DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 04/26 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 - - - 27.5 - - 34.2 - - - - - 29.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 156 - - 316 - - - - - 28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3343 - - 3535 - - - - - 1175 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7438 - - 7860 - - - - - 4580 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8843 - - 9035 - - - - - 6675 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1964 - - 4268 - - - - - 1723 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 342 - - 436 - - - - - 135 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 29 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 3 - - - - - 17 BL Wind Direction - - - 100 - - 084 - - - - - 131 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 0 - - - - - 13 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -7 - - -9 - - - - - -9 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 2504 - - 2302 - - - - - 1317 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6339 - - 6733 - - - - - 5358 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 885 - - 850 - - - - - -143 ODpotential blCL - - - 7958 - - 8185 - - - - - 6818 blCL maxRH - - - 98 - - 98 - - - - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 30 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 27.5 - - 34.2 - - - - - 29.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 15.9 - - 20.8 - - - - - 21.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 27.3 - - 33.4 - - - - - 29.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 14.7 - - 20.1 - - - - - 21.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 156 - - 316 - - - - - 28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3343 - - 3535 - - - - - 1175 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 94 - - 93 - - - - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 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] 97112 10 084 6 111 12 052 97112 89829 11 107 2 074 10 072 89829 84233 8 095 5 130 7 061 84233 79564 6 066 2 141 4 069 79564 75518 3 071 2 179 1 277 75518 71918 6 181 2 171 1 173 71918 68637 8 184 3 134 4 168 68637 65605 7 179 4 157 2 203 65605 62779 5 172 4 164 4 250 62779 60032 7 168 1 203 3 241 60032 57158 7 128 4 238 3 330 57158 54166 3 058 4 249 4 307 54166 51304 1 036 2 267 5 339 51304 48728 8 034 4 011 5 335 48728 46424 11 012 12 004 9 021 46424 44336 17 003 13 354 17 359 44336 42422 16 006 8 006 15 335 42422 40651 16 021 13 025 13 331 40651 39007 23 010 18 015 12 354 39007 37478 20 003 22 000 16 014 37478 36059 16 013 19 347 23 016 36059 34719 19 005 18 331 25 015 34719 33392 17 009 17 356 25 008 33392 32052 27 028 24 015 22 353 32052 30704 32 029 28 020 18 340 30704 29335 37 036 30 025 18 337 29335 27931 40 047 32 024 20 335 27931 26485 44 052 31 026 21 333 26485 24993 40 054 30 029 22 341 24993 23457 36 051 30 031 22 346 23457 21880 35 044 29 034 21 347 21880 20258 38 036 26 035 21 350 20258 18583 37 035 22 037 21 350 18583 16888 25 037 14 032 21 335 16888 15269 9 350 7 348 22 307 15269 13804 11 297 4 312 21 299 13804 12500 10 287 6 292 14 305 12500 11332 4 299 6 292 9 285 11332 10282 3 104 4 299 7 249 10282 9338 6*115 1*328 7 215 9338 8492 7*111 1*068 8 181 8492 7737 8 104 2 081 11 153 7737 7062 8 101 3 085 16*137 7062 6451 8 099 3 086 19*133 6451 5904 7 098 3 086 19 132 5904 5442 7 097 3 085 18 131 5442 5084 6 096 3 085 17 130 5084 4836 5 095 2 082 15 129 4836 4684 5 095 2 082 12 128 4684 4597 3 095 1 085 7 127 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