DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 03/22 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 30.8 - - 35.1 - - - - - 28.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 56 - - 51 - - - - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2469 - - 4404 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5942 - - 7410 - - - - - 4580 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7969 - - 9904 - - - - - 4598 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2451 - - 2410 - - - - - 5365 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 226 - - 268 - - - - - 4 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 14 - - - - - 1 BL Wind Direction - - - 256 - - 255 - - - - - 056 Direction Wind Shear - - - 18 - - 19 - - - - - 1 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 31 - - 22 - - - - - -16 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 773 - - 2723 - - - - - -1593 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7197 - - 7181 - - - - - 6191 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1370 - - 710 - - - - - -4621 ODpotential blCL - - - 9339 - - 9194 - - - - - 9219 blCL maxRH - - - 85 - - 91 - - - - - 79 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 10 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 30.8 - - 35.1 - - - - - 28.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 15.7 - - 19.9 - - - - - 17.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 31.4 - - 35.7 - - - - - 34.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 14.6 - - 18.7 - - - - - 16.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 56 - - 51 - - - - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2469 - - 4404 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 39 - - 62 - - - - - 15 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - - - - 2 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] 96154 15 257 16 277 15 280 96154 89081 14 267 16 288 15 274 89081 83548 16 235 10 264 8 261 83548 78906 14 200 23 239 14 255 78906 74893 16 232 17 201 17 286 74893 71355 24 261 33 296 29 313 71355 68145 24 265 47 289 29 301 68145 65165 18 270 41 284 28 250 65165 62372 14 263 43 290 30 286 62372 59646 40 294 45 288 62 288 59646 56800 58 292 53 285 70 285 56800 53849 59 283 61 277 71 285 53849 51026 59 276 63 276 74 284 51026 48485 60 276 64 281 76 283 48485 46213 65 279 70 288 78 284 46213 44161 72 281 79 290 81 285 44161 42292 79 283 87 287 86 287 42292 40575 83 286 92 284 92 286 40575 38991 88 288 96 283 99 284 38991 37526 95 289 102 283 104 282 37526 36175 102 289 107 284 107 283 36175 34901 108 288 109 284 110 284 34901 33635 111 287 110 286 112 284 33635 32339 110 288 110 287 110 283 32339 31012 109 288 109 287 108 283 31012 29642 107 289 107 286 105 284 29642 28223 104 288 104 286 102 284 28223 26755 100 288 99 285 98 285 26755 25241 96 287 95 286 95 285 25241 23682 92 287 92 287 91 285 23682 22081 87 286 87 288 87 285 22081 20436 81 286 80 289 81 286 20436 18740 74 285 70 288 73 286 18740 17029 65 285 61 284 64 286 17029 15391 55 284 52 280 55 283 15391 13906 47 282 45 275 48 279 13906 12584 41 280 38 270 43 275 12584 11404 37 277 32 267 39 272 11404 10345 34 274 27*264 35 271 10345 9394 30 272 23*262 30 271 9394 8541 26*270 20 260 25 272 8541 7779 21*267 17 258 20 275 7779 7095 17 263 15 256 15 279 7095 6476 13 258 13 253 11 287 6476 5921 10 250 11 248 7 301 5921 5453 8 242 9 245 5 321 5453 5090 7 237 8 244 3 342 5090 4838 6 234 8 243 2 004 4838 4685 6 233 7 242 2*040 4685 4597 4 231 5 243 1*070 4597 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