DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 04/04 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 42.6 - - 44.5 - - 44.8 - - 37.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 91 - - 96 - - 14 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3428 - - 4502 - - 3854 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7222 - - 8035 - - 4581 - - 4581 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8928 - - 10002 - - 9354 - - 4599 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2320 - - 2424 - - 2781 - - 4955 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 295 - - 330 - - 183 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 5 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 13 - - 12 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 298 - - 299 - - 302 - - 096 Direction Wind Shear - - - 15 - - 12 - - 12 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 22 - - 9 - - 8 - - -16 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 2083 - - 2552 - - 1999 - - -1762 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6845 - - 7451 - - 7355 - - 6361 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 87 - - 619 - - -279 - - -4536 ODpotential blCL - - - 8841 - - 9383 - - 9633 - - 9135 blCL maxRH - - - 87 - - 86 - - 79 - - 77 maxRH CAPE - - - 20 - - 30 - - 20 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 42.6 - - 44.5 - - 44.8 - - 37.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 28.9 - - 28.1 - - 28.9 - - 26.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 42.8 - - 44.8 - - 45.8 - - 43.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 27.7 - - 26.9 - - 27.8 - - 26.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 91 - - 96 - - 14 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3428 - - 4502 - - 3854 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 50 - - 43 - - 17 - - 10 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 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] 96534 14 232 15 218 17 257 9 255 96534 89407 8 223 15 232 16 269 7 295 89407 83894 7 243 11 242 13 262 11 268 83894 79297 10 243 9 268 7 245 12 272 79297 75314 14 242 17 268 11 268 11 254 75314 71775 9 238 16 264 16 266 9 274 71775 68551 10 248 11 257 14 266 11 264 68551 65571 12 239 10 269 12 274 14 280 65571 62792 14 279 13 273 17 272 18 245 62792 60085 13 275 19 276 19 262 23 288 60085 57251 8 256 21 280 30 275 30 282 57251 54293 13 294 28 268 30 284 33 284 54293 51451 26 291 28 282 37 290 38 292 51451 48886 36 294 42 293 45 290 44 293 48886 46595 42 291 45 293 47 290 47 291 46595 44533 47 289 46 294 48 292 49 293 44533 42665 50 290 50 291 55 293 54 297 42665 40959 51 297 55 290 61 291 61 299 40959 39392 59 300 60 296 62 296 72 298 39392 37953 70 298 68 302 71 301 86 299 37953 36624 76 301 79 307 88 304 96 300 36624 35357 80 306 92 309 100 303 99 300 35357 34085 85 309 98 307 100 302 96 301 34085 32780 90 310 96 307 96 301 92 302 32780 31445 90 308 88 307 89 301 84 304 31445 30070 84 303 82 306 81 301 77 305 30070 28647 76 300 78 304 74 302 69 305 28647 27174 69 299 72 304 69 305 64 307 27174 25652 63 299 66 306 64 307 61 312 25652 24081 59 299 63 305 60 306 57 314 24081 22465 58 300 60 304 57 305 53 311 22465 20797 57 301 56 304 53 304 49 307 20797 19074 53 301 53 306 50 302 46 304 19074 17330 46 299 48 307 45 301 43 301 17330 15656 39 298 42 305 40 301 39 300 15656 14136 35 299 36 303 35 302 34 300 14136 12782 32 300 30 302 30 303 29 303 12782 11570 29 300 25 301 25 302 24 307 11570 10483 27 299 21*299 22 300 21 310 10483 9507 24*298 17*297 19*298 19 312 9507 8632 20*297 15 297 16*297 17 311 8632 7850 16 298 14 297 15 298 16 310 7850 7150 13 298 13 298 13 300 15 310 7150 6516 11 298 12 299 12 303 13 312 6516 5949 10 298 11 300 11 305 11 318 5949 5471 9 298 11 301 10 307 9 326 5471 5101 8 297 10 302 9 309 7 335 5101 4844 7 298 9 302 8 309 5 344 4844 4688 6 297 8 302 7 310 3*358 4688 4598 5 297 6 301 5 310 2*096 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