DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 03/05 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 34.8 - - 35.8 - - 35.0 - - 30.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 53 - - 82 - - -16 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1984 - - 2298 - - 4225 - - 629 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4581 - - 6312 - - 4580 - - 4580 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7484 - - 7798 - - 9725 - - 6129 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2645 - - 2960 - - 3936 - - 5309 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 205 - - 247 - - 116 - - 27 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 4 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 10 - - 22 - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - 329 - - 322 - - 314 - - 310 Direction Wind Shear - - - 12 - - 11 - - 21 - - 20 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - 10 - - 24 - - 21 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1826 - - 2369 - - 3283 - - 311 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5658 - - 5429 - - 6443 - - 5818 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -184 - - 715 - - 551 - - -2351 ODpotential blCL - - - 7668 - - 7083 - - 9174 - - 8480 blCL maxRH - - - 92 - - 96 - - 99 - - 91 maxRH CAPE - - - 10 - - 120 - - 110 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 34.8 - - 35.8 - - 35.0 - - 30.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 26.2 - - 28.2 - - 23.0 - - 21.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 35.2 - - 36.1 - - 36.8 - - 33.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 25.1 - - 27.1 - - 21.8 - - 20.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 53 - - 82 - - -16 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1984 - - 2298 - - 4225 - - 629 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 67 - - 86 - - 95 - - 64 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 95861 6 076 17 013 19 046 26 027 95861 88556 29 260 33 267 26 262 11 308 88556 83069 62 276 64 277 43 293 37 275 83069 78611 56 291 48 289 50 296 35 303 78611 74727 39 310 40 302 52 301 46 315 74727 71227 40 312 46 295 58 296 50 308 71227 68019 44 302 44 293 53 291 52 299 68019 65056 50 295 44 295 48 291 47 294 65056 62292 50 293 39 290 44 298 42 291 62292 59591 43 296 32 283 39 301 39 290 59591 56753 36 296 32 293 36 302 36 295 56753 53781 35 298 35 301 38 302 36 303 53781 50921 34 297 39 303 43 299 44 306 50921 48348 36 296 42 306 45 297 52 307 48348 46060 39 296 42 305 45 301 52 307 46060 44000 39 298 39 305 43 308 48 309 44000 42119 37 304 39 306 42 313 43 315 42119 40384 37 310 40 308 42 316 43 321 40384 38775 39 311 40 309 41 318 44 326 38775 37280 40 306 38 313 41 320 46 327 37280 35894 38 301 38 318 44 322 48 327 35894 34578 34 298 39 322 47 324 51 327 34578 33270 29 298 42 323 49 326 54 328 33270 31941 27 297 44 321 49 328 55 330 31941 30598 29 294 43 315 49 328 58 333 30598 29230 30 291 41 309 48 326 61 333 29230 27830 30 289 39 308 45 323 62 333 27830 26396 29 285 37 310 42 320 60 332 26396 24923 30 276 35 312 40 319 58 332 24923 23411 29 270 33 311 38 319 57 331 23411 21858 24 273 29 305 36 316 56 331 21858 20257 23 280 24 299 33 315 53 331 20257 18603 24 285 20 292 30 314 48 331 18603 16927 26 286 21 282 29 315 42 329 16927 15317 25 286 22 280 27 317 34 324 15317 13852 24 286 23 285 25 319 27 323 13852 12547 22 288 22 292 25 320 24 325 12547 11377 20 295 22 297 26 319 23 326 11377 10326 17 303 20 302 26*318 24 326 10326 9379 16 312 19 306 26*317 24 326 9379 8530 16 318 17*309 26 316 23 324 8530 7770 16*321 15*314 25 315 23 321 7770 7088 15*323 13 319 24 314 23 317 7088 6471 14 326 11 324 23 313 22*312 6471 5918 12 330 10 326 21 312 19*309 5918 5451 9 334 9 327 19 312 16 308 5451 5089 8 335 8 326 16 311 12 309 5089 4838 7 336 7 325 13 310 8 313 4838 4685 6 337 6 324 10 310 5 318 4685 4597 4 336 4 323 5 309 1 064 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