DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 08/18 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 - - - 70.0 - - 70.6 - - 72.5 - - 65.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 258 - - 189 - - 130 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6381 - - 5350 - - 5972 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9980 - - 9022 - - 9261 - - 4583 Hcrit BL Top - - - 11881 - - 10850 - - 11472 - - 4601 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2213 - - 2404 - - 2097 - - 7100 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 496 - - 423 - - 388 - - 1 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 5 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 15 - - 15 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 301 - - 291 - - 307 - - 293 Direction Wind Shear - - - 10 - - 11 - - 10 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 8 - - 11 - - 15 - - -6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1545 - - -386 - - 933 - - -3540 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10337 - - 11237 - - 10539 - - 8141 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 296 - - -2384 - - -546 - - -6402 ODpotential blCL - - - 11585 - - 13234 - - 12018 - - 11003 blCL maxRH - - - 94 - - 96 - - 90 - - 77 maxRH CAPE - - - 70 - - 0 - - 0 - - 20 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 70.0 - - 70.6 - - 72.5 - - 65.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 40.5 - - 37.2 - - 42.0 - - 45.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 69.2 - - 70.3 - - 72.5 - - 69.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 40.0 - - 36.7 - - 41.7 - - 45.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 258 - - 189 - - 130 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6381 - - 5350 - - 5972 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 74 - - 84 - - 60 - - 8 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 5 - - 6 - - 8 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] 99629 13 110 17 138 9 134 9 078 99629 92110 10 115 11 126 9 100 6 129 92110 86288 7 140 1 062 7 052 10 139 86288 81442 6 139 2 323 5 042 5 073 81442 77275 3 063 3 003 2 004 5 007 77275 73596 2 358 5 003 5 303 6 349 73596 70260 3 312 4 323 7 317 7 338 70260 67191 4 304 4 291 8 312 9 320 67191 64345 6 316 6 271 9 305 7 293 64345 61587 9 320 6 277 11 298 10 289 61587 58717 13 312 7 307 12 301 9 290 58717 55751 12 313 12 320 11 309 16 298 55751 52932 14 328 15 319 17 318 17 298 52932 50419 20 341 19 329 20 319 15 316 50419 48193 28 334 21 334 20 323 23 316 48193 46186 25 334 25 338 20 335 20 315 46186 44356 28 002 31 331 21 334 21 342 44356 42674 38 008 30 325 32 346 37 347 42674 41112 40 008 29 326 42 354 42 350 41112 39650 42 003 30 332 47 358 42 349 39650 38275 42 004 32 338 48 358 41 347 38275 36952 41 011 34 342 48 351 39 344 36952 35616 43 017 36 343 44 346 38 341 35616 34243 43 016 36 342 38 347 38 340 34243 32834 42 011 35 342 38 347 38 339 32834 31380 41 005 36 346 38 345 38 337 31380 29870 41 007 37 346 38 342 37 334 29870 28307 34 011 34 349 37 342 35 331 28307 26692 21 006 32 352 35 343 32 329 26692 25029 17 350 32 351 31 342 29 327 25029 23321 17 331 28 345 28 338 28 325 23321 21564 13 320 25 341 26 331 28 323 21564 19755 14 316 22 332 25 326 27 321 19755 17929 18 306 21 315 24 322 26 321 17929 16180 18 298 18 305 23 315 26 320 16180 14595 17 298 17 300 22 309 24 318 14595 13184 16*301 17 299 20 307 21 316 13184 11922 15*303 18*298 18*308 19 316 11922 10786 14 301 17*294 17*308 19 317 10786 9765 13 300 17 291 17 308 18 318 9765 8847 13 300 16 291 16 308 19 317 8847 8027 12 300 15 291 16 308 19 314 8027 7292 10 301 15 291 16 308 19 311 7292 6624 10 302 14 291 15 307 18 308 6624 6027 9 302 14 292 15 306 17 306 6027 5522 9 303 13 291 14 306 14 304 5522 5131 8 303 12 291 13 305 12 301 5131 4860 7 302 11 291 12 305 9 298 4860 4695 7 302 9 291 10 305 6*297 4695 4600 5 301 7 290 7 304 2*288 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