DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 07/09 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 - - - 68.1 - - 71.4 - - - - - 67.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 286 - - 355 - - - - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4892 - - 6366 - - - - - 3853 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8884 - - 10133 - - - - - 4583 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10392 - - 11866 - - - - - 9353 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2247 - - 2033 - - - - - 3492 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 476 - - 556 - - - - - 77 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 7 - - - - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 14 - - - - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 289 - - 284 - - - - - 265 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 9 - - - - - 8 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 27 - - 27 - - - - - 17 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 74 - - 1345 - - - - - 188 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10318 - - 10522 - - - - - 9165 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2431 - - -991 - - - - - -2649 ODpotential blCL - - - 12823 - - 12857 - - - - - 12002 blCL maxRH - - - 77 - - 73 - - - - - 72 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 40 - - - - - 30 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 68.1 - - 71.4 - - - - - 67.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 38.6 - - 40.9 - - - - - 43.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 67.3 - - 70.4 - - - - - 69.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 37.6 - - 39.9 - - - - - 42.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 286 - - 355 - - - - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4892 - - 6366 - - - - - 3853 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 10 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - - - - 6 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] 99909 31 102 18 126 22 105 99909 92311 22 111 15 104 18 103 92311 86457 23 126 14 100 14 104 86457 81597 18 123 13 113 10 112 81597 77399 15 119 11 110 7 093 77399 73689 12 106 8 097 4 102 73689 70339 5 099 5 103 5 139 70339 67259 4 072 3 205 6 077 67259 64390 6 263 4 241 2 271 64390 61599 13 205 17 231 3 191 61599 58663 12 246 16 187 1 106 58663 55602 35 267 12 253 22 271 55602 52724 39 262 35 257 33 269 52724 50175 35 273 34 259 36 273 50175 47912 35 277 29 277 35 276 47912 45879 37 285 40 294 39 285 45879 44045 49 291 57 287 47 289 44045 42367 62 285 63 282 49 286 42367 40805 59 281 63 289 53 287 40805 39339 50 286 68 295 58 289 39339 37963 61 306 70 295 62 289 37963 36643 74 306 68 293 63 287 36643 35313 68 296 64 288 63 283 35313 33946 59 284 62 284 61 279 33946 32547 61 287 60 281 60 277 32547 31103 63 293 59 281 59 276 31103 29604 62 291 58 283 59 273 29604 28054 61 287 56 286 58 270 28054 26452 58 285 52 286 56 268 26452 24805 53 284 47 284 50 265 24805 23117 48 284 44 281 45 261 23117 21385 43 283 41 278 40 258 21385 19604 40 278 39 276 36 259 19604 17805 37 274 35 273 31 260 17805 16081 33 273 30 272 25 256 16081 14516 29 273 24 272 21 250 14516 13120 25 273 20*274 18 247 13120 11868 22 275 16*279 16 248 11868 10744 18*279 15 283 14 251 10744 9731 15*283 14 284 12*254 9731 8821 14 287 14 285 10*258 8821 8007 14 289 14 286 9 261 8007 7277 13 290 14 286 8 265 7277 6614 13 291 14 285 8 267 6614 6020 13 291 14 285 7 269 6020 5518 12 292 13 284 7 270 5518 5129 11 292 13 284 6 270 5129 4859 11 292 12 284 5 269 4859 4694 9 291 10 283 4 267 4694 4600 7 291 7 283 2 265 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