DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 03/21 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 - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 35.9 - - 37.4 - - - - - 26.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 48 - - 31 - - - - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3147 - - 7040 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6386 - - 8754 - - - - - 4580 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8647 - - 12540 - - - - - 4598 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3414 - - 2276 - - - - - 5898 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 235 - - 278 - - - - - 3 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 3 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 17 - - - - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 298 - - 277 - - - - - 079 Direction Wind Shear - - - 12 - - 17 - - - - - 1 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -10 - - 30 - - - - - -18 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1689 - - 4799 - - - - - -1707 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6958 - - 7741 - - - - - 6305 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1109 - - 2296 - - - - - -4629 ODpotential blCL - - - 9756 - - 10244 - - - - - 9227 blCL maxRH - - - 67 - - 88 - - - - - 70 maxRH CAPE - - - 20 - - 120 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 35.9 - - 37.4 - - - - - 26.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 21.6 - - 19.7 - - - - - 15.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 36.4 - - 38.2 - - - - - 33.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 20.5 - - 18.5 - - - - - 15.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 48 - - 31 - - - - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3147 - - 7040 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 51 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - - - - 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] 96250 20 271 9 254 11 293 96250 89218 14 274 15 258 21 296 89218 83778 9 232 11 257 8 313 83778 79203 12 241 13 278 17 288 79203 75227 13 249 20 267 18 263 75227 71688 10 237 16 259 10 224 71688 68444 16 241 26 258 18 258 68444 65471 22 260 32 247 33 251 65471 62721 24 257 31 243 40 261 62721 60029 26 258 34 253 49 275 60029 57197 38 269 45 270 55 283 57197 54223 59 274 63 272 64 281 54223 51356 72 271 72 269 73 275 51356 48761 74 269 73 267 75 269 48761 46427 78 270 76 267 72 265 46427 44305 87 268 82 267 70 267 44305 42361 90 264 84 265 74 272 42361 40574 88 263 84 264 82 274 40574 38925 90 265 85 265 87 272 38925 37401 95 266 89 267 87 271 37401 35993 96 266 92 268 86 271 35993 34665 94 265 95 267 87 273 34665 33350 94 265 96 265 91 273 33350 32018 94 266 98 266 93 272 32018 30672 93 266 98 267 93 271 30672 29299 92 267 97 268 91 270 29299 27890 89 268 95 270 88 270 27890 26444 85 269 91 270 84 270 26444 24961 80 269 86 272 78 271 24961 23438 76 268 81 274 72 272 23438 21875 72 268 74 277 68 272 21875 20266 66 268 66 279 63 272 20266 18605 57 268 57 278 57 271 18605 16926 49 267 48 275 51 270 16926 15315 42 266 36 273 45 268 15315 13851 36 266 27 272 39 267 13851 12545 31 267 24*272 35 266 12545 11376 25 270 23*273 30 266 11376 10325 21 274 21 275 26 267 10325 9379 17*279 20 276 22 269 9379 8531 14*284 19 277 18 272 8531 7771 11 290 17 277 14 276 7771 7090 9 296 16 279 10 282 7090 6472 7 304 15 279 7 294 6472 5919 6 311 13 280 5 320 5919 5451 5 315 12 280 4 355 5451 5089 5 316 11 281 4 020 5089 4838 4 316 10 280 4 039 4838 4685 4 315 8 281 3*063 4685 4597 3 315 6 280 3*088 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