DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 03/24 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 34.6 - - 37.3 - - - - - 37.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 25 - - 19 - - - - - -32 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4580 - - 4581 - - - - - 4581 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4598 - - 4598 - - - - - 4598 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2799 - - 2698 - - - - - 2066 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 33 - - 31 - - - - - 9 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 16 - - 15 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 167 - - 176 - - - - - 155 Direction Wind Shear - - - 13 - - 13 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - 4 - - - - - -11 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -139 - - 1 - - - - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4738 - - 4597 - - - - - 4597 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2348 - - -1766 - - - - - -2235 ODpotential blCL - - - 6946 - - 6364 - - - - - 6833 blCL maxRH - - - 99 - - 99 - - - - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 34.6 - - 37.3 - - - - - 37.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 29.8 - - 33.8 - - - - - 35.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 35.4 - - 38.1 - - - - - 40.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 29.0 - - 33.2 - - - - - 35.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 25 - - 19 - - - - - -32 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 97 - - 94 - - - - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 5 - - - - - 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] 95901 23 284 25 269 21 304 95901 88825 25 285 16 285 21 300 88825 83306 26 278 35 283 27 283 83306 78694 37 287 40 281 35 284 78694 74754 49 278 47 285 30 295 74754 71288 50 282 60 292 35 296 71288 68106 57 289 64 284 50 284 68106 65160 64 288 60 270 56 286 65160 62424 70 284 60 269 61 292 62424 59753 73 280 70 282 75 282 59753 56958 78 281 84 287 83 268 56958 54063 89 281 93 283 85 268 54063 51298 94 282 101 279 98 274 51298 48798 103 285 112 278 112 274 48798 46545 121 284 123 278 119 272 46545 44500 136 277 136 274 125 272 44500 42642 132 274 149 268 135 269 42642 40952 135 283 148 265 142 263 40952 39398 155 285 142 268 144 258 39398 37950 156 282 146 272 145 258 37950 36593 153 278 148 271 152 261 36593 35293 151 274 149 269 160 262 35293 33984 149 272 151 269 160 261 33984 32637 152 270 152 270 156 261 32637 31260 156 269 151 269 148 261 31260 29845 152 271 146 267 137 262 29845 28389 138 274 138 266 127 264 28389 26895 114 274 127 266 120 266 26895 25364 94 268 110 266 114 267 25364 23797 84 262 92 263 104 265 23797 22194 85 262 85 260 96 260 22194 20548 86 267 83 262 94 256 20548 18853 82 270 79 267 94 256 18853 17142 73 271 75 271 91 258 17142 15507 60 270 73 274 82 261 15507 14022 50 266 70 275 74 261 14022 12694 46 262 64 274 67 261 12694 11503 43 258 56 268 60 260 11503 10432 41 252 49 260 54 258 10432 9468 37 245 42 250 49 257 9468 8603 31 235 36 241 42 254 8603 7828 25 223 31 233 36 250 7828 7135 21 206 27 222 28 243 7135 6506 20 189 24 209 23 229 6506 5943 21 176 22 193 19 207 5943 5467 21 171 22 185 19 186 5467 5099 20 168 20 179 18 175 5099 4843 17 166 17 176 16 168 4843 4687 14*166 14*175 12*164 4687 4597 7*164 7*171 5*155 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