DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 04/05 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 41.4 - - 46.2 - - 47.6 - - 41.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 73 - - 108 - - 32 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 497 - - 1769 - - 1986 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4581 - - 6142 - - 4581 - - 4581 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5997 - - 7269 - - 7486 - - 4599 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1815 - - 2498 - - 3308 - - 2612 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 143 - - 249 - - 176 - - 8 W* B/S - - - 32 - - 16 - - 7 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 3 - - 4 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 090 - - 183 - - 180 - - 110 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 1 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -6 - - -8 - - 6 - - -13 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 585 - - 756 - - 865 - - -739 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5412 - - 6513 - - 6621 - - 5338 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2026 - - -2051 - - -1551 - - -3952 ODpotential blCL - - - 8023 - - 9320 - - 9037 - - 8551 blCL maxRH - - - 94 - - 85 - - 85 - - 78 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 20 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 41.4 - - 46.2 - - 47.6 - - 41.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 34.0 - - 33.8 - - 34.7 - - 34.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 41.6 - - 46.3 - - 48.6 - - 45.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 32.9 - - 32.6 - - 33.5 - - 33.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 73 - - 108 - - 32 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 497 - - 1769 - - 1986 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 74 - - 42 - - 40 - - 13 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 96309 7 234 17 261 17 299 18 282 96309 89201 8 277 13 267 13 286 14 293 89201 83702 8 316 16 275 20 283 22 303 83702 79122 16 277 18 277 20 292 18 287 79122 75159 11 272 16 284 21 298 17 302 75159 71631 13 289 23 289 25 290 23 304 71631 68411 18 274 28 290 24 294 28 295 68411 65425 23 277 30 291 29 301 30 296 65425 62639 28 290 34 291 35 297 34 300 62639 59930 34 289 35 287 35 289 37 299 59930 57093 34 288 34 286 34 290 38 296 57093 54133 36 292 37 291 39 293 39 295 54133 51297 41 291 42 290 42 292 41 296 51297 48754 42 295 45 292 47 297 45 297 48754 46504 46 298 47 292 50 295 47 297 46504 44485 50 298 47 294 50 294 47 297 44485 42651 51 299 51 296 54 296 51 298 42651 40978 56 300 58 296 59 294 54 297 40978 39454 65 297 64 295 62 295 58 301 39454 38049 72 295 67 296 65 296 60 299 38049 36737 74 295 68 296 65 296 60 296 36737 35477 73 295 66 296 65 294 60 293 35477 34208 69 296 64 296 64 291 61 290 34208 32904 66 299 64 296 62 290 61 288 32904 31568 64 300 62 296 60 291 58 289 31568 30189 63 300 60 297 56 294 56 292 30189 28758 60 302 59 298 53 296 52 293 28758 27279 58 305 59 299 52 298 47 294 27279 25751 56 307 56 301 50 301 43 296 25751 24176 52 308 51 302 47 302 40 296 24176 22557 50 307 45 301 43 300 38 295 22557 20887 47 304 41 299 39 298 37 295 20887 19164 42 302 39 299 38 298 36 297 19164 17418 37 300 37 300 36 300 34 299 17418 15740 31 300 33 302 33 303 31 300 15740 14213 26 300 28 302 28 305 26 299 14213 12850 24 300 24 301 23 304 21 294 12850 11630 22 298 21 297 18 297 16 284 11630 10535 19 296 17 291 14 287 12 270 10535 9551 16 295 13 285 10 276 9 252 9551 8668 12 295 9 282 7 262 9 231 8668 7879 8 297 4*276 5*239 9 217 7879 7174 4 303 2*213 4*207 10 208 7174 6534 1*330 3 179 4 185 10 200 6534 5961 1*079 3 178 5 177 10 191 5961 5479 1 098 3 180 5 175 9 182 5479 5105 1 094 3 182 4 174 9 173 5105 4846 1 088 3 184 4 172 8 162 4846 4688 1 074 3 186 3 170 5*145 4688 4598 0 071 2 186 2 169 3*110 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