DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 03/07 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 - - - 43.0 - - 45.9 - - 44.5 - - 40.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -22 - - -9 - - -16 - - -38 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 1147 - - 822 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4581 - - 4581 - - 4582 - - 4581 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4599 - - 6647 - - 6322 - - 4599 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2757 - - 1974 - - 2112 - - 2921 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 16 - - 79 - - 55 - - 14 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 20 - - 12 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 169 - - 271 - - 259 - - 164 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 27 - - 26 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -6 - - 57 - - 43 - - -5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -596 - - 835 - - 898 - - -384 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5195 - - 5812 - - 5424 - - 4984 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3682 - - -1865 - - -2054 - - -3311 ODpotential blCL - - - 8281 - - 8512 - - 8376 - - 7910 blCL maxRH - - - 101 - - 100 - - 95 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 43.0 - - 45.9 - - 44.5 - - 40.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 36.1 - - 36.3 - - 36.6 - - 34.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 45.0 - - 47.5 - - 46.7 - - 43.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 35.3 - - 35.3 - - 35.5 - - 34.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -22 - - -9 - - -16 - - -38 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 1147 - - 822 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 102 - - 98 - - 81 - - 99 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 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] 96379 34 038 28 049 29 049 31 061 96379 89170 30 037 26 027 35 033 27 040 89170 83645 32 020 28 016 30 010 22 012 83645 79033 37 009 20 021 26 012 20 016 79033 75010 33 348 27 353 32 345 31 355 75010 71445 28 348 33 346 32 333 38 351 71445 68229 37 339 27 348 20 343 23 341 68229 65265 39 328 17 332 17 359 9 027 65265 62498 47 319 33 336 31 343 19 329 62498 59835 56 324 53 312 42 318 42 334 59835 57089 56 329 49 322 53 310 51 316 57089 54240 57 339 56 341 57 325 68 309 54240 51504 69 336 66 332 66 314 71 302 51504 49022 76 322 78 316 76 309 69 307 49022 46785 78 315 77 312 72 313 64 313 46785 44744 81 319 67 314 74 320 73 317 44744 42871 97 322 81 317 93 317 95 312 42871 41160 112 317 104 313 107 311 112 306 41160 39598 108 313 112 310 109 306 115 301 39598 38156 97 313 109 310 107 306 112 298 38156 36810 76 319 107 310 106 307 111 300 36810 35519 74 320 107 312 107 309 112 302 35519 34221 79 320 108 313 108 309 113 304 34221 32887 87 318 109 314 108 309 113 304 32887 31523 94 317 111 315 108 309 113 303 31523 30119 99 319 111 315 107 309 112 301 30119 28667 102 321 108 316 105 309 109 301 28667 27170 103 322 98 314 104 311 103 303 27170 25630 104 319 89 310 103 313 93 304 25630 24051 100 313 84 307 96 314 82 303 24051 22430 96 310 79 307 87 311 75 300 22430 20763 90 311 76 307 77 306 71 298 20763 19042 80 310 75 307 71 303 66 297 19042 17302 68 306 74 306 61 306 59 297 17302 15634 57 303 72 307 56 311 51 299 15634 14118 50 302 69 307 54 312 48 302 14118 12766 45 300 65 306 54 311 47 303 12766 11557 43 296 61 303 54 306 49 301 11557 10472 41 292 58 298 54 301 50 297 10472 9497 40 287 55 292 52 294 50 292 9497 8623 39 282 51 287 51 287 49 287 8623 7844 36 277 46 282 47 281 46 281 7844 7146 31 272 39*279 41 277 42 276 7146 6514 25 265 33*277 34*274 35 271 6514 5948 17 253 26 274 26*270 26 265 5948 5471 12 230 20 270 17 265 17 255 5471 5101 10 193 15 266 9 251 9 228 5101 4844 10 177 12 263 5 215 7 186 4844 4688 8*171 9 261 4 190 6*170 4688 4598 4*166 6 261 2 168 4*159 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