DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 03/13 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 23.0 - - 26.2 - - - - - 21.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 160 - - 217 - - - - - 1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3184 - - 3738 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7324 - - 7874 - - - - - 4580 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8684 - - 9238 - - - - - 4598 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2738 - - 2615 - - - - - 3972 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 337 - - 394 - - - - - 10 W* B/S - - - 11 - - 27 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 3 - - - - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 316 - - 187 - - - - - 157 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 4 - - - - - 1 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -9 - - - - - -9 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1098 - - 737 - - - - - -845 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7586 - - 8502 - - - - - 5444 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -984 - - -1136 - - - - - -2941 ODpotential blCL - - - 9668 - - 10374 - - - - - 7539 blCL maxRH - - - 84 - - 98 - - - - - 97 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 23.0 - - 26.2 - - - - - 21.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 6.0 - - 5.0 - - - - - 13.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 22.8 - - 25.8 - - - - - 24.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 4.9 - - 3.9 - - - - - 14.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 160 - - 217 - - - - - 1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3184 - - 3738 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 38 - - 94 - - - - - 88 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - - - - 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] 96326 9 030 4 067 7 062 96326 89246 9 023 4 032 12 028 89246 83709 10 025 7 001 12 004 83709 79046 4 021 9 274 13 343 79046 74994 3 251 9 303 19 340 74994 71402 12 297 22 304 22 339 71402 68125 21 294 27 302 27 302 68125 65084 16 299 29 299 29 299 65084 62232 24 295 36 290 32 312 62232 59456 37 299 44 297 41 309 59456 56559 46 296 52 297 48 304 56559 53565 45 297 54 293 54 306 53565 50726 58 303 62 299 63 305 50726 48183 77 298 72 299 68 300 48183 45901 86 296 77 299 69 297 45901 43827 89 297 81 299 70 296 43827 41928 94 297 87 299 76 298 41928 40183 100 297 93 298 88 297 40183 38572 110 297 104 297 100 294 38572 37079 124 294 124 293 107 290 37079 35694 134 293 135 290 113 288 35694 34390 141 292 135 289 119 288 34390 33100 144 293 135 291 129 290 33100 31789 145 293 139 292 142 290 31789 30454 143 293 144 293 150 289 30454 29080 141 293 145 292 146 289 29080 27658 140 291 143 291 136 289 27658 26195 138 291 139 290 126 289 26195 24693 136 291 134 289 118 288 24693 23155 130 292 128 290 112 286 23155 21583 119 292 117 291 108 284 21583 19974 102 294 102 291 99 284 19974 18323 83 294 85 291 86 284 18323 16662 63 293 66 289 71 285 16662 15077 46 291 50 286 55 285 15077 13643 34 289 38 279 40 284 13643 12368 27 287 29 269 31 281 12368 11227 22 288 21 259 27 279 11227 10201 17 292 13 251 24 278 10201 9278 13*296 8*237 21 277 9278 8447 10*301 5*216 17 277 8447 7704 8 308 3 195 12 275 7704 7038 6 315 3 182 8 271 7038 6433 5 322 3 177 4 253 6433 5891 5 326 2 172 3 203 5891 5434 4 329 2 174 3 184 5434 5079 4 330 2 175 3 177 5079 4833 4 332 2 174 3 167 4833 4682 3 332 2 177 3*157 4682 4597 3 332 1 182 2*146 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