DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 04/08 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 0655z - - 0703z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 27.2 - - 35.7 - - 41.1 - - 41.9 - - 33.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 9 - - 166 - - 223 - - 86 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1494 - - 4196 - - 4918 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4580 - - 6148 - - 8238 - - 8203 - - 4581 Hcrit BL Top 4598 - - 6994 - - 9696 - - 10418 - - 4598 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 2422 - - 1669 - - 2003 - - 2992 - - 6724 Hgt.Variab. W* 23 - - 268 - - 415 - - 321 - - 6 W* B/S 11 - - 22 - - 11 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 0 - - 2 - - 7 - - 14 - - 3 BL Wind Direction 193 - - 239 - - 273 - - 307 - - 309 Direction Wind Shear 2 - - 3 - - 12 - - 11 - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg -14 - - 8 - - 9 - - 11 - - -8 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1960 - - -491 - - 1589 - - 1805 - - -2058 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 6558 - - 7486 - - 8108 - - 8613 - - 6656 sfcLCL ODpotential -9446 - - -4402 - - -335 - - -671 - - -4397 ODpotential blCL 14044 - - 11396 - - 10031 - - 11089 - - 8995 blCL maxRH 72 - - 62 - - 71 - - 85 - - 82 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 10 - - 10 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 27.2 - - 35.7 - - 41.1 - - 41.9 - - 33.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 14.9 - - 19.1 - - 21.7 - - 20.2 - - 21.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 29.5 - - 35.4 - - 40.7 - - 42.3 - - 37.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 13.9 - - 18.0 - - 20.6 - - 19.3 - - 20.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 9 - - 166 - - 223 - - 86 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1494 - - 4196 - - 4918 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 40 - - 28 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 96054 27 283 32 295 31 288 31 274 23 274 96054 88837 26 299 27 298 43 289 33 298 29 280 88837 83276 33 318 32 300 38 297 39 302 35 286 83276 78703 33 316 33 305 29 295 38 290 37 296 78703 74794 26 310 28 306 27 291 33 293 31 305 74794 71316 23 305 22 299 30 300 30 304 24 311 71316 68131 23 314 24 295 34 305 29 309 25 309 68131 65184 29 321 25 304 33 309 30 313 25 300 65184 62437 35 316 28 311 29 306 31 308 27 304 62437 59760 34 311 27 311 29 298 33 294 37 308 59760 56951 33 314 30 310 30 300 34 296 37 302 56951 54016 36 314 34 307 37 307 36 306 37 309 54016 51202 39 311 36 307 41 304 44 312 40 309 51202 48664 41 310 37 307 41 305 46 308 40 307 48664 46385 42 310 37 311 42 305 43 306 40 307 46385 44319 42 314 37 314 41 305 43 307 40 307 44319 42428 44 312 37 309 42 308 45 304 40 306 42428 40687 41 312 39 305 45 302 46 303 42 307 40687 39077 47 314 43 304 45 300 48 303 47 308 39077 37584 53 312 51 309 53 298 55 299 51 307 37584 36197 53 308 61 301 58 294 58 294 52 306 36197 34881 48 311 58 297 64 289 60 293 54 306 34881 33572 51 322 56 306 67 286 68 292 60 303 33572 32247 56 323 57 309 69 287 78 286 65 299 32247 30904 57 317 54 309 67 287 81 284 69 295 30904 29529 55 316 50 310 64 287 81 284 72 293 29529 28108 54 319 50 308 62 287 79 286 72 291 28108 26643 50 320 50 306 61 287 76 288 70 292 26643 25135 46 318 45 305 59 287 72 288 66 296 25135 23586 45 315 43 301 56 287 67 285 63 299 23586 22001 44 314 42 298 53 287 65 281 58 302 22001 20375 39 311 39 298 49 288 63 282 52 304 20375 18702 33 309 34 296 45 290 55 285 47 307 18702 17011 29 304 30 294 40 292 45 289 41 311 17011 15390 27 302 28 293 35 295 36 291 35 314 15390 13916 24 305 26 295 30 300 30 293 29 315 13916 12602 21 313 24 298 25 303 24 297 24 316 12602 11425 20 322 21 301 20 302 19*301 20 320 11425 10367 18 329 18 304 16*295 17*303 18 323 10367 9415 17 332 15 305 13*289 16 303 17 326 9415 8560 15 334 12 305 11 284 15 305 17 327 8560 7795 12 333 9 302 8 278 15 306 18 326 7795 7109 8 327 6*294 6 270 14 308 18 323 7109 6486 6 314 3*281 6 263 14 309 18 317 6486 5929 3 298 2 244 5 254 14 310 17 313 5929 5458 2 284 2 228 4 248 13 311 15 310 5458 5093 1 274 2 224 4 247 12 311 12 309 5093 4841 0 168 2 220 4 244 11 311 9 307 4841 4686 1*149 2 217 4 243 9 311 6*307 4686 4597 1*135 2 217 3 242 6 311 2*313 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