DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 09/01 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 - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 67.1 - - 72.9 - - 72.9 - - 65.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 235 - - 276 - - 38 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2458 - - 4981 - - 6727 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6953 - - 8923 - - 8537 - - 4583 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7958 - - 10481 - - 12227 - - 4601 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2312 - - 3511 - - 3250 - - 8731 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 351 - - 468 - - 274 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 12 - - 12 - - 7 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 7 - - 7 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 182 - - 204 - - 219 - - 334 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 7 - - 5 - - 1 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 13 - - 16 - - 9 - - -8 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2509 - - -1525 - - 285 - - -4808 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10468 - - 12007 - - 11943 - - 9409 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5947 - - -3831 - - -1686 - - -7632 ODpotential blCL - - - 13905 - - 14312 - - 13913 - - 12233 blCL maxRH - - - 76 - - 86 - - 95 - - 85 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 20 - - 60 - - 80 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 67.1 - - 72.9 - - 72.9 - - 65.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 37.0 - - 35.9 - - 36.2 - - 39.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 66.4 - - 72.0 - - 73.4 - - 69.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 36.3 - - 35.2 - - 35.6 - - 39.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 235 - - 276 - - 38 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2458 - - 4981 - - 6727 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 3 - - 44 - - 80 - - 41 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 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] 99089 9 236 3 235 1 248 3 269 99089 91694 6 142 9 249 4 272 7 260 91694 85952 1 343 5 258 6 277 4 278 85952 81165 4 248 3 254 5 312 1 243 81165 77027 10 237 7 235 8 288 3 007 77027 73356 8 232 9 221 15 255 9 291 73356 70017 8 242 8 258 17 228 15 261 70017 66934 17 245 14 262 11 219 14 244 66934 64054 21 240 19 261 12 235 14 233 64054 61250 23 229 23 243 18 233 19 241 61250 58329 24 227 26 235 26 237 24 238 58329 55310 27 227 31 232 30 235 25 225 55310 52435 27 222 32 226 31 232 25 222 52435 49855 28 226 34 219 30 228 31 224 49855 47551 32 227 34 217 34 229 30 222 47551 45470 34 221 33 217 40 219 36 222 45470 43584 35 218 31 213 37 210 38 210 43584 41874 33 216 30 212 37 209 42 205 41874 40312 33 214 35 212 39 204 41 192 40312 38867 34 210 37 208 40 205 35 195 38867 37518 33 211 36 204 41 208 51 209 37518 36228 31 216 34 208 42 208 57 204 36228 34933 31 215 31 213 42 206 54 198 34933 33602 31 215 30 215 42 204 52 200 33602 32239 31 218 31 215 39 205 51 202 32239 30830 30 216 33 214 44 215 48 198 30830 29365 27 217 34 214 46 217 40 193 29365 27848 27 222 32 215 40 217 33 192 27848 26280 32 221 31 220 35 226 33 198 26280 24664 31 222 31 229 29 224 34 202 24664 23005 30 230 31 233 28 216 35 202 23005 21299 29 234 27 235 24 218 35 200 21299 19540 24 236 23 239 24 217 36 199 19540 17761 20 241 20 244 25 215 37 198 17761 16051 17 244 18 249 25 218 33 191 16051 14496 16 243 18 254 20 217 27 180 14496 13108 14 239 18 255 12*210 17 171 13108 11863 13 237 17 254 9*210 11 171 11863 10743 11 235 14*249 7 214 9 178 10743 9732 9 233 10*235 7 217 7 192 9732 8823 8 226 8 219 7 218 7 216 8823 8009 7*213 8 210 7 220 8 237 8009 7280 6*192 7 200 7 221 10 249 7280 6616 6 183 7 193 7 222 10 257 6616 6022 5 178 7 190 6 222 9 263 6022 5519 5 177 7 189 6 222 7 269 5519 5129 5 178 7 188 6 224 5 277 5129 4859 4 182 6 189 6 223 4 288 4859 4694 4 182 6 189 5 224 2*310 4694 4600 3 186 4 191 4 224 1*353 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