DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 08/24 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 - - - 0955z - - 1003z - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 62.3 - - 69.1 - - - - - 62.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 214 - - 323 - - - - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2749 - - 5567 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7141 - - 9448 - - - - - 4583 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8249 - - 11067 - - - - - 4601 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1997 - - 1846 - - - - - 6508 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 356 - - 511 - - - - - 3 W* B/S - - - 35 - - 28 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 3 - - - - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 353 - - 345 - - - - - 033 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 2 - - - - - 1 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 7 - - -11 - - - - - -8 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 608 - - 905 - - - - - -4278 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7642 - - 10162 - - - - - 8879 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1799 - - -1381 - - - - - -7766 ODpotential blCL - - - 10048 - - 12448 - - - - - 12367 blCL maxRH - - - 69 - - 69 - - - - - 58 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 10 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 62.3 - - 69.1 - - - - - 62.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 44.8 - - 40.4 - - - - - 40.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 61.6 - - 68.0 - - - - - 67.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 43.8 - - 39.6 - - - - - 39.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 214 - - 323 - - - - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2749 - - 5567 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 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] 99584 13 146 7 106 11 124 99584 92090 13 127 6 165 10 112 92090 86299 5 103 7 143 9 081 86299 81479 5 080 7 107 6 073 81479 77313 4 079 4 121 3 091 77313 73631 2 196 6 158 5 085 73631 70296 4 207 6 142 3 090 70296 67230 6 165 3 159 2 236 67230 64388 6 155 4 183 3 201 64388 61627 11 163 9 216 2 247 61627 58738 7 162 11 202 6 247 58738 55737 9 233 9 199 11 231 55737 52878 15 243 11 235 15 233 52878 50314 18 245 17 249 15 247 50314 48020 18 255 20 253 17 251 48020 45944 18 264 20 258 20 253 45944 44058 18 269 21 264 23 249 44058 42344 22 281 22 268 22 253 42344 40776 26 285 23 278 24 271 40776 39327 28 285 23 287 29 275 39327 37974 28 286 23 286 31 274 37974 36677 26 297 21 283 30 273 36677 35369 26 308 19 279 28 274 35369 34022 26 311 19 275 27 274 34022 32640 27 308 19 274 26 274 32640 31212 28 303 19 279 24 276 31212 29728 30 300 19 291 23 280 29728 28191 30 301 20 298 21 286 28191 26602 29 304 21 299 21 290 26602 24961 26 309 20 300 21 292 24961 23272 23 314 18 300 21 292 23272 21530 20 318 17 299 21 294 21530 19731 19 322 17 302 20 297 19731 17911 18 326 16 307 19 302 17911 16164 17 331 15 314 18 308 16164 14578 15 333 12 322 14 313 14578 13164 13 333 10 331 9 317 13164 11898 11 334 7*338 4 316 11898 10763 8 336 4*344 2 315 10763 9743 4 343 4 341 2 329 9743 8828 2*010 3 344 2 344 8828 8011 2*024 3 345 3 004 8011 7278 2 012 3 350 3 019 7278 6613 2 360 3 350 4 024 6613 6019 2 351 3 351 4 027 6019 5517 2 346 3 348 5 027 5517 5128 2 334 3 345 5 027 5128 4858 2 328 3 342 4 026 4858 4694 2 325 3 339 3*028 4694 4600 2 318 2 335 2*036 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