DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 03/02 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 29.5 - - 40.1 - - 44.4 - - 40.8 - - 34.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -26 - - 7 - - 14 - - -11 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 2042 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4581 - - 4581 - - 4581 - - 4581 - - 4581 Hcrit BL Top 4598 - - 4598 - - 7542 - - 4599 - - 4598 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 897 - - 3074 - - 3023 - - 6212 - - 3352 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 25 - - 152 - - 14 - - 6 W* B/S 0 - - 3 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 5 - - 2 - - 17 - - 2 - - 4 BL Wind Direction 128 - - 189 - - 283 - - 175 - - 139 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 5 - - 22 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -28 - - -8 - - 24 - - -6 - - -20 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -3381 - - -3192 - - -714 - - -2712 - - -3017 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 7980 - - 7790 - - 8257 - - 7312 - - 7616 sfcLCL ODpotential -9184 - - -7462 - - -5100 - - -5605 - - -7570 ODpotential blCL 13782 - - 12060 - - 12642 - - 10204 - - 12168 blCL maxRH 83 - - 76 - - 71 - - 79 - - 78 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 29.5 - - 40.1 - - 44.4 - - 40.8 - - 34.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 11.2 - - 22.2 - - 24.3 - - 25.0 - - 17.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 37.0 - - 41.7 - - 45.8 - - 44.5 - - 41.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 12.3 - - 21.1 - - 23.2 - - 23.7 - - 16.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -26 - - 7 - - 14 - - -11 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 2042 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 32 - - 5 - - 0 - - 17 - - 13 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 - - 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] 95873 11 255 16 285 15 282 15 315 15 273 95873 88706 14 288 18 263 17 303 15 313 20 284 88706 83160 10 313 21 300 24 318 32 294 32 293 83160 78562 19 321 20 282 21 307 25 302 37 311 78562 74572 32 301 18 284 25 287 36 318 49 315 74572 71032 44 295 31 299 35 300 50 305 58 304 71032 67841 34 293 40 301 46 309 52 307 54 293 67841 64903 40 302 47 308 49 316 44 300 48 285 64903 62146 49 300 54 299 49 308 54 301 48 292 62146 59440 59 294 55 293 49 301 53 297 53 293 59440 56587 63 289 58 291 56 294 53 293 57 295 56587 53609 66 289 62 291 65 290 58 292 62 295 53609 50768 70 290 66 291 67 289 66 294 66 297 50768 48228 68 290 69 292 63 291 73 294 69 299 48228 45973 65 291 68 292 59 295 73 295 72 298 45973 43947 64 290 65 292 58 300 65 297 68 294 43947 42108 62 287 62 293 59 300 62 302 61 295 42108 40430 59 288 61 293 61 297 66 302 66 307 40430 38904 58 291 60 289 64 293 65 299 72 308 38904 37514 57 293 61 287 65 286 54 293 60 311 37514 36229 57 292 62 286 64 281 44 302 62 332 36229 35002 56 289 59 286 62 281 43 328 73 337 35002 33764 53 287 55 286 60 283 48 339 75 337 33764 32486 51 286 51 289 58 285 60 335 76 334 32486 31173 50 286 48 294 55 287 59 329 78 331 31173 29814 48 286 46 299 53 290 55 315 78 329 29814 28401 46 288 44 302 53 293 58 300 73 328 28401 26938 44 291 43 303 53 296 66 296 57 324 26938 25424 42 294 41 302 53 297 67 297 45 312 25424 23863 40 297 41 300 52 297 64 298 44 304 23863 22258 40 299 43 300 50 298 58 297 50 303 22258 20606 40 300 45 301 48 299 54 297 54 302 20606 18904 42 301 47 303 46 302 51 298 54 301 18904 17186 44 305 46 304 44 304 49 301 53 302 17186 15538 43 308 44 306 44 306 48 301 53 305 15538 14040 41 310 41 307 44 307 48 300 52 308 14040 12704 38 311 39 309 44 306 47 298 52 309 12704 11507 35 311 37 310 43 305 45 296 50 307 11507 10432 33 309 36 309 41 302 43 293 46 305 10432 9466 30 305 35 306 38 298 39 289 41 303 9466 8600 28 300 33 302 35 294 35 286 35 300 8600 7826 24 294 31 296 31*290 31 283 29 297 7826 7132 21 287 27 289 27*287 26 281 25 293 7132 6504 16 277 22 282 22 284 22 278 21 288 6504 5941 10 259 16 274 19 283 16 275 15 282 5941 5465 6 219 9 265 15 282 11 270 10 274 5465 5098 6 172 4 245 12 281 7 260 5 255 5098 4842 8 150 2 174 10 280 4 239 3 192 4842 4687 6*145 2*147 8 279 2*196 4*148 4687 4597 5*128 2*133 5 279 1*158 4*139 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