DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 07/31 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 0654z - - 0956z - - 1002z - - - - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 67.9 - - 75.0 - - 80.4 - - - - - 74.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 28 - - 264 - - 310 - - - - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 639 - - 3813 - - 6493 - - - - - 162 BL Depth Hcrit 4583 - - 8010 - - 10167 - - - - - 4583 Hcrit BL Top 6139 - - 9313 - - 11993 - - - - - 5662 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 2691 - - 2055 - - 1663 - - - - - 6808 Hgt.Variab. W* 114 - - 423 - - 533 - - - - - 7 W* B/S 10 - - 20 - - 14 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind 2 - - 4 - - 7 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction 335 - - 257 - - 246 - - - - - 197 Direction Wind Shear 6 - - 3 - - 6 - - - - - 7 Wind Shear Max.Converg -8 - - 11 - - 13 - - - - - 15 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -5114 - - -4140 - - -1747 - - - - - -5984 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 11254 - - 13453 - - 13741 - - - - - 11647 sfcLCL ODpotential -11709 - - -10122 - - -6169 - - - - - -10866 ODpotential blCL 17848 - - 19435 - - 18162 - - - - - 16528 blCL maxRH 60 - - 58 - - 68 - - - - - 58 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 67.9 - - 75.0 - - 80.4 - - - - - 74.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 34.9 - - 31.9 - - 35.9 - - - - - 39.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 68.6 - - 74.1 - - 79.4 - - - - - 78.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 34.1 - - 30.9 - - 35.0 - - - - - 39.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 28 - - 264 - - 310 - - - - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 639 - - 3813 - - 6493 - - - - - 162 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 5 - - 4 - - 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] 100339 20 084 23 113 14 135 16 113 100339 92736 16 120 19 104 12 134 12 103 92736 86845 14 124 11 099 15 106 12 096 86845 81963 13 124 4 127 9 088 9 103 81963 77773 13 111 10 129 4 120 8 080 77773 74073 7 104 5 134 4 156 6 016 74073 70713 8 107 6 143 9 169 5 156 70713 67611 2 095 3 251 7 202 4 259 67611 64742 3 295 11 176 6 188 10 235 64742 61972 16 258 16 263 15 279 6 256 61972 59096 21 273 21 264 25 259 18 274 59096 56132 25 268 20 258 26 255 23 267 56132 53304 34 272 25 269 29 267 29 270 53304 50761 45 274 36 276 33 273 40 269 50761 48498 49 274 44 276 37 274 48 270 48498 46459 48 270 46 272 40 271 56 277 46459 44601 46 264 45 264 43 269 65 280 44601 42893 44 263 47 257 43 267 67 283 42893 41308 46 267 51 252 44 265 59 282 41308 39828 49 269 51 251 46 257 50 275 39828 38441 48 270 50 255 44 257 46 270 38441 37111 45 270 49 260 44 257 43 267 37111 35774 42 270 48 263 46 257 42 265 35774 34401 41 270 46 266 46 258 41 263 34401 32996 41 272 44 268 44 260 39 260 32996 31548 42 276 42 271 41 262 40 251 31548 30047 42 282 39 276 37 262 41 243 30047 28495 39 286 35 282 32 262 39 241 28495 26889 36 288 31 283 28 261 36 244 26889 25232 33 288 28 281 27 258 34 248 25232 23527 32 285 27 280 27 257 31 249 23527 21770 30 281 27 277 27 259 27 245 21770 19956 30 277 27 276 27 264 23 239 19956 18119 29 275 26 275 26 270 20 235 18119 16354 26 273 24 273 24 274 18 234 16354 14747 22 272 21 268 21 271 16 232 14747 13313 19 272 18 263 17 264 14 225 13313 12030 16 275 15 262 12*256 12 211 12030 10878 13 280 12 266 9*250 10 207 10878 9842 11 287 9*270 9 249 9 208 9842 8910 9 296 6*268 8 249 8 208 8910 8078 7 305 4 264 8 247 8 209 8078 7331 7 312 4 259 7 245 8 209 7331 6654 6*316 4 255 6 243 8 207 6654 6048 5*320 4 253 6 242 7*204 6048 5536 4 324 3 250 6 241 7*201 5536 5139 2 343 3 249 5 239 6 198 5139 4864 1 065 3 249 5 239 4 196 4864 4696 1 082 3 246 4 240 2 187 4696 4600 1 094 3 248 4 239 1 087 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