DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 02/27 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 0654z - - 0956z - - 1001z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 26.9 - - 31.7 - - 34.2 - - 33.1 - - 27.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -26 - - 13 - - 10 - - -6 - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 985 - - 2458 - - 1136 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4580 - - 4580 - - 4581 - - 4581 - - 4580 Hcrit BL Top 4598 - - 6485 - - 7958 - - 6636 - - 4598 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 2998 - - 3354 - - 3438 - - 4001 - - 2825 Hgt.Variab. W* 9 - - 105 - - 140 - - 49 - - 6 W* B/S 0 - - 2 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 10 - - 20 - - 14 - - 4 BL Wind Direction 145 - - 266 - - 283 - - 280 - - 142 Direction Wind Shear 2 - - 17 - - 26 - - 25 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -15 - - 9 - - 28 - - 18 - - -15 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -73 - - 765 - - 1959 - - 1159 - - -85 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 4671 - - 5721 - - 5999 - - 5477 - - 4683 sfcLCL ODpotential -2512 - - -1139 - - -10 - - -1031 - - -2854 ODpotential blCL 7110 - - 7624 - - 7968 - - 7667 - - 7452 blCL maxRH 92 - - 91 - - 95 - - 94 - - 93 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 26.9 - - 31.7 - - 34.2 - - 33.1 - - 27.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 22.6 - - 22.8 - - 24.0 - - 25.2 - - 22.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 30.1 - - 32.6 - - 35.2 - - 35.2 - - 31.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 22.3 - - 21.7 - - 22.9 - - 24.2 - - 22.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -26 - - 13 - - 10 - - -6 - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 985 - - 2458 - - 1136 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 67 - - 62 - - 79 - - 77 - - 72 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 96775 34 137 31 124 32 126 25 122 28 139 96775 89516 23 124 20 135 17 123 15 137 11 135 89516 83847 9 120 15 136 9 173 5 128 3 139 83847 79118 4 147 6 143 5 215 8 230 1 313 79118 75031 5 266 3 323 6 257 13 231 5 256 75031 71408 8 303 7 294 7 257 8 214 3 236 71408 68115 12 305 6 263 12 256 13 270 8 325 68115 65089 10 274 15 278 16 260 16 266 14 261 65089 62278 26 303 17 281 18 258 17 294 21 273 62278 59553 40 305 21 294 28 275 31 296 8 329 59553 56720 43 306 37 288 38 288 40 294 33 308 56720 53768 50 303 40 266 52 300 63 306 57 296 53768 50925 61 290 59 301 69 305 75 308 79 305 50925 48359 71 302 76 307 74 307 78 306 87 309 48359 46075 83 307 81 303 79 304 83 303 90 306 46075 44017 87 303 81 299 84 300 87 302 91 302 44017 42140 86 300 81 298 86 297 92 302 95 302 42140 40416 87 301 83 299 89 296 100 301 104 303 40416 38827 93 302 91 302 94 298 107 300 114 301 38827 37360 101 299 103 301 103 299 112 300 119 298 37360 36004 107 294 109 297 110 299 119 301 121 298 36004 34721 109 291 110 294 113 296 131 302 122 300 34721 33440 106 290 110 293 113 294 138 301 127 303 33440 32129 101 290 112 295 115 294 138 298 133 302 32129 30791 94 291 114 297 117 295 135 297 136 301 30791 29413 89 292 112 298 117 296 132 298 135 300 29413 27986 89 293 107 299 113 296 127 299 130 300 27986 26517 92 294 101 298 108 296 116 301 121 302 26517 25008 94 296 96 296 104 297 104 301 111 304 25008 23460 97 298 94 295 101 298 97 301 104 306 23460 21873 97 299 91 295 97 299 94 301 100 306 21873 20242 95 299 87 296 92 299 90 300 96 306 20242 18566 89 298 81 297 86 299 85 299 89 306 18566 16881 80 299 73 298 79 298 77 297 79 306 16881 15273 70 299 66 298 70 297 69 296 69 307 15273 13816 61 298 58 297 61 295 61 295 62 308 13816 12518 55 298 52 296 53 292 55 294 57 307 12518 11356 50 297 47 295 47 290 50 291 53 305 11356 10310 45 295 43 292 43 288 47 289 51 303 10310 9367 42 293 39 289 40 286 44 286 49 301 9367 8520 38 290 35 287 36*285 41 285 46 298 8520 7762 34 286 30 284 32*284 37 284 42 296 7762 7083 30 283 24*282 27 284 32*283 37 293 7083 6466 24 280 19*278 23 283 26*282 30 290 6466 5914 17 274 14 273 19 282 20 282 23 286 5914 5449 10 260 10 262 15 281 14 280 15 280 5449 5087 5 222 7 249 13 281 10 278 8 263 5087 4837 5 170 6 241 11 280 7 275 4 217 4837 4685 6*157 5 235 9 279 4 272 4*170 4685 4597 4*136 3 231 6 280 1 263 4*142 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