DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 03/30 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 - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 22.9 - - 25.4 - - 25.3 - - 21.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 179 - - 158 - - 61 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4267 - - 6099 - - 5305 - - 1824 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8191 - - 9516 - - 8186 - - 4580 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9767 - - 11599 - - 10805 - - 7324 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2541 - - 2085 - - 2094 - - 3559 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 389 - - 423 - - 297 - - 44 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 4 - - 4 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 17 - - 13 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 328 - - 323 - - 322 - - 331 Direction Wind Shear - - - 12 - - 13 - - 11 - - 7 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - -4 - - -3 - - -6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 2382 - - 3543 - - 2792 - - 1024 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7385 - - 8057 - - 8013 - - 6301 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -60 - - 1122 - - 506 - - -1998 ODpotential blCL - - - 9827 - - 10477 - - 10299 - - 9322 blCL maxRH - - - 60 - - 73 - - 75 - - 68 maxRH CAPE - - - 10 - - 20 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 22.9 - - 25.4 - - 25.3 - - 21.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 6.9 - - 6.4 - - 6.6 - - 10.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 22.9 - - 25.4 - - 25.8 - - 24.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 5.9 - - 5.3 - - 5.5 - - 9.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 179 - - 158 - - 61 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4267 - - 6099 - - 5305 - - 1824 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 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] 96237 5 078 3 232 4 285 4 256 96237 89088 5 039 3 127 4 269 8 346 89088 83560 2 089 2 230 4 238 6 353 83560 78953 3 318 7 295 1 281 6 311 78953 74949 3 261 10 279 9 249 6 272 74949 71370 12 279 11 270 10 266 12 279 71370 68099 15 262 16 264 14 243 19 242 68099 65069 22 259 21 263 17 257 22 251 65069 62239 23 248 21 260 24 274 26 279 62239 59489 20 257 24 269 33 289 30 285 59489 56613 28 275 30 272 34 285 28 276 56613 53602 36 275 32 273 32 276 26 284 53602 50718 39 272 38 282 37 283 36 294 50718 48138 39 269 45 283 46 285 44 293 48138 45843 38 270 48 279 50 282 48 287 45843 43774 41 274 47 277 50 281 49 284 43774 41886 44 277 46 277 48 282 48 286 41886 40145 47 278 49 279 50 286 50 290 40145 38530 51 277 56 278 55 286 56 291 38530 37029 57 275 61 275 59 284 62 290 37029 35635 61 274 64 273 61 283 65 288 35635 34317 65 274 65 274 62 283 67 287 34317 33010 68 275 65 278 62 284 67 287 33010 31689 72 276 66 281 62 285 68 287 31689 30357 74 276 67 284 62 287 67 289 30357 28999 74 277 68 285 63 288 67 291 28999 27603 74 277 68 284 65 288 68 292 27603 26169 75 277 67 283 65 290 67 291 26169 24696 73 276 64 286 65 294 64 291 24696 23184 67 278 59 290 65 299 61 292 23184 21632 58 282 53 295 63 303 58 293 21632 20034 50 286 48 300 60 306 54 296 20034 18387 43 290 44 305 54 308 50 299 18387 16722 37 297 40 308 47 309 44 303 16722 15126 33 305 35 310 39 308 37 307 15126 13678 29 311 29 313 31 308 30 308 13678 12390 27 315 22*317 22 310 23 308 12390 11239 24 317 20*318 17*313 17 305 11239 10207 21*321 19 319 16*314 13 301 10207 9280 18*324 19 321 15 316 11 298 9280 8448 17 325 18 323 14 319 9 298 8448 7704 17 326 18 324 13 322 8*302 7704 7037 16 328 17 325 13 324 7*309 7037 6432 15 329 16 326 12 326 6 319 6432 5890 14 330 16 326 12 327 6 331 5890 5433 14 331 15 327 11 328 5 341 5433 5078 13 332 14 327 10 328 5 348 5078 4832 11 331 13 327 9 328 4 354 4832 4682 10 331 11 327 8 328 2 002 4682 4597 7 330 7 327 5 328 1 038 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