DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 04/15 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 - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 32.3 - - 35.2 - - 34.2 - - 34.1 - - 29.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 7 - - 102 - - 112 - - 62 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 609 - - 1730 - - 581 - - 182 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4580 - - 6046 - - 4580 - - 4581 - - 4580 Hcrit BL Top 6109 - - 7230 - - 6081 - - 5682 - - 4598 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 3629 - - 2958 - - 2063 - - 2342 - - 2836 Hgt.Variab. W* 76 - - 240 - - 172 - - 95 - - 8 W* B/S 1 - - 5 - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 11 - - 9 - - 7 - - 5 - - 9 BL Wind Direction 183 - - 173 - - 337 - - 327 - - 320 Direction Wind Shear 8 - - 5 - - 2 - - 3 - - 11 Wind Shear Max.Converg -6 - - 8 - - 5 - - 8 - - -5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 1255 - - 2259 - - 1484 - - 1085 - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 4854 - - 4972 - - 4597 - - 4597 - - 4597 sfcLCL ODpotential -659 - - 414 - - 679 - - 681 - - -534 ODpotential blCL 6768 - - 6816 - - 5402 - - 5001 - - 5132 blCL maxRH 100 - - 93 - - 99 - - 99 - - 98 maxRH CAPE 20 - - 140 - - 90 - - 110 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 32.3 - - 35.2 - - 34.2 - - 34.1 - - 29.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 26.8 - - 29.2 - - 33.0 - - 33.2 - - 28.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 33.2 - - 35.4 - - 34.3 - - 34.5 - - 30.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 26.1 - - 28.1 - - 32.0 - - 32.6 - - 28.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 7 - - 102 - - 112 - - 62 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 609 - - 1730 - - 581 - - 182 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 99 - - 71 - - 94 - - 97 - - 90 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 3 - - 4 - - 5 - - 4 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] 96443 11 188 5 180 10 209 15 255 4 186 96443 89162 11 156 7 193 9 160 10 172 5 130 89162 83607 10 148 7 193 3 163 12 121 9 141 83607 79000 14 166 7 173 8 198 6 145 8 117 79000 74988 11 191 6 225 6 163 3 113 7 174 74988 71416 11 197 10 209 8 217 2 282 3 170 71416 68160 5 203 6 167 4 257 5 334 3 030 68160 65143 2 084 3 226 9 293 10 310 7 325 65143 62344 12 316 3 167 11 279 13 311 6 294 62344 59626 15 277 4 005 8 322 12 319 5 011 59626 56759 4 268 10 293 12 294 16 312 11 340 56759 53748 7 305 6 349 11 262 18 272 16 304 53748 50855 15 282 13 290 11 268 17 224 23 248 50855 48256 25 267 19 276 14 274 11 244 24 257 48256 45944 29 252 26 262 24 258 29 264 22 270 45944 43852 25 249 21 247 26 241 34 253 19 279 43852 41934 27 252 25 255 23 254 29 247 18 277 41934 40162 32 254 32 254 30 261 23 251 18 276 40162 38514 39 257 39 254 35 259 23 264 21 275 38514 36976 47 258 47 249 40 255 31 262 28 262 36976 35544 55 257 49 246 43 252 37 252 35 248 35544 34195 65 257 52 249 50 249 44 247 40 237 34195 32873 75 254 65 248 61 241 50 241 40 232 32873 31545 80 251 73 244 72 236 54 236 41 232 31545 30211 81 249 73 242 77 233 58 232 42 226 30211 28856 82 248 72 241 79 232 58 225 44 220 28856 27470 82 247 71 240 77 232 55 221 45 217 27470 26050 81 247 72 238 71 232 53 220 41 217 26050 24599 81 248 73 238 62 233 48 217 29 215 24599 23118 79 249 72 240 45 230 37 210 12 192 23118 21603 72 249 67 241 26 212 26 184 9 152 21603 20041 62 248 59 240 18 206 24 162 10 148 20041 18425 51 244 49 235 14 205 15 163 11 152 18425 16785 42 236 40 226 13 190 14 179 11 150 16785 15205 35 231 31 222 14 182 12 200 10 140 15205 13764 30 239 24 232 15 179 9 195 8 131 13764 12476 27 249 22 242 16 179 7 181 6 121 12476 11320 25 256 19 248 17 178 8 167 4 093 11320 10280 23 260 15 246 16 176 8 154 5 054 10280 9343 22 261 12 239 14 172 7 138 8 026 9343 8500 20 257 10 227 11 168 6 116 11 009 8500 7747 17 251 9*211 7 163 5 087 14 357 7747 7071 15 239 9*194 3 148 4 052 17 346 7071 6458 13*221 10 177 2*012 4 019 19 340 6458 5909 12*199 10 170 6*347 5*352 19 335 5909 5446 13 184 10 168 8 339 5*337 17 329 5446 5086 12 180 9 168 8 336 5 328 14 324 5086 4837 11 177 9 168 8 334 5 322 10 320 4837 4685 10 176 7 168 7 332 4 319 7*316 4685 4597 5 173 5 168 5 329 3 315 3*308 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