DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 08/22 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 77.6 - - 81.9 - - - - - 68.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 213 - - 297 - - - - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5302 - - 6860 - - - - - 166 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9053 - - 10433 - - - - - 4583 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10802 - - 12360 - - - - - 5666 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2917 - - 1890 - - - - - 3183 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 440 - - 534 - - - - - 40 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 21 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 5 - - - - - 13 BL Wind Direction - - - 152 - - 228 - - - - - 320 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 7 - - - - - 14 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 12 - - 16 - - - - - 12 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -759 - - -650 - - - - - -753 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11561 - - 13010 - - - - - 6420 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3145 - - -3498 - - - - - -4801 ODpotential blCL - - - 13947 - - 15858 - - - - - 10467 blCL maxRH - - - 82 - - 60 - - - - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 50 - - - - - 1220 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 77.6 - - 81.9 - - - - - 68.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 42.7 - - 40.4 - - - - - 55.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 77.1 - - 80.8 - - - - - 71.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 42.0 - - 39.6 - - - - - 54.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 213 - - 297 - - - - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5302 - - 6860 - - - - - 166 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 29 - - 0 - - - - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - - - - 10 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] 99556 17 112 16 095 9 051 99556 92103 7 135 6 089 9 146 92103 86299 3 154 5 160 11 135 86299 81442 8 220 2 154 6 158 81442 77257 7 199 2 227 2 164 77257 73570 8 159 4 201 2 004 73570 70248 6 126 3 188 5 316 70248 67204 3 075 3 173 4 277 67204 64386 3 219 3 264 7 274 64386 61656 9 235 8 243 8 243 61656 58794 12 252 13 240 10 237 58794 55816 15 265 19 243 18 238 55816 52979 25 251 24 246 21 238 52979 50434 35 239 28 244 30 247 50434 48163 37 233 42 240 40 236 48163 46111 43 239 46 237 44 225 46111 44237 54 236 54 232 50 225 44237 42522 60 235 58 232 59 227 42522 40946 62 235 61 233 63 228 40946 39486 58 232 62 231 66 228 39486 38124 55 230 60 228 67 225 38124 36819 51 229 58 227 65 223 36819 35503 47 228 53 227 65 222 35503 34149 43 222 49 226 66 219 34149 32760 42 218 46 225 68 217 32760 31323 42 218 45 229 67 218 31323 29830 42 220 45 234 59 222 29830 28285 42 223 40 237 44 224 28285 26689 39 230 35 239 38 227 26689 25044 34 235 33 237 36 231 25044 23354 26 238 31 238 34 232 23354 21615 20 249 31 249 34 228 21615 19820 19 274 29 255 35 227 19820 18004 15 279 24 256 34 222 18004 16260 12 278 20 264 27 212 16260 14669 13 287 16 276 18 196 14669 13248 15 281 12*280 12 196 13248 11975 13 257 9*268 9 226 11975 10830 8*214 7 253 9 261 10830 9800 9*179 5 225 10 290 9800 8874 11 165 5 216 12 306 8874 8047 11 159 5 212 15 316 8047 7307 12 151 4 211 17 323 7307 6635 12 144 4 209 18 325 6635 6034 12 142 4 209 18*323 6034 5528 11 141 4 210 17*320 5528 5134 10 141 4 211 16 319 5134 4862 9 142 4 212 12 319 4862 4695 8 142 3 214 9 322 4695 4600 6 144 3 217 4 322 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