DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 08/04 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 - - - 65.7 - - 70.7 - - 70.9 - - 64.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 326 - - 374 - - 191 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5502 - - 7876 - - 7699 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9399 - - 11361 - - 10846 - - 4583 Hcrit BL Top - - - 11002 - - 13376 - - 13199 - - 4600 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2219 - - 1579 - - 1683 - - 8336 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 510 - - 604 - - 481 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 17 - - 14 - - 8 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 8 - - 11 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 292 - - 301 - - 305 - - 295 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 6 - - 5 - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 13 - - 10 - - 13 - - 6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -264 - - 550 - - 642 - - -5335 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11266 - - 12826 - - 12558 - - 9935 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2750 - - -1829 - - -2258 - - -7834 ODpotential blCL - - - 13752 - - 15205 - - 15457 - - 12434 blCL maxRH - - - 62 - - 70 - - 75 - - 68 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 65.7 - - 70.7 - - 70.9 - - 64.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 32.2 - - 30.1 - - 31.6 - - 36.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 64.7 - - 69.5 - - 70.7 - - 66.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 31.4 - - 29.2 - - 30.7 - - 35.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 326 - - 374 - - 191 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5502 - - 7876 - - 7699 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 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] 99982 26 104 23 117 19 105 22 093 99982 92453 22 121 15 109 20 106 17 106 92453 86625 16 115 15 112 17 103 16 120 86625 81767 13 107 13 110 12 105 12 108 81767 77576 11 115 12 098 9 110 8 089 77576 73862 11 122 10 096 5 118 9 069 73862 70493 10 092 7 100 3 056 12 060 70493 67394 11 054 6 102 5 030 9 046 67394 64518 10 029 2 040 6 013 8 046 64518 61725 10 012 5 314 7 349 8 023 61725 58802 7 014 5 290 11 327 9 338 58802 55761 10 020 6 337 11 325 10 315 55761 52863 17 336 17 329 19 327 22 322 52863 50275 21 320 26 323 27 327 29 322 50275 47967 23 326 29 322 32 325 33 324 47967 45887 29 329 31 322 33 321 43 324 45887 43995 31 330 33 326 37 319 45 318 43995 42265 32 335 33 332 37 328 37 325 42265 40677 34 341 35 339 41 335 36 337 40677 39211 34 347 41 337 33 348 40 346 39211 37848 31 358 41 340 35 012 40 348 37848 36546 35 014 42 346 40 004 37 352 36546 35233 37 022 45 351 41 347 35 356 35233 33883 35 030 44 352 46 340 34 357 33883 32497 33 029 41 355 44 332 32 354 32497 31063 30 019 36 002 42 330 33 345 31063 29574 28 002 34 006 40 331 36 340 29574 28032 27 350 33 007 37 330 35 340 28032 26437 25 349 29 008 34 328 35 335 26437 24794 23 351 23 003 32 327 36 328 24794 23108 21 350 22 349 30 324 37 323 23108 21373 20 350 23 338 28 318 36 321 21373 19587 19 346 20 333 26 314 33 319 19587 17785 18 337 17 330 23 314 27 315 17785 16060 17 330 14 325 19 312 22 309 16060 14495 15 326 12*315 14*308 18 305 14495 13100 13 324 10*304 11*305 15 307 13100 11851 12*320 9 300 11 305 13 312 11851 10728 10*311 9 300 11 306 13 319 10728 9717 8 302 9 300 11 307 14 322 9717 8808 7 296 8 301 12 307 15 321 8808 7995 6 291 8 301 12 306 16 318 7995 7267 5 287 8 302 12 305 16 315 7267 6606 4 281 7 302 12 305 16 311 6606 6014 4 277 7 302 12 304 16 308 6014 5514 3 270 6 301 11 304 15 305 5514 5126 3 266 6 301 11 304 13 303 5126 4857 3 263 6 301 10 303 10 301 4857 4694 3 262 5 301 9 303 7*298 4694 4599 3 261 4 299 7 302 3*292 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