DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 09/07 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 - - - 0956z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 57.9 - - 61.8 - - 57.6 - - 51.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 156 - - 134 - - 3 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2988 - - 4245 - - 531 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7170 - - 8024 - - 4583 - - 4582 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8488 - - 9745 - - 6031 - - 4600 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2218 - - 2730 - - 5362 - - 1815 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 327 - - 354 - - 67 - - 9 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 7 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 9 - - 4 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 006 - - 356 - - 326 - - 170 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 9 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - 16 - - 12 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1706 - - 2113 - - 587 - - 2 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6782 - - 7633 - - 5444 - - 4599 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 428 - - 595 - - -2031 - - -1423 ODpotential blCL - - - 8060 - - 9150 - - 8062 - - 6023 blCL maxRH - - - 91 - - 99 - - 101 - - 96 maxRH CAPE - - - 100 - - 250 - - 650 - - 230 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 57.9 - - 61.8 - - 57.6 - - 51.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 43.9 - - 44.0 - - 49.3 - - 49.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 57.8 - - 61.7 - - 58.6 - - 52.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 43.3 - - 43.1 - - 48.4 - - 49.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 156 - - 134 - - 3 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2988 - - 4245 - - 531 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 63 - - 97 - - 103 - - 84 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 6 - - 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] 98806 6 080 4 085 10 201 5 298 98806 91442 5 217 4 063 4 103 7 156 91442 85788 8 199 6 320 5 035 5 081 85788 81087 5 179 7 276 9 328 8 076 81087 77013 1 015 4 217 8 297 10 034 77013 73386 4 353 1 262 3 197 8 324 73386 70087 4 315 4 278 5 157 9 261 70087 67041 7 256 5 255 4 281 7 233 67041 64197 10 231 10 238 16 268 9 261 64197 61422 10 234 13 237 21 245 13 259 61422 58516 11 247 15 235 19 234 16 244 58516 55498 13 240 16 233 18 245 15 242 55498 52618 14 236 15 238 19 240 17 250 52618 50039 17 241 16 247 16 234 18 239 50039 47736 20 234 20 245 15 247 18 238 47736 45645 19 220 21 238 19 250 19 243 45645 43726 17 215 21 235 23 246 19 239 43726 41953 16 208 20 226 23 239 18 230 41953 40308 18 206 18 218 18 236 17 219 40308 38784 20 206 15 212 14 228 10 179 38784 37381 18 202 12 189 11 204 9 089 37381 36064 22 202 19 191 11 216 2 043 36064 34756 39 176 44 162 35 166 17 169 34756 33427 36 162 35 153 36 148 26 144 33427 32071 39 163 27 160 27 145 17 138 32071 30670 38 161 27 157 18 146 14 136 30670 29214 30 162 26 153 7 137 9 112 29214 27703 17 161 21 149 5 081 8 074 27703 26140 10 112 12 127 15 045 13 050 26140 24525 13 098 12 080 20 054 14 043 24525 22865 17 089 16 074 15 062 13 040 22865 21156 15 084 16 071 10 028 13 034 21156 19395 10 090 13 042 15 005 15 022 19395 17615 8 081 14 016 16 352 16 005 17615 15909 9 063 13 006 16 352 16 355 15909 14359 10 050 13 009 17 348 17 349 14359 12976 10 055 14 008 18 342 19 349 12976 11739 9 053 13 003 18 343 21 349 11739 10630 9 042 13*001 17 344 21 347 10630 9633 9 031 12*001 16 346 21 346 9633 8736 10*028 12 000 15 348 19 343 8736 7935 10*024 11 359 13 348 16 341 7935 7217 10 019 10 356 11 348 14 340 7217 6567 10 007 9 354 10*347 11 339 6567 5984 9 359 8 353 8*345 9 336 5984 5494 9 356 7 352 5 335 6 322 5494 5114 8 352 7 350 4 317 3 304 5114 4851 8 350 6 349 2 289 1 230 4851 4691 7 349 5 348 2 272 2*176 4691 4599 5 347 4 346 2 249 2*167 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