DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 04/09 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 - - - 37.4 - - 43.2 - - - - - 38.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 181 - - 228 - - - - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2457 - - 3797 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6869 - - 7944 - - - - - 4581 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7957 - - 9297 - - - - - 4599 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1825 - - 1785 - - - - - 4912 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 326 - - 404 - - - - - 2 W* B/S - - - 19 - - 20 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 4 - - - - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 185 - - 276 - - - - - 111 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 7 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 8 - - 7 - - - - - -14 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 624 - - 1453 - - - - - -2009 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7334 - - 7844 - - - - - 6609 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2179 - - -585 - - - - - -4810 ODpotential blCL - - - 10136 - - 9882 - - - - - 9409 blCL maxRH - - - 68 - - 73 - - - - - 60 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 37.4 - - 43.2 - - - - - 38.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 21.6 - - 25.0 - - - - - 25.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 37.2 - - 42.8 - - - - - 43.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 20.5 - - 24.0 - - - - - 25.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 181 - - 228 - - - - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2457 - - 3797 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 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] 96126 21 258 30 255 17 258 96126 88778 32 259 36 276 29 286 88778 83211 33 269 35 280 35 274 83211 78630 33 284 33 287 34 287 78630 74693 29 287 33 288 33 291 74693 71215 25 298 30 289 29 296 71215 68045 27 302 29 301 26 304 68045 65114 29 305 31 305 29 300 65114 62385 28 302 33 302 30 293 62385 59726 25 293 35 294 29 295 59726 56922 25 302 34 289 31 300 56922 53989 32 313 34 293 34 303 53989 51190 37 305 37 297 37 303 51190 48676 33 295 38 302 37 300 48676 46422 29 299 40 301 38 300 46422 44380 32 307 42 294 40 303 44380 42529 39 314 43 292 43 303 42529 40854 43 315 45 306 49 298 40854 39331 47 322 52 309 52 297 39331 37928 57 323 56 315 55 298 37928 36616 62 323 62 319 56 296 36616 35359 60 325 65 320 57 295 35359 34092 60 329 65 321 56 299 34092 32791 63 333 61 323 53 302 32791 31460 66 334 57 325 51 306 31460 30086 65 333 55 327 47 309 30086 28660 63 334 54 328 41 311 28660 27186 58 334 52 329 36 314 27186 25662 55 328 49 328 32 317 25662 24091 51 327 47 327 28 319 24091 22474 44 326 46 329 23 326 22474 20805 39 322 44 333 22 329 20805 19076 36 320 39 332 21 330 19076 17322 32 321 34 326 21 332 17322 15637 28 320 30 320 21 330 15637 14109 24 319 26 317 21 324 14109 12751 20 315 22 315 20 317 12751 11541 16 310 19 312 17 310 11541 10459 13 303 15 305 12 304 10459 9489 9 294 11*295 9 299 9489 8618 5*281 8*289 7 295 8618 7841 2*208 7 286 6 295 7841 7145 3 183 4 278 6 294 7145 6513 3 182 3 268 6 293 6513 5947 4 181 2 260 6 290 5947 5470 4 181 2 253 5 286 5470 5100 4 184 2 248 3 275 5100 4844 3 186 2 245 2 256 4844 4688 3 188 2 244 1*173 4688 4598 2 189 1 242 2*111 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