DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 04/02 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 36.1 - - 40.4 - - 40.5 - - 34.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 85 - - 97 - - 22 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 822 - - 1766 - - 1914 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4580 - - 6057 - - 4581 - - 4581 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6322 - - 7266 - - 7414 - - 4599 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1584 - - 2427 - - 2219 - - 4101 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 177 - - 240 - - 157 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 12 - - 10 - - 7 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 - - 1 BL Wind Direction - - - 021 - - 016 - - 349 - - 113 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 4 - - 3 - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -6 - - -11 - - -4 - - -9 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1725 - - 2379 - - 2412 - - 2 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4597 - - 4887 - - 5003 - - 4598 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 623 - - 569 - - 579 - - -2031 ODpotential blCL - - - 5699 - - 6697 - - 6835 - - 6630 blCL maxRH - - - 98 - - 98 - - 96 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 30 - - 20 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 36.1 - - 40.4 - - 40.5 - - 34.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 33.5 - - 34.7 - - 34.4 - - 31.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 36.4 - - 40.5 - - 41.2 - - 39.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 32.4 - - 33.5 - - 33.4 - - 32.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 85 - - 97 - - 22 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 822 - - 1766 - - 1914 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 93 - - 94 - - 85 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 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] 96393 3 183 9 226 12 245 11 258 96393 89279 5 180 7 232 12 251 3 310 89279 83786 9 198 6 235 9 251 6 318 83786 79212 4 220 4 258 4 286 8 272 79212 75231 5 255 11 265 12 302 10 268 75231 71673 10 288 13 273 17 292 11 283 71673 68418 15 285 14 284 17 296 16 286 68418 65396 16 273 18 287 18 300 19 286 65396 62570 15 271 20 280 20 298 18 290 62570 59818 14 279 22 278 20 293 17 296 59818 56937 15 281 22 278 21 290 21 296 56937 53938 16 280 20 280 22 289 26 291 53938 51072 17 276 19 280 23 290 25 289 51072 48496 15 284 19 275 23 290 24 293 48496 46197 17 297 17 275 23 293 24 300 46197 44120 21 291 14 289 23 295 24 305 44120 42225 16 288 15 299 22 296 24 309 42225 40488 12 294 15 294 23 297 25 310 40488 38888 12 293 12 299 22 299 27 308 38888 37411 13 276 14 306 21 305 25 308 37411 36045 12 261 15 298 17 305 24 312 36045 34753 13 236 11 287 13 310 23 316 34753 33470 17 195 11 244 12 308 17 315 33470 32173 28 183 15 217 13 289 13 313 32173 30866 29 173 23 186 16 235 18 307 30866 29528 27 161 20 180 20 215 20 273 29528 28143 25 159 14 169 21 220 21 256 28143 26709 21 163 11 168 13 244 19 261 26709 25224 20 173 11 173 12 279 16 274 25224 23692 19 163 14 169 11 285 14 286 23692 22115 19 155 13 163 9 267 12 304 22115 20487 16 155 11 149 10 243 18 314 20487 18803 14 153 8 142 10 252 14 319 18803 17098 11 158 3 153 9 278 10 321 17098 15463 9 161 1 286 7 294 11 333 15463 13977 8 156 3 320 6 304 12 334 13977 12652 7 152 3 323 7 306 16 327 12652 11466 6 150 3 319 8 309 18 325 11466 10400 6 152 2 319 9 312 18 326 10400 9442 7 151 1 351 7 321 16 326 9442 8581 8 144 2 029 4 346 15 326 8581 7812 8 131 4*040 4*009 14 327 7812 7122 7 114 5*041 4*011 12 328 7122 6497 5*092 5 034 5 007 10 331 6497 5936 4*063 5 020 4 351 8 335 5936 5463 3 032 5 002 4 338 6 337 5463 5096 3 006 4 354 4 332 5 338 5096 4842 3 355 4 352 4 329 3 340 4842 4687 2 349 4 349 4 326 1*356 4687 4598 2 342 3 345 3 323 1*140 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