DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 03/15 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 - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 26.5 - - 30.2 - - 31.6 - - 29.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 115 - - 147 - - 35 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1119 - - 1556 - - 873 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4580 - - 6139 - - 4580 - - 4580 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6619 - - 7056 - - 6373 - - 4598 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1839 - - 2054 - - 2911 - - 4856 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 215 - - 261 - - 135 - - 10 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 7 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 7 - - 12 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 185 - - 169 - - 172 - - 174 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 4 - - 9 - - 7 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 8 - - 12 - - 5 - - -12 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1525 - - 2044 - - 1654 - - -43 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5094 - - 5012 - - 4720 - - 4641 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -142 - - 87 - - -196 - - -2138 ODpotential blCL - - - 6761 - - 6969 - - 6569 - - 6736 blCL maxRH - - - 93 - - 95 - - 95 - - 101 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 60 - - 40 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 26.5 - - 30.2 - - 31.6 - - 29.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 20.1 - - 24.1 - - 26.6 - - 24.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 26.4 - - 30.1 - - 32.3 - - 31.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 18.9 - - 22.9 - - 25.9 - - 24.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 115 - - 147 - - 35 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1119 - - 1556 - - 873 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 70 - - 81 - - 78 - - 104 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 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] 97923 70 075 70 075 71 085 69 074 97923 90600 61 075 59 079 59 079 59 073 90600 84887 50 073 46 071 49 077 50 073 84887 80083 43 075 34 065 43 069 43 073 80083 75905 36 069 29 074 33 060 38 065 75905 72192 27 062 29 068 22 061 26 060 72192 68807 18 054 23 049 19 046 19 051 68807 65676 15 048 16 031 16 009 15 029 65676 62761 13 011 15 005 18 346 14 006 62761 59925 13 351 17 335 21 325 17 323 59925 56960 15 341 18 308 24 305 18 302 56960 53865 17 333 20 295 26 309 22 307 53865 50898 25 316 29 297 32 304 28 302 50898 48241 32 303 33 295 36 298 36 298 48241 45880 34 298 35 295 41 295 42 296 45880 43753 35 298 36 293 42 294 41 292 43753 41815 35 299 37 293 42 297 39 290 41815 40031 35 298 38 294 42 298 38 292 40031 38375 36 297 38 296 43 292 40 292 38375 36836 37 297 38 296 43 287 44 290 36836 35407 36 293 36 293 42 285 48 287 35407 34055 32 286 35 289 43 283 50 285 34055 32716 29 281 34 286 44 281 52 283 32716 31362 26 278 31 278 43 278 55 282 31362 30000 28 262 30 272 38 274 56 279 30000 28624 28 256 33 268 30 278 50 277 28624 27232 31 256 36 258 29 277 37 268 27232 25829 31 261 32 257 25 268 28 251 25829 24401 32 270 32 264 25 269 19 253 24401 22936 35 277 31 268 28 270 17 259 22936 21432 37 280 30 271 31 269 20 244 21432 19885 35 277 29 271 33 268 24 231 19885 18288 33 269 29 270 34 265 25 229 18288 16669 31 262 29 268 31 264 24 238 16669 15111 29 257 28 264 26 263 23 249 15111 13690 25 254 27 261 24 260 23 255 13690 12418 22 252 25 259 23 256 24 257 12418 11277 20 252 23 256 23 251 25 258 11277 10249 17 250 20 252 23 246 25 258 10249 9322 15 246 15 245 21 241 26 258 9322 8487 13 239 10 231 19 233 25 256 8487 7740 11 228 7*207 17 222 23 253 7740 7069 9*211 7*177 15 207 21 248 7069 6458 8*192 7 168 14*191 18 238 6458 5910 7 184 7 164 14*178 16 222 5910 5447 6 183 7 166 13 172 15 203 5447 5087 6 182 6 169 12 170 15 188 5087 4837 5 183 6 171 11 170 13 178 4837 4684 4 184 5 173 9 169 10*173 4684 4597 3 185 4 176 5 167 4*174 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