DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 03/03 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 = 21Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 1030z - - 1401z - - 1630z - - 1949z - - 2220z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 23.5 - - 35.9 - - 40.6 - - 38.9 - - 31.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -25 - - 37 - - 55 - - -13 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 640 - - 2526 - - 306 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4580 - - 4581 - - 6124 - - 4581 - - 4580 Hcrit BL Top 4598 - - 6140 - - 8026 - - 5806 - - 4598 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 703 - - 2081 - - 2141 - - 3647 - - 705 Hgt.Variab. W* 10 - - 128 - - 231 - - 45 - - 4 W* B/S 0 - - 3 - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 9 - - 13 - - 10 - - 4 BL Wind Direction 127 - - 181 - - 209 - - 184 - - 111 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 9 - - 14 - - 10 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -23 - - 11 - - 15 - - 9 - - -27 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1736 - - -191 - - 1340 - - -234 - - -773 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 6335 - - 6331 - - 6686 - - 6040 - - 5372 sfcLCL ODpotential -7567 - - -3771 - - -1524 - - -3074 - - -4855 ODpotential blCL 12165 - - 9911 - - 9550 - - 8880 - - 9453 blCL maxRH 62 - - 73 - - 67 - - 64 - - 65 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 23.5 - - 35.9 - - 40.6 - - 38.9 - - 31.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 12.2 - - 24.2 - - 27.3 - - 28.4 - - 24.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 29.5 - - 36.4 - - 41.2 - - 40.9 - - 36.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 15.5 - - 23.1 - - 26.1 - - 27.3 - - 26.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -25 - - 37 - - 55 - - -13 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 640 - - 2526 - - 306 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 96112 23 269 26 288 23 286 29 301 25 278 96112 89015 19 274 18 278 22 285 20 299 23 281 89015 83480 14 294 10 296 17 264 12 297 14 280 83480 78821 19 259 14 284 12 257 17 290 12 289 78821 74766 17 245 17 246 19 240 26 261 17 296 74766 71168 10 241 9 215 13 204 20 258 19 289 71168 67899 16 249 14 246 11 269 19 251 22 257 67899 64879 24 248 21 259 15 260 17 245 21 241 64879 62065 13 257 14 273 12 277 16 274 20 259 62065 59335 3 242 19 256 20 271 20 284 24 270 59335 56497 21 250 29 243 30 254 27 272 21 286 56497 53535 26 260 31 247 34 254 33 270 26 291 53535 50695 33 259 35 255 36 262 38 269 34 274 50695 48159 37 257 38 258 37 262 36 267 37 262 48159 45919 38 260 35 260 35 262 34 265 37 252 45919 43920 41 268 33 266 36 263 36 267 33 251 43920 42123 48 272 38 265 38 261 38 259 29 258 42123 40490 52 274 41 267 39 265 35 258 30 263 40490 38990 55 279 46 274 43 267 33 263 30 262 38990 37600 55 282 48 275 43 264 33 263 29 261 37600 36303 52 283 47 276 41 261 33 258 29 264 36303 35056 49 286 46 277 40 262 33 253 29 265 35056 33799 48 288 47 278 39 263 32 250 28 265 33799 32506 49 289 47 278 37 264 30 247 28 262 32506 31181 49 289 47 279 35 266 26 243 29 254 31181 29813 50 289 46 281 33 272 21 243 31 247 29813 28395 49 288 46 283 33 278 18 239 31 243 28395 26926 48 287 46 283 33 279 20 234 28 242 26926 25409 46 284 44 280 32 275 24 235 26 241 25409 23847 43 281 42 275 31 265 28 238 24 241 23847 22242 40 277 40 270 30 253 31 241 23 241 22242 20591 38 275 38 266 31 247 33 245 24 238 20591 18888 37 275 35 265 32 248 33 250 25 235 18888 17166 35 275 32 263 31 249 32 255 25 234 17166 15517 33 274 30 261 30 250 30 256 25 234 15517 14018 31 272 29 259 29 248 28 255 23 236 14018 12683 30 270 28 257 29 246 26 253 21 237 12683 11489 28 269 26 254 29 246 25 251 20 238 11489 10417 26 267 24 251 28 245 24 248 18 240 10417 9454 24 266 22 247 26 242 23 244 18 240 9454 8589 21 265 20 243 22*238 20 238 17 238 8589 7818 19 263 19 238 18*230 18 230 16 234 7818 7126 16 261 17 232 15 221 16 220 15 226 7126 6499 13 256 14*221 14 212 14 211 14 216 6499 5937 10 247 12*204 13 201 14*199 12 202 5937 5463 6 225 11 184 12 196 13*191 12 189 5463 5096 5 180 9 172 11 193 12 185 11 179 5096 4841 7 143 8 169 11 192 10 180 10 167 4841 4686 6*136 7 166 9 191 8 177 7*156 4686 4597 4*127 4 163 6 191 4 172 4*111 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