DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 09/04 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 - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 51.9 - - 50.1 - - 49.7 - - 48.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 56 - - 81 - - 71 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2148 - - 1331 - - 1089 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4582 - - 4581 - - 4582 - - 4582 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7648 - - 6831 - - 6589 - - 4599 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1985 - - 1944 - - 2288 - - 4547 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 216 - - 205 - - 184 - - 7 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 4 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 9 - - 14 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 167 - - 169 - - 181 - - 136 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 8 - - 10 - - 6 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 8 - - -8 - - 12 - - -8 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1480 - - 1394 - - 1746 - - -232 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6168 - - 5437 - - 4843 - - 4832 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -684 - - -367 - - 73 - - -2698 ODpotential blCL - - - 8332 - - 7198 - - 6516 - - 7297 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 97 - - 93 - - 91 maxRH CAPE - - - 10 - - 20 - - 270 - - 110 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 51.9 - - 50.1 - - 49.7 - - 48.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 40.6 - - 42.0 - - 44.2 - - 43.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 52.3 - - 50.3 - - 50.2 - - 51.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 39.4 - - 41.1 - - 43.5 - - 42.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 56 - - 81 - - 71 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2148 - - 1331 - - 1089 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 87 - - 72 - - 64 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 6 - - 7 - - 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] 99059 4 113 1 274 6 230 5 009 99059 91693 7 078 5 190 2 306 9 009 91693 86003 4 102 5 145 4 032 2 060 86003 81259 6 161 5 074 4 096 4 140 81259 77155 10 157 4 298 2 346 5 059 77155 73505 8 137 3 179 3 241 1 038 73505 70194 5 197 5 153 3 281 1 007 70194 67147 3 145 11 161 8 201 4 266 67147 64296 8 249 9 231 8 218 1 190 64296 61506 20 215 17 224 13 216 8 227 61506 58578 23 192 20 198 21 209 17 227 58578 55538 15 196 15 190 18 205 25 197 55538 52639 26 217 25 210 24 205 22 187 52639 50037 30 195 28 206 24 209 19 191 50037 47707 26 196 30 206 26 214 19 196 47707 45593 28 204 30 203 26 208 20 200 45593 43657 32 205 30 206 27 201 24 206 43657 41871 35 204 32 204 30 200 28 207 41871 40214 34 198 32 200 32 200 33 206 40214 38673 31 193 34 196 32 199 35 202 38673 37240 32 190 36 195 31 200 34 198 37240 35879 34 184 37 194 31 202 34 197 35879 34527 34 175 37 191 31 202 32 195 34527 33157 37 164 37 184 31 198 29 194 33157 31771 44 154 35 176 31 196 28 195 31771 30353 54 146 34 171 32 194 30 194 30353 28892 58 145 36 168 33 190 30 191 28892 27391 59 149 35 165 33 187 28 187 27391 25852 58 157 35 165 31 185 27 186 25852 24273 52 168 33 165 27 183 27 187 24273 22652 32 173 29 164 22 179 26 184 22652 20979 20 131 24 152 20 176 24 177 20979 19248 25 127 22 136 18 169 23 175 19248 17493 27 142 23 139 15 159 20 179 17493 15807 22 158 21 149 14 153 17 175 15807 14272 15 167 18 166 14 156 16 158 14272 12902 10 164 16 182 13 163 16 150 12902 11676 9 155 16 185 13 175 15 154 11676 10576 8 155 16 185 14 184 13 170 10576 9588 9 160 16 184 15 188 11 190 9588 8701 10 166 16 179 15 192 10 206 8701 7909 9*168 15 176 16 194 10 217 7909 7198 9*169 14*175 16*192 10 221 7198 6554 8 168 12*175 16*188 10 217 6554 5976 8 166 10 171 15 183 11 205 5976 5489 7 165 9 166 15 179 11 189 5489 5111 7 166 8 164 14 178 11 176 5111 4850 6 168 8 164 12 177 10 164 4850 4690 5 169 6 164 10 176 7*154 4690 4598 4 173 4 166 6 178 3*109 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