DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 07/05 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 61.3 - - 63.1 - - - - - 57.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 284 - - 151 - - - - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5798 - - 6886 - - - - - 3507 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9590 - - 10087 - - - - - 4582 Hcrit BL Top - - - 11298 - - 12386 - - - - - 9007 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2094 - - 5447 - - - - - 2506 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 503 - - 434 - - - - - 90 W* B/S - - - 13 - - 7 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 11 - - - - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - 305 - - 299 - - - - - 339 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 8 - - - - - 9 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 8 - - 14 - - - - - -6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1644 - - 2179 - - - - - 218 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9655 - - 10208 - - - - - 8789 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -614 - - 646 - - - - - -3588 ODpotential blCL - - - 11912 - - 11740 - - - - - 12595 blCL maxRH - - - 69 - - 99 - - - - - 56 maxRH CAPE - - - 20 - - 270 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 61.3 - - 63.1 - - - - - 57.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 34.9 - - 34.2 - - - - - 35.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 60.6 - - 62.9 - - - - - 59.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 33.8 - - 33.2 - - - - - 34.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 284 - - 151 - - - - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5798 - - 6886 - - - - - 3507 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 97 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - - - - 4 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] 99906 32 113 22 115 31 112 99906 92327 26 112 20 100 23 104 92327 86492 19 112 20 111 15 112 86492 81651 15 107 13 118 14 105 81651 77475 15 126 8 116 14 112 77475 73765 12 144 6 136 15 106 73765 70406 10 152 3 100 7 109 70406 67315 8 136 12 218 5 035 67315 64437 7 208 11 206 11 246 64437 61644 6 179 8 240 13 234 61644 58717 21 241 22 255 18 253 58717 55675 23 239 27 254 21 262 55675 52770 27 261 33 255 30 267 52770 50161 33 263 34 257 34 261 50161 47826 39 261 36 258 34 270 47826 45712 44 260 38 261 45 273 45712 43798 49 260 42 266 47 269 43798 42046 54 260 49 267 39 271 42046 40424 58 258 51 264 35 295 40424 38924 60 256 47 272 56 308 38924 37545 62 258 58 278 74 303 37545 36242 68 258 64 274 75 300 36242 34936 77 254 65 269 68 306 34936 33598 83 250 65 267 67 311 33598 32227 84 247 63 265 67 313 32227 30808 80 247 60 265 67 315 30808 29333 75 248 56 267 63 315 29333 27809 71 250 54 268 60 309 27809 26237 65 252 52 268 58 304 26237 24615 59 254 50 268 55 302 24615 22946 54 256 47 270 51 301 22946 21225 50 258 44 271 46 302 21225 19450 46 259 37 269 40 306 19450 17658 40 261 26 264 33 311 17658 15942 33 261 21 261 25 314 15942 14383 26 261 18 262 18 317 14383 12995 20 263 15*265 15 321 12995 11755 14*269 12*274 14 325 11755 10642 9*281 11 288 14 328 10642 9643 7 295 11 294 13*332 9643 8746 7 304 11 299 13*335 8746 7945 7 307 11 303 13 337 7945 7227 7 310 11 305 13 338 7227 6575 7 312 12 307 13 339 6575 5992 7 313 11 308 12 340 5992 5499 7 313 11 308 11 341 5499 5118 6 314 11 309 10 341 5118 4853 6 313 10 309 9 341 4853 4691 5 312 9 310 7 341 4691 4599 4 310 6 308 4 340 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