DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 03/23 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 24.4 - - 36.0 - - 40.6 - - 39.9 - - 34.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -18 - - 34 - - 36 - - -5 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 519 - - 2378 - - 1672 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4580 - - 4580 - - 4581 - - 4581 - - 4581 Hcrit BL Top 4598 - - 6019 - - 7878 - - 7172 - - 4598 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1071 - - 2178 - - 2920 - - 4048 - - 4747 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 118 - - 201 - - 66 - - 5 W* B/S 0 - - 3 - - 4 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 7 - - 8 - - 6 - - 2 BL Wind Direction 138 - - 194 - - 237 - - 245 - - 115 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 5 - - 12 - - 10 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -25 - - -6 - - -9 - - -7 - - -12 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -3079 - - -1691 - - -16 - - -840 - - -2854 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 7678 - - 7710 - - 7895 - - 8013 - - 7452 sfcLCL ODpotential -8846 - - -6927 - - -3887 - - -5853 - - -6779 ODpotential blCL 13444 - - 12946 - - 11765 - - 13025 - - 11377 blCL maxRH 64 - - 70 - - 69 - - 85 - - 89 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 24.4 - - 36.0 - - 40.6 - - 39.9 - - 34.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 7.5 - - 18.5 - - 22.1 - - 21.0 - - 17.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 31.4 - - 36.7 - - 41.3 - - 42.6 - - 40.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 9.6 - - 17.4 - - 21.0 - - 20.0 - - 16.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -18 - - 34 - - 36 - - -5 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 519 - - 2378 - - 1672 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 40 - - 56 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 95989 17 300 18 294 17 290 19 291 14 292 95989 88908 18 303 17 295 23 290 33 290 25 291 88908 83397 18 270 12 305 23 265 20 277 26 273 83397 78808 12 284 23 289 27 295 29 284 26 280 78808 74798 31 286 25 290 42 285 40 291 34 296 74798 71215 43 277 43 283 56 281 60 290 58 289 71215 67993 56 289 53 274 62 278 65 284 65 285 67993 65038 64 291 49 280 59 280 66 291 70 288 65038 62286 68 290 55 291 62 289 76 294 72 289 62286 59608 71 288 65 289 72 290 79 290 75 294 59608 56807 73 286 73 289 82 287 79 287 86 297 56807 53908 75 287 82 290 88 288 83 289 99 292 53908 51149 80 289 92 291 92 292 94 293 104 288 51149 48660 84 289 97 291 98 294 105 293 103 285 48660 46417 88 290 99 291 102 293 111 290 99 286 46417 44378 95 291 102 290 107 290 112 287 93 288 44378 42522 102 290 106 289 110 287 112 285 98 293 42522 40834 107 289 110 289 111 286 116 286 125 294 40834 39292 111 286 114 290 110 286 122 287 160 292 39292 37864 110 283 115 288 108 289 123 288 168 289 37864 36524 104 281 111 287 111 294 118 290 150 288 36524 35240 102 286 106 290 120 297 116 291 134 286 35240 33951 108 290 108 295 123 297 115 289 124 284 33951 32631 111 291 110 299 111 293 115 286 120 282 32631 31282 112 291 106 298 102 288 111 285 116 280 31282 29890 110 292 97 293 104 289 101 286 105 276 29890 28447 100 289 93 288 100 291 89 283 95 274 28447 26956 92 283 91 285 93 292 88 276 85 275 26956 25418 87 280 86 283 89 291 83 272 78 275 25418 23835 81 280 78 281 84 289 74 272 70 272 23835 22214 75 280 72 280 79 285 68 275 63 271 22214 20550 70 281 66 280 72 280 63 277 57 272 20550 18840 64 281 60 281 65 278 59 278 52 269 18840 17120 58 282 54 281 57 277 54 278 45 265 17120 15476 51 283 48 281 50 277 48 275 38 262 15476 13986 44 284 43 282 44 277 42 273 33 263 13986 12659 37 285 38 282 39 277 37 271 30 266 12659 11472 31 285 33 282 34 276 32 269 28 268 11472 10405 25 284 29 280 29 274 27 266 25 271 10405 9447 20 283 25 278 23 270 22 264 21 272 9447 8585 16 281 21 275 18*266 17 261 18 272 8585 7816 13 275 17 269 14*260 13*258 14 270 7816 7126 10 265 13 261 11 252 11*254 11 267 7126 6499 8 248 10*246 9 241 9 250 8 262 6499 5938 8 225 8*217 8 225 7 245 6 252 5938 5464 8 207 8 194 6 214 5 237 5 243 5464 5097 7 198 8 187 6 211 4 232 5 234 5097 4842 6 184 7 185 6 209 3 227 3 220 4842 4686 5*172 6 184 5 208 2 222 2*173 4686 4597 4*138 4 184 3 208 1 214 2*115 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