DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 08/23 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 - - - 63.7 - - 60.8 - - 59.7 - - 57.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 116 - - 37 - - 12 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1999 - - 1300 - - 3542 - - 919 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6391 - - 4582 - - 4582 - - 4582 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7499 - - 6800 - - 9042 - - 6419 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3571 - - 5500 - - 2491 - - 3320 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 272 - - 169 - - 192 - - 42 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 3 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 10 - - 16 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 191 - - 276 - - 282 - - 317 Direction Wind Shear - - - 10 - - 11 - - 14 - - 11 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 10 - - 7 - - 13 - - -8 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1540 - - 1617 - - 2480 - - 411 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5959 - - 5183 - - 6563 - - 6009 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1207 - - -1053 - - -322 - - -2321 ODpotential blCL - - - 8706 - - 7853 - - 9364 - - 8740 blCL maxRH - - - 83 - - 93 - - 96 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 1460 - - 1600 - - 430 - - 70 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 63.7 - - 60.8 - - 59.7 - - 57.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 53.1 - - 53.5 - - 46.7 - - 46.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 63.8 - - 61.4 - - 60.7 - - 58.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 51.7 - - 52.3 - - 45.4 - - 45.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 116 - - 37 - - 12 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1999 - - 1300 - - 3542 - - 919 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 33 - - 71 - - 84 - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 9 - - 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] 99520 19 121 10 090 7 076 10 136 99520 92051 11 139 8 105 6 110 7 106 92051 86259 8 144 7 171 3 037 9 112 86259 81434 9 144 11 191 5 263 3 061 81434 77263 6 125 7 183 3 216 8 347 77263 73571 2 192 3 137 5 183 4 328 73571 70244 7 187 5 111 5 178 2 308 70244 67198 5 206 1 097 3 133 1 197 67198 64372 8 198 6 238 3 325 5 247 64372 61636 7 162 6 172 3 159 10 183 61636 58775 8 236 12 259 9 275 5 160 58775 55780 14 226 19 222 16 250 5 218 55780 52901 12 256 17 229 20 249 14 238 52901 50305 32 230 26 220 21 241 18 230 50305 47972 26 218 25 214 19 237 19 246 47972 45855 18 237 18 228 21 253 24 256 45855 43920 31 245 25 239 23 251 25 256 43920 42136 41 232 27 234 22 244 24 264 42136 40483 43 222 30 232 22 245 25 268 40483 38944 53 210 33 230 24 254 27 276 38944 37514 57 195 33 226 25 260 25 286 37514 36160 52 191 30 221 23 271 20 298 36160 34826 50 198 25 213 22 285 19 340 34826 33489 53 201 14 202 16 300 21 353 33489 32137 51 197 3 204 13 346 24 350 32137 30744 44 190 3 278 19 355 23 337 30744 29295 39 190 6 278 19 352 23 329 29295 27790 39 194 10 266 17 352 23 327 27790 26230 41 198 11 266 15 346 24 328 26230 24620 39 200 13 254 14 329 24 327 24620 22961 38 205 15 246 16 310 24 326 22961 21251 35 212 19 237 19 304 25 323 21251 19483 32 217 22 230 22 300 25 317 19483 17693 31 221 25 224 22 294 25 307 17693 15975 32 228 27 219 20 286 27 303 15975 14414 34 232 25 218 18 282 27 302 14414 13021 34 237 22 222 17 278 26 300 13021 11776 30 243 19 230 16 277 24 299 11776 10658 26 245 18 240 17 278 23 298 10658 9655 24 245 17 250 19*279 21 296 9655 8754 21 242 17 258 19*278 20 295 8754 7951 17*237 17 263 19 279 18 294 7951 7231 13*227 16*266 18 280 16 296 7231 6578 10 204 15*269 18 281 14*299 6578 5994 9 182 13 273 17 283 11*304 5994 5501 9 176 11 277 15 286 8 313 5501 5119 8 175 9 282 13 288 6 324 5119 4854 8 175 7 285 11 290 3 340 4854 4692 7 176 6 287 9 291 2 002 4692 4599 5 178 4 289 6 292 1 058 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