DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 07/25 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - - - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 67.1 - - 77.2 - - 81.3 - - - - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -8 - - 238 - - 286 - - - - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 6565 - - 10792 - - - - - - BL Depth Hcrit 4583 - - 10102 - - 13576 - - - - - - Hcrit BL Top 4601 - - 12065 - - 16292 - - - - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. 3281 - - 3634 - - 1954 - - - - - - Hgt.Variab. W* 23 - - 494 - - 618 - - - - - - W* B/S 0 - - 6 - - 6 - - - - - - B/S BL Wind 10 - - 15 - - 20 - - - - - - BL Wind Direction 164 - - 223 - - 222 - - - - - - Direction Wind Shear 9 - - 20 - - 24 - - - - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg -10 - - 26 - - 46 - - - - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -3052 - - 201 - - 3134 - - - - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 7654 - - 11865 - - 13159 - - - - - - sfcLCL ODpotential -7513 - - -2250 - - 962 - - - - - - ODpotential blCL 12114 - - 14315 - - 15330 - - - - - - blCL maxRH 66 - - 67 - - 72 - - - - - - maxRH CAPE 360 - - 190 - - 290 - - - - - - CAPE Temp@2m 67.1 - - 77.2 - - 81.3 - - - - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m 49.2 - - 40.8 - - 39.0 - - - - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 68.7 - - 76.7 - - 80.7 - - - - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 48.0 - - 39.8 - - 38.0 - - - - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -8 - - 238 - - 286 - - - - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 6565 - - 10792 - - - - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 7 - - 5 - - 5 - - - - - - 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] 100030 26 108 23 112 18 114 100030 92463 24 098 23 108 16 096 92463 86627 20 100 22 112 16 120 86627 81773 16 110 17 117 15 121 81773 77592 14 127 12 115 13 131 77592 73886 14 122 9 132 11 131 73886 70529 10 108 7 147 11 152 70529 67447 5 118 10 149 11 155 67447 64587 4 205 7 215 7 197 64587 61818 8 182 8 167 4 232 61818 58951 17 217 16 241 14 242 58951 55997 14 217 19 241 14 229 55997 53163 15 275 20 244 19 251 53163 50596 37 258 38 242 44 250 50596 48293 50 242 47 236 59 241 48293 46203 54 239 47 236 61 239 46203 44288 61 245 53 243 68 243 44288 42523 71 248 67 245 78 245 42523 40888 80 250 78 246 85 245 40888 39370 90 252 85 249 88 245 39370 37960 98 252 91 250 90 246 37960 36622 102 251 96 250 93 246 36622 35288 100 250 96 249 93 244 35288 33924 97 248 93 247 91 243 33924 32531 93 247 88 246 88 242 32531 31096 89 246 80 246 82 243 31096 29611 82 247 69 248 73 244 29611 28079 72 246 60 248 65 244 28079 26498 65 245 54 246 59 243 26498 24872 62 243 52 244 56 240 24872 23201 57 242 51 243 55 239 23201 21483 51 243 49 242 52 239 21483 19712 47 244 46 240 47 237 19712 17921 46 245 43 238 40*235 17921 16202 45 245 40 238 31*230 16202 14635 43 247 37 236 26 225 14635 13232 40 251 32*232 22 221 13232 11971 36 254 25*230 20 219 11971 10835 32 254 21 230 19 219 10835 9810 27 251 18 229 18 219 9810 8888 23 244 16 226 18 219 8888 8062 20 235 13 222 17 220 8062 7322 17 224 12 218 16 220 7322 6648 15 213 11 214 16 221 6648 6044 14 198 10 211 15 221 6044 5535 13 183 9 209 14 221 5535 5139 13 171 9 208 13 221 5139 4864 11 163 8 207 12 222 4864 4697 10*161 7 207 11 222 4697 4600 4*152 5 208 8 223 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