DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 03/01 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 - - 1332z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 34.2 - - 40.7 - - 37.7 - - 32.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 9 - - 12 - - -6 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 1717 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4580 - - 4581 - - 4581 - - 4580 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4598 - - 7217 - - 4598 - - 4598 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2609 - - 2740 - - 4740 - - 1860 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 25 - - 133 - - 11 - - 4 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 9 - - 3 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 146 - - 281 - - 294 - - 118 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 14 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -5 - - 11 - - -5 - - -25 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3135 - - -833 - - -2432 - - -3153 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7734 - - 8050 - - 7031 - - 7752 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9501 - - -5009 - - -6441 - - -8616 ODpotential blCL - - - 14099 - - 12226 - - 11039 - - 13214 blCL maxRH - - - 43 - - 60 - - 56 - - 49 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 34.2 - - 40.7 - - 37.7 - - 32.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 16.7 - - 21.6 - - 23.2 - - 14.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 35.2 - - 41.7 - - 41.2 - - 38.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 15.6 - - 20.5 - - 22.1 - - 14.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 9 - - 12 - - -6 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 1717 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 - - 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] 96305 17 205 11 227 13 264 13 215 96305 89057 12 206 17 253 16 275 11 264 89057 83423 6 269 8 303 14 282 12 306 83423 78723 9 293 18 296 16 292 19 275 78723 74678 11 240 12 280 15 308 14 291 74678 71084 18 306 14 268 9 267 11 270 71084 67841 32 306 45 285 52 287 57 295 67841 64901 36 299 54 288 55 289 58 295 64901 62167 52 307 53 298 55 299 60 299 62167 59488 61 305 59 298 58 300 59 300 59488 56671 63 305 62 298 62 303 60 301 56671 53724 66 303 68 296 70 302 67 299 53724 50898 70 298 75 294 76 295 73 293 50898 48359 76 293 81 294 79 292 77 290 48359 46098 82 291 86 292 83 292 79 290 46098 44067 86 291 88 289 85 290 80 288 44067 42231 87 290 84 289 82 287 80 285 42231 40563 84 290 80 291 77 287 74 285 40563 39035 81 292 77 294 73 291 66 290 39035 37625 80 294 76 296 71 295 64 299 37625 36317 80 294 75 296 69 296 63 300 36317 35069 78 292 74 294 66 297 60 299 35069 33815 73 293 72 292 64 299 58 300 33815 32523 70 297 69 291 62 301 56 300 32523 31200 69 302 64 293 60 302 54 301 31200 29832 69 303 61 296 58 301 51 301 29832 28412 69 303 59 299 57 300 50 301 28412 26943 64 303 57 301 54 299 48 301 26943 25425 57 302 53 302 50 299 47 303 25425 23862 50 301 49 299 45 297 45 305 23862 22259 47 301 47 296 43 295 42 304 22259 20610 46 300 45 295 42 295 39 302 20610 18909 44 299 44 294 40 297 36 300 18909 17187 42 299 42 294 38 300 33 301 17187 15535 40 300 40 296 35 302 30 305 15535 14033 39 301 37 297 31 306 29 308 14033 12694 37 305 36 296 27 310 28 312 12694 11496 34 308 34 295 25 311 25 314 11496 10422 31 311 31 292 24 310 22 316 10422 9456 28 313 28 290 23 305 19 317 9456 8591 25 313 24 287 22 300 17 316 8591 7817 22 312 21*286 21 294 16 314 7817 7125 17 310 16*285 18 292 16 309 7125 6496 12 307 13 284 15 290 15 303 6496 5935 7 299 10 282 11 291 13 296 5935 5462 3 284 7 277 8 293 10 287 5462 5095 1 188 5 273 5 295 6 278 5095 4841 2 144 4 270 2 291 2 248 4841 4686 2*138 4 269 0*126 3*138 4686 4597 1*137 2 271 2*111 4*118 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