DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 07/15 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 = 15Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 73.1 - - 72.6 - - - - - 73.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 127 - - 152 - - - - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2548 - - 3100 - - - - - 2187 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6785 - - 7285 - - - - - 4583 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8048 - - 8600 - - - - - 7687 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3829 - - 5486 - - - - - 7940 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 296 - - 339 - - - - - 47 W* B/S - - - 25 - - 10 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 6 - - - - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 231 - - 157 - - - - - 295 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 5 - - - - - 9 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 12 - - 7 - - - - - 17 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1532 - - 79 - - - - - -1741 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9580 - - 8522 - - - - - 9428 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4428 - - -2245 - - - - - -5033 ODpotential blCL - - - 12476 - - 10845 - - - - - 12720 blCL maxRH - - - 97 - - 91 - - - - - 56 maxRH CAPE - - - 350 - - 900 - - - - - 720 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 73.1 - - 72.6 - - - - - 73.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 47.0 - - 51.0 - - - - - 48.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 73.1 - - 72.4 - - - - - 76.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 46.0 - - 49.8 - - - - - 46.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 127 - - 152 - - - - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2548 - - 3100 - - - - - 2187 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 86 - - 63 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 8 - - - - - 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] 100208 27 102 31 122 22 093 100208 92587 30 113 23 106 21 102 92587 86706 24 117 14 102 21 111 86706 81832 21 119 12 108 21 103 81832 77631 17 110 13 117 18 094 77631 73919 16 117 15 123 11 118 73919 70572 8 110 14 129 9 107 70572 67495 13 163 12 171 5 007 67495 64634 12 149 13 193 14 220 64634 61865 8 200 11 248 16 196 61865 58981 20 212 24 231 15 224 58981 55988 23 193 28 216 27 236 55988 53143 23 238 21 213 38 229 53143 50594 37 246 27 230 35 227 50594 48311 50 242 42 245 40 236 48311 46243 69 224 70 234 50 241 46243 44353 71 215 72 223 60 244 44353 42619 70 221 70 223 74 239 42619 41015 80 223 76 226 77 236 41015 39520 85 220 81 225 76 237 39520 38125 83 218 79 224 69 240 38125 36799 80 218 69 225 60 241 36799 35474 80 218 64 229 55 244 35474 34118 80 217 58 229 52 248 34118 32731 75 217 53 228 49 251 32731 31301 65 218 43 228 46 255 31301 29814 53 218 32 226 43 258 29814 28273 43 216 28 224 39 260 28273 26678 33 223 30 219 35 259 26678 25034 27 224 31 210 32 261 25034 23346 24 205 27 204 27 266 23346 21610 22 204 20 204 25 270 21610 19822 15 221 16 213 23 274 19822 18014 11 236 15 241 18 282 18014 16277 7 243 17 272 13 293 16277 14694 5 254 19 291 10 297 14694 13277 3 252 19 301 8 298 13277 12005 2 225 15 310 7 300 12005 10859 1 166 10 316 7 304 10859 9826 1 128 6 311 8 305 9826 8898 1*104 3*296 9 305 8898 8068 0*275 2*217 10*303 8068 7324 1 260 4 171 11*300 7324 6649 2 241 7 158 11 298 6649 6044 3 230 8 154 11 296 6044 5533 3 222 8 153 10 294 5533 5138 3 221 8 152 9 291 5138 4863 3 221 8 150 7 286 4863 4696 3 222 7 151 5 281 4696 4600 3 223 5 151 2 270 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