DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 03/10 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 - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 16.0 - - 22.2 - - 25.5 - - 25.7 - - 20.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 20 - - 148 - - 165 - - 62 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 4821 - - 7073 - - 6137 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4579 - - 8486 - - 10259 - - 8726 - - 4580 Hcrit BL Top 4597 - - 10321 - - 12573 - - 11637 - - 4597 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 6357 - - 4467 - - 4484 - - 4937 - - 6204 Hgt.Variab. W* 29 - - 377 - - 444 - - 307 - - 8 W* B/S 3 - - 10 - - 5 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 2 - - 7 - - 15 - - 18 - - 4 BL Wind Direction 257 - - 282 - - 283 - - 280 - - 170 Direction Wind Shear 3 - - 9 - - 12 - - 18 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -19 - - 15 - - 22 - - 24 - - -10 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -2553 - - 2841 - - 4415 - - 3506 - - -2371 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 7150 - - 7480 - - 8158 - - 8132 - - 6969 sfcLCL ODpotential -4208 - - 703 - - 2161 - - 1422 - - -4526 ODpotential blCL 8805 - - 9618 - - 10412 - - 10215 - - 9123 blCL maxRH 86 - - 84 - - 84 - - 80 - - 86 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 20 - - 110 - - 60 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 16.0 - - 22.2 - - 25.5 - - 25.7 - - 20.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 1.1 - - 5.7 - - 5.9 - - 6.3 - - 6.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 19.6 - - 22.2 - - 25.4 - - 26.2 - - 23.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 3.3 - - 4.7 - - 4.9 - - 5.5 - - 5.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 20 - - 148 - - 165 - - 62 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 4821 - - 7073 - - 6137 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 45 - - 37 - - 35 - - 21 - - 44 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 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] 96571 23 106 20 107 17 123 15 108 20 125 96571 89440 19 105 21 099 12 118 11 092 18 109 89440 83882 13 100 13 092 13 095 11 089 9 096 83882 79224 11 119 5 098 6 059 4 118 5 052 79224 75166 8 116 1 225 5 197 2 228 2 278 75166 71539 2 045 7 260 9 278 7 284 4 280 71539 68235 5 285 7 223 12 251 14 281 11 315 68235 65184 8 275 26 297 15 308 8 291 7 299 65184 62322 15 292 22 297 23 295 9 290 11 301 62322 59512 16 306 13 280 15 281 16 268 18 293 59512 56579 9 286 16 294 9 248 10 251 31 292 56579 53549 15 285 30 290 24 292 35 286 33 297 53549 50655 36 285 40 282 36 289 32 293 38 301 50655 48045 36 279 41 277 37 289 38 297 49 284 48045 45717 37 284 37 279 35 295 46 291 47 281 45717 43622 40 290 38 287 47 290 48 298 41 293 43622 41711 44 290 45 289 50 284 52 307 42 306 41711 39942 46 288 48 289 47 288 57 307 52 305 39942 38301 48 287 48 290 46 295 61 303 64 301 38301 36780 49 288 45 292 50 296 64 299 72 300 36780 35371 49 290 43 295 54 293 65 298 74 301 35371 34037 48 290 45 299 55 293 66 298 76 302 34037 32710 47 289 47 297 53 294 66 299 76 302 32710 31364 44 290 47 294 50 295 63 297 76 303 31364 30005 40 290 46 290 48 295 59 296 75 302 30005 28622 37 291 44 288 48 294 54 295 73 301 28622 27211 37 292 41 289 46 291 50 296 69 299 27211 25779 39 292 40 293 43 290 46 296 59 294 25779 24333 39 288 40 295 40 291 41 295 46 288 24333 22866 38 284 38 294 38 294 39 296 41 287 22866 21368 35 281 35 293 37 298 39 297 41 290 21368 19827 33 278 32 294 34 299 40 298 40 291 19827 18235 29 275 29 294 29 299 40 299 38 290 18235 16618 24 274 26 290 21 296 37 299 33 286 16618 15061 19 275 22 286 18 288 32 297 29 278 15061 13640 16 278 19 283 18*286 28 294 27 271 13640 12368 15 281 17 282 18*286 25*290 26 265 12368 11228 14 284 14*282 18 285 24*287 25 262 11228 10201 13 287 11*282 17 284 22 284 24 259 10201 9276 13 288 9 283 16 283 21 281 22 257 9276 8445 13 289 8 283 16 283 20 280 19 253 8445 7701 12 288 7 282 15 282 19 279 16 247 7701 7035 11 289 7 282 14 281 18 277 14 239 7035 6430 10 288 6 281 13 281 16 276 13 228 6430 5889 8 285 5 279 12 280 15 275 12 215 5889 5432 5 280 4 279 11 279 14 274 12 205 5432 5078 3 271 3 277 10 279 13 274 11 200 5078 4832 2 257 3 278 10 279 11 273 9 194 4832 4682 1*245 2 276 8 278 10 272 7*185 4682 4596 1*210 2 273 6 278 6 271 4*170 4596 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