DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 08/29 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 - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 64.7 - - 65.6 - - - - - 52.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 280 - - 240 - - - - - 4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5683 - - 7539 - - - - - 984 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9476 - - 10853 - - - - - 4582 Hcrit BL Top - - - 11183 - - 13039 - - - - - 6484 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3495 - - 3346 - - - - - 4500 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 491 - - 513 - - - - - 80 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 5 - - - - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 19 - - - - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 180 - - 185 - - - - - 278 Direction Wind Shear - - - 14 - - 16 - - - - - 8 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 13 - - 12 - - - - - 27 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 782 - - 1960 - - - - - 18 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10401 - - 11079 - - - - - 6466 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1265 - - 430 - - - - - -2362 ODpotential blCL - - - 12448 - - 12609 - - - - - 8846 blCL maxRH - - - 92 - - 82 - - - - - 97 maxRH CAPE - - - 60 - - 110 - - - - - 250 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 64.7 - - 65.6 - - - - - 52.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 34.8 - - 32.6 - - - - - 39.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 63.8 - - 65.2 - - - - - 53.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 34.2 - - 32.1 - - - - - 39.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 280 - - 240 - - - - - 4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5683 - - 7539 - - - - - 984 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 67 - - 29 - - - - - 88 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - - - - 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] 99317 10 130 5 197 5 298 99317 91865 3 078 8 164 3 288 91865 86089 1 254 4 168 2 271 86089 81282 4 213 1 281 5 138 81282 77141 9 184 3 336 5 142 77141 73481 12 181 5 261 2 166 73481 70155 14 162 4 249 6 288 70155 67088 5 139 8 236 10 279 67088 64232 9 306 11 239 9 296 64232 61444 21 250 19 235 23 246 61444 58530 19 234 19 220 25 241 58530 55495 21 254 15 231 26 238 55495 52586 26 248 22 259 22 240 52586 49958 31 237 30 247 25 243 49958 47599 30 231 31 233 26 235 47599 45470 27 235 28 230 24 226 45470 43534 32 238 26 230 22 220 43534 41753 40 230 28 234 18 213 41753 40098 45 217 39 229 21 228 40098 38553 45 218 48 214 31 231 38553 37113 58 226 50 213 32 223 37113 35748 74 222 62 215 30 206 35748 34393 75 215 72 212 29 197 34393 33017 71 211 78 212 29 194 33017 31626 65 210 74 210 29 192 31626 30204 60 208 65 205 32 193 30204 28744 57 207 62 201 35 191 28744 27248 52 205 62 201 32 191 27248 25714 47 204 57 204 19 194 25714 24140 44 203 51 203 8 179 24140 22527 42 204 46 203 3 151 22527 20865 40 207 41 203 4 204 20865 19151 38 210 35 199 9 192 19151 17416 36 213 30 198 13 184 17416 15749 35 214 25 201 19 176 15749 14231 34 214 24*200 19 175 14231 12873 30 216 23*198 20 175 12873 11657 24*218 22 194 19 178 11657 10563 18*212 20 188 16 182 10563 9579 13 196 19 182 14 193 9579 8694 12 179 19 181 13 210 8694 7903 11 169 19 180 13 231 7903 7194 10 167 18 179 13 246 7194 6550 10 166 18 179 12*258 6550 5974 9 167 17 179 11*265 5974 5488 8 168 17 178 9 276 5488 5111 8 170 16 178 7 284 5111 4850 7 171 14 178 6 289 4850 4690 6 173 12 178 4 294 4690 4599 5 175 8 179 3 292 4599 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