DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 04/23 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 34.7 - - 40.4 - - 44.3 - - 43.7 - - 38.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 32 - - 241 - - 232 - - 62 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 53 - - 3395 - - 5530 - - 5102 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4580 - - 7659 - - 9269 - - 8007 - - 4581 Hcrit BL Top 5553 - - 8895 - - 11030 - - 10602 - - 4599 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 2600 - - 2440 - - 2358 - - 3103 - - 7510 Hgt.Variab. W* 51 - - 395 - - 458 - - 290 - - 0 W* B/S 4 - - 16 - - 13 - - 7 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 3 - - 5 - - 7 - - 7 - - 2 BL Wind Direction 343 - - 328 - - 336 - - 342 - - 343 Direction Wind Shear 5 - - 3 - - 6 - - 5 - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg -10 - - -3 - - 8 - - -5 - - -7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -2226 - - 833 - - 2229 - - 2038 - - -2317 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 7779 - - 8063 - - 8802 - - 8564 - - 6916 sfcLCL ODpotential -5250 - - -1513 - - 456 - - -120 - - -4753 ODpotential blCL 10803 - - 10408 - - 10574 - - 10722 - - 9352 blCL maxRH 74 - - 68 - - 87 - - 90 - - 79 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 20 - - 20 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m 34.7 - - 40.4 - - 44.3 - - 43.7 - - 38.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 17.0 - - 21.2 - - 21.8 - - 22.4 - - 24.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 35.4 - - 39.8 - - 43.9 - - 44.2 - - 42.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 16.2 - - 20.3 - - 21.0 - - 21.6 - - 23.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 32 - - 241 - - 232 - - 62 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 53 - - 3395 - - 5530 - - 5102 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 48 - - 59 - - 18 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 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] 97659 9 094 16 132 9 133 6 119 9 091 97659 90300 15 113 13 139 9 116 5 130 11 085 90300 84615 16 112 8 140 7 122 6 118 9 132 84615 79866 9 105 9 155 5 188 2 193 8 126 79866 75741 4 122 6 185 8 179 9 242 3 100 75741 72065 3 180 9 231 6 166 11 223 7 254 72065 68723 4 209 12 223 6 248 8 239 8 214 68723 65628 7 228 10 229 8 239 9 265 8 237 65628 62739 7 249 14 257 11 261 11 261 13 246 62739 59935 13 281 16 254 18 272 14 280 15 277 59935 57025 17 277 16 259 21 270 18 279 18 277 57025 54021 18 284 15 273 19 270 20 285 19 285 54021 51164 21 283 18 285 22 275 26 281 23 283 51164 48608 20 285 19 278 23 278 25 278 22 277 48608 46328 20 294 16 281 19 273 21 282 19 285 46328 44267 23 292 18 296 15 270 21 288 22 296 44267 42391 22 286 20 301 18 301 23 283 21 293 42391 40669 20 287 21 296 21 304 21 280 18 306 40669 39075 20 294 20 301 20 303 24 295 26 309 39075 37606 20 304 19 313 19 309 25 303 29 313 37606 36257 23 309 21 328 22 324 26 332 30 333 36257 34987 22 308 30 335 31 342 35 347 33 343 34987 33723 20 313 38 335 43 344 47 354 45 356 33723 32432 21 323 41 336 46 348 56 352 55 358 32432 31115 23 330 43 342 49 347 53 348 54 358 31115 29757 25 333 41 337 47 343 41 344 46 351 29757 28348 27 334 39 337 41 340 36 340 40 342 28348 26891 27 330 36 342 33 339 35 336 36 339 26891 25383 24 326 33 341 27 338 28 325 31 343 25383 23829 22 329 30 342 27 333 23 320 24 342 23829 22233 20 332 26 342 26 324 21 322 18 337 22233 20590 18 328 22 341 22 320 19 320 13 343 20590 18894 18 319 20 341 18 326 16 318 11 342 18894 17177 17 318 19 335 16 334 14 320 10 335 17177 15531 15 324 17 329 16 340 13 325 8 337 15531 14036 12 340 15 327 14 339 10 333 5 003 14036 12704 12 353 12 326 12 335 9 329 4 034 12704 11512 12 360 10 327 10*328 8*331 4 031 11512 10440 11 002 8 326 9*327 8*334 5 012 10440 9475 10 002 6*327 8 327 8 334 7 002 9475 8609 9 002 5*326 7 330 8 336 8 358 8609 7834 9 359 5 327 7 334 8 339 8 356 7834 7140 8 356 5 327 6 338 8 343 9 351 7140 6509 8 350 5 328 6 343 7 347 9 348 6509 5945 7*344 4 331 6 346 7 352 8 345 5945 5469 5*343 4 330 6 349 7 355 8 342 5469 5100 3 341 4 332 5 351 6 356 6 341 5100 4844 2 348 4 330 5 352 6 358 4 340 4844 4687 1 345 3 329 4 352 5 359 3*343 4687 4598 0 146 3 327 3 352 3 360 0*089 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