 3 328 0 165 4 272 4851 4691 1 298 3 332 0 158 2*258 4691 4599 1 286 2 330 0 142 1*115 4599 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