DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 07/23 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 - - - 78.5 - - 75.1 - - 79.5 - - 73.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 113 - - 152 - - 146 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3108 - - 5848 - - 7835 - - 1800 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7111 - - 9283 - - 10781 - - 4584 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8608 - - 11348 - - 13335 - - 7300 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4988 - - 2430 - - 2584 - - 5414 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 303 - - 408 - - 446 - - 32 W* B/S - - - 10 - - 9 - - 6 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 9 - - 13 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 274 - - 250 - - 283 - - 300 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 8 - - 5 - - 13 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 5 - - 15 - - 22 - - 19 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4266 - - 421 - - 1360 - - -2442 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12875 - - 10927 - - 11976 - - 9742 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7035 - - -1761 - - -688 - - -5436 ODpotential blCL - - - 15643 - - 13109 - - 14023 - - 12736 blCL maxRH - - - 97 - - 94 - - 87 - - 97 maxRH CAPE - - - 10 - - 0 - - 150 - - 370 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 78.5 - - 75.1 - - 79.5 - - 73.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 37.9 - - 43.0 - - 42.6 - - 46.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 78.5 - - 75.0 - - 79.3 - - 76.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 36.9 - - 42.2 - - 41.8 - - 45.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 113 - - 152 - - 146 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3108 - - 5848 - - 7835 - - 1800 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 88 - - 74 - - 50 - - 90 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 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] 100167 26 110 28 123 16 107 14 101 100167 92567 18 113 20 109 18 110 19 108 92567 86730 18 128 15 109 17 108 21 102 86730 81884 18 137 10 107 15 088 19 103 81884 77699 17 126 11 112 11 078 16 097 77699 73990 12 109 13 118 8 089 12 083 73990 70627 14 119 9 116 7 094 8 072 70627 67541 14 094 7 137 1 169 7 013 67541 64683 2 045 6 186 2 173 2 320 64683 61916 7 132 7 174 1 002 5 330 61916 59021 6 221 5 207 6 202 2 071 59021 56018 17 218 11 249 12 203 16 243 56018 53171 22 253 29 250 28 253 30 254 53171 50630 31 268 33 259 37 265 37 262 50630 48358 43 262 43 261 45 268 40 263 48358 46293 46 251 43 255 47 264 38 265 46293 44393 41 254 42 257 45 259 37 264 44393 42636 50 261 45 260 49 260 41 266 42636 41009 58 260 54 259 56 260 48 267 41009 39504 59 259 59 256 58 259 53 267 39504 38111 56 258 56 253 56 260 54 267 38111 36789 52 257 54 251 53 259 52 267 36789 35466 51 257 51 252 51 260 50 267 35466 34108 47 257 47 254 48 262 48 268 34108 32719 42 247 44 255 46 262 45 268 32719 31285 41 252 43 257 46 262 45 267 31285 29794 40 258 42 257 45 262 46 266 29794 28250 39 258 41 257 42 263 45 267 28250 26657 40 261 40 259 42 265 42 268 26657 25018 42 261 39 263 43 268 39 269 25018 23335 41 257 39 267 40 271 37 268 23335 21603 35 255 34 271 36 274 33 267 21603 19814 27 255 30 275 32 278 29 270 19814 18002 25 254 25 278 27 277 26 273 18002 16260 24 256 19 276 20 276 24 275 16260 14674 21 261 12 280 14*281 23 278 14674 13257 18 267 8 293 12*286 22 280 13257 11985 16 273 8*296 12 288 21 282 11985 10842 14 278 9*288 13 287 21 284 10842 9812 12 282 9 274 14 285 20 287 9812 8887 11*284 9 263 15 284 19 289 8887 8059 10*285 10 250 15 282 18 292 8059 7318 8 284 10 243 15 280 16*294 7318 6644 7 281 10 236 14 279 14*296 6644 6041 5 271 9 231 14 278 12 298 6041 5532 4 253 9 228 13 276 10 301 5532 5137 3 240 8 226 13 275 8 304 5137 4863 3 235 8 224 12 275 6 303 4863 4696 2 233 7 223 10 275 4 302 4696 4600 2 231 5 224 7 274 2 295 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