DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 07/26 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 70.2 - - 74.8 - - - - - 68.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 305 - - 362 - - - - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5527 - - 6820 - - - - - 3270 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9396 - - 10501 - - - - - 4583 Hcrit BL Top - - - 11027 - - 12320 - - - - - 8770 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1808 - - 2053 - - - - - 4110 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 502 - - 571 - - - - - 59 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 8 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 13 - - - - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 237 - - 247 - - - - - 254 Direction Wind Shear - - - 12 - - 9 - - - - - 10 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 14 - - 15 - - - - - 19 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1244 - - 592 - - - - - -859 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9784 - - 11729 - - - - - 9630 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1108 - - -1924 - - - - - -3928 ODpotential blCL - - - 12135 - - 14244 - - - - - 12698 blCL maxRH - - - 68 - - 56 - - - - - 50 maxRH CAPE - - - 10 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 70.2 - - 74.8 - - - - - 68.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 43.0 - - 39.0 - - - - - 42.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 69.3 - - 73.7 - - - - - 71.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 42.3 - - 38.1 - - - - - 41.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 305 - - 362 - - - - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5527 - - 6820 - - - - - 3270 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 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] 100060 29 107 24 110 25 112 100060 92485 21 111 18 115 18 101 92485 86641 21 116 14 124 17 105 86641 81789 19 122 14 124 11 087 81789 77590 18 115 18 129 8 111 77590 73874 10 124 10 119 7 137 73874 70515 11 139 9 178 11 141 70515 67422 11 167 10 171 13 151 67422 64550 17 194 14 202 8 145 64550 61771 13 181 18 177 13 223 61771 58895 8 208 24 235 21 238 58895 55932 29 225 33 227 27 238 55932 53094 29 227 32 231 32 233 53094 50524 41 239 44 234 44 242 50524 48221 58 240 61 238 62 242 48221 46139 72 235 73 238 68 238 46139 44233 74 236 74 239 68 239 44233 42479 75 241 76 243 71 242 42479 40856 78 244 79 245 72 244 40856 39352 78 245 75 245 69 245 39352 37956 76 247 70 245 63 245 37956 36632 74 248 65 245 57 243 36632 35309 73 247 60 245 51 241 35309 33953 73 247 58 247 47 242 33953 32566 72 247 57 249 45 244 32566 31133 67 247 54 249 44 246 31133 29645 56 248 52 249 44 247 29645 28106 46 248 49 248 44 246 28106 26516 43 248 46 247 44 245 26516 24879 42 248 44 249 43 244 24879 23197 42 249 44 250 42 242 23197 21465 42 249 42 251 39 242 21465 19677 42 249 40 252 36 243 19677 17869 41 251 35 253 32 245 17869 16137 39 252 31 253 27 242 16137 14564 34 252 26 253 21 234 14564 13161 29 251 21*251 16 220 13161 11905 23*250 16*246 13 213 11905 10775 17*246 14 244 12 219 10775 9757 14 241 14 244 12 231 9757 8843 11 237 13 245 12*242 8843 8024 10 235 13 246 13*248 8024 7290 9 234 13 248 13 251 7290 6624 9 233 13 248 13 253 6624 6027 8 231 12 249 12 255 6027 5522 8 231 12 250 12 257 5522 5131 7 232 11 251 10 259 5131 4860 7 231 10 251 9 259 4860 4695 6 232 9 251 6 259 4695 4600 5 232 7 252 3 256 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