DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 04/19 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 - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 49.6 - - 54.4 - - - - - 47.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 152 - - 212 - - - - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1199 - - 2818 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5892 - - 7185 - - - - - 4582 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6699 - - 8318 - - - - - 4599 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1794 - - 2044 - - - - - 2387 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 242 - - 357 - - - - - 6 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 8 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 8 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 204 - - 228 - - - - - 139 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 7 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 9 - - 10 - - - - - -17 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1848 - - -100 - - - - - -2305 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8547 - - 8419 - - - - - 6904 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7680 - - -3103 - - - - - -5862 ODpotential blCL - - - 14379 - - 11421 - - - - - 10461 blCL maxRH - - - 68 - - 70 - - - - - 65 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 49.6 - - 54.4 - - - - - 47.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 28.3 - - 33.4 - - - - - 33.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 49.6 - - 54.0 - - - - - 52.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 27.0 - - 32.5 - - - - - 33.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 152 - - 212 - - - - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1199 - - 2818 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 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] 96667 28 082 18 125 10 072 96667 89426 11 110 10 064 14 081 89426 83886 8 151 9 037 10 066 83886 79272 4 188 11 011 3 045 79272 75278 9 243 9 357 6 314 75278 71735 12 266 10 329 6 283 71735 68508 9 278 12 291 5 299 68508 65520 8 280 8 286 7 300 65520 62743 9 295 15 286 12 298 62743 60051 16 320 16 285 15 296 60051 57245 18 318 23 297 24 288 57245 54336 22 318 26 291 21 297 54336 51545 29 304 26 297 20 303 51545 49014 28 300 25 299 23 297 49014 46747 28 297 28 299 28 285 46747 44719 28 290 33 296 26 290 44719 42901 34 293 37 296 22 301 42901 41245 37 297 42 292 31 286 41245 39726 40 302 46 291 38 274 39726 38321 45 301 49 292 43 272 38321 37005 47 296 48 286 44 272 37005 35739 45 291 46 285 43 274 35739 34460 41 286 42 288 40 275 34460 33143 38 281 39 291 37 272 33143 31794 33 275 37 288 34 268 31794 30400 28 270 31 286 32 267 30400 28951 26 267 26 291 31 271 28951 27450 28 264 24 287 30 272 27450 25896 32 260 29 282 31 269 25896 24297 34 262 36 275 33 264 24297 22658 35 271 39 274 36 261 22658 20974 36 280 41 274 39 261 20974 19238 34 287 41 274 38 264 19238 17481 30 294 38 275 36 269 17481 15797 25 300 34 280 32 277 15797 14267 22 301 29 283 28 286 14267 12902 19 297 23 282 23 293 12902 11681 17 289 20 280 19 298 11681 10582 15 280 16 278 17 300 10582 9594 13 274 13 272 15 300 9594 8706 12 267 11*262 14 297 8706 7911 10 259 10*255 13 293 7911 7200 8*245 9 241 11 286 7200 6555 7*226 9 232 10 277 6555 5977 7 209 9 221 8 264 5977 5489 6 199 8 214 6 241 5489 5111 6 195 8 211 5 203 5111 4850 6 194 7 210 6 161 4850 4690 5 194 7 209 6*148 4690 4598 4 194 5 208 4*139 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