DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 08/26 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 75.4 - - 81.0 - - 81.5 - - 72.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 229 - - 282 - - 95 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2787 - - 7374 - - 8999 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7182 - - 10815 - - 11300 - - 4584 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8287 - - 12874 - - 14499 - - 4601 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3729 - - 3020 - - 2829 - - 9096 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 362 - - 538 - - 405 - - 4 W* B/S - - - 17 - - 16 - - 8 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 6 - - 9 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 178 - - 211 - - 190 - - 083 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 7 - - 11 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 13 - - -18 - - -12 - - -17 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4514 - - -1016 - - 903 - - -6686 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12802 - - 13890 - - 13597 - - 11288 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7879 - - -3361 - - -655 - - -9835 ODpotential blCL - - - 16166 - - 16235 - - 15154 - - 14436 blCL maxRH - - - 48 - - 67 - - 77 - - 84 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 70 - - 210 - - 390 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 75.4 - - 81.0 - - 81.5 - - 72.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 35.2 - - 35.7 - - 37.5 - - 39.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 74.7 - - 80.1 - - 81.6 - - 77.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 34.5 - - 34.9 - - 36.8 - - 38.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 229 - - 282 - - 95 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2787 - - 7374 - - 8999 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 7 - - 38 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 6 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] 99431 8 108 8 124 1 001 3 056 99431 91982 9 131 7 135 3 025 9 082 91982 86230 7 160 6 149 4 157 5 086 86230 81416 8 126 5 160 4 166 2 001 81416 77248 5 119 1 246 4 063 1 012 77248 73564 5 135 2 306 4 333 3 009 73564 70231 3 222 2 001 3 347 1 355 70231 67163 6 196 7 244 10 282 5 318 67163 64314 3 108 9 196 11 259 8 292 64314 61556 8 254 8 245 11 263 13 276 61556 58675 9 243 14 247 16 265 17 275 58675 55678 9 253 16 243 20 257 23 268 55678 52820 15 270 17 257 23 263 25 262 52820 50263 25 262 26 261 29 262 29 261 50263 47994 29 259 32 261 35 263 33 263 47994 45952 30 264 36 263 40 264 41 262 45952 44101 35 268 38 265 44 262 48 259 44101 42407 35 268 36 265 42 259 48 254 42407 40844 33 274 33 261 37 260 41 252 40844 39389 29 278 29 261 32 258 32 248 39389 38029 24 281 26 261 24 247 27 246 38029 36727 21 282 25 259 23 242 26 242 36727 35414 19 282 24 257 24 241 25 236 35414 34064 17 279 19 256 24 244 26 232 34064 32682 15 278 15 258 23 245 23 229 32682 31254 11 280 14 254 22 244 20 226 31254 29772 9 286 12 240 21 240 21 223 29772 28241 7 291 9 230 19 235 24 219 28241 26659 7 275 8 228 19 231 25 222 26659 25028 10 251 11 236 19 233 24 224 25028 23353 13 252 14 249 19 230 23 219 23353 21629 16 254 17 255 19 222 23 214 21629 19847 17 255 18 251 19 216 23 212 19847 18042 17 255 17 243 19 216 24 211 18042 16306 15 251 15 239 18 223 24 212 16306 14721 13 244 14 239 16*226 23 211 14721 13302 12 242 12*236 13*223 20 211 13302 12028 10 243 9*229 11 217 18 210 12028 10879 9 245 8 226 10 208 17 208 10879 9844 8 243 8 223 9 195 17 205 9844 8913 6*234 7 216 9 184 16 200 8913 8080 5*213 6 205 10 174 16 194 8080 7333 4 175 6 196 10 170 16 188 7333 6655 4 169 5 190 10 168 16 183 6655 6048 4 169 5 187 10 166 16 179 6048 5536 4 172 5 186 9 165 14 178 5536 5139 4 176 5 185 9 165 12 174 5139 4864 3 181 4 187 8 165 9 164 4864 4696 3 186 4 187 7 165 6*152 4696 4600 2 189 3 190 5 165 3*083 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