DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 07/30 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 - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 73.3 - - 77.8 - - - - - 70.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 264 - - 309 - - - - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4452 - - 7551 - - - - - 2106 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8501 - - 11009 - - - - - 4583 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9952 - - 13051 - - - - - 7606 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2338 - - 1716 - - - - - 5494 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 446 - - 561 - - - - - 21 W* B/S - - - 15 - - 13 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 8 - - - - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 225 - - 227 - - - - - 277 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 5 - - - - - 11 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 13 - - 14 - - - - - 24 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2585 - - -789 - - - - - -4300 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12537 - - 13840 - - - - - 11906 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7295 - - -4719 - - - - - -10536 ODpotential blCL - - - 17247 - - 17770 - - - - - 18142 blCL maxRH - - - 73 - - 75 - - - - - 47 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 73.3 - - 77.8 - - - - - 70.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 34.1 - - 32.6 - - - - - 34.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 72.5 - - 76.8 - - - - - 73.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 33.2 - - 31.6 - - - - - 33.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 264 - - 309 - - - - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4452 - - 7551 - - - - - 2106 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - - - - 4 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] 100221 21 098 20 124 12 106 100221 92661 18 130 17 128 15 091 92661 86796 24 144 11 135 11 096 86796 81904 23 117 10 154 10 133 81904 77684 12 134 11 145 10 140 77684 73956 8 154 5 128 8 113 73956 70593 5 159 4 192 4 168 70593 67506 7 129 8 179 2 237 67506 64646 10 228 5 190 7 242 64646 61881 13 198 14 238 6 236 61881 58989 9 269 18 242 16 267 58989 55970 30 259 29 251 29 270 55970 53083 35 248 34 251 35 262 53083 50496 31 255 33 251 37 262 50496 48197 35 263 35 262 39 265 48197 46127 42 263 40 266 39 268 46127 44253 41 261 45 262 42 269 44253 42549 42 264 47 260 44 269 42549 40983 45 268 46 266 43 264 40983 39528 45 270 45 266 35 256 39528 38167 43 271 42 264 30 258 38167 36860 44 268 41 263 33 265 36860 35541 43 264 42 261 35 266 35541 34181 40 263 42 259 35 263 34181 32787 39 264 42 260 35 262 32787 31346 37 265 42 262 35 261 31346 29848 34 265 40 262 35 258 29848 28296 32 264 37 259 34 255 28296 26692 31 262 34 255 33 253 26692 25039 32 261 33 252 32 254 25039 23340 32 260 33 251 32 257 23340 21589 31 258 33 252 31 259 21589 19781 30 254 31 253 29 259 19781 17952 27 249 28 252 25 255 17952 16203 24 246 23 251 19 248 16203 14619 19 244 18 248 13 232 14619 13206 15 243 11*239 10 204 13206 11941 11 243 9*233 9 195 11941 10804 9*243 9 233 7 205 10804 9779 7*239 9 232 6 242 9779 8859 7 235 8 229 9 262 8859 8036 6 231 8 226 11*270 8036 7299 6 225 8 224 13*273 7299 6630 5 217 8 222 13 275 6630 6031 5 214 7 220 13 276 6031 5525 5 211 7 218 12 278 5525 5133 5 211 7 218 10 280 5133 4861 4 211 6 217 8 282 4861 4695 4 212 6 217 6 283 4695 4600 3 214 5 218 2 284 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