DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 08/17 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 - - - 70.6 - - 74.5 - - 73.5 - - 64.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 275 - - 322 - - 128 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6298 - - 8570 - - 7955 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9949 - - 11842 - - 10755 - - 4583 Hcrit BL Top - - - 11798 - - 14070 - - 13455 - - 4600 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2507 - - 2103 - - 2585 - - 8815 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 505 - - 591 - - 426 - - 4 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 8 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 13 - - 12 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 311 - - 300 - - 304 - - 296 Direction Wind Shear - - - 14 - - 8 - - 6 - - 6 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 10 - - 13 - - 13 - - 7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 742 - - 830 - - 136 - - -6414 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11056 - - 13241 - - 13320 - - 11014 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1867 - - -1743 - - -2678 - - -9604 ODpotential blCL - - - 13665 - - 15813 - - 16133 - - 14204 blCL maxRH - - - 70 - - 67 - - 75 - - 79 maxRH CAPE - - - 40 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 70.6 - - 74.5 - - 73.5 - - 64.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 38.0 - - 32.1 - - 30.8 - - 32.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 69.8 - - 73.6 - - 73.5 - - 69.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 37.2 - - 31.2 - - 30.0 - - 32.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 275 - - 322 - - 128 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6298 - - 8570 - - 7955 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 2 - - 16 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 99730 15 133 10 104 5 100 10 108 99730 92197 13 116 7 129 7 100 2 062 92197 86372 8 117 3 079 7 103 4 210 86372 81523 4 119 2 300 6 023 2 089 81523 77339 1 067 1 331 5 336 4 024 77339 73645 3 028 3 340 3 335 7 009 73645 70296 4 352 5 306 5 321 8 359 70296 67210 2 326 6 305 6 314 7 342 67210 64340 3 308 7 289 10 297 9 318 64340 61553 3 346 9 289 12 308 7 320 61553 58647 10 318 11 304 13 303 10 298 58647 55638 19 311 13 303 18 311 15 309 55638 52775 25 307 21 311 26 318 20 319 52775 50211 25 303 27 314 27 313 25 330 50211 47926 27 307 29 309 27 313 30 323 47926 45863 28 305 26 309 30 315 29 312 45863 43978 30 302 27 314 30 306 28 319 43978 42248 28 305 28 316 27 307 30 320 42248 40655 30 309 29 315 28 318 29 311 40655 39183 33 304 27 320 30 318 25 307 39183 37821 35 290 27 326 33 314 27 309 37821 36522 29 287 26 323 34 308 33 294 36522 35213 26 291 25 316 32 308 36 291 35213 33865 27 293 25 310 34 314 38 290 33865 32481 28 296 27 306 32 315 36 292 32481 31050 27 303 29 307 33 315 33 293 31050 29561 27 307 29 305 34 317 30 295 29561 28020 27 306 26 305 30 319 27 297 28020 26432 25 304 25 307 28 314 23 301 26432 24804 22 308 25 308 29 306 25 298 24804 23136 18 309 24 309 28 301 25 296 23136 21419 16 306 21 308 26 300 21 296 21419 19647 16 304 20 306 22 298 20 295 19647 17853 18 305 19 302 20 297 19 293 17853 16130 21 307 19 299 17 296 18 290 16130 14561 23 309 17*298 14*297 15 290 14561 13159 24 310 15*298 12*300 14 293 13159 11902 22*311 14 298 12 303 13 297 11902 10770 18*312 14 299 12 305 12 303 10770 9751 16 312 14 300 12 306 12 309 9751 8835 14 312 13 301 12 305 12 313 8835 8016 12 312 13 301 13 305 13 314 8016 7283 10 312 13 301 13 305 13 313 7283 6617 8 310 13 301 13 304 13 311 6617 6021 8 309 12 302 12 303 13 309 6021 5519 7 308 12 301 12 303 12 306 5519 5129 6 305 11 301 11 303 10 302 5129 4859 6 305 10 301 11 302 8 298 4859 4694 5 302 9 301 9 302 6*296 4694 4599 4 300 7 300 7 301 2*288 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