DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 08/15 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 - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 64.5 - - 69.8 - - 71.7 - - 64.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 244 - - 219 - - 105 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2675 - - 6485 - - 8229 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7126 - - 9975 - - 10783 - - 4583 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8175 - - 11985 - - 13729 - - 4601 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3327 - - 4118 - - 3673 - - 11088 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 366 - - 473 - - 402 - - 3 W* B/S - - - 50 - - 17 - - 9 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 5 - - 8 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 226 - - 262 - - 259 - - 275 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 9 - - 10 - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 12 - - 11 - - 16 - - -7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -534 - - 1778 - - 2861 - - -4721 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8709 - - 10207 - - 10868 - - 9322 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2486 - - 545 - - 943 - - -7246 ODpotential blCL - - - 10661 - - 11440 - - 12786 - - 11847 blCL maxRH - - - 82 - - 85 - - 77 - - 84 maxRH CAPE - - - 60 - - 240 - - 260 - - 190 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 64.5 - - 69.8 - - 71.7 - - 64.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 42.3 - - 41.0 - - 40.0 - - 40.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 63.6 - - 69.1 - - 71.8 - - 69.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 41.5 - - 40.4 - - 39.4 - - 39.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 244 - - 219 - - 105 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2675 - - 6485 - - 8229 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 30 - - 41 - - 7 - - 35 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - 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] 99906 11 104 8 163 5 149 5 133 99906 92361 7 163 5 180 1 230 7 108 92361 86518 9 175 5 219 4 205 2 114 86518 81653 8 145 4 211 5 222 3 267 81653 77458 6 158 6 199 5 222 4 255 77458 73752 8 170 5 134 8 200 5 277 73752 70395 8 181 4 226 8 220 3 297 70395 67298 8 191 3 200 10 245 9 281 67298 64417 9 242 5 253 3 257 8 268 64417 61631 12 246 17 249 15 281 3 265 61631 58732 13 249 21 239 26 258 21 278 58732 55733 21 258 18 259 25 250 24 261 55733 52867 31 264 26 271 26 257 25 256 52867 50277 35 261 30 263 30 256 29 256 50277 47950 36 254 33 256 34 261 31 257 47950 45846 38 247 37 255 36 265 30 258 45846 43930 36 242 39 250 37 262 32 262 43930 42181 32 247 38 247 38 259 36 264 42181 40588 33 255 38 251 37 259 37 262 40588 39130 39 264 40 259 41 261 39 259 39130 37779 47 265 47 262 44 260 41 256 37779 36487 52 263 50 262 45 261 42 255 36487 35184 51 264 51 261 46 262 42 258 35184 33841 49 267 48 260 47 261 43 260 33841 32466 46 269 45 261 47 259 44 262 32466 31045 45 271 43 262 46 260 43 264 31045 29570 43 274 39 263 44 261 41 266 29570 28042 40 274 36 264 42 262 39 266 28042 26463 36 271 34 265 40 263 37 266 26463 24835 31 269 33 267 37 265 34 268 24835 23160 27 270 31 269 35 267 32 271 23160 21434 24 271 28 272 33 270 29 273 21434 19652 21 269 23 272 27 272 26 271 19652 17856 16 268 18 270 20 269 21 268 17856 16136 12 275 15 269 15 259 15 257 16136 14570 11 284 13 267 13*257 12 250 14570 13168 11 289 12*267 13*258 10 250 13168 11911 10 293 11*266 12 259 9 252 11911 10778 8 297 8 265 10 260 9 258 10778 9758 7 299 6 263 8 260 9 264 9758 8842 5*298 5 260 7 260 9 269 8842 8022 3*291 4 259 6 259 9 272 8022 7287 2 265 3 257 6 259 10 273 7287 6621 1 218 3 256 5 258 10 275 6621 6024 1 187 3 255 5 257 9 277 6024 5520 2 184 3 257 4 258 8 278 5520 5130 2 188 3 255 4 258 7 278 5130 4859 2 196 2 257 4 257 5 276 4859 4694 2 200 2 255 3 258 3*276 4694 4600 1 208 2 256 3 257 1*271 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