DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 04/13 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 46.1 - - 47.2 - - - - - 38.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 110 - - 99 - - - - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2509 - - 3310 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6692 - - 7215 - - - - - 4581 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8009 - - 8810 - - - - - 4599 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2359 - - 2984 - - - - - 3953 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 283 - - 303 - - - - - 9 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 4 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 13 - - - - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 310 - - 288 - - - - - 108 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 15 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 5 - - 26 - - - - - -14 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 2061 - - 2877 - - - - - -99 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5949 - - 5933 - - - - - 4699 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 85 - - 531 - - - - - -2564 ODpotential blCL - - - 7924 - - 8279 - - - - - 7163 blCL maxRH - - - 87 - - 95 - - - - - 83 maxRH CAPE - - - 100 - - 290 - - - - - 40 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 46.1 - - 47.2 - - - - - 38.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 35.7 - - 36.9 - - - - - 34.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 46.1 - - 47.4 - - - - - 42.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 34.5 - - 35.7 - - - - - 33.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 110 - - 99 - - - - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2509 - - 3310 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 48 - - 79 - - - - - 31 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - - - - 5 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] 96639 11 172 5 201 6 219 96639 89302 4 189 12 228 10 225 89302 83702 7 218 14 212 10 214 83702 79045 11 255 11 236 11 233 79045 75025 15 259 15 253 11 239 75025 71453 11 251 13 242 12 242 71453 68188 11 246 10 240 10 252 68188 65164 15 247 13 239 8 242 65164 62343 18 244 17 238 10 256 62343 59596 20 243 15 232 17 241 59596 56719 23 249 19 257 17 258 56719 53732 24 251 24 262 30 263 53732 50891 23 258 27 269 31 266 50891 48353 23 267 25 268 28 267 48353 46091 21 272 19 262 25 271 46091 44046 17 280 17 266 28 277 44046 42184 16 287 21 275 31 284 42184 40483 20 291 28 285 31 291 40483 38925 22 290 27 292 33 303 38925 37494 25 293 25 306 37 311 37494 36175 25 289 24 310 41 315 36175 34925 24 286 24 317 42 315 34925 33672 23 288 30 321 37 314 33672 32386 22 294 33 324 32 314 32386 31070 22 295 33 327 29 312 31070 29711 22 290 32 328 27 307 29711 28299 24 285 31 328 27 299 28299 26838 26 283 29 325 30 290 26838 25326 26 283 27 320 32 285 25326 23769 26 281 26 311 33 282 23769 22172 26 276 26 294 32 279 22172 20532 28 270 28 281 31 276 20532 18844 28 268 27 278 30 276 18844 17141 27 272 25 279 28 278 17141 15507 21 279 22 281 27 279 15507 14020 15 289 22 281 27 279 14020 12692 12 296 22 281 27 279 12692 11503 11 300 22 282 28 279 11503 10434 10 303 21 283 28 280 10434 9473 10 306 20*283 28 281 9473 8608 9*309 19*284 27 281 8608 7835 9*310 17 284 25 281 7835 7142 7 311 16 285 23 280 7142 6512 6 311 12 288 19 280 6512 5947 5 309 11 291 14 280 5947 5471 4 308 9 295 8 283 5471 5100 3 307 8 297 3 288 5100 4844 3 307 7 298 1 102 4844 4687 3 305 6 300 3*111 4687 4598 2 303 5 300 3*108 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