DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 07/07 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 - - - 72.9 - - 76.6 - - - - - 70.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 239 - - 305 - - - - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5226 - - 8423 - - - - - 1982 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9071 - - 11711 - - - - - 4583 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10726 - - 13923 - - - - - 7482 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3261 - - 1963 - - - - - 6261 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 461 - - 583 - - - - - 53 W* B/S - - - 16 - - 12 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 9 - - - - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 211 - - 232 - - - - - 252 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 4 - - - - - 12 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 10 - - 13 - - - - - 22 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -202 - - 1314 - - - - - -2703 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10929 - - 12610 - - - - - 10185 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3498 - - -1756 - - - - - -6531 ODpotential blCL - - - 14224 - - 15679 - - - - - 14013 blCL maxRH - - - 44 - - 57 - - - - - 60 maxRH CAPE - - - 30 - - 20 - - - - - 70 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 72.9 - - 76.6 - - - - - 70.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 40.8 - - 37.0 - - - - - 41.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 72.3 - - 75.7 - - - - - 72.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 39.7 - - 35.8 - - - - - 40.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 239 - - 305 - - - - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5226 - - 8423 - - - - - 1982 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 4 - - - - - 5 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] 100107 28 105 21 121 23 101 100107 92495 27 116 15 115 23 095 92495 86615 24 112 10 122 14 087 86615 81740 19 116 18 132 8 096 81740 77545 13 107 13 128 9 166 77545 73848 10 147 3 132 9 124 73848 70503 5 162 6 235 5 093 70503 67417 8 185 9 229 1 236 67417 64552 8 177 18 221 3 008 64552 61768 15 248 14 227 12 258 61768 58866 21 254 17 259 18 253 58866 55852 28 247 25 251 27 265 55852 52966 33 244 34 249 35 253 52966 50365 35 243 38 249 37 250 50365 48032 35 245 37 252 38 253 48032 45922 35 248 36 254 37 259 45922 44009 33 250 36 252 35 262 44009 42273 30 253 34 249 33 260 42273 40692 28 254 30 245 29 264 40692 39236 27 252 28 244 31 268 39236 37880 24 248 27 243 32 267 37880 36583 21 241 26 237 31 266 36583 35277 20 241 25 234 30 268 35277 33933 21 245 25 237 28 271 33933 32554 24 248 26 240 27 273 32554 31129 24 248 27 243 25 269 31129 29647 23 252 28 247 25 260 29647 28111 22 257 28 253 26 257 28111 26525 21 260 28 258 28 257 26525 24891 20 263 26 262 28 256 24891 23216 18 268 23 267 28 255 23216 21491 16 261 20 273 27 255 21491 19709 16 252 19 276 25 255 19709 17906 14 248 17 271 22 255 17906 16177 10 247 12 258 16 250 16177 14603 9 240 10*245 13 237 14603 13196 9 231 10*238 11 232 13196 11934 9 228 9 236 10 235 11934 10799 8*231 9 234 11 242 10799 9776 7*231 9 233 12 249 9776 8857 6 228 9 232 13 254 8857 8035 6 221 9 231 14*255 8035 7298 5 213 9 231 14*255 7298 6629 5 201 9 230 14 254 6629 6031 5 196 9 229 13 252 6031 5525 5 193 8 229 11 250 5525 5133 5 191 8 228 9 248 5133 4861 5 190 7 228 7 246 4861 4695 4 191 7 229 5 242 4695 4600 3 193 5 229 2 232 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