DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 07/15 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 = 21Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0704z - - 1335z - - 1604z - - 1904z - - 2200z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 62.0 - - 71.0 - - 76.6 - - 77.4 - - 71.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 70 - - 281 - - 326 - - 169 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 758 - - 3905 - - 6646 - - 6962 - - 2435 BL Depth Hcrit 4622 - - 8109 - - 10317 - - 10211 - - 4622 Hcrit BL Top 6258 - - 9405 - - 12146 - - 12462 - - 7935 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 2193 - - 2114 - - 2041 - - 2312 - - 4475 Hgt.Variab. W* 160 - - 437 - - 548 - - 450 - - 65 W* B/S 14 - - 11 - - 9 - - 10 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 2 - - 7 - - 11 - - 8 - - 9 BL Wind Direction 024 - - 322 - - 319 - - 315 - - 314 Direction Wind Shear 4 - - 10 - - 11 - - 4 - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg -7 - - -5 - - 2 - - 7 - - 12 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -3819 - - -3854 - - -2219 - - -2001 - - -3479 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 10077 - - 13260 - - 14365 - - 14464 - - 11414 sfcLCL ODpotential -10542 - - -10909 - - -7523 - - -6886 - - -8648 ODpotential blCL 16800 - - 20314 - - 19669 - - 19348 - - 16583 blCL maxRH 52 - - 45 - - 46 - - 50 - - 58 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 62.0 - - 71.0 - - 76.6 - - 77.4 - - 71.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 34.2 - - 28.9 - - 29.4 - - 29.7 - - 37.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 62.5 - - 70.1 - - 75.6 - - 77.0 - - 73.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 33.3 - - 27.1 - - 27.4 - - 28.0 - - 35.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 70 - - 281 - - 326 - - 169 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 758 - - 3905 - - 6646 - - 6962 - - 2435 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 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] 99752 33 108 29 112 29 110 23 105 25 092 99752 92198 22 100 24 113 23 106 20 111 22 094 92198 86383 18 100 20 110 18 108 19 108 19 090 86383 81556 17 097 17 105 15 121 16 101 16 087 81556 77392 17 087 16 101 12 116 13 115 12 086 77392 73705 11 074 11 084 12 112 9 117 6 102 73705 70357 5 086 5 072 9 101 8 126 6 130 70357 67271 3 102 2 021 3 070 6 076 1 127 67271 64410 5 346 5 223 6 256 7 340 3 017 64410 61643 14 317 1 293 5 239 7 269 8 309 61643 58760 15 284 13 295 13 303 11 296 13 298 58760 55776 20 289 23 279 23 290 21 296 20 298 55776 52936 28 294 27 280 31 286 30 292 28 294 52936 50392 34 293 33 286 36 288 35 290 33 290 50392 48128 40 292 39 289 41 289 37 291 37 289 48128 46089 44 292 45 288 44 288 39 291 37 290 46089 44239 51 290 50 288 45 288 39 298 34 299 44239 42548 55 287 51 288 44 290 40 301 33 315 42548 40989 53 287 48 289 43 293 36 308 34 328 40989 39536 45 289 44 292 42 297 35 319 36 339 39536 38173 36 284 41 292 43 297 37 323 37 345 38173 36862 29 293 39 289 41 295 38 322 37 348 36862 35541 31 297 38 288 42 292 38 319 35 342 35541 34181 33 294 40 287 44 290 36 312 34 330 34181 32787 36 292 41 288 42 291 36 304 34 324 32787 31349 39 290 41 290 40 292 36 301 33 323 31349 29855 41 288 41 292 37 293 33 301 32 323 29855 28307 42 286 40 294 35 292 31 298 31 321 28307 26707 42 288 39 297 35 291 31 294 31 317 26707 25057 42 293 38 299 35 291 34 291 30 313 25057 23361 39 298 36 301 33 293 35 292 29 309 23361 21615 36 302 34 304 29 295 34 293 29 307 21615 19814 33 305 31 305 26 299 31 293 28 304 19814 17993 30 308 29 305 23 302 26 291 26 301 17993 16248 27 309 26 307 22 304 21 291 21 296 16248 14662 24 309 23 308 20 305 15 291 16 291 14662 13247 21 309 21 308 18*306 11*295 12 287 13247 11980 18 308 19 308 16*308 9*301 10 287 11980 10842 14 308 16 308 15 310 8 307 8 293 10842 9818 12 306 14*307 13 314 8 312 8 303 9818 8898 10 305 12*308 11 318 8 316 8 313 8898 8075 8 306 10 310 10 322 8 318 8*316 8075 7338 6 310 8 320 10 324 8 318 9*317 7338 6669 5*317 6 329 10 326 8 320 10 315 6669 6070 4*334 5 334 9 328 8 320 10 314 6070 5564 3 010 5 338 9 329 8 320 10 313 5564 5172 2 051 5 341 8 330 7 321 10 312 5172 4900 2 058 4 342 8 331 7 320 9 312 4900 4734 2 063 4 342 7 331 6 321 7 312 4734 4639 1 064 3 341 6 330 5 319 4 312 4639 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