DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 08/16 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 - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 68.3 - - 73.2 - - - - - 65.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 201 - - 293 - - - - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3547 - - 8097 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7707 - - 11408 - - - - - 4583 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9047 - - 13597 - - - - - 4601 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4603 - - 2997 - - - - - 9571 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 380 - - 561 - - - - - 3 W* B/S - - - 22 - - 12 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 9 - - - - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 268 - - 291 - - - - - 295 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 14 - - - - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 12 - - 9 - - - - - -5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -858 - - 2079 - - - - - -4996 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9905 - - 11518 - - - - - 9598 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3250 - - 510 - - - - - -7725 ODpotential blCL - - - 12297 - - 13087 - - - - - 12326 blCL maxRH - - - 80 - - 77 - - - - - 84 maxRH CAPE - - - 120 - - 190 - - - - - 140 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 68.3 - - 73.2 - - - - - 65.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 40.9 - - 38.6 - - - - - 39.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 67.6 - - 72.3 - - - - - 70.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 39.9 - - 37.8 - - - - - 39.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 201 - - 293 - - - - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3547 - - 8097 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 21 - - 7 - - - - - 34 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - - - - 6 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] 99850 15 119 11 116 6 086 99850 92322 11 158 1 127 6 065 92322 86486 10 149 4 166 5 042 86486 81616 4 123 4 105 1 058 81616 77414 3 095 4 038 5 008 77414 73714 6 003 3 049 8 343 73714 70368 4 287 5 350 5 326 70368 67281 3 277 6 258 6 310 67281 64406 10 308 5 270 8 301 64406 61610 16 276 7 281 10 265 61610 58687 14 275 13 280 12 287 58687 55658 21 272 20 276 23 288 55658 52776 27 266 25 275 26 285 52776 50189 29 264 28 277 28 283 50189 47882 28 261 29 273 29 286 47882 45802 26 263 29 272 31 290 45802 43905 26 272 30 273 33 290 43905 42165 33 278 32 272 34 285 42165 40571 39 271 35 271 35 279 40571 39105 42 266 39 269 36 274 39105 37748 44 265 42 267 37 275 37748 36455 44 268 43 267 37 271 36455 35159 45 271 43 268 39 269 35159 33828 45 273 42 268 41 272 33828 32462 42 273 40 270 42 276 32462 31049 38 274 36 274 39 279 31049 29580 36 277 31 273 37 278 29580 28057 35 277 27 273 34 276 28057 26481 33 275 26 274 31 278 26481 24855 28 277 26 276 28 281 24855 23185 26 282 24 279 26 284 23185 21464 24 286 22 284 25 286 21464 19688 22 286 21 286 24 286 19688 17890 20 285 19 282 22 284 17890 16163 19 286 18 277 18 280 16163 14590 17 289 17*278 15 280 14590 13184 16 293 16*278 13 285 13184 11922 14 296 14 281 12 293 11922 10787 11 299 12 284 11 301 10787 9765 9*299 10 288 11 308 9765 8847 7*297 9 293 12 313 8847 8025 5 289 7 302 12 315 8025 7290 3 273 6 308 12 316 7290 6623 3 257 5 310 12 315 6623 6025 2 243 5 312 12 314 6025 5521 2 233 5 313 11 312 5521 5130 2 231 4 313 10 309 5130 4860 2 230 4 313 8 304 4860 4695 2 229 4 312 5*302 4695 4600 2 232 3 310 2*285 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