DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 04/18 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 0740z - - 0955z - - 1003z - - 1555z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 27.3 - - 31.9 - - 35.1 - - 35.6 - - 26.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 63 - - 272 - - 324 - - 148 - - 7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 2214 - - 5353 - - 7816 - - 4995 - - 927 BL Depth Hcrit 4580 - - 9203 - - 11234 - - 8608 - - 4580 Hcrit BL Top 7714 - - 10853 - - 13316 - - 10495 - - 6427 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 3476 - - 2078 - - 1633 - - 4538 - - 3011 Hgt.Variab. W* 220 - - 476 - - 572 - - 380 - - 81 W* B/S 7 - - 14 - - 14 - - 7 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 6 - - 6 - - 7 - - 10 - - 15 BL Wind Direction 040 - - 008 - - 007 - - 006 - - 080 Direction Wind Shear 4 - - 5 - - 4 - - 2 - - 15 Wind Shear Max.Converg -6 - - -5 - - -18 - - -7 - - -23 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -344 - - 1517 - - 3543 - - 1754 - - -294 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 8058 - - 9337 - - 9773 - - 8741 - - 6722 sfcLCL ODpotential -3312 - - -349 - - 1680 - - -724 - - -3032 ODpotential blCL 11026 - - 11202 - - 11636 - - 11219 - - 9459 blCL maxRH 67 - - 71 - - 93 - - 70 - - 97 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 20 - - 50 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 27.3 - - 31.9 - - 35.1 - - 35.6 - - 26.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 8.6 - - 7.3 - - 8.5 - - 13.6 - - 13.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 27.7 - - 31.2 - - 34.3 - - 35.6 - - 28.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 7.6 - - 6.2 - - 7.6 - - 13.1 - - 13.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 63 - - 272 - - 324 - - 148 - - 7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 2214 - - 5353 - - 7816 - - 4995 - - 927 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 73 - - 0 - - 89 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 2 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] 97386 6 257 12 235 15 274 22 301 12 264 97386 90175 3 173 3 189 5 299 10 274 12 279 90175 84599 3 247 6 329 6 263 9 291 11 292 84599 79931 7 258 7 307 7 279 6 280 8 305 79931 75865 6 229 3 260 3 271 6 250 4 339 75865 72236 6 216 6 180 11 243 7 284 4 083 72236 68929 6 249 5 213 8 225 12 269 5 349 68929 65876 4 276 9 238 6 303 9 266 7 295 65876 63026 8 315 8 252 12 287 13 300 7 314 63026 60248 16 293 10 308 9 289 14 282 10 314 60248 57336 13 285 12 306 12 309 11 295 12 305 57336 54306 12 314 11 294 15 297 14 313 15 308 54306 51419 14 314 11 312 15 303 16 314 16 307 51419 48833 18 322 14 322 16 306 19 316 16 312 48833 46522 19 317 14 335 13 309 19 316 17 313 46522 44426 23 325 16 338 13 313 16 320 15 325 44426 42511 23 322 19 339 13 325 17 321 14 335 42511 40752 22 325 20 340 14 340 16 333 16 341 40752 39127 21 326 20 341 16 347 16 341 15 330 39127 37615 20 326 18 347 16 001 15 351 10 327 37615 36207 17 326 17 351 17 003 16 003 11 016 36207 34873 12 322 14 000 16 015 18 020 14 033 34873 33555 7 344 13 023 17 022 19 023 14 060 33555 32224 10 018 13 048 12 048 12 035 20 089 32224 30880 12 029 18 076 17 084 16 069 33 092 30880 29512 14 040 23 084 24 083 23 075 39 097 29512 28101 15 052 24 082 27 079 27 071 48 100 28101 26640 16 062 21 064 26 083 29 071 39 107 26640 25132 17 051 17 062 27 083 29 073 31 099 25132 23577 15 033 15 069 26 073 24 071 31 078 23577 21976 12 019 12 060 19 062 18 063 26 075 21976 20327 10 020 9 026 13 049 13 048 15 063 20327 18630 10 017 10 002 11 017 9 007 12 039 18630 16923 10 006 11 352 11 352 10 335 11 012 16923 15297 11 357 11 348 10 343 7 037 10 317 15297 13827 12 354 11 346 8*354 8 047 11 306 13827 12518 13 350 11 345 8*358 7 028 9 317 12518 11345 13 349 9*349 8 000 7*009 6 331 11345 10291 11 354 8*354 8 003 8*002 5 357 10291 9344 9 356 7 000 8 008 9 002 6 045 9344 8496 8 000 6 006 7 009 9 004 10 066 8496 7739 7*006 6 011 7 010 10 005 15 073 7739 7063 6*022 6 012 7 011 10 007 18 076 7063 6450 7 035 6 014 7 012 11 008 20*077 6450 5902 7 041 6 014 7 012 11 008 20*078 5902 5440 6 046 6 014 6 012 10 009 18 079 5440 5083 5 049 5 013 6 012 10 009 16 080 5083 4835 4 049 5 014 6 013 9 009 13 081 4835 4684 3 048 4 012 5 011 8 009 10 082 4684 4597 2 047 3 010 4 009 6 009 5 083 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