DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 03/31 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 28.3 - - 31.7 - - - - - 27.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 129 - - 143 - - - - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1408 - - 1527 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5969 - - 6111 - - - - - 4580 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6908 - - 7027 - - - - - 4598 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1613 - - 2079 - - - - - 3630 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 243 - - 258 - - - - - 6 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 10 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 4 - - - - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 170 - - 179 - - - - - 142 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 3 - - - - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 7 - - 11 - - - - - -6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -854 - - -222 - - - - - -583 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7763 - - 7249 - - - - - 5181 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4710 - - -3224 - - - - - -3449 ODpotential blCL - - - 11618 - - 10251 - - - - - 8047 blCL maxRH - - - 83 - - 89 - - - - - 80 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 28.3 - - 31.7 - - - - - 27.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 10.5 - - 16.0 - - - - - 21.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 28.3 - - 31.5 - - - - - 31.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 9.5 - - 14.9 - - - - - 20.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 129 - - 143 - - - - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1408 - - 1527 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 32 - - 54 - - - - - 19 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 2 - - - - - 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] 96149 2 013 12 223 2 009 96149 89019 4 127 5 205 4 031 89019 83521 3 188 0 248 7 027 83521 78923 6 245 7 280 4 003 78923 74917 1 326 10 250 7 339 74917 71346 12 293 8 281 8 331 71346 68081 18 295 10 296 12 289 68081 65052 17 284 16 286 11 281 65052 62226 18 273 22 274 18 296 62226 59484 18 270 24 274 21 293 59484 56609 20 284 30 284 23 287 56609 53607 26 285 35 281 27 284 53607 50744 31 283 35 279 31 281 50744 48178 35 283 38 281 33 278 48178 45892 36 283 42 281 33 280 45892 43835 37 281 44 278 34 285 43835 41966 39 277 43 274 38 282 41966 40254 42 277 41 271 39 275 40254 38674 45 278 43 276 39 274 38674 37212 50 280 48 279 41 278 37212 35860 60 277 54 277 44 284 35860 34582 68 268 58 274 46 285 34582 33311 69 263 62 271 49 279 33311 32017 71 263 65 270 52 270 32017 30704 72 266 67 270 55 266 30704 29354 70 268 66 272 53 267 29354 27956 66 268 62 274 50 269 27956 26510 60 270 59 277 49 271 26510 25014 56 272 56 278 48 272 25014 23471 55 273 53 278 47 272 23471 21887 53 273 50 278 45 272 21887 20261 48 273 46 278 43 271 20261 18586 42 271 41 278 39 271 18586 16897 36 268 35 275 35 272 16897 15281 30 265 29 272 29 274 15281 13816 24 260 24 267 24 277 13816 12511 19 251 21 262 20 280 12511 11345 15 239 17 256 16 280 11345 10298 13 226 14 251 12 276 10298 9357 12 211 12 245 10 267 9357 8512 12 197 10 237 7 254 8512 7756 12 184 8 222 6 242 7756 7078 10*173 7*202 6 230 7078 6464 9*169 6*184 6 220 6464 5913 7 168 5 177 7 206 5913 5447 6 169 5 176 7 192 5447 5087 5 171 4 179 7 180 5087 4837 4 172 4 180 6 169 4837 4685 4 174 3 183 5*153 4685 4597 3 177 2 186 3*132 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