DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 08/30 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 - - - 54.1 - - 53.7 - - 55.5 - - 52.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 169 - - 81 - - 7 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2595 - - 1993 - - 2294 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6930 - - 6129 - - 4582 - - 4582 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8095 - - 7493 - - 7794 - - 4600 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2397 - - 2664 - - 3416 - - 4515 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 322 - - 240 - - 130 - - 11 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 14 - - 14 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 322 - - 325 - - 307 - - 330 Direction Wind Shear - - - 10 - - 12 - - 15 - - 13 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - 3 - - 31 - - -13 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1869 - - 2373 - - 1539 - - -644 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6226 - - 5120 - - 6255 - - 5244 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 346 - - 241 - - -886 - - -3273 ODpotential blCL - - - 7749 - - 7252 - - 8680 - - 7873 blCL maxRH - - - 93 - - 99 - - 101 - - 96 maxRH CAPE - - - 250 - - 430 - - 190 - - 50 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 54.1 - - 53.7 - - 55.5 - - 52.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 42.5 - - 46.9 - - 43.8 - - 45.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 53.9 - - 54.0 - - 56.7 - - 54.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 41.7 - - 45.7 - - 42.9 - - 44.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 169 - - 81 - - 7 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2595 - - 1993 - - 2294 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 70 - - 96 - - 103 - - 83 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 7 - - 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] 99245 6 156 11 183 6 263 5 008 99245 91800 6 144 3 138 2 094 1 115 91800 86047 9 194 3 274 4 072 4 142 86047 81253 11 198 7 244 1 035 4 161 81253 77102 7 192 5 212 3 267 3 137 77102 73424 10 175 10 202 10 231 3 227 73424 70088 3 186 8 186 9 215 7 204 70088 67006 7 225 11 196 11 213 9 215 67006 64140 11 221 13 197 12 199 14 216 64140 61356 16 214 17 211 15 227 18 214 61356 58435 17 219 21 212 22 228 19 222 58435 55390 16 223 20 207 21 219 25 224 55390 52493 17 234 16 223 18 226 22 223 52493 49906 17 237 15 246 17 243 15 239 49906 47599 15 252 17 260 15 244 19 271 47599 45510 13 272 19 275 13 277 24 275 45510 43607 12 302 17 285 22 297 18 278 43607 41858 17 322 17 306 25 305 24 306 41858 40240 23 329 26 327 30 317 31 312 40240 38743 26 335 36 333 38 318 37 313 38743 37360 30 341 45 333 43 320 41 315 37360 36054 37 347 54 333 47 323 44 318 36054 34750 50 348 60 335 53 327 45 321 34750 33412 62 346 64 338 56 328 46 324 33412 32041 66 344 66 340 56 330 47 324 32041 30624 63 344 66 340 56 333 46 326 30624 29155 60 345 63 342 56 334 44 334 29155 27638 57 347 61 346 55 336 43 339 27638 26074 48 354 55 346 52 339 41 339 26074 24466 34 359 39 345 49 340 38 340 24466 22815 26 002 26 341 44 339 33 343 22815 21116 27 002 23 348 36 342 29 345 21116 19360 27 003 21 351 27 347 26 342 19360 17582 26 357 22 347 23 334 27 332 17582 15877 22 352 21 349 19 336 25 329 15877 14329 20 351 19 346 18 335 21 328 14329 12950 18 352 18 349 18 328 20 328 12950 11716 16 354 18 347 19 321 19 329 11716 10609 16 351 18 340 20 318 19 331 10609 9614 15 339 19 334 21 315 20 331 9614 8721 15*329 19 328 21 311 21 330 8721 7924 15*323 18*325 20*308 21 328 7924 7210 14 321 18*324 19*306 21 324 7210 6562 12 321 16 324 18 305 21 317 6562 5982 10 322 15 326 16 306 19 314 5982 5493 9 322 13 326 13 308 15 314 5493 5114 8 322 11 326 10 310 11 318 5114 4851 8 322 10 326 8 313 8 329 4851 4691 7 322 8 325 7 313 5*344 4691 4599 5 319 6 324 4 316 2*079 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