DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 08/20 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 - - - - - - 79.0 - - - - - 70.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 260 - - - - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 8530 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 11692 - - - - - 4583 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 14030 - - - - - 4601 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 3914 - - - - - 9830 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 551 - - - - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 11 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - - - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 276 - - - - - 335 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 12 - - - - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 11 - - - - - -7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 2264 - - - - - -5106 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 11767 - - - - - 9707 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 735 - - - - - -7994 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 13295 - - - - - 12595 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 87 - - - - - 69 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 510 - - - - - 330 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 79.0 - - - - - 70.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 43.1 - - - - - 43.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 78.2 - - - - - 75.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 42.3 - - - - - 43.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 260 - - - - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 8530 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 47 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - - - - 7 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] 99609 13 136 10 086 99609 92092 8 155 8 138 92092 86253 8 184 7 159 86253 81398 7 168 2 281 81398 77237 3 150 2 295 77237 73569 1 189 1 343 73569 70243 4 249 4 317 70243 67183 7 229 7 297 67183 64343 4 259 10 291 64343 61598 11 296 12 278 61598 58752 23 286 16 309 58752 55798 26 279 25 306 55798 52972 26 282 30 291 52972 50435 25 288 30 283 50435 48177 25 292 31 285 48177 46141 28 293 33 288 46141 44282 31 290 39 286 44282 42567 34 286 45 283 42567 40977 38 284 53 283 40977 39496 42 282 60 283 39496 38112 39 277 62 283 38112 36790 36 276 61 286 36790 35465 36 278 60 287 35465 34107 38 280 58 286 34107 32720 40 280 56 286 32720 31287 40 281 52 287 31287 29798 39 282 48 288 29798 28256 36 283 44 287 28256 26660 34 283 43 286 26660 25016 31 282 40 286 25016 23328 27 282 35 287 23328 21594 23 281 31 287 21594 19808 21 280 28 283 19808 18000 19 276 23 278 18000 16264 17 271 17 270 16264 14681 17*271 13 265 14681 13264 15*272 11 267 13264 11993 13 273 9 275 11993 10848 11 275 9 286 10848 9818 10 276 9 297 9818 8891 9 277 9 306 8891 8063 8 278 9 314 8063 7320 7 280 10 319 7320 6645 6 280 10 322 6645 6042 5 279 11 324 6042 5532 5 279 10 325 5532 5137 5 278 9 326 5137 4863 4 278 7 326 4863 4696 4 278 5*329 4696 4600 3 276 2*345 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