DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 07/24 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 - - - 74.8 - - 79.1 - - 78.2 - - 72.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 183 - - 321 - - 171 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5009 - - 7071 - - 7144 - - 2577 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8772 - - 10649 - - 10356 - - 4583 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10509 - - 12571 - - 12644 - - 8077 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2994 - - 2583 - - 2603 - - 5554 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 416 - - 557 - - 455 - - 50 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 5 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 19 - - 19 - - 13 BL Wind Direction - - - 263 - - 265 - - 268 - - 267 Direction Wind Shear - - - 14 - - 14 - - 14 - - 15 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 20 - - 27 - - 18 - - 9 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1260 - - 1253 - - 1119 - - -1538 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9250 - - 11319 - - 11525 - - 9615 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -866 - - -1211 - - -1542 - - -4591 ODpotential blCL - - - 11375 - - 13782 - - 14186 - - 12668 blCL maxRH - - - 70 - - 54 - - 51 - - 59 maxRH CAPE - - - 590 - - 340 - - 150 - - 180 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 74.8 - - 79.1 - - 78.2 - - 72.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 49.8 - - 44.9 - - 43.3 - - 46.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 74.5 - - 78.3 - - 78.1 - - 75.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 48.8 - - 44.1 - - 42.5 - - 45.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 183 - - 321 - - 171 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5009 - - 7071 - - 7144 - - 2577 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 6 - - 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] 100138 26 111 15 122 19 088 22 117 100138 92534 21 119 18 127 13 101 20 105 92534 86672 17 112 16 120 10 117 15 097 86672 81797 15 108 10 109 10 130 11 095 81797 77599 14 117 5 131 8 122 7 090 77599 73894 14 109 11 138 2 179 4 113 73894 70543 8 131 6 136 3 067 5 126 70543 67465 9 143 2 157 5 276 3 006 67465 64611 2 126 4 087 8 186 4 250 64611 61857 2 271 7 272 8 230 9 222 61857 58978 3 273 6 236 3 215 8 200 58978 55994 4 290 10 239 15 257 20 233 55994 53182 19 261 18 249 14 249 10 222 53182 50639 33 273 31 269 18 286 16 271 50639 48333 35 272 33 274 34 270 37 262 48333 46243 37 268 35 274 52 259 51 259 46243 44341 40 268 40 269 61 257 58 255 44341 42597 52 267 47 265 66 259 64 255 42597 40985 61 266 56 265 69 260 75 255 40985 39487 67 267 64 266 70 261 81 254 39487 38093 74 269 67 267 72 262 83 254 38093 36763 77 269 65 267 75 263 84 254 36763 35429 74 269 63 267 77 263 82 254 35429 34060 68 269 62 267 77 263 78 254 34060 32662 65 268 61 265 72 264 73 253 32662 31221 64 266 58 263 65 262 70 252 31221 29728 61 267 56 263 61 260 69 252 29728 28184 54 268 52 264 59 259 66 254 28184 26590 49 268 47 265 56 261 62 257 26590 24948 46 268 43 266 51 262 54 257 24948 23262 43 268 40 266 46 262 47 254 23262 21528 42 268 37 266 40 262 40 254 21528 19742 40 270 35 267 36 265 35 260 19742 17938 38 273 32 269 33 268 31 266 17938 16207 35 275 30 270 31 271 28 270 16207 14631 31 275 28 270 29 271 26 270 14631 13223 28 273 26*268 26*269 25 268 13223 11961 26 271 23*266 22*267 23 265 11961 10824 23*268 22 265 21 267 22 265 10824 9800 20*266 21 265 20 267 20 264 9800 8879 17 265 20 265 20 267 19*265 8879 8054 15 263 19 265 19 268 18*266 8054 7314 14 262 19 265 19 269 16 267 7314 6642 13 262 18 265 18 270 15 268 6642 6040 12 261 18 266 17 270 13 268 6040 5531 11 261 17 266 16 271 11 268 5531 5136 11 260 16 266 15 271 9 267 5136 4863 10 260 14 266 14 271 8 265 4863 4696 8 260 12 266 12 271 5 263 4696 4600 6 260 9 266 8 271 2 253 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