DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 07/19 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 - - - 62.7 - - 60.0 - - 60.2 - - 54.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 156 - - 122 - - 96 - - 8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2927 - - 1008 - - 1852 - - 5 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7181 - - 4582 - - 6154 - - 4582 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8427 - - 6508 - - 7352 - - 5505 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2488 - - 3150 - - 2442 - - 2184 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 338 - - 218 - - 247 - - 16 W* B/S - - - 24 - - 4 - - 5 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 11 - - 9 - - 1 BL Wind Direction - - - 313 - - 323 - - 335 - - 335 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 4 - - 7 - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -10 - - 7 - - 2 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1508 - - 1532 - - 1753 - - 906 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6920 - - 4977 - - 5599 - - 4599 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1084 - - -925 - - -718 - - -602 ODpotential blCL - - - 9511 - - 7433 - - 8070 - - 6107 blCL maxRH - - - 80 - - 98 - - 94 - - 98 maxRH CAPE - - - 290 - - 850 - - 510 - - 370 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 62.7 - - 60.0 - - 60.2 - - 54.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 48.0 - - 53.6 - - 51.1 - - 51.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 62.4 - - 60.1 - - 60.3 - - 55.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 46.7 - - 52.5 - - 50.0 - - 51.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 156 - - 122 - - 96 - - 8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2927 - - 1008 - - 1852 - - 5 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 22 - - 90 - - 78 - - 94 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 9 - - 8 - - 9 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] 99850 28 107 21 080 29 082 29 104 99850 92279 26 110 22 103 21 092 24 087 92279 86435 24 104 22 107 18 105 19 079 86435 81566 17 097 20 109 16 116 8 073 81566 77389 13 097 15 097 17 121 7 117 77389 73699 13 120 8 087 13 103 11 091 73699 70343 13 103 9 098 9 105 8 059 70343 67252 3 069 7 057 9 083 9 079 67252 64380 1 094 4 027 7 029 6 072 64380 61603 4 026 1 298 10 331 8 355 61603 58708 8 325 6 299 11 308 11 334 58708 55689 8 315 6 290 13 272 12 284 55689 52802 18 280 17 290 18 287 15 296 52802 50213 21 279 22 283 23 291 23 291 50213 47901 22 281 25 276 26 284 24 283 47901 45800 22 279 25 271 28 271 24 277 45800 43873 23 281 23 270 26 264 27 273 43873 42099 25 277 21 277 24 268 29 269 42099 40461 23 267 23 283 26 275 28 261 40461 38947 22 253 23 284 27 276 27 253 38947 37545 19 253 19 292 25 272 25 254 37545 36219 18 261 17 293 23 272 26 258 36219 34896 21 250 14 288 23 272 27 251 34896 33544 22 238 14 273 22 277 27 244 33544 32166 22 241 16 260 20 277 27 242 32166 30748 22 243 18 259 16 266 23 241 30748 29278 20 246 17 265 14 245 18 237 29278 27759 17 251 15 272 13 234 17 226 27759 26191 16 257 14 271 12 227 17 219 26191 24577 16 261 12 261 11 228 17 219 24577 22919 15 263 12 268 11 239 16 223 22919 21213 12 265 10 273 10 249 13 237 21213 19451 10 266 8 254 9 248 12 250 19451 17667 9 266 8 234 9 250 11 258 17667 15954 9 267 9 231 9 257 11 265 15954 14395 9 271 10 230 12 261 12 271 14395 13005 9 274 11 223 15 260 12 279 13005 11762 8 277 11 220 16 256 13 289 11762 10646 6 281 9 217 16 262 12 297 10646 9644 5 289 6 216 15 274 11 304 9644 8746 4*304 3 234 14 289 11 308 8746 7943 4*310 3 279 13*304 10 312 7943 7224 3 314 6 307 11*319 9 318 7224 6572 3 319 9*319 10 335 7 324 6572 5989 2 318 10*321 9 337 6*327 5989 5497 2 316 12 323 9 339 4*335 5497 5116 2 308 12 324 8 340 2 342 5116 4852 2 304 11 323 8 339 1 329 4852 4691 2 297 10 322 7 338 0 280 4691 4599 2 298 6 319 5 337 0 254 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