DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 04/23 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 32.9 - - 33.4 - - - - - 26.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 214 - - 228 - - - - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6189 - - 7798 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9743 - - 11030 - - - - - 4580 Hcrit BL Top - - - 11689 - - 13298 - - - - - 4597 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 5892 - - 4107 - - - - - 6071 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 465 - - 511 - - - - - 8 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 6 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 22 - - 17 - - - - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 350 - - 349 - - - - - 352 Direction Wind Shear - - - 18 - - 12 - - - - - 10 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -10 - - -62 - - - - - -7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 3515 - - 5347 - - - - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8174 - - 7951 - - - - - 4596 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 1627 - - 2308 - - - - - -963 ODpotential blCL - - - 10062 - - 10990 - - - - - 5560 blCL maxRH - - - 80 - - 73 - - - - - 91 maxRH CAPE - - - 150 - - 210 - - - - - 220 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 32.9 - - 33.4 - - - - - 26.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 13.2 - - 14.7 - - - - - 25.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 32.7 - - 33.2 - - - - - 28.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 12.1 - - 13.9 - - - - - 25.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 214 - - 228 - - - - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6189 - - 7798 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 21 - - 0 - - - - - 65 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 1 - - - - - 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] 97275 9 123 8 126 14 084 97275 89889 12 113 17 086 20 075 89889 84246 12 098 13 081 7 086 84246 79594 2 115 8 094 7 099 79594 75575 3 263 5 009 6 104 75575 71990 3 174 7 294 2 109 71990 68726 3 098 4 239 5 336 68726 65712 7 269 4 253 1 216 65712 62886 7 270 7 272 1 252 62886 60126 4 303 2 304 8 309 60126 57253 5 326 4 015 7 307 57253 54269 8 307 9 318 4 336 54269 51405 6 290 11 293 4 323 51405 48816 5 294 5 300 6 351 48816 46491 9 318 8 310 12 327 46491 44382 14 304 14 310 11 334 44382 42451 13 297 19 315 7 360 42451 40671 11 298 14 322 14 004 40671 39014 9 314 12 328 19 341 39014 37462 9 352 12 340 23 338 37462 36011 12 005 19 346 22 354 36011 34631 14 004 24 339 25 006 34631 33262 16 001 28 341 27 005 33262 31878 18 356 29 348 27 007 31878 30484 21 352 31 356 27 007 30484 29067 23 352 35 359 29 009 29067 27616 25 355 39 358 31 012 27616 26137 29 356 40 355 31 015 26137 24639 31 352 35 352 35 015 24639 23126 29 346 29 355 35 011 23126 21593 29 345 28 004 31 012 21593 20025 32 349 29 015 28 004 20025 18411 31 351 33 022 25 351 18411 16772 26 355 27 018 25 350 16772 15193 26 358 22 010 26 356 15193 13751 26 003 19*003 29 003 13751 12463 26*003 18*359 32 011 12463 11307 26*002 18 357 33 015 11307 10267 26 359 18 355 32 017 10267 9331 25 357 18 354 30 018 9331 8490 24 351 18 350 27 017 8490 7738 23 347 17 347 24 014 7738 7063 22 344 17 343 22 010 7063 6451 21 343 16 340 20 006 6451 5904 21 341 16 338 17 002 5904 5442 20 340 15 337 15 359 5442 5083 18 340 14 335 12 355 5083 4835 17 339 13 334 9 352 4835 4684 14 338 11 334 6*349 4684 4596 9 336 7 331 2*331 4596 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