DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 03/25 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 - - - 31.6 - - 34.2 - - 33.5 - - 28.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 68 - - 91 - - 25 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4081 - - 3764 - - 2727 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7477 - - 7465 - - 4580 - - 4580 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9581 - - 9264 - - 8227 - - 4598 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2370 - - 3585 - - 3150 - - 3315 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 287 - - 305 - - 185 - - 11 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 6 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 21 - - 10 - - 8 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 281 - - 285 - - 180 - - 139 Direction Wind Shear - - - 22 - - 9 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 42 - - 18 - - 10 - - -14 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 2640 - - 2849 - - 2072 - - -589 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6942 - - 6415 - - 6155 - - 5188 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 363 - - 815 - - 409 - - -3363 ODpotential blCL - - - 9218 - - 8449 - - 7818 - - 7961 blCL maxRH - - - 93 - - 91 - - 92 - - 72 maxRH CAPE - - - 10 - - 160 - - 60 - - 30 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 31.6 - - 34.2 - - 33.5 - - 28.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 17.3 - - 22.2 - - 22.7 - - 22.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 32.1 - - 34.5 - - 34.3 - - 32.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 16.1 - - 20.9 - - 21.7 - - 21.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 68 - - 91 - - 25 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4081 - - 3764 - - 2727 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 70 - - 63 - - 68 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 - - 3 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] 95851 14 275 11 278 15 276 13 294 95851 88714 16 291 16 264 22 274 17 287 88714 83160 19 259 11 238 24 260 11 311 83160 78541 19 277 31 262 28 279 23 291 78541 74601 30 269 34 276 36 280 34 261 74601 71136 43 252 17 284 35 295 38 261 71136 67963 42 252 25 342 46 270 50 270 67963 65015 14 282 57 281 57 273 60 270 65015 62271 8 346 71 266 71 268 61 267 62271 59588 31 270 79 272 73 265 60 269 59588 56753 71 270 83 269 73 268 67 272 56753 53787 89 271 85 263 78 271 79 273 53787 50947 98 268 88 262 85 270 90 271 50947 48392 105 264 91 265 91 267 99 268 48392 46105 109 263 94 268 95 266 102 266 46105 44033 108 261 97 268 97 265 101 266 44033 42136 106 261 100 268 100 265 101 267 42136 40388 105 261 105 268 104 266 104 267 40388 38771 109 263 113 267 111 267 110 265 38771 37271 116 263 124 266 122 266 116 262 37271 35876 124 263 135 263 132 264 121 260 35876 34551 130 262 143 261 139 261 124 259 34551 33228 137 261 145 260 143 260 125 258 33228 31881 143 259 148 259 145 259 125 258 31881 30516 146 259 150 259 147 259 122 258 30516 29123 145 260 148 259 144 259 114 257 29123 27696 141 260 143 260 134 259 102 257 27696 26238 137 259 139 260 122 259 89 256 26238 24751 135 258 131 259 109 259 76 256 24751 23236 133 257 120 258 95 261 63 258 23236 21692 124 258 101 259 76 265 53 265 21692 20114 106 260 72 262 51 257 47 270 20114 18489 83 262 45 260 43 240 40 272 18489 16845 63 263 30 252 41 244 33 269 16845 15262 49 261 26 247 32 247 28 262 15262 13816 39 257 25 247 28 252 27 257 13816 12522 33 259 22 250 24 254 28 254 12522 11360 32 267 19 256 21 251 29 254 11360 10314 31*273 17 262 17 245 30 255 10314 9372 29*276 15*268 14 233 31 257 9372 8525 27 279 13*273 11*216 31 259 8525 7767 24 281 12 279 10*197 30 259 7767 7087 22 282 10 284 9 187 28 258 7087 6470 20 283 10 288 9 180 24 255 6470 5917 18 284 9 291 8 175 19 249 5917 5450 16 284 8 293 7 173 13 235 5450 5089 14 285 8 293 7 172 10 213 5089 4838 13 284 7 294 6 170 8 181 4838 4685 11 285 6 295 6 169 7*162 4685 4597 7 285 5 295 4 168 3*139 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