DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 04/27 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 - - - 48.2 - - 48.9 - - 52.1 - - 44.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 179 - - 85 - - 91 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3280 - - 3687 - - 5692 - - 597 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7454 - - 7320 - - 8814 - - 4582 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8780 - - 9187 - - 11192 - - 6097 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2004 - - 2503 - - 4092 - - 6172 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 355 - - 291 - - 344 - - 22 W* B/S - - - 13 - - 11 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 5 - - 10 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 062 - - 313 - - 310 - - 347 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 6 - - 8 - - 10 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -9 - - 9 - - 31 - - 11 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1503 - - 1942 - - 2991 - - -558 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7277 - - 7245 - - 8201 - - 6655 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -264 - - 441 - - 1084 - - -2880 ODpotential blCL - - - 9044 - - 8746 - - 10108 - - 8977 blCL maxRH - - - 99 - - 98 - - 89 - - 88 maxRH CAPE - - - 40 - - 180 - - 280 - - 130 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 48.2 - - 48.9 - - 52.1 - - 44.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 32.2 - - 33.0 - - 32.0 - - 31.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 48.0 - - 49.0 - - 52.3 - - 47.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 31.4 - - 32.3 - - 31.1 - - 31.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 179 - - 85 - - 91 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3280 - - 3687 - - 5692 - - 597 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 95 - - 94 - - 56 - - 54 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 97583 7 068 10 059 4 360 9 027 97583 90286 12 058 8 078 3 003 11 028 90286 84652 4 125 1 029 3 020 3 027 84652 79956 5 199 4 239 5 321 5 112 79956 75871 8 231 4 262 5 278 1 221 75871 72233 13 237 11 287 9 299 5 251 72233 68924 12 252 12 270 11 274 11 250 68924 65869 14 266 13 272 11 267 12 248 65869 63024 16 260 19 272 15 271 13 268 63024 60259 15 240 21 252 17 270 14 276 60259 57368 13 266 20 259 20 273 19 274 57368 54366 18 279 19 268 19 282 18 288 54366 51509 19 275 17 275 20 291 18 296 51509 48946 18 276 18 282 20 289 20 301 48946 46657 18 280 22 281 22 291 22 294 46657 44588 19 282 23 282 22 294 21 293 44588 42701 19 283 22 283 21 295 23 302 42701 40964 21 285 22 287 22 298 25 305 40964 39356 24 285 24 289 25 298 26 307 39356 37868 25 283 27 287 28 297 27 310 37868 36493 23 277 27 289 29 298 30 310 36493 35196 23 270 26 296 29 298 31 304 35196 33908 24 267 26 300 27 292 31 298 33908 32594 23 273 27 298 26 287 29 290 32594 31256 23 279 28 294 26 288 27 285 31256 29880 23 282 28 291 25 291 27 284 29880 28456 24 278 28 291 24 291 26 288 28456 26983 24 267 26 292 23 288 26 293 26983 25462 24 260 23 289 23 285 26 296 25462 23899 25 263 22 280 23 282 26 298 23899 22296 24 266 22 272 23 280 26 298 22296 20649 23 265 18 270 23 277 26 298 20649 18953 20 263 15 267 22 271 23 294 18953 17240 17 262 14 268 20 268 19 288 17240 15596 15 264 16 271 17 273 16 282 15596 14101 12 278 15 277 15 283 13 284 14101 12764 10 296 13 287 12 296 11 294 12764 11566 9 310 12 295 12*306 11 311 11566 10488 6 317 11 301 12*308 12 327 10488 9517 4*326 10*304 12 309 14 335 9517 8645 3*347 8*307 12 310 15 340 8645 7864 3 049 6 309 11 309 15 342 7864 7164 5 064 5 312 10 309 14 345 7164 6528 6 067 4 315 9 310 13*347 6528 5959 7 068 4 316 9 310 13*349 5959 5478 7 068 4 318 8 311 12 348 5478 5105 7 067 4 318 7 311 10 346 5105 4847 6 065 3 319 6 312 8 344 4847 4689 6 066 3 316 5 311 6 343 4689 4598 4 064 3 317 4 309 3 352 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