DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 08/31 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 59.7 - - 66.8 - - 67.4 - - 60.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 257 - - 318 - - 118 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2791 - - 5291 - - 5608 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7229 - - 9225 - - 8922 - - 4583 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8291 - - 10791 - - 11108 - - 4600 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1619 - - 1671 - - 1990 - - 6295 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 377 - - 500 - - 368 - - 3 W* B/S - - - 25 - - 13 - - 9 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 7 - - 8 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 221 - - 249 - - 239 - - 249 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 8 - - 4 - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 13 - - 13 - - 12 - - -5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 385 - - 1219 - - 1476 - - -3065 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7907 - - 9573 - - 9633 - - 7665 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2053 - - -299 - - -125 - - -6038 ODpotential blCL - - - 10344 - - 11090 - - 11233 - - 10638 blCL maxRH - - - 73 - - 81 - - 81 - - 72 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 10 - - 20 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 59.7 - - 66.8 - - 67.4 - - 60.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 40.8 - - 40.6 - - 40.9 - - 42.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 59.0 - - 65.7 - - 67.4 - - 64.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 40.2 - - 40.0 - - 40.6 - - 42.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 257 - - 318 - - 118 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2791 - - 5291 - - 5608 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 25 - - 26 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - 6 - - 7 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] 99069 1 214 3 147 9 260 9 321 99069 91705 5 172 3 247 5 334 4 066 91705 86003 8 169 6 190 5 294 3 129 86003 81229 9 178 6 220 2 296 7 198 81229 77081 9 164 8 225 3 257 4 174 77081 73386 8 169 10 229 10 235 2 215 73386 70029 7 173 13 214 15 237 7 254 70029 66939 7 214 12 205 16 228 12 246 66939 64069 10 218 12 191 15 221 18 242 64069 61285 16 234 13 227 17 222 19 231 61285 58387 20 227 22 237 19 224 21 233 58387 55389 18 234 24 239 24 241 21 238 55389 52538 21 249 26 242 30 250 27 242 52538 49986 25 259 23 248 31 245 33 242 49986 47722 30 268 24 256 30 248 34 239 47722 45695 33 270 33 262 37 255 35 245 45695 43866 36 279 42 261 44 254 42 249 43866 42200 44 281 45 262 47 256 46 247 42200 40660 48 283 45 266 49 259 48 249 40660 39218 48 287 46 267 49 259 47 249 39218 37859 47 290 45 266 46 259 43 247 37859 36550 46 289 42 266 43 257 41 246 36550 35232 44 287 40 267 42 254 41 247 35232 33877 41 288 36 272 39 251 42 246 33877 32489 39 290 35 278 37 249 42 243 32489 31056 36 288 35 277 32 248 41 239 31056 29565 31 282 33 274 28 248 39 237 29565 28020 28 278 31 272 28 248 35 239 28020 26425 26 275 31 273 29 251 31 239 26425 24784 25 277 30 276 28 255 29 239 24784 23099 25 281 27 279 26 259 29 241 23099 21366 24 285 24 279 24 264 28 244 21366 19581 21 287 21 274 23 270 26 246 19581 17777 19 288 18 267 23 272 23 249 17777 16049 17 289 16 264 23 271 22 252 16049 14482 16 290 14 265 21 268 19 253 14482 13086 14 291 13 266 16 262 16 251 13086 11837 12 291 11*263 11*249 13 240 11837 10715 9 289 11*261 9*242 11 226 10715 9706 7 286 10 258 8 240 11 217 9706 8800 4*277 9 256 8 239 10 211 8800 7989 3*247 7 251 8 239 9 212 7989 7262 3 232 6 244 8 239 8 220 7262 6602 3 224 6 238 8 239 8 230 6602 6011 3 210 5 235 7 239 9 239 6011 5512 3 207 5 232 7 239 9 244 5512 5125 3 211 4 231 7 238 7 247 5125 4857 3 213 4 230 6 239 6 248 4857 4693 3 213 4 230 6 238 3*248 4693 4599 2 216 3 230 4 239 1*253 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