DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 04/06 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 - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 36.8 - - 44.8 - - 49.0 - - 49.9 - - 43.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -6 - - 101 - - 78 - - 8 - - -44 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 430 - - 1177 - - 543 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4581 - - 4581 - - 4581 - - 4582 - - 4581 Hcrit BL Top 4598 - - 5930 - - 6677 - - 6043 - - 4599 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1196 - - 1359 - - 2478 - - 5005 - - 1774 Hgt.Variab. W* 12 - - 152 - - 197 - - 80 - - 12 W* B/S 1 - - 3 - - 3 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 2 - - 9 - - 11 - - 11 - - 4 BL Wind Direction 092 - - 176 - - 181 - - 200 - - 145 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 7 - - 7 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -15 - - 11 - - 8 - - 6 - - -27 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -559 - - -81 - - 175 - - -586 - - -874 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 5158 - - 6012 - - 6503 - - 6629 - - 5474 sfcLCL ODpotential -5559 - - -3564 - - -3107 - - -3350 - - -4394 ODpotential blCL 10157 - - 9494 - - 9784 - - 9393 - - 8993 blCL maxRH 78 - - 72 - - 80 - - 92 - - 84 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 20 - - 180 - - 80 CAPE Temp@2m 36.8 - - 44.8 - - 49.0 - - 49.9 - - 43.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 30.5 - - 34.5 - - 36.4 - - 36.7 - - 35.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 40.2 - - 44.9 - - 49.5 - - 51.5 - - 48.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 30.6 - - 33.3 - - 35.2 - - 35.6 - - 34.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -6 - - 101 - - 78 - - 8 - - -44 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 430 - - 1177 - - 543 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 12 - - 0 - - 21 - - 66 - - 35 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 - - 5 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] 96108 21 275 17 263 26 258 20 300 21 279 96108 88982 18 284 15 286 18 280 21 307 19 308 88982 83494 20 299 12 298 19 300 24 312 19 316 83494 78930 20 304 18 304 26 306 29 306 24 313 78930 74977 27 304 26 306 29 307 30 310 30 318 74977 71450 29 302 31 298 33 307 33 308 32 311 71450 68224 29 305 31 295 39 301 39 310 37 305 68224 65238 33 307 35 301 41 302 42 312 38 307 65238 62453 37 302 42 299 41 302 43 312 39 310 62453 59739 40 299 43 299 42 301 44 310 42 306 59739 56906 39 300 40 301 43 300 43 307 41 305 56906 53971 38 303 38 302 40 299 40 307 38 311 53971 51165 40 305 37 304 39 299 38 304 36 310 51165 48640 46 303 39 304 37 298 38 301 34 305 48640 46389 50 298 40 301 36 302 36 304 32 309 46389 44356 49 295 44 301 38 304 32 311 27 320 44356 42491 48 295 48 294 44 298 36 305 32 314 42491 40766 48 292 47 287 48 289 41 295 40 296 40766 39184 50 292 47 287 50 289 49 292 48 284 39184 37738 55 293 53 295 56 289 60 284 53 276 37738 36405 61 285 66 295 63 287 63 280 56 275 36405 35141 60 283 69 288 69 284 68 278 62 277 35141 33881 56 285 64 285 63 280 72 273 66 278 33881 32594 51 287 60 290 56 276 72 269 66 279 32594 31279 46 290 54 297 55 276 69 269 63 279 31279 29921 41 294 45 301 50 278 65 272 59 279 29921 28511 39 299 39 294 47 278 57 274 55 278 28511 27051 38 300 36 288 44 277 50 274 51 276 27051 25540 36 299 33 287 42 275 47 274 48 275 25540 23983 31 298 32 288 40 273 46 273 46 273 23983 22384 28 296 30 288 37 273 45 271 44 273 22384 20738 26 293 28 286 33 272 43 268 43 273 20738 19039 24 292 26 282 29 270 39 266 42 274 19039 17320 21 291 24 276 26 268 36 265 40 273 17320 15668 18 287 23 272 24 267 32 265 39 271 15668 14164 17 281 22 270 23 265 30 266 37 269 14164 12820 15 276 20 268 23 265 28 266 37 267 12820 11614 14 272 18 264 21 264 26 264 36 264 11614 10529 12 266 15 259 20 261 24 260 35 261 10529 9552 10 255 13 251 19 256 22 256 33 258 9552 8673 8 238 12 238 17 248 20 250 31 254 8673 7886 8 217 11 224 15 239 17 242 28 250 7886 7181 10 198 12 208 12*221 15 233 25 243 7181 6540 11 189 12 192 11*198 14*223 21 235 6540 5966 12 185 12*182 12 182 13*213 18 221 5966 5483 10 182 11*178 12 178 12 202 15 203 5483 5108 9 171 10 176 12 175 12 196 14 185 5108 4847 7 150 8 175 10 174 10 193 12 170 4847 4689 4*130 7 175 9 174 9 190 10*162 4689 4598 2*092 4 175 5 172 5 187 4*145 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