DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 04/03 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 = 21Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 1000z - - 1332z - - 1602z - - 1902z - - 2200z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 21.4 - - 28.0 - - 29.9 - - 24.5 - - 18.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 18 - - 175 - - 199 - - 55 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 6408 - - 8068 - - 1079 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4619 - - 9795 - - 11164 - - 4619 - - 4619 Hcrit BL Top 4636 - - 11908 - - 13568 - - 6579 - - 4637 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 3550 - - 3979 - - 4171 - - 4125 - - 4972 Hgt.Variab. W* 28 - - 440 - - 496 - - 167 - - 0 W* B/S 1 - - 7 - - 9 - - 11 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 6 - - 11 - - 10 - - 3 - - 2 BL Wind Direction 179 - - 261 - - 267 - - 340 - - 028 Direction Wind Shear 5 - - 13 - - 16 - - 4 - - 1 Wind Shear Max.Converg -8 - - 29 - - 8 - - -31 - - -13 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -809 - - 5010 - - 6202 - - 1943 - - 2 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 5445 - - 6899 - - 7367 - - 4636 - - 4636 sfcLCL ODpotential -2748 - - 2898 - - 3423 - - 135 - - -2440 ODpotential blCL 7384 - - 9010 - - 10145 - - 6444 - - 7077 blCL maxRH 89 - - 88 - - 94 - - 86 - - 81 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 160 - - 220 - - 110 - - 30 CAPE Temp@2m 21.4 - - 28.0 - - 29.9 - - 24.5 - - 18.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 14.0 - - 14.1 - - 13.8 - - 20.4 - - 14.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 22.2 - - 27.9 - - 29.7 - - 24.8 - - 23.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 13.7 - - 12.3 - - 11.7 - - 19.4 - - 15.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 18 - - 175 - - 199 - - 55 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 6408 - - 8068 - - 1079 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 57 - - 53 - - 75 - - 44 - - 23 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 2 - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 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] 97581 14 055 17 093 9 051 15 075 10 098 97581 90370 13 055 18 081 11 081 13 066 15 078 90370 84700 12 054 17 068 15 083 10 069 17 063 84700 79923 15 058 10 063 14 069 11 064 14 062 79923 75767 16 054 6 050 12 052 9 034 11 046 75767 72062 13 036 7 047 10 049 6 015 7 034 72062 68685 12 010 9 046 7 031 7 005 8 004 68685 65565 9 352 9 016 8 357 8 348 9 353 65565 62651 8 004 9 336 10 337 10 328 8 344 62651 59797 14 001 9 325 14 334 13 331 12 351 59797 56802 18 341 14 317 17 320 17 321 20 330 56802 53692 20 331 19 322 19 322 22 315 23 316 53692 50730 26 320 26 319 24 320 25 318 25 319 50730 48069 29 313 29 314 29 314 30 319 30 320 48069 45695 30 312 31 311 32 308 33 317 33 318 45695 43553 30 315 31 310 34 303 35 314 37 317 43553 41606 31 317 32 308 34 302 35 312 39 314 41606 39824 32 316 32 307 33 302 36 310 39 312 39824 38182 34 314 33 308 32 303 34 308 38 311 38182 36662 35 311 35 308 32 304 33 306 37 312 36662 35253 35 306 37 306 32 303 32 306 36 313 35253 33919 34 302 38 302 32 300 31 306 35 313 33919 32597 32 300 37 298 33 296 31 305 35 313 32597 31257 29 301 34 295 31 292 30 304 33 313 31257 29906 27 305 29 296 28 291 28 303 31 313 29906 28532 27 305 26 297 27 289 26 304 29 312 28532 27129 29 292 25 293 26 282 26 295 27 313 27129 25699 30 272 26 281 28 272 26 281 27 309 25699 24250 31 263 28 264 29 263 27 271 25 296 24250 22783 30 262 29 249 29 250 28 261 21 276 22783 21296 29 263 26 245 28 241 26 249 25 255 21296 19768 26 262 23 250 25 240 20 236 31 236 19768 18189 24 259 20 256 22 248 16 233 25 236 18189 16585 22 257 19 261 22 258 12 233 20 249 16585 15041 22 255 18 265 23 262 9 241 18 270 15041 13634 21 254 18 267 22*262 8 256 17 287 13634 12374 19 253 17*267 19*263 7 275 15 299 12374 11243 17 253 17*267 16 263 7 291 14 309 11243 10224 15 255 16 266 14 265 7 304 13 316 10224 9305 14 258 14 264 12 266 7 315 11 320 9305 8479 12 262 12 262 9 269 7 324 10 323 8479 7739 11 265 11 259 8 270 7 331 9 329 7739 7074 10 265 10 257 7 271 6*336 7 340 7074 6471 9 262 9 255 6 272 5*340 6 356 6471 5929 8 250 8 253 5 273 4 344 6 010 5929 5472 7 229 7 252 5 274 3 344 6 014 5472 5118 7 197 6 251 4 273 2 334 5 015 5118 4872 7 177 6 250 4 276 1 327 4 020 4872 4721 6*170 5 250 4 275 1 322 2*022 4721 4636 4*165 4 251 3 275 1 318 2*034 4636 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