DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 09/05 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 - - - 52.4 - - 49.2 - - 52.9 - - 47.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 123 - - 32 - - 37 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2162 - - 870 - - 1026 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6482 - - 4582 - - 4582 - - 4582 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7662 - - 6370 - - 6526 - - 4599 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2546 - - 2107 - - 2763 - - 2280 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 275 - - 133 - - 150 - - 8 W* B/S - - - 11 - - 7 - - 8 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 4 - - 3 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 106 - - 161 - - 067 - - 334 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -7 - - -10 - - -8 - - -7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1723 - - 1772 - - 1516 - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5939 - - 4598 - - 5010 - - 4598 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -71 - - 174 - - -485 - - -1629 ODpotential blCL - - - 7733 - - 6196 - - 7011 - - 6228 blCL maxRH - - - 99 - - 100 - - 88 - - 93 maxRH CAPE - - - 200 - - 140 - - 450 - - 220 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 52.4 - - 49.2 - - 52.9 - - 47.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 42.4 - - 46.0 - - 46.8 - - 46.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 52.3 - - 49.8 - - 53.4 - - 49.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 41.2 - - 45.2 - - 45.7 - - 45.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 123 - - 32 - - 37 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2162 - - 870 - - 1026 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 94 - - 102 - - 53 - - 72 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 7 - - 7 - - 8 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] 98957 11 128 5 110 7 339 6 046 98957 91583 4 061 5 054 8 350 9 023 91583 85901 1 076 8 055 2 064 6 026 85901 81175 4 160 4 031 5 102 1 025 81175 77091 2 164 3 061 4 115 4 085 77091 73464 4 148 6 110 2 092 5 043 73464 70168 2 142 6 196 3 263 2 335 70168 67126 5 199 7 186 4 212 4 203 67126 64285 5 123 8 211 8 223 3 208 64285 61512 6 204 8 221 5 271 1 313 61512 58602 16 194 16 203 17 227 9 275 58602 55577 16 207 16 181 20 182 21 202 55577 52702 19 197 18 188 16 171 21 177 52702 50126 26 203 16 189 15 193 19 182 50126 47816 38 194 30 203 26 199 26 199 47816 45714 40 177 39 193 32 188 30 198 45714 43785 31 177 38 187 34 186 34 199 43785 42001 30 192 38 184 34 188 38 196 42001 40346 30 195 37 183 36 193 39 195 40346 38804 30 200 37 186 40 193 39 194 38804 37367 37 204 39 193 43 197 39 196 37367 36001 45 205 44 202 50 205 46 202 36001 34647 53 204 54 208 65 208 59 206 34647 33280 59 201 71 205 72 205 69 206 33280 31901 61 198 67 201 75 208 77 209 31901 30495 66 197 67 205 84 211 86 210 30495 29043 68 195 68 207 88 209 86 208 29043 27539 67 193 60 204 85 207 85 207 27539 25984 62 190 52 200 77 205 79 208 25984 24385 53 181 47 200 62 202 65 207 24385 22745 43 163 40 199 49 197 57 204 22745 21058 44 162 30 193 40 189 54 199 21058 19317 43 160 23 175 33 180 50 197 19317 17554 41 160 22 168 30 177 42 195 17554 15860 34 167 23 168 30 181 35 194 15860 14318 30 178 24 170 28 186 29 194 14318 12940 26 187 24 171 27 189 24 195 12940 11707 23 193 23 170 25 192 19 193 11707 10600 20 196 20 165 22 194 15 187 10600 9605 16 197 17 160 17 192 13 177 9605 8712 12 196 14 154 12 185 12 163 8712 7914 6*185 11 148 9 171 10 153 7914 7200 4*148 8 147 6 154 7 148 7200 6553 5 116 6*148 5*133 4 140 6553 5975 5 104 5*149 4*105 1 059 5975 5487 5 097 4 156 4 069 5 354 5487 5110 5 095 3 166 4 056 7 344 5110 4849 5 094 3 174 3 050 7 337 4849 4690 4 094 2 179 3 046 5*332 4690 4598 3 093 2 183 2 041 3*330 4598 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