DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 08/27 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 - - - - - - 1001z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.2 - - - - - 66.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 242 - - - - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 9186 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 12168 - - - - - 4583 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 14686 - - - - - 4601 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2434 - - - - - 9585 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 551 - - - - - 5 W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 16 - - - - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 212 - - - - - 281 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 21 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 23 - - - - - -5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1799 - - - - - -5420 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 12887 - - - - - 10022 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 516 - - - - - -8027 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 14170 - - - - - 12628 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 90 - - - - - 78 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 160 - - - - - 200 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.2 - - - - - 66.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 37.2 - - - - - 38.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 77.6 - - - - - 70.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 36.5 - - - - - 37.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 242 - - - - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 9186 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 61 - - - - - 12 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 5 - - - - - 6 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] 99379 7 101 3 030 99379 91888 4 071 7 082 91888 86096 4 138 9 084 86096 81285 4 192 6 082 81285 77137 5 127 5 052 77137 73468 7 075 4 029 73468 70139 1 070 5 351 70139 67071 1 055 6 312 67071 64224 7 280 9 269 64224 61467 8 262 4 298 61467 58576 16 272 16 273 58576 55567 18 254 17 262 55567 52699 31 248 20 253 52699 50126 33 246 30 252 50126 47824 38 244 39 249 47824 45737 44 240 46 244 45737 43830 48 236 49 240 43830 42083 49 232 51 239 42083 40476 50 231 55 239 40476 38993 52 230 62 237 38993 37617 54 227 67 234 37617 36309 56 223 68 232 36309 34998 57 222 69 233 34998 33655 57 220 70 234 33655 32281 56 218 70 233 32281 30862 55 216 69 233 30862 29388 54 215 68 232 29388 27863 54 216 67 232 27863 26289 51 218 64 232 26289 24673 49 218 60 230 24673 23020 47 218 55 227 23020 21321 47 217 51 223 21321 19568 47 218 46 222 19568 17792 44 222 41 220 17792 16085 37*222 34 216 16085 14529 27*218 29 212 14529 13137 21 212 25 211 13137 11886 17 210 24 216 11886 10761 16 210 23 224 10761 9746 15 210 24 232 9746 8834 14 211 23 237 8834 8017 14 211 23 240 8017 7285 13 211 22 243 7285 6620 12 212 20 247 6620 6024 12 212 18 252 6024 5521 11 212 15 258 5521 5131 10 213 13 263 5131 4860 10 213 10 268 4860 4695 9 213 7*274 4695 4600 6 214 3*281 4600 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