DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 35.9 - - 40.7 - - - - - 37.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 224 - - 99 - - - - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1639 - - 3935 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6346 - - 7590 - - - - - 4581 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7139 - - 9435 - - - - - 4599 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2731 - - 3496 - - - - - 6363 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 302 - - 310 - - - - - 3 W* B/S - - - 17 - - 16 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 196 - - 292 - - - - - 167 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 11 - - - - - 1 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 10 - - 7 - - - - - -5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 831 - - 1670 - - - - - -1202 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6308 - - 7766 - - - - - 5801 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1106 - - 293 - - - - - -3664 ODpotential blCL - - - 8245 - - 9142 - - - - - 8263 blCL maxRH - - - 90 - - 100 - - - - - 84 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 10 - - - - - 30 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 35.9 - - 40.7 - - - - - 37.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 24.4 - - 22.7 - - - - - 27.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 35.3 - - 40.8 - - - - - 40.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 23.6 - - 22.1 - - - - - 27.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 224 - - 99 - - - - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1639 - - 3935 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 61 - - 101 - - - - - 37 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 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] 97230 15 101 10 136 5 029 97230 89899 14 124 7 084 6 125 89899 84290 8 130 4 077 7 127 84290 79635 6 180 5 227 6 164 79635 75604 7 156 9 249 5 140 75604 72015 7 132 6 232 3 136 72015 68741 6 144 5 193 2 248 68741 65707 6 249 5 195 6 252 65707 62879 9 251 7 250 6 254 62879 60132 6 187 5 264 8 254 60132 57259 4 152 6 277 8 303 57259 54272 1 260 7 309 13 303 54272 51416 7 291 10 300 10 305 51416 48852 1 240 2 244 8 319 48852 46559 9 004 5 034 10 313 46559 44476 11 352 13 006 14 328 44476 42571 12 005 17 349 18 337 42571 40825 12 007 14 348 18 346 40825 39219 16 018 18 004 21 353 39219 37737 20 019 21 001 24 357 37737 36365 26 032 19 009 24 357 36365 35068 33 035 22 018 23 359 35068 33779 36 029 27 011 22 010 33779 32464 38 025 30 007 24 010 32464 31124 37 026 31 012 26 009 31124 29743 36 027 32 017 27 011 29743 28315 36 024 31 019 27 012 28315 26841 36 019 29 021 28 011 26841 25321 34 019 29 016 28 011 25321 23756 29 024 27 012 25 007 23756 22153 27 039 24 018 24 357 22153 20508 22 040 22 023 20 350 20508 18815 18 034 20 019 18 344 18815 17105 15 032 17 006 17 342 17105 15467 12 017 15 353 18 338 15467 13980 10 346 13 329 18 329 13980 12657 11 325 14 311 17 320 12657 11474 14 312 14 309 16 320 11474 10411 14 307 13*309 15 322 10411 9453 11 306 11*309 14 321 9453 8592 8 301 7 310 13 318 8592 7821 5*292 5 305 12 313 7821 7130 3*260 3 288 10 307 7130 6502 3 204 2 257 7 298 6502 5940 4 189 2 236 5 279 5940 5465 4 186 2 226 3 244 5465 5098 4 187 2 222 3 208 5098 4842 4 187 2 219 4 191 4842 4687 3 189 2 218 3*175 4687 4598 3 192 2 220 2*162 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