DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 08/19 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 - - - 75.1 - - 78.3 - - 77.2 - - 68.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 285 - - 317 - - 136 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5984 - - 8194 - - 7185 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9721 - - 11531 - - 10220 - - 4583 Hcrit BL Top - - - 11484 - - 13694 - - 12685 - - 4601 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2290 - - 1998 - - 2662 - - 8261 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 503 - - 579 - - 421 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 7 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 15 - - 14 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 303 - - 296 - - 300 - - 318 Direction Wind Shear - - - 12 - - 10 - - 8 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 10 - - 19 - - 14 - - -5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 489 - - 2040 - - 1332 - - -4582 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10995 - - 11655 - - 11353 - - 9183 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1708 - - 299 - - -438 - - -7459 ODpotential blCL - - - 13192 - - 13395 - - 13123 - - 12060 blCL maxRH - - - 65 - - 82 - - 78 - - 75 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 90 - - 90 - - 70 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 75.1 - - 78.3 - - 77.2 - - 68.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 42.6 - - 42.8 - - 43.1 - - 44.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 74.3 - - 77.5 - - 77.2 - - 73.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 42.1 - - 42.3 - - 42.7 - - 44.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 285 - - 317 - - 136 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5984 - - 8194 - - 7185 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 29 - - 14 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - 6 - - 7 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] 99583 13 127 11 148 8 170 9 075 99583 92073 3 152 9 140 6 120 9 129 92073 86247 6 155 5 166 1 100 5 159 86247 81413 5 090 4 162 3 068 1 135 81413 77260 4 091 2 041 4 025 4 052 77260 73580 4 038 4 039 3 286 3 319 73580 70246 3 323 3 329 6 269 4 002 70246 67176 1 270 4 267 6 259 7 339 67176 64321 7 260 3 265 7 274 8 311 64321 61553 7 240 5 295 10 287 13 306 61553 58667 5 275 6 283 9 255 10 272 58667 55683 12 310 18 291 16 270 21 293 55683 52859 22 297 28 286 27 287 28 286 52859 50339 23 288 31 276 28 291 26 287 50339 48091 24 289 27 274 24 287 23 285 48091 46060 28 288 24 275 25 284 19 285 46060 44213 35 273 21 280 21 269 17 269 44213 42524 38 254 22 282 16 272 17 260 42524 40966 36 252 27 252 16 275 17 255 40966 39516 34 255 27 242 18 267 22 267 39516 38155 31 248 24 248 17 265 26 273 38155 36845 28 248 24 251 21 266 26 278 36845 35522 30 268 25 255 23 272 22 279 35522 34160 34 280 24 264 25 278 17 284 34160 32763 35 286 26 273 24 282 19 284 32763 31320 35 291 29 280 24 286 22 279 31320 29823 33 293 29 286 25 289 24 277 29823 28272 32 294 29 288 27 288 24 279 28272 26670 33 296 29 291 29 287 26 282 26670 25021 35 297 29 294 29 288 29 284 25021 23326 35 299 30 295 29 292 30 287 23326 21580 34 300 30 296 28 296 28 288 21580 19782 32 300 30 295 28 298 27 289 19782 17966 29 295 28 293 26 298 25 290 17966 16225 27 289 26 292 23 297 22 292 16225 14643 26 288 21*293 19 295 18 292 14643 13230 24 290 18*293 16*294 16 292 13230 11963 21*294 16 294 15*295 14 293 11963 10823 18*298 16 294 14 297 13 295 10823 9797 16 301 15 295 14 299 12 298 9797 8874 14 302 15 296 14 300 12 303 8874 8049 14 304 15 297 14 301 11 307 8049 7309 13 305 15 297 14 302 11 311 7309 6638 13 306 15 297 14 302 11 314 6638 6036 12 306 14 298 14 303 11 316 6036 5529 12 307 14 298 13 303 10 318 5529 5135 11 306 13 298 12 303 8 319 5135 4862 10 307 12 297 12 304 7 318 4862 4695 9 306 11 297 10 304 5*318 4695 4600 6 305 8 297 7 303 2*319 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