DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 09/02 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 - - - 69.1 - - 72.9 - - 56.5 - - 53.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 250 - - 279 - - 39 - - 13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3974 - - 8544 - - 943 - - 221 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8108 - - 11743 - - 4582 - - 4582 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9474 - - 14044 - - 6443 - - 5721 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4705 - - 3673 - - 2788 - - 1982 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 420 - - 564 - - 150 - - 64 W* B/S - - - 11 - - 11 - - 2 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 9 - - 16 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 156 - - 155 - - 170 - - 170 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 13 - - 11 - - 6 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 11 - - 15 - - 22 - - 6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -994 - - 1985 - - 1844 - - 1123 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10469 - - 12060 - - 4599 - - 4598 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2962 - - 251 - - 299 - - 366 ODpotential blCL - - - 12436 - - 13793 - - 6144 - - 5355 blCL maxRH - - - 81 - - 80 - - 101 - - 101 maxRH CAPE - - - 250 - - 230 - - 770 - - 250 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 69.1 - - 72.9 - - 56.5 - - 53.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 38.7 - - 35.4 - - 52.7 - - 51.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 68.3 - - 72.1 - - 57.0 - - 53.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 38.2 - - 34.7 - - 52.0 - - 50.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 250 - - 279 - - 39 - - 13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3974 - - 8544 - - 943 - - 221 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 25 - - 19 - - 103 - - 103 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 4 - - 9 - - 9 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] 99056 5 247 4 016 4 306 4 320 99056 91695 4 238 2 244 3 071 1 051 91695 85967 4 168 6 206 6 015 3 039 85967 81195 8 123 9 214 8 302 6 025 81195 77068 4 156 8 193 8 255 3 305 77068 73412 6 215 2 238 5 196 8 266 73412 70080 14 218 5 270 7 243 8 264 70080 66989 13 217 10 264 14 244 12 250 66989 64111 11 237 15 256 17 215 18 223 64111 61315 20 236 19 249 17 227 17 220 61315 58375 26 231 23 233 23 234 18 223 58375 55302 24 216 29 217 26 224 21 219 55302 52365 21 208 31 206 26 219 21 214 52365 49735 23 212 28 204 25 216 22 214 49735 47401 28 211 28 204 26 209 24 211 47401 45300 30 207 28 207 25 211 24 202 45300 43384 35 197 32 205 28 209 22 191 43384 41627 35 190 34 204 27 200 22 190 41627 40017 42 201 35 186 31 200 25 192 40017 38544 52 190 35 182 40 196 27 189 38544 37194 61 178 45 186 40 157 29 211 37194 35908 63 174 53 177 36 153 37 180 35908 34618 61 175 55 174 35 154 35 147 34618 33299 60 180 56 174 33 158 30 137 33299 31948 60 184 55 177 32 159 23 136 31948 30550 57 188 50 186 29 160 16 134 30550 29097 51 192 42 197 26 161 12 132 29097 27591 49 194 38 206 23 162 9 133 27591 26034 45 194 38 207 21 162 6 153 26034 24429 40 195 38 204 24 163 7 188 24429 22781 36 198 39 200 21 162 9 221 22781 21084 30 194 42 193 17 162 7 206 21084 19335 26 183 36 184 14 161 6 176 19335 17564 22 186 26 170 12 160 7 161 17564 15864 17 202 22 156 10 160 7 168 15864 14318 14 206 19*148 9 159 8 179 14318 12938 12 195 16*144 8 157 8 190 12938 11705 12 176 13 144 8 159 8 200 11705 10600 12 162 12 145 9 160 8 207 10600 9607 12*159 10 147 11 163 8 208 9607 8716 10*157 8 156 13 165 8 201 8716 7920 8 154 7 163 16 169 8 195 7920 7207 7 151 7 169 18 171 8 190 7207 6560 7 153 7 173 19*171 9 186 6560 5981 6 155 6 177 18*170 9*182 5981 5493 6 158 6 182 18 170 9*175 5493 5114 5 162 6 185 17 170 8 171 5114 4851 5 165 5 186 16 170 6 167 4851 4691 4 167 5 188 14 170 4 166 4691 4598 3 172 4 192 7 170 2 165 4598 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