DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 08/13 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 - - - 0954z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 53.0 - - 54.2 - - 52.9 - - 49.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 73 - - 104 - - 51 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1889 - - 2587 - - 2441 - - 1072 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4582 - - 6722 - - 4582 - - 4582 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7389 - - 8087 - - 7941 - - 6572 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2118 - - 1906 - - 1785 - - 2029 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 223 - - 282 - - 222 - - 42 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 5 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 10 - - 11 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 105 - - 088 - - 091 - - 077 Direction Wind Shear - - - 12 - - 11 - - 14 - - 15 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 5 - - -9 - - -5 - - -6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 2130 - - 2521 - - 2782 - - 1664 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5260 - - 5566 - - 5160 - - 4908 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 406 - - 888 - - 966 - - -933 ODpotential blCL - - - 6983 - - 7199 - - 6975 - - 7505 blCL maxRH - - - 99 - - 101 - - 99 - - 99 maxRH CAPE - - - 60 - - 80 - - 80 - - 40 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 53.0 - - 54.2 - - 52.9 - - 49.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 45.8 - - 45.7 - - 46.1 - - 44.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 53.3 - - 54.4 - - 53.4 - - 51.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 44.8 - - 44.4 - - 44.9 - - 42.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 73 - - 104 - - 51 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1889 - - 2587 - - 2441 - - 1072 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 97 - - 102 - - 97 - - 96 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 7 - - 7 - - 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] 99669 11 101 17 115 11 125 13 119 99669 92106 10 129 10 112 8 116 6 114 92106 86293 9 140 8 118 8 131 9 126 86293 81456 11 140 5 116 9 122 13 141 81456 77279 14 129 5 157 5 089 10 126 77279 73586 9 113 7 167 1 339 6 089 73586 70232 8 109 7 172 3 286 3 064 70232 67139 3 115 7 167 5 252 4 289 67139 64270 4 306 7 146 10 208 8 263 64270 61488 9 253 4 252 9 207 8 250 61488 58575 9 234 10 253 10 244 11 253 58575 55545 14 255 15 260 16 256 17 255 55545 52655 17 249 20 250 21 256 20 255 52655 50061 20 259 22 249 24 255 22 257 50061 47742 26 261 26 251 28 253 26 258 47742 45642 29 258 30 251 32 251 32 258 45642 43724 30 256 31 253 36 254 39 252 43724 41965 32 258 35 259 41 254 44 249 41965 40345 35 261 39 255 48 252 50 250 40345 38847 36 258 40 250 52 250 55 251 38847 37460 35 252 39 252 54 253 58 252 37460 36146 30 248 39 251 55 254 59 253 36146 34834 24 249 33 248 50 255 59 254 34834 33488 23 253 26 248 41 256 58 257 33488 32109 26 248 24 247 32 256 52 259 32109 30691 27 245 25 240 23 257 42 261 30691 29220 26 244 26 235 18 240 34 264 29220 27699 23 242 28 231 18 215 29 270 27699 26129 20 239 25 231 19 227 24 274 26129 24513 18 231 21 236 17 240 20 272 24513 22854 16 223 17 241 15 248 17 272 22854 21144 12 223 13 236 13 251 13 276 21144 19378 7 203 10 226 9 255 8 277 19378 17590 6 160 9 220 4 255 4 264 17590 15874 8 152 7 199 1 111 1 163 15874 14317 11 154 8 147 3 074 2 101 14317 12931 12 145 11 129 7 092 3 146 12931 11691 9 122 13 116 15 095 8 137 11691 10581 10 093 14 100 19 089 14 116 10581 9585 12 090 14 091 19 085 17 106 9585 8694 15 090 14*087 18*084 18 099 8694 7899 14*091 14*086 17*084 18 091 7899 7190 12*093 14 086 16 086 17*085 7190 6547 10 098 13 087 13 090 14*082 6547 5971 6 106 10 089 11 094 11 080 5971 5486 4 120 8 090 8 099 8 076 5486 5110 3 133 7 092 7 102 5 071 5110 4849 2 144 6 093 6 105 3 059 4849 4690 2 148 5 094 5 107 1 027 4690 4598 2 160 4 094 3 111 1 318 4598 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