DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 07/17 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - 1332z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 62.6 - - 64.2 - - 61.9 - - 57.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 172 - - 137 - - 56 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3880 - - 3722 - - 2107 - - 493 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7918 - - 7681 - - 4582 - - 4582 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9380 - - 9222 - - 7607 - - 5993 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2936 - - 2459 - - 3667 - - 3053 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 381 - - 347 - - 220 - - 55 W* B/S - - - 21 - - 39 - - 12 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 2 - - 3 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 330 - - 073 - - 072 - - 112 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 2 - - 4 - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 7 - - 20 - - -6 - - -10 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 2353 - - 2211 - - 1782 - - 1352 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7027 - - 7011 - - 5825 - - 4641 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -226 - - 197 - - -519 - - -803 ODpotential blCL - - - 9606 - - 9025 - - 8126 - - 6796 blCL maxRH - - - 74 - - 97 - - 99 - - 96 maxRH CAPE - - - 470 - - 840 - - 780 - - 450 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 62.6 - - 64.2 - - 61.9 - - 57.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 47.4 - - 49.0 - - 51.9 - - 52.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 62.2 - - 63.9 - - 62.2 - - 58.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 46.1 - - 47.9 - - 50.6 - - 51.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 172 - - 137 - - 56 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3880 - - 3722 - - 2107 - - 493 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 88 - - 95 - - 84 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 7 - - 8 - - 9 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] 99739 37 102 31 115 24 105 25 096 99739 92189 28 105 30 107 25 108 26 098 92189 86346 26 101 21 108 23 102 21 104 86346 81504 20 096 19 111 18 099 17 108 81504 77327 17 098 16 094 17 099 14 096 77327 73622 16 088 10 088 10 068 10 073 73622 70265 8 080 6 072 7 056 5 053 70265 67170 6 088 5 063 7 010 4 016 67170 64291 7 025 2 017 8 322 11 326 64291 61514 14 332 11 333 13 317 17 313 61514 58619 19 309 14 326 12 325 14 300 58619 55600 18 303 19 318 22 311 22 306 55600 52724 21 311 25 305 30 309 28 317 52724 50155 22 310 27 301 35 304 33 317 50155 47867 31 308 30 307 34 302 37 312 47867 45799 35 308 33 309 38 305 38 309 45799 43907 36 308 36 311 41 307 39 307 43907 42163 37 310 38 311 43 311 40 309 42163 40554 38 312 39 314 47 313 45 318 40554 39073 40 310 43 317 51 317 57 322 39073 37703 40 310 46 317 61 323 62 322 37703 36395 42 314 43 317 64 323 61 323 36395 35078 42 316 40 318 61 323 57 323 35078 33723 37 319 36 312 59 326 55 321 33723 32335 29 333 30 300 57 325 54 319 32335 30903 25 340 22 288 53 324 51 318 30903 29416 26 339 19 290 47 323 49 317 29416 27879 26 339 16 293 40 318 46 316 27879 26294 23 343 18 297 29 307 43 315 26294 24665 22 341 20 306 18 299 38 314 24665 22996 21 340 20 319 21 308 31 311 22996 21282 18 343 18 329 20 317 26 306 21282 19513 14 342 12 326 17 319 20 302 19513 17722 10 328 8 315 13 317 15 301 17722 16003 8 313 7 314 11 324 14 298 16003 14439 8 307 6 305 10 326 13 303 14439 13044 7 301 9 292 10 324 12 308 13044 11796 6 305 9 286 9 324 10 315 11796 10675 5 308 5 286 7 327 8 324 10675 9669 5*311 2*280 5 336 5 342 9669 8766 4*319 0*273 3 013 3 037 8766 7960 3 331 1 070 4*052 4 084 7960 7238 3 335 2 076 5*067 7 099 7238 6583 3 337 2 075 5 071 8 102 6583 5997 3 335 2 072 4 071 8*102 5997 5503 3 330 2 074 3 074 8*107 5503 5120 3 327 2 074 2 074 7 111 5120 4854 3 324 2 075 2 078 6 114 4854 4692 3 322 2 074 1 076 5 117 4692 4599 2 318 1 073 1 076 3 119 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