DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 03/19 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 0954z - - 1330z - - 1555z - - 1858z - - 2155z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 21.5 - - 32.4 - - 36.5 - - 35.9 - - 30.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -12 - - 82 - - 102 - - 16 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 599 - - 1369 - - 1282 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4580 - - 4580 - - 4580 - - 4580 - - 4580 Hcrit BL Top 4598 - - 6099 - - 6869 - - 6782 - - 4598 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1114 - - 1437 - - 2149 - - 2932 - - 2809 Hgt.Variab. W* 7 - - 158 - - 224 - - 125 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 17 - - 39 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 3 - - 2 - - 1 - - 4 - - 2 BL Wind Direction 086 - - 356 - - 208 - - 180 - - 073 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 1 - - 1 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -23 - - -4 - - 8 - - 6 - - -14 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1633 - - -451 - - 212 - - 225 - - -1383 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 6232 - - 6551 - - 6657 - - 6558 - - 5982 sfcLCL ODpotential -7126 - - -4804 - - -2693 - - -2645 - - -4631 ODpotential blCL 11724 - - 10903 - - 9562 - - 9427 - - 9229 blCL maxRH 71 - - 58 - - 62 - - 82 - - 69 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 21.5 - - 32.4 - - 36.5 - - 35.9 - - 30.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 10.8 - - 19.8 - - 23.4 - - 23.2 - - 20.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 27.5 - - 32.6 - - 36.6 - - 37.1 - - 35.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 13.1 - - 18.8 - - 22.4 - - 22.0 - - 20.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -12 - - 82 - - 102 - - 16 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 599 - - 1369 - - 1282 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 29 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 2 - - 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] 96340 7 265 3 259 13 242 9 300 12 295 96340 89192 4 324 2 118 5 231 9 316 10 352 89192 83625 8 330 3 036 3 005 7 342 9 022 83625 78993 10 333 4 006 9 002 9 355 8 046 78993 74978 12 353 5 025 6 331 10 341 9 023 74978 71384 12 344 5 355 4 296 9 305 7 319 71384 68095 8 318 5 269 8 271 12 283 8 298 68095 65046 12 293 11 281 12 284 11 292 7 284 65046 62194 15 286 15 283 16 273 11 287 9 286 62194 59416 16 291 16 273 19 264 14 287 13 293 59416 56511 16 286 13 258 23 260 19 282 16 289 56511 53498 15 283 13 251 22 265 21 277 17 285 53498 50636 18 284 15 267 20 279 18 279 17 282 50636 48077 20 282 21 280 23 289 19 290 17 284 48077 45796 19 277 24 280 27 289 21 292 19 287 45796 43736 16 276 23 282 26 289 22 296 21 290 43736 41864 15 293 22 290 25 295 23 299 22 299 41864 40155 21 310 22 298 26 299 26 300 26 299 40155 38587 24 311 24 298 29 296 27 295 29 293 38587 37147 27 313 25 298 29 295 27 296 31 287 37147 35830 31 325 27 310 31 303 31 305 33 293 35830 34591 41 334 33 318 37 306 37 310 36 296 34591 33353 51 326 38 318 39 306 42 311 36 295 33353 32083 56 318 41 315 37 306 40 315 33 298 32083 30780 56 317 41 315 34 304 35 310 30 300 30780 29434 54 321 38 320 35 303 34 303 30 291 29434 28037 51 324 36 322 36 302 36 303 31 285 28037 26595 49 327 36 320 35 304 35 305 29 281 26595 25108 48 329 37 319 33 308 31 311 26 284 25108 23575 48 330 36 321 34 316 29 317 28 288 23575 22000 48 330 35 326 32 321 26 317 28 292 22000 20376 45 333 34 332 29 326 23 313 26 301 20376 18700 35 334 29 335 24 328 22 310 22 313 18700 17004 24 329 23 330 20 319 21 312 18 324 17004 15378 16 323 16 321 17 310 17 318 14 325 15378 13900 11 316 11 311 14 308 11 322 9 324 13900 12584 8 313 8 303 11 308 6 312 4 316 12584 11408 5 318 5 293 7 303 5 274 2 153 11408 10353 3 329 3 280 5 291 6 264 7 151 10353 9403 2 339 1 247 4 274 6 255 10 154 9403 8550 2 335 1 189 3 250 5 238 10 158 8550 7786 2 320 1 158 2 219 4 211 9 161 7786 7102 3 313 1 106 2*191 4*183 8 164 7102 6481 3 311 1*026 2*182 4*174 6 169 6481 5924 2 319 2*005 1 186 4 174 4 180 5924 5455 2 325 2 358 1 204 4 178 3 183 5455 5091 1 350 2 357 1 224 3 186 2 184 5091 4839 2 046 2 350 1 237 3 189 0 192 4839 4685 2*065 1 343 1 249 2 195 1*055 4685 4597 3*086 1 337 1 248 2 204 2*073 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