DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 03/09 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 - - 1001z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 18.3 - - 23.9 - - 25.2 - - 22.7 - - 17.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 15 - - 131 - - 150 - - 52 - - 5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 3892 - - 7142 - - 2584 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4580 - - 7741 - - 10253 - - 4580 - - 4580 Hcrit BL Top 4597 - - 9392 - - 12642 - - 8084 - - 4597 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 6468 - - 6054 - - 4606 - - 6501 - - 6144 Hgt.Variab. W* 27 - - 339 - - 433 - - 217 - - 18 W* B/S 3 - - 7 - - 4 - - 3 - - 2 B/S BL Wind 2 - - 9 - - 18 - - 12 - - 2 BL Wind Direction 234 - - 276 - - 294 - - 286 - - 001 Direction Wind Shear 2 - - 13 - - 13 - - 13 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg -17 - - 43 - - 21 - - 20 - - -9 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1799 - - 2692 - - 4851 - - 1894 - - -641 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 6396 - - 6700 - - 7791 - - 6190 - - 5238 sfcLCL ODpotential -3374 - - 902 - - 2354 - - 106 - - -2445 ODpotential blCL 7971 - - 8490 - - 10288 - - 7978 - - 7042 blCL maxRH 92 - - 96 - - 83 - - 78 - - 78 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 80 - - 130 - - 100 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 18.3 - - 23.9 - - 25.2 - - 22.7 - - 17.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 6.5 - - 10.6 - - 7.2 - - 11.8 - - 11.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 21.5 - - 23.9 - - 25.4 - - 23.2 - - 21.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 8.6 - - 9.6 - - 6.1 - - 11.2 - - 13.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 15 - - 131 - - 150 - - 52 - - 5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 3892 - - 7142 - - 2584 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 70 - - 83 - - 32 - - 12 - - 14 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 1 - - 1 - - 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] 96459 26 082 22 077 18 100 14 087 15 093 96459 89350 20 074 20 083 15 102 14 052 18 085 89350 83814 16 071 14 094 11 098 9 066 13 078 83814 79156 8 058 12 085 7 128 0 057 9 061 79156 75075 4 017 4 034 9 118 6 197 4 287 75075 71425 4 335 10 188 13 232 5 261 3 194 71425 68108 5 289 13 217 15 232 17 252 12 259 68108 65040 4 271 17 248 19 248 17 240 16 253 65040 62182 5 143 15 222 17 231 14 226 7 270 62182 59399 8 033 13 228 23 205 24 253 10 267 59399 56471 21 255 32 251 32 257 31 264 26 250 56471 53427 44 270 47 267 44 268 35 275 20 253 53427 50527 39 277 46 270 47 272 45 280 16 297 50527 47911 41 281 46 272 50 273 53 278 49 286 47911 45566 49 286 47 276 51 276 54 278 57 277 45566 43450 59 283 51 280 53 279 51 277 55 277 43450 41526 63 276 56 279 56 278 49 275 52 278 41526 39761 60 272 57 278 55 278 47 273 49 279 39761 38126 55 274 56 278 53 279 46 274 49 280 38126 36605 56 279 57 279 54 281 47 277 49 280 36605 35189 59 280 59 280 58 281 51 281 49 280 35189 33847 61 280 60 279 61 279 56 283 50 279 33847 32515 62 279 60 277 62 278 60 282 50 278 32515 31167 63 278 58 277 61 277 62 280 49 277 31167 29810 62 278 56 280 59 278 61 279 48 276 29810 28432 63 280 55 283 58 279 60 279 47 278 28432 27028 64 280 54 284 57 279 57 281 47 281 27028 25605 63 278 55 284 54 280 53 282 47 283 25605 24162 60 277 54 284 52 281 48 283 45 286 24162 22694 56 277 50 284 48 282 45 285 43 291 22694 21199 51 278 44 283 42 283 43 287 43 288 21199 19668 44 277 37 280 34 284 38 290 43 273 19668 18093 36 276 33 274 24 284 25 290 42 262 18093 16496 29 277 28 270 18 281 16 284 39 266 16496 14956 23 277 23 272 18 281 15 283 36 274 14956 13552 19 278 20 277 19*283 18 281 28 282 13552 12296 18 280 18 280 20*286 19 280 21 289 12296 11168 17 283 17 281 20 290 20 280 20 290 11168 10153 17 286 16*282 20 292 20 281 19 288 10153 9238 17 288 15*282 20 294 19 282 19 286 9238 8416 17 290 14 281 19 295 18*283 18 285 8416 7679 16 291 12 280 19 296 17*284 16 285 7679 7019 15 292 10 277 18 297 16 285 13 285 7019 6418 12 293 8 274 17 298 14 286 10 288 6418 5881 9 290 6 267 17 299 12 287 7 296 5881 5427 7 286 5 261 16 299 11 288 4 318 5427 5075 4 277 4 258 15 299 9 290 3 346 5075 4831 2 253 4 256 13 299 8 290 2 358 4831 4682 2*232 3 254 11 299 7 290 1*021 4682 4596 1*205 2 252 7 298 4 293 1*092 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