DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 08/28 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 - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 63.4 - - 68.2 - - - - - 59.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 285 - - 355 - - - - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5287 - - 7324 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9171 - - 10888 - - - - - 4582 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10787 - - 12824 - - - - - 4600 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1974 - - 2133 - - - - - 7433 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 481 - - 578 - - - - - 2 W* B/S - - - 11 - - 8 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 12 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 252 - - 253 - - - - - 327 Direction Wind Shear - - - 12 - - 8 - - - - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 13 - - 15 - - - - - 4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 426 - - 747 - - - - - -4392 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10362 - - 12077 - - - - - 8992 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1725 - - -1010 - - - - - -7113 ODpotential blCL - - - 12512 - - 13834 - - - - - 11713 blCL maxRH - - - 77 - - 78 - - - - - 68 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 63.4 - - 68.2 - - - - - 59.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 33.8 - - 30.8 - - - - - 35.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 62.5 - - 67.2 - - - - - 63.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 33.2 - - 30.2 - - - - - 35.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 285 - - 355 - - - - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5287 - - 7324 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 9 - - 12 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 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] 99378 13 152 4 036 2 357 99378 91914 10 094 3 159 3 130 91914 86137 5 124 3 138 7 076 86137 81323 10 110 5 137 6 023 81323 77180 4 101 8 086 3 350 77180 73513 7 121 3 190 2 050 73513 70180 1 127 3 228 3 284 70180 67111 5 175 5 244 6 008 67111 64254 4 234 14 245 5 266 64254 61480 7 200 15 209 12 224 61480 58573 17 244 8 235 10 252 58573 55537 22 225 25 241 27 258 55537 52633 20 243 28 237 30 245 52633 50028 27 260 28 251 30 242 50028 47702 37 257 33 256 31 244 47702 45601 44 251 38 255 34 245 45601 43685 48 245 44 248 39 245 43685 41924 52 241 49 242 44 246 41924 40296 55 239 54 240 53 248 40296 38793 58 240 59 242 62 246 38793 37403 62 243 65 243 68 245 37403 36086 67 245 69 243 71 246 36086 34775 70 244 69 243 70 247 34775 33438 71 242 68 244 64 246 33438 32074 68 242 68 244 54 247 32074 30669 65 243 68 244 49 250 30669 29210 61 242 65 247 48 251 29210 27701 59 242 60 249 45 252 27701 26142 56 243 56 250 41 252 26142 24536 51 245 52 248 36 252 24536 22886 48 245 49 247 30 252 22886 21186 45 245 46 247 27 249 21186 19431 42 244 41 248 27 247 19431 17656 37 246 36 250 26 246 17656 15955 32 248 30 250 24 239 15955 14409 28 252 24 250 19 225 14409 13029 24 254 18*248 16 210 13029 11792 21*255 14*247 13 206 11792 10679 16*254 13 248 12 212 10679 9677 12 253 13 250 10 225 9677 8776 10 252 13 252 9 241 8776 7970 8 251 13 253 9 256 7970 7247 7 251 13 256 8 275 7247 6591 6 251 12 257 9 291 6591 6003 6 252 12 258 9 302 6003 5507 5 253 12 260 9 309 5507 5122 5 253 11 261 9 314 5122 4855 4 253 10 261 7 320 4855 4693 4 254 9 262 5*327 4693 4599 3 255 7 262 3*344 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