DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 07/29 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 69.4 - - 74.8 - - - - - 69.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 326 - - 367 - - - - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5133 - - 7159 - - - - - 3232 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9114 - - 10779 - - - - - 4583 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10633 - - 12659 - - - - - 8732 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1731 - - 1988 - - - - - 3741 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 500 - - 583 - - - - - 39 W* B/S - - - 11 - - 10 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 10 - - - - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 237 - - 260 - - - - - 312 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 7 - - - - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 16 - - 15 - - - - - 8 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -557 - - -394 - - - - - -2466 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11191 - - 13054 - - - - - 11199 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4468 - - -3986 - - - - - -7559 ODpotential blCL - - - 15101 - - 16645 - - - - - 16291 blCL maxRH - - - 60 - - 46 - - - - - 67 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 69.4 - - 74.8 - - - - - 69.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 36.1 - - 33.0 - - - - - 36.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 68.4 - - 73.6 - - - - - 71.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 35.3 - - 32.1 - - - - - 35.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 326 - - 367 - - - - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5133 - - 7159 - - - - - 3232 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 4 - - - - - 5 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] 100120 33 114 17 117 18 092 100120 92517 23 112 18 130 20 117 92517 86655 17 113 14 132 12 112 86655 81786 14 131 12 155 11 102 81786 77588 14 113 11 148 6 080 77588 73870 12 115 14 164 4 336 73870 70493 10 138 12 175 5 225 70493 67381 15 181 11 193 5 200 67381 64501 12 186 11 215 14 237 64501 61739 9 270 10 223 17 210 61739 58851 25 260 13 250 14 216 58851 55827 33 244 30 252 21 250 55827 52939 37 240 42 248 36 253 52939 50350 41 238 46 246 44 249 50350 48039 44 237 48 243 46 247 48039 45950 47 238 50 238 45 249 45950 44051 50 242 51 239 41 250 44051 42317 56 245 50 243 35 251 42317 40724 60 245 50 246 33 248 40724 39252 62 245 53 244 33 247 39252 37887 60 245 52 244 36 243 37887 36586 58 248 50 245 40 239 36586 35278 57 252 49 248 40 237 35278 33932 56 253 49 251 38 239 33932 32553 55 252 48 255 36 242 32553 31128 53 251 48 257 36 243 31128 29649 50 252 47 258 35 242 29649 28117 48 255 45 258 34 245 28117 26535 48 257 44 258 34 252 26535 24903 47 257 44 257 35 257 24903 23223 44 255 42 256 36 258 23223 21491 40 255 40 256 35 258 21491 19699 37 256 36 255 34 257 19699 17885 35 257 33 254 31 255 17885 16145 31 259 28 252 26 253 16145 14566 27 259 23 249 20 245 14566 13160 23 258 17*246 14 228 13160 11902 19 253 12*247 10 212 11902 10772 15*245 11 251 7 213 10772 9754 12*239 10 254 5 234 9754 8840 11 238 10 259 4*275 8840 8022 9 237 10 262 5*299 8022 7288 8 237 10 265 6 308 7288 6622 7 236 10 267 7 312 6622 6026 7 236 10 269 7 314 6026 5522 6 237 10 270 8 315 5522 5131 6 238 10 271 7 316 5131 4860 5 238 9 271 6 317 4860 4695 5 238 8 272 5 317 4695 4600 4 239 6 272 2 318 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