DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 04/22 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 - - - 52.0 - - 51.4 - - - - - 41.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 58 - - 64 - - - - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1726 - - 3633 - - - - - 1367 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4582 - - 7076 - - - - - 4581 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7226 - - 9133 - - - - - 6867 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2558 - - 2691 - - - - - 4158 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 204 - - 268 - - - - - 49 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 18 - - 16 - - - - - 21 BL Wind Direction - - - 338 - - 335 - - - - - 323 Direction Wind Shear - - - 14 - - 13 - - - - - 23 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -5 - - -4 - - - - - 12 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 420 - - 2417 - - - - - -196 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6807 - - 6716 - - - - - 7064 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2776 - - 551 - - - - - -3577 ODpotential blCL - - - 10002 - - 8582 - - - - - 10444 blCL maxRH - - - 97 - - 95 - - - - - 62 maxRH CAPE - - - 30 - - 130 - - - - - 20 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 52.0 - - 51.4 - - - - - 41.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 37.7 - - 37.4 - - - - - 26.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 52.5 - - 51.8 - - - - - 44.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 36.7 - - 36.5 - - - - - 25.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 58 - - 64 - - - - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1726 - - 3633 - - - - - 1367 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 90 - - 80 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - - - - 3 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] 97132 15 114 15 128 14 108 97132 89772 9 136 6 108 13 086 89772 84155 5 143 3 080 7 063 84155 79514 7 203 7 135 10 068 79514 75490 4 210 5 072 4 060 75490 71906 4 253 2 336 6 319 71906 68649 8 254 4 259 11 284 68649 65647 11 249 11 280 14 280 65647 62851 10 255 17 248 15 275 62851 60120 14 283 18 236 12 266 60120 57249 16 275 17 253 11 261 57249 54261 18 265 19 256 15 264 54261 51404 19 263 16 255 17 259 51404 48828 22 265 18 260 16 254 48828 46513 27 261 18 258 13 266 46513 44414 26 238 23 256 16 285 44414 42498 25 242 25 254 19 281 42498 40738 32 247 26 250 21 271 40738 39112 39 232 30 244 24 259 39112 37612 44 215 37 236 26 250 37612 36228 58 208 47 220 32 253 36228 34924 59 199 53 207 43 246 34924 33636 47 203 44 205 49 237 33636 32331 39 209 35 211 52 235 32331 31005 32 210 36 223 56 236 31005 29636 27 211 36 225 59 238 29636 28215 21 226 36 225 60 244 28215 26747 20 231 35 223 58 247 26747 25237 21 229 34 220 48 242 25237 23687 22 228 33 216 40 239 23687 22096 23 230 32 215 36 246 22096 20460 25 240 29 216 31 253 20460 18777 22 249 24 223 27 265 18777 17079 14 254 22 240 22 269 17079 15454 9 262 19 267 15 272 15454 13978 8 281 14 302 11 295 13978 12661 7 310 14 326 12 321 12661 11479 10 328 17 337 14 333 11479 10416 12 335 18 339 17 337 10416 9458 16 339 19*339 20 338 9458 8597 19 340 19*338 24 337 8597 7826 21*340 19 337 27 334 7826 7135 21*340 18 336 28*331 7135 6508 21 339 17 335 28*327 6508 5945 20 338 15 334 26 324 5945 5469 19 337 14 334 23 322 5469 5100 17 337 12 333 20 321 5100 4844 15 336 11 333 15 320 4844 4688 12 336 9 332 11 318 4688 4598 7 335 6 332 5 317 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