DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 04/29 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 45.5 - - 44.5 - - 45.0 - - 44.9 - - 41.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 53 - - 42 - - 126 - - 70 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1741 - - 2818 - - 3342 - - 4132 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4581 - - 4581 - - 7336 - - 7473 - - 4581 Hcrit BL Top 7241 - - 8318 - - 8842 - - 9632 - - 4599 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 2729 - - 2669 - - 2922 - - 3753 - - 7360 Hgt.Variab. W* 194 - - 218 - - 321 - - 284 - - 6 W* B/S 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 12 - - 14 - - 17 - - 21 - - 9 BL Wind Direction 308 - - 307 - - 317 - - 307 - - 318 Direction Wind Shear 15 - - 12 - - 14 - - 17 - - 11 Wind Shear Max.Converg 21 - - 16 - - 9 - - 28 - - -6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 617 - - 2285 - - 2397 - - 2374 - - -2458 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 6624 - - 6034 - - 6445 - - 7258 - - 7057 sfcLCL ODpotential -1495 - - 496 - - 469 - - 523 - - -4578 ODpotential blCL 8736 - - 7822 - - 8373 - - 9109 - - 9177 blCL maxRH 94 - - 101 - - 100 - - 94 - - 71 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 80 - - 130 - - 130 - - 30 CAPE Temp@2m 45.5 - - 44.5 - - 45.0 - - 44.9 - - 41.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 32.4 - - 34.0 - - 32.7 - - 29.0 - - 26.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 46.0 - - 45.2 - - 45.1 - - 45.3 - - 44.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 31.7 - - 32.8 - - 31.6 - - 28.2 - - 26.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 53 - - 42 - - 126 - - 70 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1741 - - 2818 - - 3342 - - 4132 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 75 - - 103 - - 99 - - 74 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 3 - - 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] 97850 5 283 4 176 3 286 10 265 10 305 97850 90481 5 007 6 237 3 258 6 319 4 302 90481 84786 6 028 4 192 4 303 10 328 8 010 84786 80032 2 090 6 284 7 284 6 253 7 318 80032 75924 6 288 5 304 4 270 7 219 9 257 75924 72282 7 222 12 276 11 300 7 306 4 272 72282 68964 8 276 8 232 12 248 10 316 10 312 68964 65911 10 262 11 290 11 282 6 276 10 308 65911 63081 6 250 18 269 21 299 7 337 4 029 63081 60329 16 272 13 265 24 267 12 285 8 307 60329 57450 15 272 9 306 12 257 21 277 18 290 57450 54457 11 270 16 287 10 290 20 276 20 282 54457 51591 17 275 20 258 17 300 9 310 13 291 51591 49014 21 275 12 215 18 280 21 322 10 326 49014 46713 28 286 5 100 16 249 26 307 12 326 46713 44630 35 282 25 330 12 244 27 297 26 328 44630 42724 37 282 39 301 25 283 32 300 34 327 42724 40966 39 285 40 289 33 288 33 298 36 325 40966 39338 43 283 41 283 30 290 31 300 35 322 39338 37827 47 278 41 278 31 295 31 303 32 321 37827 36425 52 272 39 273 35 295 31 303 31 321 36425 35097 58 265 39 273 37 290 29 305 31 319 35097 33777 67 262 43 274 37 285 29 308 31 318 33777 32437 74 259 50 268 37 284 30 306 31 320 32437 31080 74 255 53 263 36 277 29 303 28 322 31080 29697 75 257 50 267 33 270 29 303 24 322 29697 28277 73 259 43 273 28 268 31 300 21 317 28277 26819 66 262 37 279 25 267 32 298 21 306 26819 25319 54 267 34 285 24 271 33 300 21 297 25319 23777 43 268 32 290 23 274 34 299 22 297 23777 22193 38 265 30 292 24 276 32 295 24 300 22193 20560 34 264 28 292 25 278 30 291 24 302 20560 18872 32 268 25 289 26 280 28 290 25 302 18872 17162 29 274 22 286 25 285 27 294 26 301 17162 15520 27 281 20 289 24 291 26 300 28 304 15520 14029 25 286 21 296 23 297 24 305 29 310 14029 12698 22 291 21 303 22 301 24 306 27 317 12698 11508 20 298 20 308 22 305 25 306 25 323 11508 10438 19 304 19 311 22 308 25*305 24 328 10438 9475 19 309 19 311 21*310 25*305 24 331 9475 8610 20 310 18*310 21*312 24 306 24 332 8610 7836 20*309 18*308 20 314 24 306 23 331 7836 7142 19*308 17 307 20 315 23 307 22 330 7142 6512 16 308 15 307 18 318 21 308 21 328 6512 5947 13 307 14 307 17 319 20 308 20 327 5947 5470 10 307 13 307 15 321 18 309 17 324 5470 5101 9 307 11 307 14 322 17 309 14 321 5101 4844 8 308 10 308 13 322 15 310 11 318 4844 4687 6 308 9 308 11 323 12 309 7*315 4687 4598 4 310 6 307 7 322 8 309 3*309 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