DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 08/02 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 - - - 57.8 - - 58.7 - - 58.8 - - 54.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 315 - - 167 - - 149 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6155 - - 6412 - - 6320 - - 4492 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9898 - - 9758 - - 9609 - - 4582 Hcrit BL Top - - - 11655 - - 11912 - - 11820 - - 9992 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2949 - - 4201 - - 4332 - - 3787 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 523 - - 431 - - 412 - - 62 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 4 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 18 - - 19 - - 17 - - 18 BL Wind Direction - - - 293 - - 296 - - 303 - - 324 Direction Wind Shear - - - 11 - - 12 - - 10 - - 16 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 14 - - 24 - - 23 - - 11 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 2069 - - 2217 - - 1693 - - 744 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9587 - - 9695 - - 10127 - - 9248 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 502 - - 716 - - -21 - - -1017 ODpotential blCL - - - 11153 - - 11196 - - 11841 - - 11009 blCL maxRH - - - 86 - - 101 - - 93 - - 80 maxRH CAPE - - - 90 - - 160 - - 120 - - 30 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 57.8 - - 58.7 - - 58.8 - - 54.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 31.7 - - 32.1 - - 30.4 - - 30.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 57.2 - - 58.6 - - 58.8 - - 56.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 31.2 - - 31.6 - - 29.9 - - 29.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 315 - - 167 - - 149 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6155 - - 6412 - - 6320 - - 4492 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 43 - - 104 - - 73 - - 22 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 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] 100052 26 094 25 118 18 114 17 077 100052 92482 20 111 18 109 19 095 21 103 92482 86634 13 116 15 091 14 088 16 088 86634 81770 13 103 13 104 14 109 13 091 81770 77572 15 110 15 119 12 108 11 080 77572 73851 12 111 12 128 6 122 10 094 73851 70482 11 096 10 106 10 094 8 076 70482 67378 5 111 5 210 1 273 9 032 67378 64492 12 120 8 123 6 135 4 043 64492 61698 9 227 5 203 3 188 8 226 61698 58772 7 184 6 220 9 198 13 216 58772 55708 15 225 12 235 14 247 7 264 55708 52766 28 226 24 236 27 253 23 273 52766 50131 26 235 27 243 30 254 29 268 50131 47784 27 256 31 249 29 258 28 264 47784 45657 32 265 32 252 29 263 28 268 45657 43710 38 270 35 263 32 269 29 273 43710 41914 47 269 40 270 35 274 30 274 41914 40248 55 266 45 272 38 277 32 272 40248 38699 61 262 49 273 42 277 33 267 38699 37256 65 259 53 270 44 274 32 263 37256 35887 68 257 57 267 45 269 29 261 35887 34528 72 257 62 263 46 267 24 266 34528 33154 76 257 67 260 48 266 18 272 33154 31767 79 256 69 258 51 264 10 290 31767 30356 80 256 70 257 50 264 7 360 30356 28904 79 256 69 258 48 266 10 032 28904 27409 77 256 67 259 44 270 14 037 27409 25867 76 258 62 261 39 274 15 040 25867 24279 72 260 54 265 35 277 14 046 24279 22647 64 261 48 269 32 280 13 049 22647 20965 53 262 45 273 29 285 14 055 20965 19228 44 267 38 276 27 290 17 054 19228 17467 37 274 27 279 23 289 15 041 17467 15783 30 280 21 282 18 286 7 354 15783 14257 24 284 20 287 16 291 10 307 14257 12897 22 287 20*291 16*299 14 316 12897 11679 21*288 20*293 17*303 18 324 11679 10584 20*291 20 295 17 304 20*327 10584 9597 19 293 20 296 17 304 21*327 9597 8710 19 293 20 297 17 304 21 326 8710 7917 19 294 20 297 18 304 20 325 7917 7206 18 294 20 297 17 303 20 324 7206 6559 18 293 19 297 17 302 19 323 6559 5981 17 293 19 297 17 302 18 322 5981 5492 16 293 18 297 16 301 17 321 5492 5113 15 292 17 297 15 301 15 320 5113 4851 14 292 15 297 14 300 12 319 4851 4691 12 292 13 297 12 299 9 318 4691 4599 8 291 9 296 8 299 5 317 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