DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 04/17 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 34.3 - - 37.5 - - 38.1 - - 33.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 165 - - 170 - - 48 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4746 - - 6088 - - 5535 - - 476 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8506 - - 9530 - - 8014 - - 4580 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10246 - - 11588 - - 11035 - - 5976 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2655 - - 2448 - - 2192 - - 4592 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 392 - - 428 - - 275 - - 14 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 7 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 12 - - 14 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 341 - - 325 - - 317 - - 303 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 11 - - 11 - - 14 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - -3 - - 10 - - 15 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 2971 - - 3095 - - 2729 - - -695 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7275 - - 8493 - - 8306 - - 6672 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 1180 - - 1262 - - 1105 - - -3365 ODpotential blCL - - - 9066 - - 10326 - - 9930 - - 9341 blCL maxRH - - - 82 - - 91 - - 100 - - 77 maxRH CAPE - - - 30 - - 20 - - 20 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 34.3 - - 37.5 - - 38.1 - - 33.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 18.7 - - 16.6 - - 17.9 - - 20.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 34.2 - - 37.4 - - 38.7 - - 36.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 17.6 - - 15.6 - - 17.2 - - 19.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 165 - - 170 - - 48 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4746 - - 6088 - - 5535 - - 476 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 29 - - 66 - - 101 - - 8 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 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] 96621 10 131 7 201 3 053 10 075 96621 89349 7 137 9 112 5 074 9 078 89349 83799 4 083 9 095 4 114 3 030 83799 79192 0 223 6 008 6 056 2 098 79192 75189 2 016 6 328 3 360 4 315 75189 71612 4 334 7 305 7 313 6 302 71612 68354 5 307 5 294 6 319 8 303 68354 65345 8 309 7 311 10 314 7 308 65345 62540 10 307 7 280 13 293 8 289 62540 59808 13 297 12 264 17 283 15 279 59808 56951 20 298 18 309 15 304 12 320 56951 53989 14 296 22 316 27 330 26 326 53989 51166 21 336 27 319 34 327 32 322 51166 48620 29 327 30 319 34 320 31 320 48620 46330 30 324 30 321 33 321 29 324 46330 44250 30 332 32 324 33 328 34 336 44250 42352 32 336 33 327 39 331 41 334 42352 40615 35 337 35 332 45 325 48 333 40615 39021 37 340 39 337 46 327 53 330 39021 37549 39 345 47 336 50 332 57 329 37549 36185 47 348 49 337 54 344 60 328 36185 34893 54 345 48 348 67 351 59 330 34893 33607 58 351 67 357 75 350 62 340 33607 32304 70 354 80 350 76 349 68 349 32304 30987 75 356 79 347 73 349 68 350 30987 29636 78 358 79 351 71 350 64 350 29636 28234 77 359 84 358 68 351 59 353 28234 26784 73 359 82 360 66 353 56 355 26784 25286 70 002 74 001 63 355 53 353 25286 23741 67 004 68 005 60 356 51 351 23741 22151 60 004 61 005 58 357 49 350 22151 20512 51 002 54 009 54 358 47 351 20512 18816 43 359 49 009 46 357 44 353 18816 17098 36 355 44 003 39 354 39 353 17098 15448 29 351 35 357 33 349 35 350 15448 13951 24 348 23 343 25 338 30 347 13951 12618 18 345 18*331 19 327 26 343 12618 11430 15 342 16*325 17*320 22 333 11430 10367 13*341 15 324 17*318 19 329 10367 9412 12*341 13 323 16 317 17 330 9412 8556 10 342 13 324 16 317 16 330 8556 7791 9 342 11 325 15 317 16 327 7791 7105 9 342 11 326 14 316 16 321 7105 6484 8 341 10 327 13 316 16*313 6484 5927 8 341 10 328 13 316 16*308 5927 5457 7 341 9 329 12 316 14 304 5457 5093 7 339 8 330 11 316 11 301 5093 4840 6 338 8 330 10 316 8 298 4840 4686 5 337 7 330 8 316 6 296 4686 4597 4 335 5 330 6 315 2 293 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