DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 03/17 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 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 38.3 - - 43.1 - - 47.6 - - 43.5 - - 39.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -58 - - -25 - - -5 - - -28 - - -49 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 1404 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4581 - - 4581 - - 4582 - - 4581 - - 4581 Hcrit BL Top 4599 - - 4599 - - 6904 - - 4599 - - 4599 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1740 - - 3549 - - 2171 - - 3424 - - 1889 Hgt.Variab. W* 9 - - 15 - - 73 - - 11 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 0 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 5 - - 8 - - 20 - - 3 - - 5 BL Wind Direction 147 - - 173 - - 266 - - 132 - - 149 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 6 - - 29 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -14 - - -9 - - 68 - - -13 - - -12 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -81 - - -566 - - 884 - - -418 - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 4681 - - 5165 - - 6020 - - 5017 - - 4598 sfcLCL ODpotential -3981 - - -3060 - - -1671 - - -3214 - - -3350 ODpotential blCL 8580 - - 7659 - - 8575 - - 7813 - - 7949 blCL maxRH 94 - - 96 - - 87 - - 95 - - 99 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 38.3 - - 43.1 - - 47.6 - - 43.5 - - 39.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 33.6 - - 36.3 - - 37.0 - - 37.4 - - 35.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 42.8 - - 45.9 - - 49.2 - - 47.5 - - 44.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 33.4 - - 35.7 - - 36.0 - - 36.8 - - 35.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -58 - - -25 - - -5 - - -28 - - -49 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 16 - - 1404 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 77 - - 84 - - 49 - - 82 - - 97 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 6 - - 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] 96425 7 248 7 307 5 237 12 270 11 309 96425 89415 9 272 8 259 3 251 10 277 5 295 89415 83939 4 010 6 238 5 263 9 318 13 286 83939 79391 7 338 11 241 14 271 17 308 4 358 79391 75431 11 341 7 239 17 267 24 283 13 285 75431 71903 15 278 5 241 15 257 14 309 16 295 71903 68706 16 288 9 287 17 275 17 286 12 301 68706 65738 21 311 12 309 16 278 30 278 19 270 65738 62988 26 318 18 323 23 294 45 290 44 305 62988 60367 23 299 22 305 29 296 48 285 51 299 60367 57629 31 284 33 285 42 276 35 283 48 278 57629 54751 30 271 32 265 30 271 34 300 44 272 54751 51968 20 286 12 278 41 294 46 303 42 288 51968 49434 40 297 29 302 58 299 65 302 45 298 49434 47151 71 294 63 295 76 298 84 298 66 298 47151 45074 87 291 89 295 90 296 97 294 86 294 45074 43180 97 291 109 294 99 295 100 292 94 291 43180 41450 104 292 118 292 112 297 109 297 107 296 41450 39868 116 294 120 291 134 298 134 300 138 299 39868 38413 130 292 125 291 158 298 153 298 147 294 38413 37054 139 289 133 292 171 298 152 294 141 287 37054 35748 137 287 141 292 171 298 145 291 133 284 35748 34432 130 287 136 291 156 298 143 290 132 285 34432 33085 124 287 114 288 130 296 145 291 129 288 33085 31714 122 287 115 283 131 290 145 293 128 289 31714 30300 121 287 112 283 125 286 135 295 126 285 30300 28830 121 287 107 285 115 283 107 297 126 284 28830 27309 120 287 101 287 106 282 102 294 122 289 27309 25739 117 287 97 289 97 283 104 289 106 295 25739 24128 111 285 94 290 90 286 102 287 94 293 24128 22480 102 284 90 290 86 289 89 288 84 289 22480 20794 94 283 83 291 81 291 77 290 75 287 20794 19066 86 284 70 292 74 292 69 290 64 288 19066 17325 76 287 59 294 65 293 61 289 54 289 17325 15660 67 291 55 296 57 294 53 288 47 290 15660 14147 61 294 55 296 53 295 47 289 44 289 14147 12796 59 295 56 293 51 294 45 291 43 286 12796 11586 58 294 56 289 52 293 45 290 43 284 11586 10500 55 290 56 284 52 290 46 287 43 281 10500 9523 52 286 54 279 51 286 46 283 41 278 9523 8646 48 281 49 274 49 282 44 280 37 274 8646 7864 45 275 43 269 44 278 41 277 32 269 7864 7163 40 270 36 264 39*275 35 275 26 262 7163 6527 33 264 29 257 33*272 28 273 20 252 6527 5957 24 255 21 247 26 269 20 271 14 232 5957 5477 16 240 15 229 20 266 13 267 11 200 5477 5104 10 199 12 199 15 261 5 250 12 175 5104 4845 10 163 11 179 11 255 4 164 12 162 4845 4688 9*154 9*172 7 251 4*145 10*158 4688 4598 5*147 5*164 4 248 3*132 5*149 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