DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 03/15 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 4.5 - - 19.2 - - 25.2 - - 28.4 - - 22.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -18 - - 84 - - 122 - - 21 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 882 - - 2256 - - 2655 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4579 - - 4579 - - 6531 - - 4580 - - 4580 Hcrit BL Top 4596 - - 6382 - - 7756 - - 8155 - - 4598 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1126 - - 2136 - - 2030 - - 1758 - - 2164 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 178 - - 276 - - 168 - - 6 W* B/S 0 - - 13 - - 10 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 2 - - 5 - - 8 - - 5 BL Wind Direction 115 - - 219 - - 256 - - 240 - - 144 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 4 - - 12 - - 9 - - 6 Wind Shear Max.Converg -22 - - -4 - - -7 - - 10 - - -12 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -3735 - - -1407 - - 114 - - 812 - - -400 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 8331 - - 7789 - - 7643 - - 7343 - - 4998 sfcLCL ODpotential -19537 - - -5801 - - -2907 - - -1485 - - -3650 ODpotential blCL 24133 - - 12183 - - 10663 - - 9640 - - 8248 blCL maxRH 76 - - 70 - - 76 - - 86 - - 91 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 4.5 - - 19.2 - - 25.2 - - 28.4 - - 22.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m -14.9 - - 1.7 - - 8.3 - - 12.7 - - 16.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 12.6 - - 19.3 - - 25.4 - - 29.3 - - 25.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot -9.6 - - 0.7 - - 7.2 - - 11.6 - - 16.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -18 - - 84 - - 122 - - 21 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 882 - - 2256 - - 2655 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 5 - - 0 - - 3 - - 45 - - 64 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 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] 96417 4 355 3 248 3 243 12 285 5 061 96417 89390 5 061 6 330 1 239 8 351 8 035 89390 83945 8 043 2 344 3 328 7 351 6 022 83945 79381 11 019 10 081 4 255 8 272 9 353 79381 75406 9 333 9 020 6 338 8 287 16 329 75406 71876 8 276 6 344 14 276 13 324 18 328 71876 68664 17 331 25 344 19 320 22 345 20 334 68664 65679 28 334 37 326 28 325 26 333 25 330 65679 62875 32 329 39 316 36 324 34 319 36 317 62875 60137 38 330 41 314 39 327 37 322 41 323 60137 57275 42 329 41 322 44 330 45 327 50 320 57275 54312 52 328 48 328 55 327 53 328 53 321 54312 51490 66 327 62 328 65 326 63 325 65 325 51490 48964 76 324 73 326 72 326 73 322 71 317 48964 46717 78 324 79 325 80 327 78 323 68 320 46717 44696 77 327 85 324 99 327 94 323 84 328 44696 42856 82 332 92 322 114 321 107 322 101 326 42856 41162 95 334 93 325 103 321 113 320 112 317 41162 39600 112 336 107 342 101 335 123 321 113 311 39600 38156 138 343 147 347 127 340 147 319 105 310 38156 36809 167 345 157 339 143 335 147 319 98 308 36809 35518 168 341 148 334 139 330 133 321 98 305 35518 34218 162 336 143 332 136 326 118 320 103 304 34218 32880 156 333 141 329 135 324 114 318 106 305 32880 31510 154 329 136 327 134 324 112 317 105 307 31510 30095 151 325 130 324 130 325 112 317 105 310 30095 28624 145 324 124 324 127 326 110 316 104 313 28624 27100 138 329 119 326 123 326 107 317 100 315 27100 25525 129 335 115 329 113 324 103 318 99 316 25525 23902 113 334 114 331 97 323 101 320 102 317 23902 22236 101 330 106 332 82 324 95 320 101 317 22236 20527 91 329 91 332 72 325 81 319 90 315 20527 18779 72 328 77 332 65 324 66 317 76 311 18779 17027 50 323 63 331 56 323 54 311 63 308 17027 15362 35 316 49 326 47 322 45 301 50 304 15362 13861 27 315 39 320 38 319 35 293 40 299 13861 12529 22 317 32 314 32 313 26 290 34 292 12529 11345 19 319 26 309 27 303 21 285 30 284 11345 10285 17 320 20 306 24 292 18 277 27 276 10285 9337 14 320 16 301 21 284 16 267 25 268 9337 8488 11 318 13 296 17*279 14*258 22 260 8488 7732 8 311 10 291 13*275 12*251 20 253 7732 7057 6 299 8 284 9 269 10 245 18 244 7057 6445 4 278 6*271 6 258 9 240 16 233 6445 5899 4 249 4*250 3 233 8 236 14 217 5899 5437 4 224 3 221 3 217 7 234 13 196 5437 5080 3 199 2 201 3 209 6 232 13 177 5080 4833 3 151 2 195 2 208 6 229 11 163 4833 4683 4*129 2 190 2 204 5 229 9*154 4683 4597 4*115 1 187 2 205 3 229 3*132 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