DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 03/12 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 - - - 22.9 - - 24.0 - - 22.1 - - 16.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 90 - - 119 - - 25 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3456 - - 4891 - - 3615 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7206 - - 8425 - - 4579 - - 4579 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8956 - - 10391 - - 9115 - - 4597 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2606 - - 2284 - - 2742 - - 3817 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 291 - - 357 - - 195 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 23 - - 24 - - 14 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 304 - - 299 - - 295 - - 069 Direction Wind Shear - - - 24 - - 24 - - 14 - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 34 - - 35 - - 9 - - -11 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 451 - - 1623 - - 1684 - - -535 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8506 - - 8768 - - 7432 - - 5133 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3201 - - -1526 - - -871 - - -2918 ODpotential blCL - - - 12157 - - 11917 - - 9986 - - 7515 blCL maxRH - - - 74 - - 77 - - 84 - - 89 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 22.9 - - 24.0 - - 22.1 - - 16.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 1.8 - - 1.8 - - 5.8 - - 10.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 23.4 - - 24.4 - - 23.2 - - 20.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 0.7 - - 0.8 - - 4.8 - - 9.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 90 - - 119 - - 25 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3456 - - 4891 - - 3615 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 8 - - 34 - - 57 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 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] 96447 18 042 11 069 17 044 11 058 96447 89357 11 045 13 059 16 041 14 070 89357 83792 8 078 6 069 10 021 9 040 83792 79125 5 166 2 318 6 023 8 036 79125 75075 8 147 7 304 11 297 9 005 75075 71474 2 029 6 321 15 268 13 300 71474 68204 4 342 5 282 10 275 18 294 68204 65164 5 286 6 280 18 285 34 301 65164 62299 13 227 23 248 28 271 41 293 62299 59520 27 238 28 224 26 253 39 295 59520 56626 29 230 13 298 21 299 43 297 56626 53625 44 290 52 304 54 300 47 294 53625 50772 51 297 55 303 59 300 55 300 50772 48209 63 302 62 303 63 301 66 302 48209 45915 73 297 71 300 69 301 77 299 45915 43842 80 297 81 301 81 300 82 299 43842 41961 91 298 94 301 95 300 98 302 41961 40239 102 298 107 299 110 300 115 300 40239 38649 111 297 117 296 127 296 124 295 38649 37170 116 295 120 292 136 290 123 292 37170 35795 119 295 120 295 133 290 126 294 35795 34494 128 298 140 303 142 296 137 295 34494 33204 152 302 168 305 160 299 145 295 33204 31894 176 304 171 303 162 298 147 295 31894 30557 188 303 167 299 158 295 152 294 30557 29178 186 301 164 296 156 292 154 293 29178 27747 181 300 163 294 158 291 152 291 27747 26267 175 299 160 293 157 291 150 290 26267 24741 167 298 158 293 153 291 147 290 24741 23173 158 298 157 295 148 292 142 291 23173 21570 136 298 150 297 141 294 133 292 21570 19935 99 298 127 298 126 295 118 293 19935 18268 69 299 90 297 103 295 97 292 18268 16605 57 301 62 296 75 293 72 290 16605 15025 52 302 49 299 53 291 52 286 15025 13597 49 303 44 303 42 290 44 281 13597 12325 46 305 40 306 35 291 39 279 12325 11186 43 306 36*306 29 292 33 278 11186 10162 40 307 32*303 25 293 27 280 10162 9241 36*306 28 300 22*294 20 282 9241 8415 32*305 26 299 19*295 15 288 8415 7677 28 303 25 298 17 295 11 294 7677 7016 25 303 24 297 16 296 9 303 7016 6416 24 303 23 297 15 296 7 316 6416 5879 22 303 21 297 13 296 5 334 5879 5425 20 304 20 297 12 296 5 353 5425 5074 18 304 18 297 11 295 4 013 5074 4830 16 304 16 297 9 295 3 041 4830 4681 13 304 13 297 8 294 3*070 4681 4596 8 304 8 296 5 294 2*097 4596 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