DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 04/25 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 30.8 - - 34.1 - - 33.9 - - 30.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 268 - - 318 - - 153 - - 4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4486 - - 3609 - - 2735 - - 1070 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8530 - - 7921 - - 6976 - - 4580 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9986 - - 9109 - - 8235 - - 6570 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1748 - - 3915 - - 4189 - - 4780 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 448 - - 441 - - 315 - - 68 W* B/S - - - 11 - - 9 - - 6 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 9 - - 10 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 003 - - 333 - - 330 - - 345 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 5 - - 6 - - 11 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - 6 - - -15 - - -6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 2521 - - 2606 - - 1971 - - 1113 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7466 - - 6503 - - 6265 - - 5457 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 1135 - - 1146 - - 576 - - -650 ODpotential blCL - - - 8851 - - 7963 - - 7659 - - 7220 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 101 - - 95 - - 89 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 20 - - 20 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 30.8 - - 34.1 - - 33.9 - - 30.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 14.2 - - 21.7 - - 22.5 - - 23.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 30.2 - - 33.2 - - 33.8 - - 32.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 13.3 - - 21.0 - - 22.0 - - 22.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 268 - - 318 - - 153 - - 4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4486 - - 3609 - - 2735 - - 1070 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 100 - - 103 - - 80 - - 55 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 - - 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] 97117 10 069 18 081 3 140 14 029 97117 89806 12 116 10 074 17 077 15 073 89806 84198 15 116 2 047 18 062 17 086 84198 79535 14 107 3 143 9 073 8 090 79535 75498 12 112 6 164 4 118 2 095 75498 71906 8 128 5 166 4 149 3 118 71906 68637 7 147 6 163 6 170 6 135 68637 65611 9 147 7 155 6 177 6 147 65611 62782 9 153 7 151 7 169 5 154 62782 60023 7 128 8 151 5 164 3 133 60023 57136 3 135 6 132 7 146 2 110 57136 54139 5 132 4 133 5 131 2 139 54139 51273 2 123 4 069 6 101 4 122 51273 48687 3 145 2 017 4 037 5 044 48687 46375 7 085 5 070 3 030 6 053 46375 44283 6 036 11 017 11 012 6 030 44283 42371 7 060 6 334 11 347 14 359 42371 40606 20 040 5 053 12 354 13 352 40606 38969 19 022 9 018 14 347 14 011 38969 37448 15 014 15 017 14 343 17 006 37448 36034 18 019 23 024 17 007 18 359 36034 34708 21 018 25 020 28 003 22 006 34708 33419 17 008 22 001 27 351 24 360 33419 32122 14 022 17 000 21 349 21 358 32122 30801 23 041 16 008 21 354 20 357 30801 29435 30 034 22 011 23 354 20 345 29435 28016 31 021 27 008 22 349 21 332 28016 26548 30 015 27 002 21 344 21 323 26548 25031 30 011 26 350 21 342 22 319 25031 23469 30 005 24 342 21 345 22 321 23469 21866 29 001 23 344 22 344 24 328 21866 20222 27 002 21 352 22 344 26 336 20222 18535 25 003 21 355 23 350 27 342 18535 16840 25 001 24 356 24 357 26 350 16840 15229 26 358 25 358 21 002 20 359 15229 13775 23 353 16 359 14 012 13 351 13775 12482 17 349 13 005 13 017 12 355 12482 11325 12 352 12 003 11 012 13 009 11325 10285 10*356 10 357 10 002 14 013 10285 9347 10*359 10*349 10 351 15 013 9347 8505 9 000 9*343 10*342 16 011 8505 7751 9 001 9 340 11*336 16 008 7751 7075 8 003 9 335 11 333 15*003 7075 6461 7 004 9 332 10 330 14*356 6461 5912 7 005 9 329 10 329 13 349 5912 5447 6 006 9 327 10 327 12 344 5447 5087 6 006 8 324 9 326 10 339 5087 4837 5 007 8 324 9 325 9 336 4837 4684 5 007 7 322 7 325 7 333 4684 4597 4 006 5 320 5 323 3 324 4597 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