DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 08/12 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 - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 57.6 - - 58.1 - - 56.2 - - 52.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 100 - - 139 - - 54 - - 1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1643 - - 2114 - - 891 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5962 - - 6519 - - 4582 - - 4582 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7143 - - 7614 - - 6391 - - 4600 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2399 - - 2431 - - 3399 - - 4433 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 235 - - 286 - - 159 - - 13 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 8 - - 4 - - 10 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 6 - - 7 - - 0 BL Wind Direction - - - 085 - - 067 - - 127 - - 345 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 5 - - 6 - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -7 - - -5 - - 5 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1744 - - 1851 - - 1321 - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5399 - - 5764 - - 5071 - - 4599 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 318 - - -30 - - -632 - - -1796 ODpotential blCL - - - 6825 - - 7644 - - 7023 - - 6396 blCL maxRH - - - 98 - - 98 - - 100 - - 95 maxRH CAPE - - - 480 - - 360 - - 400 - - 300 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 57.6 - - 58.1 - - 56.2 - - 52.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 49.6 - - 48.5 - - 49.6 - - 49.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 57.6 - - 58.0 - - 56.5 - - 53.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 48.7 - - 47.4 - - 48.8 - - 49.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 100 - - 139 - - 54 - - 1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1643 - - 2114 - - 891 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 93 - - 91 - - 100 - - 79 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 7 - - 8 - - 8 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] 99692 11 120 10 116 4 051 10 062 99692 92158 11 121 5 058 7 088 6 057 92158 86353 9 114 7 091 9 077 8 090 86353 81528 13 128 7 098 5 035 14 084 81528 77347 12 101 6 111 3 024 10 060 77347 73636 10 056 7 107 4 048 5 053 73636 70280 7 041 6 096 3 142 3 009 70280 67193 1 032 5 357 2 061 4 032 67193 64321 5 184 6 271 5 318 6 357 64321 61533 3 318 2 222 6 269 10 250 61533 58622 12 280 11 293 9 302 9 262 58622 55595 14 271 18 273 16 286 13 290 55595 52700 19 277 23 270 25 270 24 277 52700 50098 26 274 25 271 27 261 28 266 50098 47772 30 269 26 273 26 261 28 263 47772 45667 33 266 30 273 27 267 27 264 45667 43742 35 263 34 268 30 269 29 263 43742 41973 37 262 36 265 33 267 31 262 41973 40340 39 263 38 265 36 264 33 260 40340 38832 43 264 41 265 39 262 36 258 38832 37439 44 261 45 262 42 260 40 255 37439 36122 41 256 48 257 46 257 43 254 36122 34811 37 255 46 254 49 253 45 254 34811 33471 36 257 44 253 48 250 45 254 33471 32105 37 259 44 253 44 246 42 255 32105 30698 38 260 43 253 39 237 38 252 30698 29242 40 261 42 253 34 230 33 246 29242 27735 40 262 40 253 33 228 29 246 27735 26174 35 262 35 248 31 227 26 250 26174 24565 22 258 28 242 29 233 24 254 24565 22909 25 259 25 249 26 242 21 262 22909 21203 22 258 17 254 20 254 17 269 21203 19441 14 255 11 259 12 275 10 276 19441 17653 15 260 11 276 7 298 5 291 17653 15936 14 266 12 281 9 309 2 019 15936 14375 13 270 13 283 10 314 5 064 14375 12984 11 272 12 290 10 323 8 069 12984 11740 8 274 10 300 8 346 10 062 11740 10626 2 283 7 316 7 022 12 072 10626 9626 3 109 4 351 7 060 14 084 9626 8731 5 114 4 047 10 091 14 090 8731 7931 7 108 5*068 11 105 13 096 7931 7215 8*098 7*072 11 110 11 099 7215 6565 8*091 8 071 10*114 8 102 6565 5984 7 086 7 068 10*116 6 104 5984 5494 7 084 6 065 8 124 3 105 5494 5114 6 083 5 061 8 131 1 096 5114 4852 5 082 4 058 7 135 0 316 4852 4691 5 082 4 056 6 138 1*317 4691 4599 3 080 3 053 4 143 1*305 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