DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 07/14 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 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - - - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 67.6 - - 73.6 - - 77.1 - - - - - 72.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 43 - - 183 - - 227 - - - - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 483 - - 2067 - - 5546 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4583 - - 6601 - - 9299 - - - - - 4583 Hcrit BL Top 5983 - - 7567 - - 11046 - - - - - 4601 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1755 - - 3317 - - 4302 - - - - - 9073 Hgt.Variab. W* 121 - - 311 - - 464 - - - - - 9 W* B/S 7 - - 6 - - 6 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind 3 - - 9 - - 15 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction 131 - - 177 - - 200 - - - - - 147 Direction Wind Shear 3 - - 5 - - 14 - - - - - 6 Wind Shear Max.Converg -6 - - 12 - - 11 - - - - - -7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -4374 - - -4227 - - -881 - - - - - -4624 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 10358 - - 11795 - - 11927 - - - - - 9226 sfcLCL ODpotential -9422 - - -8588 - - -3045 - - - - - -7226 ODpotential blCL 15405 - - 16155 - - 14091 - - - - - 11827 blCL maxRH 83 - - 90 - - 85 - - - - - 89 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 50 - - - - - 220 CAPE Temp@2m 67.6 - - 73.6 - - 77.1 - - - - - 72.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 38.5 - - 37.9 - - 40.7 - - - - - 48.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 68.2 - - 73.2 - - 76.8 - - - - - 75.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 37.3 - - 36.7 - - 39.6 - - - - - 46.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 43 - - 183 - - 227 - - - - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 483 - - 2067 - - 5546 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 32 - - 59 - - 39 - - - - - 54 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 5 - - 4 - - 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] 100287 33 110 30 115 29 126 29 110 100287 92640 31 114 27 106 26 124 19 092 92640 86738 24 099 23 112 20 118 17 101 86738 81865 21 111 17 115 15 110 17 113 81865 77682 22 109 14 130 6 115 16 112 77682 73985 18 104 15 130 7 146 12 098 73985 70639 11 094 12 128 8 158 4 112 70639 67572 5 141 6 149 6 157 7 150 67572 64729 16 162 12 179 8 223 4 149 64729 61959 3 085 10 146 10 189 6 202 61959 59081 9 279 12 245 11 219 9 268 59081 56127 19 262 13 249 15 213 28 236 56127 53324 41 243 33 254 16 261 27 223 53324 50808 46 234 46 234 41 243 28 235 50808 48563 49 239 50 235 54 240 43 247 48563 46538 61 241 58 237 63 237 64 240 46538 44685 67 241 63 241 66 242 69 236 44685 42966 76 247 70 245 74 246 67 236 42966 41365 92 249 81 245 81 245 66 236 41365 39869 99 245 91 243 84 241 65 237 39869 38466 98 244 95 240 87 238 67 237 38466 37120 93 241 90 237 86 234 69 237 37120 35766 97 237 87 234 83 228 70 236 35766 34377 100 235 93 230 85 223 68 236 34377 32958 97 236 91 230 86 221 66 234 32958 31495 92 245 85 236 85 224 60 236 31495 29979 76 248 78 240 80 232 53 240 29979 28414 65 247 67 244 68 237 47 239 28414 26800 59 246 57 246 56 241 43 236 26800 25141 57 242 53 244 47 240 39 236 25141 23437 56 237 53 242 43 236 34 235 23437 21685 51 238 51 244 41 241 29 235 21685 19878 44 246 45 251 38 253 24 238 19878 18051 44 255 38 259 30 266 19 241 18051 16299 44 260 34 262 22 267 13 237 16299 14705 39 266 32 262 16 254 11 229 14705 13282 31 268 29 261 16 236 11 226 13282 12006 22 262 24 258 18*228 11 223 12006 10858 15 246 18 250 18*225 11 222 10858 9824 11 221 13 231 17 221 11 220 9824 8895 9 195 10 202 16 214 10 217 8895 8065 8 180 10*179 15 206 10 212 8065 7320 7 172 10*175 15 195 10 206 7320 6645 7 162 10 175 15 184 10 198 6645 6041 5*154 10 176 15 180 10 188 6041 5531 4*144 9 177 15 177 10 181 5531 5136 4 132 9 178 14 176 9 173 5136 4863 3 121 8 179 13 176 7 162 4863 4696 2 119 7 181 11 175 5*149 4696 4600 2 116 5 183 8 176 2*102 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