DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 04/11 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 - - - 48.2 - - 50.5 - - 47.8 - - 43.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 20 - - 86 - - 4 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 681 - - 3400 - - 2421 - - 190 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4581 - - 7147 - - 4581 - - 4581 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6181 - - 8900 - - 7921 - - 5690 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2931 - - 2154 - - 2567 - - 3078 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 110 - - 287 - - 102 - - 22 W* B/S - - - 13 - - 12 - - 4 - - 4 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 4 - - 5 - - 1 BL Wind Direction - - - 192 - - 223 - - 264 - - 192 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 5 - - 8 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - 6 - - 7 - - -8 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -921 - - 1679 - - 2112 - - 1092 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7102 - - 7222 - - 5810 - - 4598 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4340 - - -93 - - -49 - - -890 ODpotential blCL - - - 10521 - - 8993 - - 7970 - - 6580 blCL maxRH - - - 95 - - 100 - - 100 - - 101 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 10 - - 70 - - 110 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 48.2 - - 50.5 - - 47.8 - - 43.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 32.8 - - 34.5 - - 37.9 - - 40.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 48.9 - - 50.8 - - 49.4 - - 45.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 31.7 - - 33.5 - - 37.0 - - 39.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 20 - - 86 - - 4 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 681 - - 3400 - - 2421 - - 190 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 82 - - 100 - - 102 - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 - - 6 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] 96466 14 103 13 196 8 285 6 032 96466 89075 4 034 4 150 4 253 2 356 89075 83477 2 111 1 177 4 306 1 209 83477 78876 9 287 4 009 4 025 5 242 78876 74910 14 284 10 310 9 323 5 277 74910 71385 16 308 9 322 12 284 13 286 71385 68172 19 302 17 316 12 292 17 290 68172 65200 23 286 26 298 17 300 18 285 65200 62430 20 282 27 283 25 295 15 283 62430 59739 20 292 23 281 26 286 18 282 59739 56917 22 280 26 280 24 285 19 284 56917 53972 24 268 29 268 26 275 23 275 53972 51157 27 273 32 267 29 271 27 271 51157 48620 29 269 34 263 34 265 29 267 48620 46339 29 270 33 259 36 262 31 262 46339 44268 30 270 32 256 35 263 30 254 44268 42381 31 260 31 255 33 264 28 248 42381 40654 29 251 28 249 35 259 27 247 40654 39066 31 246 27 255 36 251 26 253 39066 37596 33 228 28 233 35 237 26 253 37596 36238 30 223 28 215 27 234 22 268 36238 34961 39 212 26 209 26 233 30 248 34961 33702 40 203 23 217 26 229 22 228 33702 32423 36 204 20 221 21 218 20 236 32423 31117 29 210 16 215 20 227 17 230 31117 29766 17 227 11 211 15 247 16 215 29766 28363 16 232 8 247 15 269 15 217 28363 26909 18 234 11 288 11 250 13 210 26909 25405 20 248 12 292 11 229 11 224 25405 23855 22 248 14 263 12 238 8 253 23855 22263 22 242 18 237 15 259 9 291 22263 20624 23 237 17 231 18 268 13 292 20624 18933 21 236 16 243 18 266 15 285 18933 17220 16 237 13 255 14 264 14 280 17220 15575 12 241 8 260 11 268 12 277 15575 14077 11 257 7 261 9 273 11 276 14077 12739 11 259 9 261 9 274 11 277 12739 11541 11 252 11 259 10 273 12 278 11541 10464 9 250 10 259 10 275 11 280 10464 9495 7 251 8*256 10 274 10 284 9495 8626 5 259 6*246 10*272 9 288 8626 7849 4 271 6 239 9*271 8 293 7849 7153 4 277 5 230 7 269 6 299 7153 6520 3*274 4 216 6 267 5 303 6520 5954 2*255 4 208 5 263 3*303 5954 5475 2 186 4 202 4 257 1*291 5475 5103 2 185 3 199 3 250 1 227 5103 4846 2 180 3 198 3 243 2 170 4846 4688 2 177 3 196 2 240 2 157 4688 4598 1 171 2 196 1 250 2 141 4598 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