DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 08/14 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 56.7 - - 61.3 - - - - - 56.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 122 - - 209 - - - - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2718 - - 3333 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6871 - - 7554 - - - - - 4582 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8218 - - 8833 - - - - - 4600 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2805 - - 3352 - - - - - 4652 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 296 - - 374 - - - - - 5 W* B/S - - - 10 - - 11 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 6 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 142 - - 162 - - - - - 155 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 5 - - 11 - - - - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1836 - - 1027 - - - - - -1523 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6383 - - 7806 - - - - - 6123 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 159 - - -1032 - - - - - -4094 ODpotential blCL - - - 8059 - - 9865 - - - - - 8694 blCL maxRH - - - 95 - - 88 - - - - - 82 maxRH CAPE - - - 80 - - 100 - - - - - 120 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 56.7 - - 61.3 - - - - - 56.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 44.6 - - 43.0 - - - - - 45.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 56.8 - - 60.8 - - - - - 59.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 43.6 - - 42.3 - - - - - 44.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 122 - - 209 - - - - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2718 - - 3333 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 78 - - 52 - - - - - 27 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 6 - - - - - 7 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] 99815 14 140 12 135 7 153 99815 92283 12 167 11 156 10 142 92283 86442 10 158 9 165 9 140 86442 81575 5 151 8 148 5 113 81575 77383 8 149 6 143 3 079 77383 73677 12 146 3 194 3 224 73677 70322 12 154 7 217 7 179 70322 67236 5 175 10 178 5 244 67236 64372 9 270 6 247 8 233 64372 61585 16 238 16 242 10 258 61585 58664 16 221 19 232 19 249 58664 55629 18 234 21 242 19 244 55629 52735 22 234 27 243 24 255 52735 50145 23 234 30 236 29 246 50145 47833 26 248 31 243 28 247 47833 45737 35 252 37 248 35 253 45737 43823 41 247 42 245 40 250 43823 42060 43 239 44 239 39 248 42060 40424 42 234 43 235 38 249 40424 38910 39 234 37 235 34 249 38910 37520 36 234 36 230 26 249 37520 36216 31 236 35 230 18 257 36216 34917 27 241 28 230 18 263 34917 33586 25 242 23 232 19 262 33586 32222 24 242 21 235 17 259 32222 30811 23 243 20 237 16 258 30811 29346 23 248 19 238 17 260 29346 27827 23 256 17 241 17 265 27827 26259 21 259 17 242 17 269 26259 24643 19 258 17 243 18 274 24643 22982 16 259 17 247 18 276 22982 21271 14 265 16 252 17 277 21271 19506 13 273 14 258 16 274 19506 17718 12 278 11 269 14 277 17718 16002 10 279 10 287 13 291 16002 14441 7 282 8 301 12 305 14441 13047 4 275 4 304 9 316 13047 11799 2 212 2 298 7 324 11799 10678 3 161 1 295 4 320 10678 9671 3 159 1*170 2 272 9671 8767 4*155 2*163 3 200 8767 7960 6*143 5 155 5 186 7960 7238 6 140 6 157 9 173 7238 6583 6 140 7 160 11 170 6583 5997 6 141 7 162 12 170 5997 5503 5 142 7 165 12 170 5503 5120 5 144 7 167 11 168 5120 4854 4 148 7 168 9 165 4854 4692 4 148 6 169 6*161 4692 4599 3 151 5 172 3*148 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