DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 03/18 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 = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 37.8 - - 44.1 - - 45.4 - - 43.7 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -25 - - -11 - - -9 - - -35 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - - BL Depth Hcrit 4581 - - 4581 - - 4581 - - 4582 - - - Hcrit BL Top 4599 - - 4599 - - 4599 - - 4599 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. 2434 - - 3586 - - 4097 - - 2546 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* 5 - - 15 - - 12 - - 10 - - - W* B/S 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - - B/S BL Wind 4 - - 6 - - 7 - - 4 - - - BL Wind Direction 140 - - 168 - - 168 - - 140 - - - Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 4 - - 6 - - 0 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg -21 - - -7 - - -9 - - -7 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 2 - - -618 - - -299 - - 1 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 4598 - - 5217 - - 4898 - - 4598 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential -2939 - - -2922 - - -2448 - - -3024 - - - ODpotential blCL 7538 - - 7521 - - 7047 - - 7623 - - - blCL maxRH 99 - - 96 - - 99 - - 93 - - - maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m 37.8 - - 44.1 - - 45.4 - - 43.7 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m 34.1 - - 37.1 - - 39.8 - - 39.3 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 42.4 - - 46.3 - - 47.6 - - 47.7 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 34.3 - - 36.4 - - 39.1 - - 39.0 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -25 - - -11 - - -9 - - -35 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT 95 - - 84 - - 96 - - 73 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 5 - - 5 - - 6 - - 6 - - - 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] 96328 11 251 10 293 5 219 14 258 96328 89318 5 200 9 211 10 274 11 302 89318 83889 5 250 6 241 18 251 14 297 83889 79336 5 283 7 255 11 252 13 294 79336 75366 15 268 9 258 14 260 16 298 75366 71870 13 273 12 286 16 298 19 306 71870 68722 26 290 10 340 18 303 10 322 68722 65787 28 291 22 295 25 280 14 286 65787 63050 20 275 30 269 21 280 21 299 63050 60404 14 265 29 270 31 282 23 278 60404 57618 28 289 30 271 41 280 35 263 57618 54697 47 285 33 272 39 283 32 281 54697 51884 61 279 47 283 50 285 45 288 51884 49347 75 278 70 285 65 286 76 284 49347 47086 89 278 89 282 86 285 93 279 47086 45040 99 280 102 281 101 284 96 280 45040 43169 111 284 113 283 109 283 108 284 43169 41453 129 286 128 283 118 283 125 283 41453 39877 144 285 141 281 133 282 135 282 39877 38416 150 284 148 279 146 280 145 287 38416 37051 149 284 148 280 152 280 154 292 37051 35746 144 283 147 282 146 281 145 291 35746 34439 134 280 144 281 138 280 130 286 34439 33102 123 276 142 280 135 279 125 281 33102 31737 116 273 140 281 133 278 125 281 31737 30328 114 274 132 284 127 281 122 282 30328 28866 117 279 119 286 117 285 118 283 28866 27355 117 285 108 284 107 286 114 286 27355 25798 108 286 100 282 98 284 106 287 25798 24200 97 285 94 281 92 281 93 284 24200 22564 89 283 86 281 86 280 84 280 22564 20884 81 283 78 280 76 280 78 278 20884 19153 70 283 69 281 66 280 70 279 19153 17406 60 283 61 283 59 278 59 280 17406 15732 53 285 52 285 53 277 50 280 15732 14210 49 286 43 285 45 274 45 279 14210 12850 46 287 37 285 39 272 43 277 12850 11631 45 286 33 283 35 269 42 273 11631 10537 44 285 32 282 32 266 42 269 10537 9553 42 282 31 280 29 263 41 263 9553 8671 39 278 29 277 25 259 38 258 8671 7883 34 274 26 274 21 255 33 252 7883 7178 27 268 22 269 17 249 27 247 7178 6538 20 260 16 261 13 240 20 239 6538 5966 12 241 11 244 11 225 15 224 5966 5482 9 205 8 219 10 205 12 199 5482 5107 10 174 8 190 10 185 12 175 5107 4847 10 160 7 173 9 174 12 161 4847 4689 9*153 6*166 7*167 10*153 4689 4598 4*140 3*161 3*157 4*140 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