DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 08/06 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 - - - 74.0 - - 78.2 - - 77.4 - - 68.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 201 - - 247 - - 91 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4540 - - 7810 - - 6619 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8455 - - 11107 - - 9532 - - 4583 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10040 - - 13310 - - 12119 - - 4601 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2634 - - 2068 - - 2635 - - 7028 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 413 - - 531 - - 367 - - 4 W* B/S - - - 13 - - 7 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 14 - - 13 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 288 - - 299 - - 308 - - 288 Direction Wind Shear - - - 11 - - 12 - - 9 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 9 - - 16 - - 13 - - 4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2408 - - -1009 - - -1865 - - -6417 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12449 - - 14320 - - 13985 - - 11019 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6395 - - -5695 - - -6641 - - -11082 ODpotential blCL - - - 16435 - - 19005 - - 18760 - - 15683 blCL maxRH - - - 46 - - 50 - - 43 - - 46 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 74.0 - - 78.2 - - 77.4 - - 68.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 35.2 - - 30.9 - - 31.8 - - 36.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 73.4 - - 77.6 - - 77.7 - - 73.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 34.2 - - 29.8 - - 30.7 - - 35.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 201 - - 247 - - 91 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4540 - - 7810 - - 6619 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - 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] 100052 18 121 21 108 15 101 19 097 100052 92502 19 112 14 111 17 098 17 115 92502 86658 19 106 15 118 13 117 13 096 86658 81820 18 114 15 118 8 128 14 080 81820 77652 11 129 14 119 11 138 9 082 77652 73949 11 136 11 114 9 137 4 083 73949 70585 12 109 9 116 4 126 5 080 70585 67492 5 085 5 114 2 077 6 083 67492 64623 3 110 2 147 2 306 2 025 64623 61849 3 260 2 288 4 293 1 057 61849 58961 6 250 5 242 11 247 7 250 58961 55972 12 291 14 280 13 276 16 277 55972 53143 22 301 29 288 29 292 26 290 53143 50620 30 296 33 285 36 292 38 301 50620 48364 42 294 41 289 46 290 50 296 48364 46307 51 293 49 289 55 290 58 292 46307 44415 62 291 56 291 62 291 67 290 44415 42667 68 288 61 290 68 292 72 290 42667 41052 65 288 62 289 70 291 69 292 41052 39560 61 288 61 291 67 292 60 299 39560 38175 59 287 60 292 61 299 57 312 38175 36856 57 287 56 292 60 309 59 317 36856 35531 55 287 52 298 61 312 58 316 35531 34170 52 286 52 302 62 312 56 310 34170 32775 47 285 51 302 62 312 55 307 32775 31334 43 286 48 301 60 313 53 307 31334 29837 41 293 42 301 54 314 50 304 29837 28288 41 298 39 304 48 314 48 301 28288 26688 40 299 38 307 44 312 47 300 26688 25040 38 299 36 309 41 309 44 301 25040 23348 36 300 36 308 39 305 41 303 23348 21604 35 302 37 306 39 304 39 302 21604 19803 35 303 36 304 38 305 38 302 19803 17979 33 304 33 303 35 304 34 302 17979 16230 29 303 30 301 30 303 30 302 16230 14641 25 302 25*300 25 302 25 300 14641 13224 22 300 19*299 20*303 20 299 13224 11955 19 299 15 298 15*305 16 300 11955 10815 16*300 14 298 14 307 14 302 10815 9789 12*299 14 299 14 308 13 304 9789 8867 9 298 14 299 14 309 13 308 8867 8042 7 295 13 300 13 309 13 309 8042 7304 6 289 13 300 13 309 13 309 7304 6633 4 279 13 300 13 309 13 308 6633 6033 4 269 12 301 13 309 13 306 6033 5526 3 262 12 301 12 308 11 304 5526 5133 3 256 11 300 12 308 10 302 5133 4861 3 254 10 300 11 308 8 297 4861 4695 3 252 9 300 9 308 5*294 4695 4600 2 248 7 299 6 307 2*282 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