DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 03/26 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 = 15Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 26.5 - - 28.8 - - 28.9 - - 23.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 143 - - 146 - - 40 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5235 - - 5868 - - 4867 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8802 - - 9292 - - 7409 - - 4580 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10735 - - 11368 - - 10367 - - 4598 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4406 - - 4184 - - 4398 - - 6412 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 389 - - 407 - - 256 - - 8 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 3 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 18 - - 23 - - 21 - - 1 BL Wind Direction - - - 298 - - 298 - - 300 - - 307 Direction Wind Shear - - - 18 - - 22 - - 21 - - 6 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 16 - - 11 - - 22 - - -12 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 3715 - - 4044 - - 3279 - - -2074 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7021 - - 7324 - - 7089 - - 6672 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 1108 - - 1262 - - 544 - - -4346 ODpotential blCL - - - 9627 - - 10106 - - 9823 - - 8944 blCL maxRH - - - 94 - - 88 - - 81 - - 92 maxRH CAPE - - - 100 - - 120 - - 80 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 26.5 - - 28.8 - - 28.9 - - 23.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 12.2 - - 13.2 - - 14.4 - - 11.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 26.7 - - 28.9 - - 29.6 - - 27.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 11.1 - - 12.2 - - 13.2 - - 10.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 143 - - 146 - - 40 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5235 - - 5868 - - 4867 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 77 - - 53 - - 23 - - 68 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 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] 95891 11 269 6 223 14 277 5 319 95891 88793 14 276 16 248 16 248 7 296 88793 83244 8 256 13 222 10 257 9 278 83244 78596 9 237 10 228 12 218 14 272 78596 74565 6 247 7 323 9 319 20 313 74565 71005 27 234 33 242 34 231 39 281 71005 67787 27 239 27 258 28 237 43 284 67787 64814 47 288 48 285 36 294 51 292 64814 62047 71 284 76 277 68 293 68 284 62047 59374 75 276 77 275 81 283 74 281 59374 56575 76 271 75 275 82 275 75 282 56575 53642 77 271 76 273 80 270 77 281 53642 50823 79 272 78 272 76 273 80 280 50823 48282 80 273 81 274 74 280 83 279 48282 46009 81 274 85 276 78 283 84 280 46009 43951 84 274 87 276 85 283 85 284 43951 42071 84 274 87 276 90 283 88 285 42071 40341 82 274 85 277 94 283 91 283 40341 38741 82 275 84 279 95 282 90 282 38741 37260 82 275 83 281 93 282 87 284 37260 35888 80 275 83 284 92 285 92 292 35888 34592 77 277 84 284 94 287 100 294 34592 33305 75 280 85 285 101 289 104 292 33305 31993 74 282 86 286 105 289 102 292 31993 30659 73 284 86 289 98 292 105 296 30659 29294 74 285 83 291 96 298 110 300 29294 27888 76 285 80 293 100 302 113 302 27888 26437 73 285 80 296 99 300 109 301 26437 24944 70 286 79 298 94 298 98 297 24944 23410 66 287 74 297 85 299 89 295 23410 21837 59 287 67 294 74 300 81 295 21837 20221 51 287 60 294 64 299 70 296 20221 18558 44 289 52 297 56 298 56 296 18558 16880 39 291 43 301 46 300 40 298 16880 15274 32 293 34 300 37 300 31 296 15274 13811 28 293 30 296 32 295 30 288 13811 12505 26 293 30*294 30 292 28 283 12505 11336 25*295 29*294 29*293 25 282 11336 10285 24*296 29 295 28*294 21 284 10285 9341 23 297 28 296 26 296 18 289 9341 8494 22 298 26 297 25 298 16 294 8494 7739 20 299 25 298 23 300 14 298 7739 7063 18 299 22 299 20 302 13 300 7063 6450 16 300 20 301 19 303 12 301 6450 5902 14 300 19 301 17 304 10 302 5902 5441 13 300 18 302 15 305 8 305 5441 5082 12 301 16 302 14 305 6 309 5082 4835 11 301 15 303 12 305 4 308 4835 4683 9 300 12 303 10 305 2*314 4683 4597 6 300 8 303 7 305 2*138 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