DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 04/21 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 - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 60.1 - - 60.9 - - - - - 53.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 158 - - 157 - - - - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4087 - - 5330 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7998 - - 8909 - - - - - 4582 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9587 - - 10830 - - - - - 4600 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3287 - - 2994 - - - - - 5117 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 369 - - 399 - - - - - 3 W* B/S - - - 10 - - 11 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 7 - - - - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 241 - - 241 - - - - - 074 Direction Wind Shear - - - 10 - - 8 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 13 - - 25 - - - - - -23 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 559 - - 1724 - - - - - -3649 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9028 - - 9106 - - - - - 8250 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2341 - - -1568 - - - - - -6943 ODpotential blCL - - - 11928 - - 12398 - - - - - 11543 blCL maxRH - - - 70 - - 80 - - - - - 89 maxRH CAPE - - - 70 - - 220 - - - - - 70 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 60.1 - - 60.9 - - - - - 53.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 36.3 - - 36.8 - - - - - 33.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 60.2 - - 61.7 - - - - - 58.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 35.3 - - 35.8 - - - - - 33.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 158 - - 157 - - - - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4087 - - 5330 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 21 - - - - - 56 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - - - - 5 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] 96979 23 106 18 120 17 075 96979 89670 9 119 21 109 12 070 89670 84081 9 183 10 084 4 166 84081 79430 7 206 2 298 5 202 79430 75401 4 154 8 242 6 199 75401 71817 5 218 7 203 8 236 71817 68575 13 231 6 267 9 270 68575 65589 7 218 15 231 17 278 65589 62807 12 246 20 231 22 264 62807 60102 9 243 19 261 17 259 60102 57267 6 299 15 274 18 277 57267 54310 26 268 26 260 25 258 54310 51486 33 252 31 246 25 261 51486 48943 24 252 29 246 29 255 48943 46668 28 268 26 254 27 255 46668 44625 34 256 37 247 27 248 44625 42780 43 248 45 242 37 243 42780 41104 56 253 59 248 48 235 41104 39572 68 250 69 240 58 234 39572 38153 71 246 71 238 69 229 38153 36830 71 243 72 237 69 227 36830 35561 70 243 70 237 66 229 35561 34281 66 244 67 239 65 231 34281 32966 63 246 63 241 61 233 32966 31620 62 249 61 243 57 235 31620 30233 61 253 58 247 51 239 30233 28795 53 254 51 250 44 243 28795 27309 46 253 39 244 37 246 27309 25780 42 255 38 236 33 243 25780 24208 40 256 39 232 30 232 24208 22595 36 255 37 229 30 222 22595 20933 31 258 32 233 30 220 20933 19218 27 267 28 242 30 218 19218 17481 25 275 24 255 29 216 17481 15812 23 277 22 267 26 215 15812 14291 21 276 19 274 24 216 14291 12933 21 275 15 276 21 219 12933 11714 20 273 12*274 16 222 11714 10617 17 270 10*269 9 223 10617 9627 14*268 8 258 5 217 9627 8737 11*264 7 253 3 202 8737 7941 9 256 7 245 1 158 7941 7225 7 245 7 237 2 088 7225 6575 6 234 7 228 3 066 6575 5993 6 226 7 222 4 060 5993 5500 5 218 7 218 4 060 5500 5118 5 215 6 217 5 061 5118 4853 5 214 6 216 4 059 4853 4691 4 213 5 216 3*060 4691 4599 3 213 3 217 3*074 4599 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