DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 08/08 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 - - - 73.5 - - 76.5 - - 76.0 - - 61.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 189 - - 181 - - 45 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4366 - - 6796 - - 9504 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8288 - - 10127 - - 10880 - - 4583 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9866 - - 12296 - - 15004 - - 4600 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3466 - - 3081 - - 2099 - - 1924 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 398 - - 457 - - 332 - - 17 W* B/S - - - 14 - - 11 - - 6 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 8 - - 10 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 295 - - 304 - - 288 - - 112 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 8 - - 14 - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 8 - - 6 - - 30 - - -10 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -513 - - 1403 - - 4363 - - -632 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10379 - - 10894 - - 10641 - - 5232 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2784 - - -484 - - 2285 - - -4171 ODpotential blCL - - - 12650 - - 12780 - - 12719 - - 8771 blCL maxRH - - - 70 - - 86 - - 97 - - 93 maxRH CAPE - - - 60 - - 340 - - 670 - - 690 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 73.5 - - 76.5 - - 76.0 - - 61.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 43.8 - - 44.4 - - 45.1 - - 53.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 73.0 - - 76.2 - - 76.6 - - 63.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 43.0 - - 43.5 - - 44.3 - - 52.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 189 - - 181 - - 45 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4366 - - 6796 - - 9504 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 44 - - 90 - - 73 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - 6 - - 10 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] 99936 30 118 8 134 13 085 25 086 99936 92399 20 099 19 124 11 120 13 089 92399 86571 14 098 14 102 14 109 9 101 86571 81722 9 120 11 090 11 100 8 102 81722 77540 9 115 9 109 5 095 6 075 77540 73843 7 127 7 105 6 136 4 078 73843 70486 9 150 7 073 2 123 3 046 70486 67386 5 120 6 047 4 087 3 081 67386 64495 3 188 6 243 5 310 5 008 64495 61681 3 226 5 234 7 239 8 285 61681 58748 7 219 10 248 15 254 15 277 58748 55726 9 239 10 240 15 239 17 271 55726 52863 21 265 14 262 23 272 25 285 52863 50296 25 273 27 268 29 278 27 279 50296 48002 35 272 35 266 35 277 29 289 48002 45925 40 273 42 265 39 270 36 280 45925 44024 50 274 45 266 39 269 39 276 44024 42281 56 272 50 272 44 271 50 275 42281 40682 65 273 59 271 51 270 58 267 40682 39209 69 273 63 269 54 269 59 263 39209 37842 68 273 64 265 56 267 59 262 37842 36536 68 273 63 263 59 265 58 260 36536 35221 69 274 59 263 59 264 56 260 35221 33871 66 276 56 262 56 260 51 261 33871 32492 62 276 54 261 53 257 41 260 32492 31071 59 276 50 264 50 257 35 256 31071 29595 56 278 44 267 48 261 32 250 29595 28065 50 280 42 268 45 266 30 247 28065 26482 46 284 43 268 41 267 31 249 26482 24850 44 285 42 267 38 263 33 256 24850 23174 41 285 38 264 37 260 31 261 23174 21447 38 285 32 264 36 260 29 268 21447 19665 33 284 28 267 33 262 27 277 19665 17861 28 282 27 270 28 267 25 285 17861 16128 23 281 26 272 22*278 24 295 16128 14553 19 279 20 274 17*285 23 303 14553 13148 16 279 15*280 15 286 19 309 13148 11890 14 282 11*289 12 287 14 312 11890 10758 12*287 9 296 11 288 9 304 10758 9739 10*293 9 300 9 289 7 285 9739 8824 8 297 8 304 8 290 5 254 8824 8006 6 298 8 307 8 290 6 221 8006 7273 5 298 7 310 7 290 8 208 7273 6609 4 297 7 312 6 289 9 206 6609 6015 4 294 7 314 6 290 10 198 6015 5514 3 292 6 316 6 290 9 178 5514 5126 3 288 6 317 5 290 9 151 5126 4857 2 284 6 317 5 289 9 133 4857 4693 2 286 5 317 4 288 7*121 4693 4599 2 281 4 315 3 289 4*103 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