DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 07/09 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 69.6 - - 64.5 - - 62.0 - - 56.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 207 - - -11 - - 8 - - 2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5277 - - 1014 - - 2548 - - 414 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9050 - - 4583 - - 4583 - - 4583 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10777 - - 6514 - - 8048 - - 5914 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2936 - - 4800 - - 2502 - - 2710 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 444 - - 90 - - 145 - - 56 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 1 - - 1 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 19 - - 16 - - 18 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 248 - - 280 - - 284 - - 329 Direction Wind Shear - - - 23 - - 15 - - 22 - - 7 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 15 - - 27 - - 11 - - -6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 2183 - - -137 - - 1620 - - 762 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8594 - - 6652 - - 6428 - - 5153 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -184 - - -2718 - - -619 - - -1166 ODpotential blCL - - - 10961 - - 9232 - - 8667 - - 7080 blCL maxRH - - - 82 - - 101 - - 99 - - 99 maxRH CAPE - - - 270 - - 400 - - 120 - - 60 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 69.6 - - 64.5 - - 62.0 - - 56.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 47.6 - - 50.9 - - 49.4 - - 49.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 69.2 - - 66.1 - - 62.9 - - 57.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 46.3 - - 49.9 - - 48.5 - - 49.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 207 - - -11 - - 8 - - 2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5277 - - 1014 - - 2548 - - 414 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 27 - - 102 - - 96 - - 97 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 8 - - 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] 99830 22 108 25 116 27 109 19 100 99830 92232 23 110 18 097 27 101 20 100 92232 86395 16 107 14 113 16 084 20 091 86395 81555 13 098 11 132 7 090 12 069 81555 77390 3 108 5 130 7 119 13 090 77390 73704 2 181 2 157 2 061 9 066 73704 70346 5 228 5 024 3 126 4 097 70346 67248 6 196 7 266 2 069 4 063 67248 64367 5 213 8 242 5 282 3 278 64367 61582 9 228 16 250 13 243 11 259 61582 58688 10 271 15 275 8 259 12 246 58688 55667 10 294 18 269 22 277 14 263 55667 52793 8 267 19 238 23 262 21 252 52793 50237 21 301 3 260 12 222 19 241 50237 47943 40 281 12 311 11 284 25 277 47943 45861 37 273 38 281 38 283 37 289 45861 43967 42 273 53 272 49 281 48 284 43967 42232 48 267 58 262 53 277 54 276 42232 40635 50 262 55 259 55 272 53 273 40635 39159 48 258 53 264 54 271 54 281 39159 37788 45 259 54 265 54 275 62 287 37788 36479 45 266 56 261 56 280 68 286 36479 35165 48 269 57 258 57 280 66 283 35165 33814 49 269 54 259 54 275 61 282 33814 32429 49 268 51 260 54 269 60 279 32429 30995 47 266 50 262 55 267 61 277 30995 29503 46 263 51 263 54 268 62 277 29503 27958 45 260 54 262 52 267 62 277 27958 26362 45 257 55 260 50 265 59 277 26362 24719 46 255 55 259 49 264 56 273 24719 23036 48 254 52 257 48 263 53 270 23036 21306 50 254 46 256 47 260 52 269 21306 19525 52 256 41 256 46 257 50 269 19525 17726 54 258 38 256 43 256 45 267 17726 16002 51 259 37 256 42 258 41 264 16002 14435 46 258 37 256 42 261 39 265 14435 13036 40 257 36 255 41 263 35 270 13036 11786 35*255 34 254 38 266 33 275 11786 10664 30*254 31 254 35 269 29 280 10664 9658 26 252 29 255 33 273 26 283 9658 8756 22 250 27 259 30*276 22 284 8756 7951 19 247 25 263 27*278 19 286 7951 7231 17 245 24 267 24 281 16 290 7231 6577 15 244 22*271 21 283 13 297 6577 5993 14 243 21*273 18 286 11*308 5993 5500 14 242 18 278 15 289 8*320 5500 5118 13 242 16 283 12 291 7 328 5118 4853 12 242 13 286 11 292 5 335 4853 4692 10 242 11 288 9 292 4 339 4692 4599 7 241 6 290 6 293 2 350 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