DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 03/20 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 - - - 43.1 - - 45.6 - - - - - 37.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -14 - - -3 - - - - - -31 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4581 - - 4582 - - - - - 4581 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4599 - - 4599 - - - - - 4599 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3270 - - 4692 - - - - - 2928 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 12 - - 7 - - - - - 0 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 7 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 165 - - 235 - - - - - 115 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 11 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -5 - - 16 - - - - - -23 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1 - - -660 - - - - - -932 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4598 - - 5259 - - - - - 5531 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1995 - - -3158 - - - - - -4212 ODpotential blCL - - - 6594 - - 7757 - - - - - 8811 blCL maxRH - - - 96 - - 94 - - - - - 66 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 43.1 - - 45.6 - - - - - 37.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 39.2 - - 38.4 - - - - - 29.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 45.3 - - 48.7 - - - - - 44.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 38.8 - - 37.5 - - - - - 32.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -14 - - -3 - - - - - -31 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 16 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 84 - - 75 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 5 - - - - - 4 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] 96245 9 243 8 265 9 287 96245 89230 10 274 11 298 7 296 89230 83789 14 280 14 292 5 289 83789 79253 8 299 8 286 10 321 79253 75314 15 293 15 304 14 281 75314 71826 12 298 9 316 10 305 71826 68657 13 317 25 286 8 350 68657 65697 21 310 29 279 8 276 65697 62926 20 312 14 250 15 234 62926 60272 21 277 23 255 6 126 60272 57474 43 255 43 251 12 233 57474 54512 33 268 35 268 49 260 54512 51687 43 278 54 279 78 269 51687 49153 70 277 76 278 84 271 49153 46881 85 275 86 277 87 272 46881 44818 92 274 93 274 90 272 44818 42930 97 272 98 271 93 271 42930 41193 104 270 104 268 95 270 41193 39591 117 269 117 266 100 269 39591 38110 128 267 130 265 108 269 38110 36742 133 266 138 264 116 267 36742 35447 133 266 138 265 124 265 35447 34155 128 268 134 265 128 263 34155 32834 120 268 127 265 127 263 32834 31483 114 267 122 263 121 264 31483 30090 110 267 118 262 115 265 30090 28645 105 267 112 264 111 266 28645 27150 96 267 101 266 107 265 27150 25608 89 267 92 267 103 264 25608 24023 86 267 88 267 99 264 24023 22397 82 267 86 267 95 265 22397 20726 75 265 82 268 90 267 20726 19004 69 263 76 268 84 269 19004 17265 63 261 69 268 76 271 17265 15600 59 262 62 269 68 272 15600 14089 55 264 56 269 60 272 14089 12745 52 265 52 270 55 271 12745 11545 49 265 50 269 50 268 11545 10469 46 264 48 267 47 265 10469 9502 43 261 45 265 42 264 9502 8632 40 258 41 263 42 265 8632 7854 35 254 37 261 41 266 7854 7155 28 250 33 259 38 267 7155 6522 22 243 27 258 34 268 6522 5954 15 228 22 255 29 268 5954 5474 12 204 16 251 23 267 5474 5102 11 183 12 245 15 264 5102 4845 10 170 8 235 8 254 4845 4688 8*164 5*220 3*219 4688 4598 4*157 1*176 4*115 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