DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 03/19 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 44.0 - - 46.1 - - 42.9 - - 40.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -8 - - -10 - - -14 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4581 - - 4581 - - 4582 - - 4581 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4599 - - 4599 - - 4599 - - 4599 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3607 - - 4529 - - 3287 - - 2638 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 14 - - 12 - - 8 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 4 - - 3 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 163 - - 188 - - 083 - - 120 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 5 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -9 - - -7 - - -12 - - -21 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -168 - - -597 - - -41 - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4767 - - 5196 - - 4640 - - 4598 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2222 - - -2733 - - -2969 - - -2978 ODpotential blCL - - - 6821 - - 7332 - - 7568 - - 7577 blCL maxRH - - - 97 - - 98 - - 96 - - 99 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 44.0 - - 46.1 - - 42.9 - - 40.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 39.0 - - 39.2 - - 38.4 - - 36.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 46.1 - - 48.9 - - 47.1 - - 46.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 38.3 - - 38.3 - - 37.7 - - 38.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -8 - - -10 - - -14 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 89 - - 94 - - 82 - - 96 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - 6 - - 6 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] 96282 11 265 11 286 10 290 8 239 96282 89276 6 212 13 266 14 293 12 316 89276 83845 7 232 11 249 14 295 10 303 83845 79299 7 281 16 276 19 280 19 291 79299 75365 15 269 9 290 16 289 16 294 75365 71871 13 257 17 287 10 345 16 317 71871 68679 19 269 25 273 24 300 21 278 68679 65745 22 281 29 272 17 289 30 296 65745 63021 27 273 20 218 21 278 46 277 63021 60360 44 265 19 178 43 262 49 261 60360 57562 36 264 39 256 47 270 41 280 57562 54634 41 275 65 274 63 280 60 278 54634 51828 62 273 72 278 72 279 67 271 51828 49299 76 278 83 278 80 281 74 279 49299 47040 97 277 97 276 93 282 93 285 47040 45006 107 272 106 275 107 280 110 282 45006 43160 103 270 111 276 116 276 120 275 43160 41471 103 276 116 276 119 274 116 270 41471 39911 114 281 118 276 122 277 112 273 39911 38463 133 281 120 276 131 282 116 279 38463 37115 137 278 124 276 138 284 124 281 37115 35827 129 275 125 276 136 282 128 280 35827 34531 126 274 119 276 129 281 125 280 34531 33196 123 275 112 277 123 280 125 282 33196 31827 118 276 110 276 117 279 125 283 31827 30414 114 276 110 276 112 279 121 283 30414 28950 111 276 110 276 110 279 115 282 28950 27436 107 276 109 276 107 277 110 280 27436 25872 100 276 107 276 102 273 106 279 25872 24262 94 275 104 276 100 268 102 279 24262 22611 89 274 100 275 101 269 97 280 22611 20918 84 273 95 275 102 273 92 281 20918 19178 75 271 87 275 93 277 86 282 19178 17422 64 267 76 274 76 277 75 282 17422 15738 56 265 62 271 61 274 63 280 15738 14208 50 264 52 269 50 271 56 277 14208 12844 44 264 45 268 43 268 52 272 12844 11624 40 265 42 269 39 264 48 266 11624 10529 36 266 39 270 37 262 46 261 10529 9545 33 266 37 269 35 260 42 258 9545 8663 29 265 34 268 32 259 37 257 8663 7875 25 264 29 266 29 259 30 257 7875 7171 20 262 25 264 24 259 22 256 7171 6532 14 256 20 261 19 259 14 255 6532 5961 9 243 15 257 13 259 7 245 5961 5479 6 216 11 249 8 262 5 212 5479 5106 7 181 8 231 4 270 5 171 5106 4846 7 166 6 206 1 340 6 153 4846 4689 6*162 4*184 2*079 6*148 4689 4598 3*159 2*157 3*084 3*120 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