DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 07/02 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 - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 60.3 - - 61.7 - - 60.9 - - 59.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 161 - - 108 - - 60 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4428 - - 4512 - - 3038 - - 2781 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8301 - - 8166 - - 6715 - - 4583 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9928 - - 10012 - - 8538 - - 8281 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3073 - - 3846 - - 4562 - - 4455 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 391 - - 351 - - 258 - - 72 W* B/S - - - 13 - - 7 - - 6 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 10 - - 8 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 220 - - 224 - - 222 - - 248 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 8 - - 10 - - 14 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -14 - - 11 - - -8 - - 23 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 2274 - - 3140 - - 2101 - - 2491 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7654 - - 6873 - - 6437 - - 5790 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 58 - - 414 - - -436 - - -1499 ODpotential blCL - - - 9870 - - 9598 - - 8974 - - 9780 blCL maxRH - - - 79 - - 99 - - 90 - - 77 maxRH CAPE - - - 250 - - 620 - - 570 - - 680 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 60.3 - - 61.7 - - 60.9 - - 59.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 42.5 - - 47.2 - - 48.3 - - 49.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 60.1 - - 61.8 - - 61.3 - - 61.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 41.3 - - 45.9 - - 46.9 - - 48.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 161 - - 108 - - 60 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4428 - - 4512 - - 3038 - - 2781 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 15 - - 98 - - 60 - - 7 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - 7 - - 6 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] 100003 32 115 25 122 23 110 27 104 100003 92362 26 113 21 114 22 112 17 104 92362 86498 17 103 16 111 20 115 19 110 86498 81634 12 133 15 130 13 107 20 104 81634 77430 11 119 16 140 4 130 16 090 77430 73716 8 134 14 124 8 155 5 086 73716 70358 9 155 6 138 10 140 4 174 70358 67267 14 158 8 207 7 150 9 180 67267 64384 13 160 12 216 4 207 9 172 64384 61571 8 178 12 222 9 248 5 216 61571 58627 8 212 12 211 12 236 10 247 58627 55574 11 226 12 223 13 240 12 257 55574 52659 16 224 16 237 15 250 12 257 52659 50037 16 224 16 243 17 258 13 264 50037 47699 12 237 11 254 18 260 16 267 47699 45588 13 259 12 264 18 257 17 274 45588 43659 18 261 15 274 17 268 22 276 43659 41889 21 256 19 274 16 264 24 259 41889 40263 20 253 22 276 14 275 21 251 40263 38766 20 257 31 284 33 290 29 276 38766 37383 20 262 43 276 40 272 31 263 37383 36077 17 273 36 273 33 271 38 258 36077 34776 18 305 23 281 36 278 40 251 34776 33447 31 330 30 310 39 278 41 245 33447 32087 41 330 36 308 36 274 39 245 32087 30681 33 315 34 310 31 269 34 248 30681 29219 25 276 27 319 25 265 30 249 29219 27704 25 255 23 318 21 261 31 244 27704 26137 25 253 26 300 20 261 29 233 26137 24522 23 257 32 293 21 271 24 235 24522 22863 22 264 27 293 22 279 21 247 22863 21156 20 272 23 281 23 283 21 256 21156 19398 18 276 16 272 21 282 24 264 19398 17622 16 275 14 271 17 275 25 267 17622 15922 15 265 15 263 16 264 20 262 15922 14379 14 258 13 260 15 255 16 245 14379 13004 12 253 11 256 15 249 13 229 13004 11770 10 251 11 253 14 246 12 229 11770 10661 9*251 11*249 14 246 12 237 10661 9662 8*249 11*244 14 246 13 245 9662 8765 7 242 11 238 13*245 14*250 8765 7961 6 227 11 231 12*242 14*252 7961 7241 5 213 10 223 11 237 14 252 7241 6587 5 203 10 217 9 227 14 251 6587 6001 5 199 9 212 8 212 12 249 6001 5506 5 198 9 209 7 200 10 245 5506 5121 5 198 8 208 6 196 8 239 5121 4855 5 199 8 207 6 194 6 232 4855 4693 4 200 7 207 5 194 4 213 4693 4599 3 201 5 208 4 193 2 185 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