DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 03/03 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 32.0 - - 39.9 - - 41.7 - - 38.7 - - 36.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -66 - - 8 - - 0 - - -25 - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 500 - - 2026 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4580 - - 4581 - - 4581 - - 4581 - - 4581 Hcrit BL Top 4598 - - 6000 - - 7526 - - 4599 - - 4598 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 930 - - 2501 - - 3001 - - 4348 - - 3053 Hgt.Variab. W* 14 - - 87 - - 106 - - 14 - - 11 W* B/S 1 - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 15 - - 13 - - 10 - - 4 BL Wind Direction 154 - - 185 - - 203 - - 164 - - 159 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 13 - - 13 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -27 - - -5 - - 21 - - -9 - - -14 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -2127 - - -859 - - 977 - - -178 - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 6725 - - 6859 - - 6549 - - 4777 - - 4597 sfcLCL ODpotential -7501 - - -5487 - - -1422 - - -2340 - - -2294 ODpotential blCL 12099 - - 11487 - - 8948 - - 6939 - - 6892 blCL maxRH 80 - - 88 - - 96 - - 101 - - 100 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 20 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 32.0 - - 39.9 - - 41.7 - - 38.7 - - 36.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 19.0 - - 25.9 - - 29.0 - - 33.7 - - 32.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 37.2 - - 40.9 - - 42.8 - - 41.0 - - 39.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 17.9 - - 24.8 - - 27.9 - - 33.0 - - 32.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -66 - - 8 - - 0 - - -25 - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 500 - - 2026 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 22 - - 50 - - 85 - - 102 - - 99 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 95889 12 310 16 323 18 325 23 339 11 311 95889 88720 18 320 25 321 37 310 42 320 32 337 88720 83221 22 317 19 318 23 307 37 310 40 319 83221 78662 34 319 24 322 21 328 35 315 40 318 78662 74694 46 319 47 319 47 318 43 318 40 313 74694 71165 44 307 51 298 54 302 48 300 44 316 71165 67955 43 299 45 290 58 289 58 289 51 293 67955 64983 45 298 43 292 56 284 59 293 44 291 64983 62195 56 290 49 290 56 285 57 296 46 304 62195 59464 61 289 56 289 56 289 61 295 56 300 59464 56624 62 292 56 289 54 295 61 295 60 289 56624 53690 61 294 53 292 56 295 55 289 52 277 53690 50884 61 298 55 296 61 282 44 280 46 278 50884 48355 62 302 63 286 53 278 39 277 44 282 48355 46099 64 298 63 281 39 290 45 281 49 285 46099 44063 63 292 58 285 36 303 54 280 56 281 44063 42217 63 289 60 288 43 293 62 276 64 272 42217 40542 68 291 68 282 58 279 69 272 71 268 40542 39014 75 288 72 282 71 275 75 272 76 268 39014 37606 76 281 78 285 82 277 86 275 82 272 37606 36296 74 276 81 283 92 278 96 274 92 275 36296 35043 74 275 80 281 94 277 98 272 94 271 35043 33783 72 275 79 280 92 276 94 271 87 265 33783 32486 68 273 76 281 88 274 90 271 84 261 32486 31158 65 272 70 281 84 272 88 270 82 261 31158 29786 62 273 65 277 80 270 86 269 81 262 29786 28362 60 276 66 272 76 268 83 267 81 264 28362 26886 59 278 67 268 75 266 78 264 81 264 26886 25359 59 279 65 267 76 263 74 263 80 263 25359 23787 58 279 61 265 77 262 70 263 76 261 23787 22179 58 278 57 263 76 261 68 264 68 261 22179 20533 57 276 55 260 71 261 65 266 58 262 20533 18844 55 275 53 257 66 261 60 267 49 266 18844 17138 52 274 49 252 60 261 53 269 40 269 17138 15503 48 273 45 248 55 261 46 271 35 271 15503 14014 44 272 43 245 50 260 42 272 32 273 14014 12684 41 270 42 245 46 259 40 272 32 274 12684 11492 37 268 42 246 41 258 38 270 31 273 11492 10420 33 266 41 246 36 255 35 267 30 270 10420 9457 31 263 40 246 30 252 31 263 29 266 9457 8593 28 259 36 245 25 246 26 258 27 260 8593 7820 26 255 31 241 20*239 21 251 24 253 7820 7128 23 250 26 233 17*229 17 239 22 244 7128 6500 21 244 21*219 14 217 14 221 18 233 6500 5939 18 233 18*202 13 201 13 199 17 214 5939 5464 15 218 17 186 13 192 15 182 17 197 5464 5096 13 199 16 180 12 187 16 172 15 186 5096 4842 11 180 15 176 11 184 14 166 13 178 4842 4687 9*171 12 175 9 182 11*163 10*171 4687 4597 4*154 7 172 6 181 5*157 4*159 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