DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 02/26 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 26.6 - - 33.0 - - 35.0 - - 32.9 - - 28.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -64 - - 7 - - 0 - - -15 - - -35 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 802 - - 1325 - - 402 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4580 - - 4580 - - 4580 - - 4581 - - 4580 Hcrit BL Top 4598 - - 6302 - - 6825 - - 5902 - - 4598 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 2935 - - 2541 - - 2715 - - 3181 - - 3284 Hgt.Variab. W* 9 - - 84 - - 81 - - 38 - - 10 W* B/S 0 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 5 - - 14 - - 24 - - 9 - - 4 BL Wind Direction 145 - - 246 - - 260 - - 255 - - 146 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 21 - - 30 - - 18 - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg -3 - - 35 - - 72 - - 25 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -433 - - 592 - - 1022 - - 911 - - -53 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 5031 - - 5710 - - 5803 - - 4991 - - 4651 sfcLCL ODpotential -3393 - - -1482 - - -867 - - -1125 - - -2476 ODpotential blCL 7991 - - 7784 - - 7692 - - 7027 - - 7074 blCL maxRH 85 - - 86 - - 85 - - 88 - - 95 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 26.6 - - 33.0 - - 35.0 - - 32.9 - - 28.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 20.8 - - 24.0 - - 25.6 - - 27.1 - - 24.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 31.1 - - 34.2 - - 36.0 - - 34.9 - - 32.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 21.0 - - 23.1 - - 24.6 - - 26.4 - - 24.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -64 - - 7 - - 0 - - -15 - - -35 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 802 - - 1325 - - 402 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 41 - - 45 - - 38 - - 54 - - 79 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 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] 96991 41 122 33 130 21 127 29 111 46 130 96991 89767 32 121 27 133 14 149 14 114 31 114 89767 84105 24 115 20 137 13 150 6 158 13 088 84105 79354 9 113 11 129 13 152 12 213 8 010 79354 75225 3 306 4 218 6 291 5 262 8 299 75225 71557 8 313 5 239 7 263 11 294 9 303 71557 68231 16 306 19 278 12 287 15 284 22 269 68231 65171 24 304 22 294 23 292 10 326 19 258 65171 62313 27 312 15 295 27 277 35 300 2 294 62313 59537 18 289 11 293 20 290 57 284 33 305 59537 56682 31 285 36 314 44 304 58 292 50 305 56682 53759 55 292 58 291 56 279 54 302 52 297 53759 50982 45 290 52 283 49 278 38 287 34 301 50982 48457 32 296 29 292 26 269 25 267 31 303 48457 46155 35 317 25 312 16 270 12 289 58 298 46155 44062 55 311 50 304 28 294 34 302 79 292 44062 42167 78 302 74 294 59 293 72 293 89 290 42167 40450 89 297 83 291 82 292 90 291 97 291 40450 38883 96 295 92 292 96 293 98 291 104 293 38883 37441 101 294 101 291 109 291 104 289 109 294 37441 36106 103 293 105 289 111 286 108 287 113 294 36106 34838 99 292 102 289 107 284 109 287 114 294 34838 33570 95 293 102 294 107 287 109 288 114 293 33570 32269 94 294 105 298 109 290 109 289 113 293 32269 30938 95 294 107 298 110 292 108 290 112 293 30938 29563 96 294 105 296 111 292 107 291 110 294 29563 28138 95 293 103 294 110 292 105 292 105 294 28138 26666 95 292 102 293 108 292 104 293 101 295 26666 25150 93 291 100 294 106 292 101 293 98 295 25150 23592 92 291 97 296 103 292 98 294 96 295 23592 21995 90 292 93 297 98 292 94 294 93 296 21995 20354 87 294 88 297 92 292 91 294 89 296 20354 18667 84 296 83 297 86 292 86 295 84 297 18667 16964 79 298 77 297 80 293 81 296 78 297 16964 15335 74 299 73 296 75 294 76 296 72 298 15335 13858 70 297 70 295 72 293 71 295 68 298 13858 12543 67 294 68 293 69 290 68 291 64 296 12543 11368 65 289 66 288 67 285 67 286 62 292 11368 10314 63 283 64 283 64 279 65 279 61 287 10314 9368 60 277 60 277 60 274 61 274 60 281 9368 8520 55 271 54 272 55 270 56 270 57 276 8520 7762 48 266 48 268 49 267 49 267 52 273 7762 7083 40 261 40 264 44*264 43 266 44 270 7083 6467 29 255 33*261 37*263 37 265 36 268 6467 5915 18 242 25*257 30 261 27*264 24 264 5915 5449 11 209 18 249 24 259 18*261 13 255 5449 5088 11 168 13 240 19 257 11 256 5 214 5088 4837 11 156 9 231 15 256 5 247 5 161 4837 4685 10*153 7 225 12 255 3 232 5*151 4685 4597 5*145 5 219 7 255 1 212 3*141 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