DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 07/22 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 - - - 78.5 - - 81.8 - - 81.2 - - 75.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 210 - - 250 - - 110 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4940 - - 9074 - - 8844 - - 3271 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8791 - - 12127 - - 11379 - - 4583 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10440 - - 14574 - - 14344 - - 8771 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4209 - - 2086 - - 2383 - - 5806 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 434 - - 563 - - 432 - - 41 W* B/S - - - 18 - - 11 - - 7 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 9 - - 11 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 295 - - 293 - - 303 - - 316 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 10 - - 6 - - 8 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 10 - - 9 - - 16 - - 13 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1559 - - 1905 - - 1778 - - -1563 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11999 - - 12670 - - 12567 - - 10335 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4156 - - -259 - - -909 - - -5254 ODpotential blCL - - - 14596 - - 14833 - - 15253 - - 14025 blCL maxRH - - - 58 - - 65 - - 58 - - 47 maxRH CAPE - - - 20 - - 70 - - 70 - - 70 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 78.5 - - 81.8 - - 81.2 - - 75.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 41.7 - - 41.9 - - 41.8 - - 46.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 78.0 - - 81.0 - - 81.4 - - 78.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 40.6 - - 40.7 - - 40.7 - - 44.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 210 - - 250 - - 110 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4940 - - 9074 - - 8844 - - 3271 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 5 - - 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] 100207 27 121 20 116 20 108 28 100 100207 92618 25 123 20 120 14 106 20 108 92618 86769 25 099 21 117 17 121 13 099 86769 81914 18 100 22 117 17 108 14 101 81914 77727 17 110 17 112 13 106 14 109 77727 74024 15 106 15 118 14 100 11 104 74024 70677 12 114 15 120 9 096 8 095 70677 67604 7 099 10 102 9 100 7 115 67604 64761 7 132 7 089 7 118 5 110 64761 62008 10 168 1 027 5 155 7 132 62008 59132 1 219 3 268 2 208 5 191 59132 56155 9 259 10 257 7 249 10 218 56155 53340 14 285 13 242 14 274 12 236 53340 50833 33 274 27 268 31 268 23 269 50833 48594 37 272 37 264 41 264 37 268 48594 46559 42 273 43 267 46 261 43 262 46559 44689 53 270 50 265 50 259 53 258 44689 42958 58 266 56 260 58 256 58 251 42958 41343 61 271 57 260 61 256 57 253 41343 39837 70 275 59 270 62 262 63 260 39837 38436 78 273 64 274 63 265 69 262 38436 37102 74 272 62 274 60 266 69 263 37102 35762 65 273 58 273 56 267 66 265 35762 34384 60 274 55 271 54 266 63 266 34384 32971 56 272 55 269 53 264 56 268 32971 31511 55 273 54 269 51 265 54 267 31511 29998 54 275 52 272 49 270 51 271 29998 28436 52 276 50 275 49 279 48 280 28436 26823 50 275 49 278 50 284 45 286 26823 25160 47 274 46 282 49 286 44 288 25160 23452 43 277 43 284 46 286 43 290 23452 21694 36 282 36 285 40 285 41 291 21694 19884 29 286 29 285 32 285 35 292 19884 18057 25 290 25 287 25 287 28 292 18057 16308 23 294 22 288 20 292 21 292 16308 14717 20 298 18*289 15*296 15 295 14717 13296 18 301 14*289 12*300 11 298 13296 12021 15 302 12 290 12 302 10 302 12021 10873 13*303 11 291 11 303 9 306 10873 9839 10*303 10 292 11 304 9 311 9839 8910 7 303 9 293 11 304 10*314 8910 8078 5 301 9 295 11 305 10*315 8078 7332 4 294 8 296 11 304 10 316 7332 6655 3 287 7 298 11 304 10 316 6655 6049 3 280 7 298 11 303 10 317 6049 5536 2 274 6 298 11 302 9 317 5536 5140 2 268 6 298 10 302 8 317 5140 4864 2 264 6 298 9 302 6 314 4864 4697 2 262 5 297 8 301 5 314 4697 4600 2 258 4 296 6 300 2 307 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