DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 07/27 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 - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 70.1 - - 73.3 - - 73.2 - - 68.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 311 - - 370 - - 194 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6109 - - 7519 - - 7028 - - 3742 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9862 - - 11069 - - 10334 - - 4583 Hcrit BL Top - - - 11609 - - 13019 - - 12528 - - 9242 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2005 - - 1645 - - 2065 - - 3378 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 522 - - 593 - - 469 - - 58 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 8 - - 7 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 14 - - 12 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 237 - - 256 - - 256 - - 260 Direction Wind Shear - - - 11 - - 8 - - 7 - - 9 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 14 - - 16 - - 14 - - 16 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 800 - - 1561 - - 1539 - - -232 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10809 - - 11458 - - 10989 - - 9474 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1413 - - -72 - - -61 - - -3189 ODpotential blCL - - - 13022 - - 13091 - - 12589 - - 12431 blCL maxRH - - - 78 - - 67 - - 77 - - 66 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 20 - - 30 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 70.1 - - 73.3 - - 73.2 - - 68.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 38.5 - - 38.8 - - 40.8 - - 42.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 69.2 - - 72.2 - - 72.8 - - 70.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 37.6 - - 37.9 - - 40.1 - - 41.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 311 - - 370 - - 194 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6109 - - 7519 - - 7028 - - 3742 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 11 - - 0 - - 9 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - 6 - - 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] 100011 20 107 18 115 18 110 21 092 100011 92422 17 105 18 112 15 123 16 089 92422 86569 15 114 17 112 17 125 10 091 86569 81701 12 118 15 109 19 117 11 119 81701 77505 12 128 8 132 14 115 11 134 77505 73795 14 125 10 156 9 112 12 130 73795 70434 10 153 13 178 2 191 6 118 70434 67341 13 145 18 173 12 183 6 182 67341 64481 10 226 8 213 11 210 9 220 64481 61728 12 205 7 174 5 206 5 221 61728 58858 19 247 16 240 7 238 11 221 58858 55880 23 231 30 232 30 249 30 254 55880 53051 29 246 32 237 37 245 39 250 53051 50514 43 249 40 245 41 247 42 250 50514 48244 49 246 48 249 45 249 45 250 48244 46188 49 244 53 250 50 251 46 252 46188 44311 51 246 57 251 55 253 48 252 44311 42585 57 252 61 252 58 253 51 253 42585 40986 67 253 64 252 60 253 52 254 40986 39498 70 254 64 251 61 254 53 257 39498 38108 71 259 61 253 60 256 53 260 38108 36780 73 261 61 259 58 257 52 261 36780 35448 76 259 64 262 56 258 51 260 35448 34081 76 256 64 262 56 259 50 260 34081 32682 73 254 61 260 56 260 50 261 32682 31237 69 253 58 260 56 260 50 262 31237 29738 67 253 55 260 55 259 50 261 29738 28187 65 255 55 260 54 259 50 259 28187 26585 58 257 55 261 52 260 49 258 26585 24934 51 255 52 262 48 262 46 259 24934 23240 48 252 45 261 43 261 42 258 23240 21497 47 252 40 258 39 257 37 255 21497 19700 43 253 38 257 36 255 33 253 19700 17884 38 254 35 258 32 256 29 253 17884 16144 34 253 31 257 26 257 25 251 16144 14566 31 253 25 256 20 250 21 245 14566 13159 27 252 19*253 14*243 16 234 13159 11900 21*250 15*252 13*245 14 229 11900 10769 17*245 15 253 13 248 12 232 10769 9751 14 241 15 254 13 251 12*239 9751 8837 13 237 15 255 12 255 11*247 8837 8019 12 236 14 256 13 258 11 253 8019 7286 12 235 14 257 13 260 10 257 7286 6620 12 235 14 258 12 262 10 261 6620 6024 11 235 14 259 12 263 10 266 6024 5520 11 234 13 260 12 264 9 269 5520 5130 10 234 12 260 11 264 8 271 5130 4860 9 234 12 260 10 265 7 273 4860 4694 8 233 10 260 9 265 5 273 4694 4600 6 234 7 261 7 265 3 275 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