DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 02/28 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 13.9 - - 25.7 - - 31.8 - - 32.7 - - 26.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -17 - - 41 - - 51 - - -2 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 179 - - 1206 - - 383 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4580 - - 4580 - - 4580 - - 4580 - - 4580 Hcrit BL Top 4597 - - 5679 - - 6706 - - 5883 - - 4598 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1583 - - 1946 - - 2193 - - 3230 - - 2511 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 84 - - 172 - - 38 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 7 - - 11 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 2 - - 3 - - 2 - - 2 BL Wind Direction 106 - - 195 - - 301 - - 279 - - 111 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 5 - - 9 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -27 - - -3 - - -7 - - -3 - - -21 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -2669 - - -2177 - - -1124 - - -796 - - -2203 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 7267 - - 7857 - - 7830 - - 6680 - - 6802 sfcLCL ODpotential -12897 - - -10315 - - -5268 - - -4083 - - -7182 ODpotential blCL 17494 - - 15994 - - 11974 - - 9966 - - 11780 blCL maxRH 43 - - 53 - - 69 - - 67 - - 58 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 13.9 - - 25.7 - - 31.8 - - 32.7 - - 26.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m -1.1 - - 7.7 - - 13.8 - - 19.8 - - 13.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 21.3 - - 26.3 - - 32.3 - - 34.5 - - 32.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 2.5 - - 6.6 - - 12.7 - - 18.6 - - 14.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -17 - - 41 - - 51 - - -2 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 179 - - 1206 - - 383 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 1 - - 1 - - 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] 96647 27 145 21 139 15 138 11 138 13 165 96647 89376 14 150 10 150 7 189 4 133 6 144 89376 83701 3 204 5 193 13 270 9 254 6 273 83701 78962 8 284 8 236 12 268 13 291 10 271 78962 74857 10 256 18 262 18 283 16 311 13 311 74857 71236 14 271 23 278 35 284 42 305 26 317 71236 67991 30 284 42 303 38 289 45 303 29 313 67991 65011 36 291 50 306 47 305 52 303 46 306 65011 62233 38 297 54 303 55 307 57 303 54 297 62233 59520 50 305 53 302 57 307 56 302 54 303 59520 56672 59 305 55 302 58 305 56 302 61 309 56672 53717 65 305 60 305 63 306 63 305 69 306 53717 50909 70 304 71 306 73 306 70 306 76 296 50909 48386 76 303 83 303 77 300 78 305 77 291 48386 46120 82 299 89 298 81 292 83 301 74 296 46120 44074 80 300 85 296 78 291 82 296 76 300 44074 42227 82 305 83 303 79 295 80 294 80 300 42227 40548 94 308 94 307 85 298 82 297 86 296 40548 39008 109 304 106 304 95 299 88 297 91 293 39008 37580 119 300 113 300 105 298 97 296 95 292 37580 36251 123 298 115 298 107 296 102 295 99 293 36251 34982 125 299 113 299 106 297 102 294 100 294 34982 33711 120 300 107 302 104 298 101 293 99 293 33711 32406 108 304 99 303 99 298 100 292 97 293 32406 31070 102 308 93 303 95 298 99 292 94 294 31070 29691 101 312 91 303 94 298 96 293 91 295 29691 28262 96 313 90 303 92 299 91 296 86 297 28262 26786 85 311 88 304 88 301 85 298 79 299 26786 25268 75 308 82 305 83 304 79 299 72 300 25268 23711 69 307 77 304 76 305 73 298 67 300 23711 22115 67 308 73 302 70 305 67 300 62 302 22115 20473 65 309 70 301 66 303 64 302 58 306 20473 18778 62 312 65 302 61 301 61 302 56 309 18778 17063 59 314 58 306 55 299 57 301 53 309 17063 15419 56 315 51 309 50 297 52 300 49 308 15419 13927 53 315 45 310 44 296 47 301 46 307 13927 12599 49 316 38 309 40 295 42 301 42 307 12599 11414 43 318 31 307 36 294 38 300 38 308 11414 10350 36 320 26 303 31 292 33 298 35 308 10350 9395 29 324 21 299 27 290 29 294 32 307 9395 8539 24 328 17 294 22 289 24 291 29 305 8539 7775 20 330 14 287 17 290 19 290 26 303 7775 7092 17 330 12 280 13*293 15 289 21 301 7092 6472 14 332 9 272 9*298 11 289 17 300 6472 5918 11 338 7*262 5 304 8*289 12 301 5918 5451 8 353 4*243 2 302 5*288 7 307 5451 5089 6 020 2 202 1 300 2 278 4 314 5089 4838 5 052 2 157 1 290 1 265 2 326 4838 4685 4*076 2 150 0 276 0 166 1*086 4685 4597 4*106 2 140 0 149 1 119 2*111 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