DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 03/11 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 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 20.0 - - 26.2 - - 29.2 - - 30.5 - - 27.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 0 - - 134 - - 104 - - 54 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 543 - - 3950 - - 2725 - - 721 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4580 - - 7790 - - 6752 - - 4580 - - 4580 Hcrit BL Top 6043 - - 9450 - - 8225 - - 6221 - - 4598 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 4093 - - 2194 - - 3145 - - 2953 - - 1883 Hgt.Variab. W* 23 - - 342 - - 277 - - 143 - - 7 W* B/S 1 - - 3 - - 7 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 5 - - 18 - - 8 - - 13 - - 8 BL Wind Direction 237 - - 276 - - 243 - - 182 - - 165 Direction Wind Shear 12 - - 25 - - 12 - - 12 - - 9 Wind Shear Max.Converg -12 - - 43 - - 23 - - 4 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -5 - - 1937 - - 1454 - - 1614 - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 6048 - - 7513 - - 6772 - - 4608 - - 4597 sfcLCL ODpotential -1815 - - 491 - - 118 - - 130 - - -1875 ODpotential blCL 7858 - - 8959 - - 8107 - - 6091 - - 6473 blCL maxRH 91 - - 90 - - 98 - - 95 - - 93 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 20.0 - - 26.2 - - 29.2 - - 30.5 - - 27.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 10.0 - - 9.6 - - 15.7 - - 26.3 - - 25.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 22.1 - - 26.3 - - 29.2 - - 31.1 - - 30.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 9.7 - - 8.7 - - 15.1 - - 26.0 - - 25.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 0 - - 134 - - 104 - - 54 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 543 - - 3950 - - 2725 - - 721 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 63 - - 59 - - 91 - - 78 - - 73 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 1 - - 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] 96439 12 120 19 075 15 102 6 061 11 111 96439 89347 18 106 13 108 9 113 5 074 10 095 89347 83834 14 106 8 125 6 075 4 104 7 119 83834 79197 9 098 4 106 5 012 3 005 1 045 79197 75143 1 209 1 268 3 328 11 302 7 314 75143 71524 3 289 6 259 9 279 16 302 12 320 71524 68223 7 301 7 268 10 281 23 301 21 301 68223 65175 9 300 12 281 16 283 24 302 21 290 65175 62335 15 289 12 259 18 279 17 312 18 285 62335 59566 17 290 13 277 14 288 21 278 23 288 59566 56652 17 310 23 286 32 273 33 285 38 299 56652 53613 20 284 25 270 36 270 46 287 51 286 53613 50729 19 277 21 289 39 289 50 291 55 291 50729 48152 50 303 44 302 43 293 61 300 63 296 48152 45853 63 302 55 299 56 299 70 291 71 291 45853 43774 64 300 63 295 68 292 68 284 77 289 43774 41879 67 294 69 291 70 287 69 288 80 287 41879 40139 69 289 72 291 70 288 73 292 81 289 40139 38532 70 288 78 294 75 295 77 295 87 293 38532 37041 73 290 86 294 92 299 90 296 98 295 37041 35658 79 294 93 292 110 299 107 294 107 293 35658 34355 87 298 98 293 124 297 123 291 114 291 34355 33068 102 301 108 295 136 294 131 290 119 290 33068 31765 120 300 119 295 139 293 133 289 121 289 31765 30445 130 298 123 295 134 291 135 288 121 287 30445 29093 129 297 122 296 127 289 134 289 124 287 29093 27703 126 299 120 297 121 289 127 290 126 288 27703 26277 122 301 120 298 116 289 116 288 116 286 26277 24814 113 301 118 298 111 290 104 286 103 283 24814 23311 102 299 117 297 105 289 91 283 100 281 23311 21767 94 297 115 296 99 285 85 279 98 278 21767 20180 87 295 105 295 98 281 88 275 92 275 20180 18541 78 293 88 292 95 279 89 273 85 273 18541 16880 69 289 72 288 81 278 82 269 80 271 16880 15279 63 284 62 283 63 279 69 260 78 270 15279 13819 59 281 57 280 50 276 59 251 78 268 13819 12515 52 281 51 279 41 269 50 243 73 265 12515 11348 43 281 44 280 33 261 43 236 70 261 11348 10298 37 281 37*280 27 255 37 231 65 256 10298 9354 33 281 31*280 23 253 33 227 61 251 9354 8507 29 281 26 278 18*250 29 224 55 246 8507 7750 25 280 22 277 15*249 25 219 48 241 7750 7073 21 278 19 276 11 247 22 212 40 234 7073 6458 16*273 16 274 8 243 19*202 32 223 6458 5909 11*265 14 272 6 239 17*192 26 206 5909 5445 7 248 12 272 5 238 14 183 24 189 5445 5085 5 224 11 271 4 236 13 179 22 178 5085 4836 4 194 10 271 4 235 11 176 18 172 4836 4684 4 179 9 271 3 234 9 175 14*168 4684 4597 3 159 6 271 2 234 5 172 5*162 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