DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 08/11 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 66.2 - - 70.5 - - 70.3 - - 62.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 177 - - 222 - - 63 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3102 - - 6367 - - 6941 - - 1378 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7322 - - 9904 - - 9389 - - 4583 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8602 - - 11867 - - 12441 - - 6878 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3405 - - 2900 - - 3460 - - 5677 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 348 - - 476 - - 328 - - 29 W* B/S - - - 26 - - 16 - - 6 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 5 - - 9 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 322 - - 291 - - 298 - - 339 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 14 - - 8 - - 9 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 7 - - -10 - - 16 - - -6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -390 - - 1086 - - 2020 - - -873 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8993 - - 10782 - - 10421 - - 7751 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2677 - - -439 - - 468 - - -3594 ODpotential blCL - - - 11279 - - 12306 - - 11973 - - 10472 blCL maxRH - - - 90 - - 85 - - 93 - - 96 maxRH CAPE - - - 70 - - 80 - - 240 - - 220 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 66.2 - - 70.5 - - 70.3 - - 62.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 42.6 - - 39.0 - - 40.5 - - 44.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 65.7 - - 69.9 - - 70.6 - - 65.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 41.6 - - 38.1 - - 39.7 - - 43.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 177 - - 222 - - 63 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3102 - - 6367 - - 6941 - - 1378 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 60 - - 39 - - 72 - - 82 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 5 - - 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] 99824 14 112 11 130 5 096 12 078 99824 92262 16 116 10 108 8 128 10 097 92262 86429 10 117 10 100 8 118 10 101 86429 81586 12 142 6 112 8 078 9 105 81586 77395 14 108 7 140 3 045 8 083 77395 73691 10 082 11 134 1 174 6 036 73691 70347 5 044 9 092 3 110 3 092 70347 67271 6 319 6 013 3 136 1 120 67271 64405 3 226 7 330 3 345 1 289 64405 61628 6 260 7 280 6 281 7 297 61628 58727 7 277 15 277 10 270 19 262 58727 55710 11 288 24 274 26 287 20 274 55710 52836 25 286 27 284 34 283 28 287 52836 50258 37 281 37 281 41 276 37 282 50258 47954 46 274 46 274 45 273 46 277 47954 45869 50 274 52 273 50 274 52 273 45869 43962 57 275 57 274 57 275 56 273 43962 42206 64 272 63 273 63 274 62 272 42206 40586 68 271 68 273 67 272 65 269 40586 39092 73 271 72 272 69 271 68 269 39092 37709 76 271 74 271 72 270 71 268 37709 36394 76 271 76 271 73 269 72 267 36394 35078 74 271 75 271 72 269 70 266 35078 33728 71 271 71 270 71 269 69 267 33728 32346 66 272 68 270 70 269 68 269 32346 30919 61 273 64 272 67 269 66 268 30919 29438 55 273 59 273 63 269 61 268 29438 27907 50 272 55 270 58 269 56 269 27907 26328 46 269 51 269 54 269 52 270 26328 24707 44 267 47 269 48 270 46 269 24707 23045 42 268 43 268 44 272 42 269 23045 21334 40 268 39 267 40 272 37 269 21334 19566 36 268 35 267 36 271 32 266 19566 17774 31 268 29 268 29 268 28 263 17774 16055 26 269 26 267 23 266 25 264 16055 14491 21 268 21 267 17 264 21 267 14491 13097 17 269 18*267 14*267 18 270 13097 11848 13 270 15*269 11*276 14 276 11848 10725 9 275 11 275 10 282 11 288 10725 9713 6 286 8 284 10 289 10 303 9713 8805 4*301 5 298 10 296 10 315 8805 7993 3*320 4 310 10 302 10 325 7993 7264 3 328 3 321 10 306 11*333 7264 6604 3 329 3 329 10 310 11*337 6604 6012 2 326 3 331 9 311 12 339 6012 5513 2 320 3 332 9 313 11 340 5513 5126 2 314 3 330 9 314 10 339 5126 4857 2 305 3 332 8 314 8 337 4857 4694 2 307 2 332 7 314 5 335 4694 4599 2 301 2 331 5 314 2 333 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