DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 08/25 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 - - - 70.1 - - 76.7 - - 77.2 - - 68.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 257 - - 310 - - 121 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2554 - - 5970 - - 7504 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7050 - - 9747 - - 10361 - - 4583 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8054 - - 11470 - - 13004 - - 4601 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2294 - - 2699 - - 2518 - - 8893 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 365 - - 516 - - 409 - - 4 W* B/S - - - 17 - - 20 - - 17 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 5 - - 4 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 174 - - 189 - - 202 - - 133 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 3 - - 6 - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 14 - - 16 - - -15 - - -7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2746 - - -1255 - - -78 - - -6699 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10801 - - 12725 - - 13083 - - 11301 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6218 - - -4176 - - -2144 - - -10605 ODpotential blCL - - - 14272 - - 15646 - - 15148 - - 15206 blCL maxRH - - - 58 - - 53 - - 65 - - 69 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 70.1 - - 76.7 - - 77.2 - - 68.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 38.8 - - 36.7 - - 35.6 - - 35.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 69.2 - - 75.7 - - 77.2 - - 74.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 38.1 - - 35.9 - - 34.9 - - 34.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 257 - - 310 - - 121 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2554 - - 5970 - - 7504 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 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] 99632 14 117 11 139 5 117 6 118 99632 92148 9 132 10 120 5 119 11 094 92148 86345 6 142 7 119 9 092 5 101 86345 81514 7 160 6 155 4 075 6 113 81514 77343 7 158 6 188 2 006 5 071 77343 73657 7 120 7 178 0 248 4 035 73657 70327 2 154 1 168 3 240 4 345 70327 67261 3 180 4 202 4 246 4 291 67261 64409 3 242 4 204 6 255 4 306 64409 61636 3 211 5 214 8 236 10 257 61636 58746 6 243 5 252 8 254 10 252 58746 55747 14 240 16 250 15 251 12 256 55747 52878 16 237 19 247 18 249 15 251 52878 50299 16 239 21 247 22 252 22 251 50299 48006 18 248 20 245 25 247 27 245 48006 45947 21 254 20 247 26 252 26 253 45947 44084 24 259 23 256 29 264 30 265 44084 42392 26 260 29 266 38 270 34 269 42392 40841 25 255 31 271 40 272 35 271 40841 39401 23 248 31 270 39 275 35 273 39401 38051 22 246 29 265 37 279 35 275 38051 36753 21 253 29 261 36 283 34 277 36753 35443 21 260 28 261 35 285 33 278 35443 34094 22 266 27 266 33 285 30 279 34094 32711 23 268 27 273 31 283 28 280 32711 31283 23 269 27 277 30 281 26 280 31283 29800 22 271 26 281 28 283 25 278 29800 28266 18 274 24 281 24 287 23 280 28266 26678 16 275 21 276 23 287 20 285 26678 25039 16 277 18 271 21 281 17 286 25039 23352 17 275 17 269 20 274 16 279 23352 21612 17 270 16 268 19 271 16 274 21612 19817 17 263 15 268 17 270 17 273 19817 17999 15 259 14 269 15 267 17 271 17999 16253 12 257 12 264 13 262 16 265 16253 14666 9 254 10 253 11 254 15 254 14666 13249 6 247 9 240 9*244 12 240 13249 11978 5 237 7*224 7*235 10 235 11978 10835 5 228 6*202 6 231 8 234 10835 9804 4 217 5 196 5 222 6 227 9804 8879 5*204 5 191 5 207 6 213 8879 8051 5*185 5 187 4 189 6 198 8051 7310 4 173 5 182 4 179 7 186 7310 6637 4 171 5 181 4 173 8 179 6637 6035 4 169 4 182 4 170 9 174 6035 5528 4 170 4 184 4 169 9 173 5528 5134 3 175 4 187 4 170 7 171 5134 4862 3 180 4 189 4 169 6 165 4862 4695 3 184 3 190 4 169 3*147 4695 4600 2 190 3 195 3 171 2*120 4600 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