DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 03/14 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 - - 1001z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 5.5 - - 18.1 - - 22.4 - - 21.4 - - 12.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -6 - - 114 - - 149 - - 28 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1910 - - 6135 - - 6485 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4579 - - 6242 - - 9488 - - 7792 - - 4580 Hcrit BL Top 4596 - - 7410 - - 11635 - - 11985 - - 4597 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1053 - - 2171 - - 2978 - - 3294 - - 7830 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 255 - - 412 - - 247 - - 3 W* B/S 0 - - 6 - - 4 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 1 - - 7 - - 17 - - 20 - - 2 BL Wind Direction 018 - - 355 - - 328 - - 329 - - 292 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 8 - - 14 - - 16 - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg -26 - - -4 - - -19 - - -9 - - -10 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1985 - - 917 - - 4076 - - 3837 - - -1644 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 6581 - - 6493 - - 7560 - - 8149 - - 6242 sfcLCL ODpotential -6584 - - -1629 - - 1472 - - 1754 - - -3955 ODpotential blCL 11180 - - 9039 - - 10163 - - 10231 - - 8552 blCL maxRH 79 - - 66 - - 79 - - 79 - - 62 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 20 - - 30 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 5.5 - - 18.1 - - 22.4 - - 21.4 - - 12.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m -6.7 - - 5.9 - - 5.6 - - 2.0 - - 1.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 11.6 - - 18.1 - - 22.5 - - 22.1 - - 18.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot -2.2 - - 5.0 - - 4.3 - - 1.1 - - 2.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -6 - - 114 - - 149 - - 28 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1910 - - 6135 - - 6485 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 18 - - 0 - - 18 - - 16 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 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] 96331 4 359 10 006 5 007 6 328 9 297 96331 89263 13 018 14 021 9 332 11 333 10 011 89263 83760 15 005 9 029 8 326 13 313 10 347 83760 79154 12 012 9 350 11 005 8 332 7 004 79154 75154 12 001 9 323 13 317 12 328 6 008 75154 71597 15 349 13 330 17 300 14 312 2 050 71597 68343 20 325 22 325 16 306 16 297 6 321 68343 65315 23 312 28 309 22 310 18 279 11 291 65315 62485 26 310 32 291 31 296 22 300 18 306 62485 59728 30 316 33 296 34 305 31 308 29 303 59728 56834 39 314 36 306 37 304 40 313 39 318 56834 53809 44 311 39 309 42 300 44 312 49 321 53809 50911 49 307 43 309 43 303 49 313 55 318 50911 48303 53 306 48 310 46 310 55 313 59 318 48303 45976 57 306 53 308 53 313 62 315 63 318 45976 43875 61 303 59 303 63 312 68 317 65 319 43875 41957 62 298 62 301 68 310 71 319 67 320 41957 40194 62 296 62 301 68 308 71 319 71 322 40194 38561 61 298 61 303 66 308 71 320 76 323 38561 37043 62 299 62 305 66 310 73 321 82 325 37043 35630 62 298 62 305 67 312 75 321 87 327 35630 34288 63 296 61 305 67 314 75 322 92 329 34288 32951 63 294 59 304 67 314 75 323 98 331 32951 31593 61 292 57 304 65 312 76 324 103 332 31593 30219 58 288 55 305 62 311 75 324 106 332 30219 28814 55 284 54 305 58 310 72 323 102 331 28814 27371 52 283 50 305 55 309 66 323 92 331 27371 25897 48 284 45 306 50 310 57 321 79 332 25897 24400 43 286 41 309 47 313 50 319 65 332 24400 22883 39 287 38 310 45 316 45 317 53 332 22883 21345 35 286 34 312 43 317 43 316 45 332 21345 19772 32 285 30 316 40 316 40 317 40 331 19772 18159 30 287 27 320 36 315 37 317 35 332 18159 16533 29 293 24 323 32 316 32 318 30 332 16533 14976 26 302 22 323 28 319 26 317 26 330 14976 13562 21 312 21 323 24 320 23 317 24 329 13562 12299 16 324 20 326 22*322 23*319 23 329 12299 11167 12 342 18 331 21*323 23*322 22 329 11167 10149 11 002 16 339 20 325 22 325 22 329 10149 9233 11 008 15 349 19 328 22 327 21 330 9233 8409 11 353 14 352 17 329 21 329 21 331 8409 7672 10 339 14*352 16 330 21 331 20 331 7672 7012 8 353 11*357 16 330 20 331 19 332 7012 6413 9 036 9 001 15 330 19 332 18 330 6413 5877 14 055 8 359 15 330 18 332 16 327 5877 5424 15 055 7 352 14 329 17 332 13 323 5424 5073 11 047 6 347 13 329 16 332 11 317 5073 4830 7 025 6 344 12 328 14 332 8 311 4830 4681 4*012 5 342 10 327 11 331 5*303 4681 4596 1*018 4 339 7 326 7 330 1*258 4596 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