DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 08/07 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 - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 71.3 - - 78.1 - - - - - 69.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 130 - - 172 - - - - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 987 - - 4750 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4583 - - 8538 - - - - - 4583 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6487 - - 10250 - - - - - 4601 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2028 - - 2987 - - - - - 7530 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 215 - - 399 - - - - - 4 W* B/S - - - 13 - - 13 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 6 - - - - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 199 - - 262 - - - - - 312 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 11 - - - - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 10 - - 10 - - - - - -7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5459 - - -2755 - - - - - -6295 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11947 - - 13005 - - - - - 10896 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10374 - - -6278 - - - - - -10444 ODpotential blCL - - - 16861 - - 16528 - - - - - 15045 blCL maxRH - - - 57 - - 57 - - - - - 59 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 71.3 - - 78.1 - - - - - 69.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 35.1 - - 36.9 - - - - - 38.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 71.1 - - 77.8 - - - - - 75.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 34.1 - - 35.9 - - - - - 37.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 130 - - 172 - - - - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 987 - - 4750 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - - - - 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] 100069 24 123 17 110 23 087 100069 92528 21 104 21 120 16 087 92528 86694 14 106 16 129 10 104 86694 81842 11 125 12 117 12 105 81842 77652 11 136 12 097 12 101 77652 73936 7 134 9 104 9 078 73936 70577 6 124 6 124 8 069 70577 67490 6 115 5 131 3 063 67490 64621 2 249 2 240 1 198 64621 61831 1 329 3 223 5 272 61831 58921 9 276 7 272 8 250 58921 55923 13 273 19 273 18 272 55923 53087 24 283 28 277 27 275 53087 50553 30 280 32 282 28 289 50553 48291 33 284 38 279 37 297 48291 46254 48 288 49 283 51 295 46254 44401 54 282 56 280 57 291 44401 42694 51 281 55 285 64 294 42694 41107 53 287 65 290 73 292 41107 39623 56 287 70 292 78 290 39623 38234 53 286 70 291 78 287 38234 36904 50 286 65 291 78 286 36904 35565 48 287 57 290 74 286 35565 34189 45 286 52 287 69 284 34189 32781 43 284 50 285 66 281 32781 31331 41 283 49 284 65 280 31331 29827 38 284 48 281 64 278 29827 28274 38 285 47 281 61 278 28274 26672 36 283 43 282 56 279 26672 25026 33 284 38 284 47 277 25026 23338 30 289 34 286 39 270 23338 21604 28 295 29 286 35 266 21604 19814 26 300 24 282 31 266 19814 18000 23 298 20 279 26 266 18000 16258 21 293 17 278 20 267 16258 14671 20 287 17 278 16 268 14671 13254 19 285 17 279 13 271 13254 11982 18 286 16 277 13 275 11982 10839 15 289 14*275 13 279 10839 9809 13 293 12*274 13 282 9809 8884 10 297 10 273 14 285 8884 8057 8 298 8 270 15 287 8057 7315 5 295 6 264 15 290 7315 6642 3*280 4 249 15 292 6642 6039 3*213 3 235 14 293 6039 5531 3 197 3 225 11 296 5531 5136 3 196 3 220 9 299 5136 4862 3 197 3 220 7 301 4862 4696 3 196 3 220 5*306 4696 4600 2 201 2 218 2*320 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