DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 08/21 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 76.0 - - 81.3 - - 82.4 - - 73.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 233 - - 282 - - 104 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3165 - - 7599 - - 7891 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7473 - - 10992 - - 10546 - - 4583 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8665 - - 13099 - - 13391 - - 4601 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3398 - - 2086 - - 2098 - - 8157 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 381 - - 543 - - 399 - - 3 W* B/S - - - 43 - - 16 - - 10 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 6 - - 7 - - 1 BL Wind Direction - - - 248 - - 269 - - 271 - - 049 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 12 - - 13 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 11 - - -13 - - 9 - - -9 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2518 - - -172 - - 139 - - -6638 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11184 - - 13272 - - 13253 - - 11239 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5417 - - -2747 - - -3107 - - -10894 ODpotential blCL - - - 14082 - - 15846 - - 16498 - - 15495 blCL maxRH - - - 45 - - 62 - - 76 - - 82 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 76.0 - - 81.3 - - 82.4 - - 73.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 42.9 - - 38.8 - - 40.0 - - 40.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 75.2 - - 80.4 - - 82.3 - - 79.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 42.2 - - 38.1 - - 39.3 - - 40.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 233 - - 282 - - 104 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3165 - - 7599 - - 7891 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 3 - - 28 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 5 - - 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] 99642 11 108 14 129 13 115 6 093 99642 92157 6 154 5 112 4 127 6 102 92157 86341 10 148 9 222 2 358 7 145 86341 81483 6 137 7 205 4 186 3 178 81483 77301 5 163 3 188 4 170 1 186 77301 73618 3 082 4 250 2 318 5 041 73618 70290 5 001 3 225 6 271 9 343 70290 67241 8 342 3 277 7 270 7 330 67241 64416 7 295 3 281 8 287 10 310 64416 61687 12 302 9 302 11 289 9 293 61687 58849 18 289 15 294 15 287 12 291 58849 55901 23 289 22 290 22 282 19 281 55901 53090 22 282 27 279 28 286 27 274 53090 50573 28 283 31 276 36 275 36 267 50573 48342 39 282 36 278 37 271 41 263 48342 46346 48 276 45 279 48 265 43 255 46346 44541 52 274 54 272 51 271 46 262 44541 42879 53 278 59 273 67 273 57 265 42879 41325 58 283 65 273 74 267 59 260 41325 39867 61 283 65 272 69 269 55 258 39867 38496 63 281 65 273 63 274 55 258 38496 37177 65 280 65 277 58 276 54 260 37177 35846 62 281 62 282 51 276 49 265 35846 34477 58 282 57 284 47 275 46 269 34477 33073 55 283 52 284 45 274 46 271 33073 31623 50 286 50 284 43 273 45 274 31623 30117 46 286 46 284 41 273 39 276 30117 28558 44 286 42 284 37 275 34 272 28558 26945 44 287 38 285 34 278 32 268 26945 25283 41 288 35 285 32 281 33 270 25283 23574 37 289 33 284 31 281 33 272 23574 21812 32 287 32 285 32 281 32 273 21812 19992 27 286 29 286 32 284 31 275 19992 18149 22 286 26 287 30 287 29 280 18149 16381 17 287 23 285 26 289 25 284 16381 14774 13 289 21 282 21*284 19 284 14774 13340 12 291 17*277 15*276 13 276 13340 12056 11 292 13*272 11 270 9 260 12056 10900 9 293 11 270 10 269 7 247 10900 9860 8 292 9 269 9 269 6 241 9860 8925 6*292 7 269 7 270 4 243 8925 8089 3*286 5 268 6 270 4 252 8089 7340 2 257 4 268 5 270 3 263 7340 6661 2 243 3 265 4 270 4 272 6661 6052 1 229 3 262 4 271 4 278 6052 5539 1 227 2 262 4 273 3 283 5539 5141 2 230 2 261 3 273 3 285 5141 4865 2 235 2 261 3 274 2 288 4865 4697 1 236 2 260 3 273 1*320 4697 4600 1 238 1 257 2 273 1*049 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