DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 07/08 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 - - - 0954z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 70.6 - - 72.1 - - 71.0 - - 65.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 240 - - 325 - - 188 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5263 - - 6580 - - 7144 - - 3444 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9099 - - 10264 - - 10418 - - 4583 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10763 - - 12080 - - 12644 - - 8944 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2270 - - 2308 - - 2365 - - 3316 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 462 - - 546 - - 470 - - 86 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 6 - - 6 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 15 - - 14 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 272 - - 279 - - 285 - - 289 Direction Wind Shear - - - 13 - - 9 - - 7 - - 9 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 13 - - 16 - - 17 - - 16 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -595 - - 1279 - - 1668 - - -527 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11359 - - 10802 - - 10977 - - 9472 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4740 - - -1170 - - -513 - - -4266 ODpotential blCL - - - 15503 - - 13250 - - 13157 - - 13210 blCL maxRH - - - 61 - - 91 - - 55 - - 53 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 100 - - 50 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 70.6 - - 72.1 - - 71.0 - - 65.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 36.6 - - 40.4 - - 38.6 - - 40.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 70.0 - - 71.1 - - 70.8 - - 67.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 35.4 - - 39.4 - - 37.6 - - 39.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 240 - - 325 - - 188 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5263 - - 6580 - - 7144 - - 3444 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 65 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 5 - - 5 - - 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] 100012 25 114 18 118 23 072 26 098 100012 92395 22 106 18 121 14 087 23 100 92395 86545 14 099 21 099 18 121 14 099 86545 81693 10 126 16 080 18 106 11 102 81693 77505 13 127 7 097 7 105 14 098 77505 73797 8 139 8 117 6 106 6 078 73797 70431 4 125 5 156 3 240 4 020 70431 67338 3 076 6 090 4 123 2 255 67338 64468 7 268 5 282 2 057 6 101 64468 61675 12 198 9 207 5 187 10 211 61675 58754 18 223 22 222 16 231 14 213 58754 55702 31 252 33 252 35 259 28 266 55702 52796 36 254 35 259 37 258 37 264 52796 50203 31 256 29 256 33 253 33 261 50203 47894 30 262 23 256 30 261 30 275 47894 45808 33 264 29 265 32 272 34 284 45808 43916 39 262 39 266 37 278 43 286 43916 42184 44 258 47 264 44 281 48 273 42184 40578 47 254 53 260 47 275 40 286 40578 39086 49 254 53 260 42 273 49 301 39086 37711 54 258 54 266 40 283 53 307 37711 36408 58 259 60 269 45 286 53 309 36408 35103 58 258 60 264 50 280 50 304 35103 33765 56 258 58 259 51 275 49 297 33765 32395 53 259 56 257 48 273 50 293 32395 30981 52 260 55 257 47 274 46 295 30981 29511 52 263 52 259 46 274 44 292 29511 27987 51 265 50 259 43 274 45 283 27987 26409 48 266 47 259 40 275 44 276 26409 24783 43 262 45 259 38 275 40 271 24783 23110 40 258 44 259 38 274 37 267 23110 21388 39 256 42 261 37 273 36 267 21388 19607 37 255 38 263 36 274 35 271 19607 17806 36 252 34 266 32 276 31 276 17806 16078 34 252 29 268 27 277 26 279 16078 14510 32 254 25 270 21 277 21 277 14510 13112 29 257 21*273 16*280 19 272 13112 11860 25*260 17*277 14*283 16 271 11860 10735 19*263 16 279 14 284 14 274 10735 9723 15 267 16 280 14 285 13*279 9723 8813 13 272 16 280 15 285 12*285 8813 8000 12 274 16 280 15 286 12 288 8000 7271 12 275 16 280 15 286 12 290 7271 6609 12 276 15 279 15 285 12 291 6609 6016 12 276 15 279 14 284 12 291 6016 5515 12 276 15 278 14 284 11 291 5515 5127 11 276 14 277 13 283 10 290 5127 4858 10 276 13 277 12 283 9 288 4858 4694 9 275 11 277 11 283 7 287 4694 4599 7 275 8 276 8 282 3 285 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