DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 08/03 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 - - - 56.7 - - 63.3 - - 62.3 - - 58.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 367 - - 352 - - 124 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5421 - - 8890 - - 7442 - - 4885 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9383 - - 12142 - - 10326 - - 4582 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10921 - - 14390 - - 12942 - - 10385 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1219 - - 946 - - 3311 - - 4235 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 527 - - 614 - - 410 - - 31 W* B/S - - - 10 - - 11 - - 7 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 10 - - 11 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 354 - - 342 - - 332 - - 343 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 8 - - 6 - - 10 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 5 - - 7 - - -3 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1499 - - 2778 - - 1466 - - 2 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9422 - - 11612 - - 11477 - - 10384 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 226 - - 1451 - - 136 - - -2365 ODpotential blCL - - - 10695 - - 12939 - - 12806 - - 12750 blCL maxRH - - - 81 - - 92 - - 94 - - 76 maxRH CAPE - - - 10 - - 40 - - 50 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 56.7 - - 63.3 - - 62.3 - - 58.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 31.4 - - 28.2 - - 28.0 - - 29.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 55.5 - - 62.3 - - 62.4 - - 61.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 30.8 - - 27.4 - - 27.3 - - 28.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 367 - - 352 - - 124 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5421 - - 8890 - - 7442 - - 4885 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 24 - - 68 - - 78 - - 3 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 100062 28 118 22 112 22 096 22 097 100062 92502 24 110 21 113 16 099 23 094 92502 86654 18 104 19 111 17 106 15 095 86654 81791 14 115 16 107 15 095 11 111 81791 77600 11 110 13 103 12 098 9 107 77600 73890 13 103 6 114 11 075 11 098 73890 70513 11 094 9 129 4 043 10 052 70513 67402 7 075 6 052 4 060 6 047 67402 64515 3 187 4 281 6 343 6 015 64515 61713 3 247 1 289 6 336 3 032 61713 58773 4 313 3 281 8 295 8 307 58773 55707 12 280 10 286 11 294 6 293 55707 52781 12 280 14 289 16 299 14 302 52781 50154 18 299 18 297 21 297 18 298 50154 47813 20 293 18 306 23 298 23 313 47813 45700 23 290 24 307 26 308 25 317 45700 43770 20 296 26 304 26 314 23 319 43770 41994 25 310 29 308 28 320 23 326 41994 40351 27 305 30 309 32 314 25 324 40351 38829 26 307 30 313 30 308 23 325 38829 37420 27 312 32 313 30 311 23 339 37420 36088 29 312 33 314 33 313 24 350 36088 34766 27 306 35 316 35 310 25 358 34766 33421 24 296 35 316 33 311 26 358 33421 32054 20 295 34 316 31 315 26 346 32054 30648 19 296 32 316 29 319 24 335 30648 29190 21 295 31 315 27 323 21 335 29190 27683 23 298 30 315 25 325 19 341 27683 26125 25 303 28 314 25 329 18 347 26125 24519 25 310 26 315 25 332 19 350 24519 22868 24 314 24 316 25 334 21 349 22868 21167 22 317 22 315 25 336 22 346 21167 19408 20 330 19 320 21 337 23 340 19408 17630 20 343 17 331 17 338 21 336 17630 15928 20 347 16*341 12 356 13 343 15928 14384 21 346 12*354 11 351 9 002 14384 13006 20 347 12 354 11*338 9 356 13006 11771 16*353 11 350 12*332 11 344 11771 10659 12*359 10 342 12 331 12*343 10659 9658 11 360 10 340 12 331 12*343 9658 8759 11 359 10 338 11 331 12 343 8759 7955 10 357 10 336 11 332 12 343 7955 7235 9 353 10 334 11 333 12 343 7235 6581 9 351 10 332 11 333 12 344 6581 5996 8 347 9 330 10 334 11 343 5996 5502 8 344 9 329 10 334 10 344 5502 5119 7 342 9 327 9 334 9 342 5119 4854 7 339 8 326 8 334 7 341 4854 4692 6 337 7 326 7 334 5 340 4692 4599 5 335 5 323 5 333 2 336 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