DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 07/17 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 75.1 - - 82.7 - - - - - 75.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 24 - - 220 - - - - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1219 - - 4733 - - - - - 105 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4583 - - 8663 - - - - - 4584 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6719 - - 10233 - - - - - 5605 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2066 - - 3752 - - - - - 7113 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 154 - - 437 - - - - - 31 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 8 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 10 - - - - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - 346 - - 142 - - - - - 155 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 16 - - - - - 12 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - -9 - - - - - -5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1056 - - 446 - - - - - -2010 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7775 - - 9788 - - - - - 7616 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4819 - - -1934 - - - - - -4823 ODpotential blCL - - - 11538 - - 12167 - - - - - 10428 blCL maxRH - - - 101 - - 80 - - - - - 92 maxRH CAPE - - - 1370 - - 1810 - - - - - 1930 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 75.1 - - 82.7 - - - - - 75.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 56.5 - - 55.3 - - - - - 57.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 75.9 - - 82.1 - - - - - 78.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 55.2 - - 54.2 - - - - - 57.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 24 - - 220 - - - - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1219 - - 4733 - - - - - 105 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 106 - - 19 - - - - - 66 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 10 - - 10 - - - - - 11 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] 100219 26 104 27 102 25 103 100219 92606 31 112 25 100 24 087 92606 86746 28 113 20 099 16 082 86746 81896 20 111 15 088 14 115 81896 77721 19 101 14 107 12 098 77721 74041 18 090 17 116 8 075 74041 70706 11 097 11 089 9 091 70706 67626 9 147 1 135 9 082 67626 64770 6 109 4 187 1 144 64770 62019 3 346 7 206 7 237 62019 59156 11 243 10 255 10 178 59156 56179 10 202 16 264 7 241 56179 53346 19 234 25 234 8 259 53346 50810 22 227 37 236 28 258 50810 48542 22 241 36 232 50 240 48542 46483 41 251 47 244 55 234 46483 44594 60 245 58 243 60 235 44594 42854 68 242 64 243 67 234 42854 41248 71 239 68 241 70 232 41248 39758 70 238 68 238 70 229 39758 38369 68 240 68 236 71 226 38369 37040 63 242 66 235 71 223 37040 35703 54 243 61 233 68 220 35703 34331 48 244 57 231 67 216 34331 32926 44 243 52 231 65 217 32926 31476 37 241 42 231 59 217 31476 29973 35 244 36 229 53 216 29973 28419 32 242 34 226 50 213 28419 26816 28 232 34 224 46 214 26816 25168 28 225 35 222 42 220 25168 23478 30 225 36 222 38 225 23478 21739 31 219 36 222 35 227 21739 19943 31 211 34 223 35 225 19943 18122 30 201 33 221 35 222 18122 16372 28 188 31 217 30 221 16372 14776 25 177 27 214 23 216 14776 13348 23 170 24 210 19 202 13348 12066 22 167 21 197 18 189 12066 10911 18 161 19*180 17 184 10911 9871 15 152 18*175 16 184 9871 8936 11 141 14 169 15 182 8936 8099 6 120 11 154 15 179 8099 7348 3*045 10 134 15 175 7348 6666 5*002 9 120 15 171 6666 6056 5 351 9 114 16*167 6056 5542 5 345 9 112 15*161 5542 5143 5 342 9 109 14 157 5143 4866 5 340 8 109 12 153 4866 4697 5 338 7 109 9 148 4697 4600 4 335 5 109 4 140 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