DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 09/08 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0956z - - 1001z - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 60.8 - - 65.3 - - - - - 55.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 204 - - 177 - - - - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3297 - - 6427 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7519 - - 9803 - - - - - 4582 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8797 - - 11927 - - - - - 4600 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3167 - - 3162 - - - - - 6097 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 370 - - 439 - - - - - 4 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 7 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 11 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 316 - - 314 - - - - - 297 Direction Wind Shear - - - 13 - - 8 - - - - - 13 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 9 - - 7 - - - - - -14 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 632 - - 1981 - - - - - -2272 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8165 - - 9947 - - - - - 6872 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1703 - - 691 - - - - - -5348 ODpotential blCL - - - 10500 - - 11236 - - - - - 9948 blCL maxRH - - - 76 - - 91 - - - - - 74 maxRH CAPE - - - 60 - - 120 - - - - - 40 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 60.8 - - 65.3 - - - - - 55.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 41.0 - - 37.7 - - - - - 41.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 60.3 - - 65.1 - - - - - 60.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 40.1 - - 37.2 - - - - - 40.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 204 - - 177 - - - - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3297 - - 6427 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 4 - - 65 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - - - - 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] 99010 9 260 6 256 15 274 99010 91580 9 214 10 257 7 270 91580 85879 6 195 9 245 10 257 85879 81150 4 183 5 265 5 271 81150 77065 1 190 3 249 5 331 77065 73447 3 282 4 222 7 312 73447 70162 4 267 7 236 10 300 70162 67125 6 244 10 241 10 286 67125 64287 10 239 13 257 8 279 64287 61516 10 249 15 262 9 271 61516 58615 9 274 13 257 11 282 58615 55602 11 278 14 276 16 295 55602 52737 12 273 18 285 21 306 52737 50171 12 287 18 289 24 302 50171 47875 16 292 21 291 25 306 47875 45795 18 291 21 298 28 307 45795 43898 16 306 18 314 29 309 43898 42161 15 313 22 333 29 311 42161 40564 14 358 19 348 29 307 40564 39090 28 028 23 015 33 298 39090 37720 34 035 30 011 35 293 37720 36413 36 037 30 008 38 291 36413 35098 33 038 28 005 36 291 35098 33749 27 034 26 001 33 292 33749 32367 23 032 22 355 32 297 32367 30942 19 019 21 342 29 301 30942 29465 16 352 23 336 29 305 29465 27937 16 340 24 342 29 308 27937 26358 18 353 24 348 27 310 26358 24728 21 007 22 352 26 314 24728 23052 21 007 20 354 24 317 23052 21327 21 003 20 352 23 318 21327 19547 19 355 20 344 23 318 19547 17748 17 341 21 335 22 319 17748 16024 17 331 19 327 20 317 16024 14458 18 331 16 321 17 308 14458 13063 19 334 15*319 14 302 13063 11814 18 336 13*317 13 306 11814 10693 17 337 12 316 12 313 10693 9684 16*334 12 315 13 319 9684 8779 14*329 11 314 15 318 8779 7970 12 324 11 314 17 312 7970 7245 10 318 10 313 19 304 7245 6588 8 315 10 313 20 297 6588 6000 5 305 10 313 18 293 6000 5504 4 300 9 312 15 291 5504 5121 4 294 8 311 11 292 5121 4855 3 289 8 312 7 296 4855 4692 3 287 7 312 3*311 4692 4599 3 283 5 310 2*105 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