DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 04/16 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 - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 25.6 - - 31.3 - - 34.5 - - 29.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 122 - - 158 - - 67 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2226 - - 2290 - - 2447 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6523 - - 6691 - - 6224 - - 4580 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7726 - - 7790 - - 7947 - - 4598 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1719 - - 3312 - - 4147 - - 6090 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 277 - - 304 - - 237 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 5 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 10 - - 15 - - 1 BL Wind Direction - - - 003 - - 322 - - 331 - - 097 Direction Wind Shear - - - 11 - - 9 - - 18 - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 5 - - 8 - - -2 - - -14 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 2184 - - 2294 - - 2035 - - -519 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5543 - - 5496 - - 5912 - - 5117 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 678 - - 592 - - -21 - - -3037 ODpotential blCL - - - 7048 - - 7198 - - 7968 - - 7635 blCL maxRH - - - 93 - - 90 - - 83 - - 64 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 10 - - 130 - - 60 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 25.6 - - 31.3 - - 34.5 - - 29.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 17.7 - - 23.5 - - 24.8 - - 23.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 25.6 - - 31.2 - - 34.9 - - 33.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 16.5 - - 22.3 - - 23.7 - - 22.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 122 - - 158 - - 67 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2226 - - 2290 - - 2447 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 71 - - 60 - - 34 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 3 - - 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] 96587 7 137 12 135 9 205 4 140 96587 89256 12 150 8 137 9 107 6 161 89256 83694 17 135 7 155 8 100 12 125 83694 79093 10 132 3 128 6 085 8 116 79093 75095 5 136 3 264 5 355 7 052 75095 71533 1 170 3 243 9 328 10 348 71533 68291 3 317 5 299 10 302 13 312 68291 65292 7 303 10 298 10 293 13 299 65292 62493 11 290 14 297 10 289 14 279 62493 59763 13 292 17 296 12 300 12 276 59763 56896 12 293 15 287 14 306 11 280 56896 53908 12 295 14 288 16 301 13 285 53908 51048 14 307 14 298 20 303 13 303 51048 48469 16 316 15 307 21 304 19 319 48469 46158 17 320 17 318 19 303 26 319 46158 44067 18 327 18 325 17 308 26 322 44067 42160 18 333 19 329 19 313 27 327 42160 40408 17 339 19 333 21 322 28 333 40408 38784 17 343 21 336 24 333 29 339 38784 37273 17 346 24 339 29 339 33 340 37273 35867 19 344 27 344 33 343 38 345 35867 34534 21 338 28 352 38 346 46 349 34534 33212 16 336 30 357 43 348 52 348 33212 31876 15 002 30 358 46 350 55 347 31876 30529 17 007 28 001 45 353 56 348 30529 29156 20 016 28 006 44 357 55 347 29156 27747 27 006 29 018 41 357 46 342 27747 26306 21 354 28 014 38 357 34 339 26306 24832 22 052 23 007 33 356 27 339 24832 23323 25 050 22 013 25 352 25 339 23323 21776 24 034 24 014 20 349 24 341 21776 20186 29 032 26 018 16 354 23 344 20186 18546 30 027 25 019 15 360 22 348 18546 16886 28 026 23 020 16 358 22 352 16886 15292 25 030 21 021 20 004 22 355 15292 13839 24 030 19 020 21 003 21 352 13839 12540 23 027 19 022 21 353 20 348 12540 11375 23 026 18 020 23 343 20 347 11375 10327 22 027 16 015 24 335 20 343 10327 9382 19 029 14 007 24 330 22 337 9382 8533 15*027 13*356 23*329 23 331 8533 7773 12*023 12*343 22*328 23 330 7773 7092 10 017 12 331 20 328 22 329 7092 6473 8 006 11 324 17 329 20 327 6473 5919 7 353 10 316 14 331 17 328 5919 5452 6 346 10 313 11 333 13 329 5452 5089 5 340 9 310 10 336 9 333 5089 4838 5 335 8 309 8 337 6 341 4838 4685 5 331 7 308 7 338 2*017 4685 4597 4 327 5 305 4 338 2*131 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