DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 03/06 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 - - - 34.7 - - 38.3 - - - - - 33.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 41 - - 24 - - - - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 774 - - 1744 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4581 - - 4581 - - - - - 4581 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6274 - - 7244 - - - - - 4598 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2132 - - 2253 - - - - - 2043 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 138 - - 156 - - - - - 11 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 3 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 9 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 218 - - 257 - - - - - 134 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 15 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - 25 - - - - - -22 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -29 - - 1210 - - - - - -348 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6303 - - 6034 - - - - - 4946 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3070 - - -945 - - - - - -3872 ODpotential blCL - - - 9344 - - 8189 - - - - - 8470 blCL maxRH - - - 90 - - 97 - - - - - 96 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 34.7 - - 38.3 - - - - - 33.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 23.4 - - 28.1 - - - - - 27.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 35.3 - - 39.0 - - - - - 37.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 22.3 - - 27.0 - - - - - 27.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 41 - - 24 - - - - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 774 - - 1744 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 61 - - 90 - - - - - 86 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 4 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] 96099 23 009 23 002 27 036 96099 88811 24 357 11 317 28 009 88811 83217 36 337 41 335 43 342 83217 78620 35 317 43 312 37 332 78620 74667 40 319 37 305 49 321 74667 71185 49 313 40 311 55 315 71185 68039 50 305 45 308 49 307 68039 65124 46 302 48 304 43 312 65124 62394 38 299 48 306 45 323 62394 59732 36 301 42 311 49 324 59732 56936 38 320 40 318 52 322 56936 54025 48 324 41 323 55 321 54025 51257 53 321 44 329 54 327 51257 48786 51 324 49 332 62 331 48786 46597 50 332 52 335 60 329 46597 44636 57 335 57 343 59 346 44636 42847 54 334 74 353 89 358 42847 41199 52 345 109 355 116 348 41199 39678 73 354 122 351 118 345 39678 38258 131 353 117 353 110 346 38258 36921 142 353 123 355 109 347 36921 35633 138 353 133 351 112 346 35633 34335 135 352 136 350 112 345 34335 33001 129 350 128 351 108 343 33001 31635 119 348 118 348 103 344 31635 30227 115 348 118 344 98 345 30227 28766 114 350 114 345 92 349 28766 27256 113 354 100 346 79 351 27256 25695 103 355 83 342 75 342 25695 24088 78 351 73 339 75 339 24088 22439 53 340 70 348 68 340 22439 20743 50 333 67 354 60 338 20743 18999 48 325 58 351 52 331 18999 17244 40 314 49 338 45 316 17244 15572 33 305 41 320 40 309 15572 14058 30 304 34 312 36 307 14058 12710 27 305 31 307 33 305 12710 11505 25 306 31 300 32 301 11505 10424 24 304 31 292 33 295 10424 9454 24 301 29 286 32 290 9454 8586 22 298 25 281 31 286 8586 7812 19 295 21*277 27 281 7812 7120 15 292 16*273 23 275 7120 6494 10*286 13 267 16 267 6494 5933 6*269 9 258 10 249 5933 5460 4 232 7 244 7 214 5460 5095 3 190 6 233 8 178 5095 4841 3 179 5 229 9 157 4841 4686 3 176 4 225 8*151 4686 4597 2 172 3 221 4*134 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