DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 04/07 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 30.6 - - 33.2 - - 34.0 - - 34.8 - - 28.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 21 - - 138 - - 158 - - 84 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1275 - - 5848 - - 5374 - - 4546 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4580 - - 9250 - - 8955 - - 7906 - - 4580 Hcrit BL Top 6775 - - 11348 - - 10874 - - 10046 - - 4598 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 3059 - - 2796 - - 3498 - - 5634 - - 6058 Hgt.Variab. W* 133 - - 401 - - 403 - - 309 - - 8 W* B/S 1 - - 3 - - 3 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 20 - - 27 - - 28 - - 26 - - 2 BL Wind Direction 327 - - 316 - - 304 - - 313 - - 126 Direction Wind Shear 21 - - 25 - - 27 - - 27 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -9 - - 23 - - 26 - - 26 - - -17 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 1173 - - 3229 - - 3264 - - 2811 - - -1395 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 5602 - - 8120 - - 7610 - - 7236 - - 5993 sfcLCL ODpotential -889 - - 590 - - 1142 - - 1139 - - -3548 ODpotential blCL 7664 - - 10758 - - 9732 - - 8907 - - 8146 blCL maxRH 94 - - 65 - - 98 - - 89 - - 85 maxRH CAPE 10 - - 30 - - 80 - - 150 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 30.6 - - 33.2 - - 34.0 - - 34.8 - - 28.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 22.2 - - 13.7 - - 16.8 - - 19.1 - - 18.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 31.4 - - 33.4 - - 34.3 - - 35.3 - - 32.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 21.1 - - 12.7 - - 15.8 - - 18.4 - - 18.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 21 - - 138 - - 158 - - 84 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1275 - - 5848 - - 5374 - - 4546 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 76 - - 0 - - 93 - - 58 - - 40 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 96110 14 276 11 256 19 260 27 264 20 262 96110 88923 14 283 18 263 25 264 29 263 22 285 88923 83424 19 283 15 253 15 272 28 282 36 296 83424 78888 18 283 25 292 28 271 19 294 31 294 78888 74957 27 287 25 304 28 272 24 310 26 294 74957 71444 32 295 23 314 17 297 21 309 31 298 71444 68256 33 306 31 307 16 310 22 310 27 301 68256 65317 30 316 34 304 19 308 14 317 19 294 65317 62567 23 318 33 306 20 316 13 338 17 281 62567 59881 17 334 26 304 25 326 12 308 10 257 59881 57057 31 344 19 305 32 311 22 314 7 283 57057 54101 43 324 32 316 39 303 32 312 29 310 54101 51269 44 303 40 306 36 296 25 279 34 308 51269 48717 44 294 34 298 34 291 22 275 28 288 48717 46422 41 293 33 305 32 296 22 307 38 314 46422 44339 41 300 37 310 33 311 46 313 49 312 44339 42440 48 303 42 311 42 316 53 309 50 313 42440 40695 54 295 48 307 51 310 49 307 49 315 40695 39077 60 287 52 304 56 302 49 311 49 318 39077 37569 65 280 60 299 53 299 52 316 52 323 37569 36162 64 278 66 293 49 300 57 318 57 327 36162 34826 64 280 66 289 50 303 62 318 65 328 34826 33497 70 282 64 291 53 306 68 316 72 326 33497 32147 80 281 63 292 57 307 71 313 78 325 32147 30776 88 278 63 291 63 308 74 312 80 325 30776 29372 92 274 60 288 71 308 77 311 77 328 29372 27933 95 272 57 289 77 307 78 309 75 332 27933 26467 98 271 55 295 78 306 76 308 70 333 26467 24971 101 270 59 302 75 306 74 309 64 333 24971 23443 100 271 66 303 73 308 72 312 55 337 23443 21877 93 273 70 303 73 308 70 313 51 346 21877 20266 82 273 66 302 71 308 64 314 53 348 20266 18599 70 271 57 303 65 308 55 318 53 348 18599 16911 61 271 50 308 57 311 46 321 47 348 16911 15294 53 277 45 312 46 315 41 321 40 347 15294 13827 46 283 39 316 41 315 40 321 38 345 13827 12522 40 287 35*318 39 313 40 319 38 339 12522 11356 37 292 34*319 38*311 40 318 37 334 11356 10309 36 297 32 318 37*310 38*316 35 331 10309 9366 36 302 30 317 34 307 36*315 34 329 9366 8519 34 306 29 316 32 305 33 314 33 324 8519 7762 32 310 27 315 30 304 30 313 31 319 7762 7083 30*313 26 315 28 303 27 313 30 314 7083 6467 27*318 25 314 27 302 25 313 27 312 6467 5915 24 324 23 314 25 302 23 312 23 311 5915 5449 21 329 22 314 24 302 21 312 18 312 5449 5088 18 332 20 314 22 301 19 312 14 315 5088 4838 15 334 18 314 19 301 17 312 9 320 4838 4685 12 334 15 314 16 301 14 312 6*323 4685 4597 7 336 9 313 10 300 9 311 2*126 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