DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 07/19 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 61.6 - - 68.1 - - 71.3 - - - - - 66.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 99 - - 307 - - 283 - - - - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 2052 - - 5220 - - 6919 - - - - - 2080 BL Depth Hcrit 6263 - - 9165 - - 10470 - - - - - 4583 Hcrit BL Top 7552 - - 10720 - - 12419 - - - - - 7580 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 2094 - - 1759 - - 2176 - - - - - 6081 Hgt.Variab. W* 251 - - 496 - - 532 - - - - - 76 W* B/S 4 - - 6 - - 7 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind 12 - - 14 - - 14 - - - - - 14 BL Wind Direction 318 - - 304 - - 303 - - - - - 296 Direction Wind Shear 14 - - 12 - - 8 - - - - - 11 Wind Shear Max.Converg 11 - - 12 - - 19 - - - - - 19 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -760 - - 1311 - - 2245 - - - - - -704 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 8312 - - 9409 - - 10175 - - - - - 8284 sfcLCL ODpotential -3971 - - -1039 - - 626 - - - - - -3443 ODpotential blCL 11523 - - 11759 - - 11793 - - - - - 11023 blCL maxRH 70 - - 75 - - 81 - - - - - 90 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 10 - - 90 - - - - - 410 CAPE Temp@2m 61.6 - - 68.1 - - 71.3 - - - - - 66.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 41.0 - - 42.6 - - 42.4 - - - - - 45.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 61.7 - - 67.3 - - 70.7 - - - - - 67.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 40.3 - - 41.7 - - 41.4 - - - - - 45.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 99 - - 307 - - 283 - - - - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 2052 - - 5220 - - 6919 - - - - - 2080 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 2 - - 23 - - - - - 60 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 6 - - 6 - - 6 - - - - - 7 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] 100108 34 092 25 104 24 117 26 085 100108 92513 24 093 29 113 18 090 21 076 92513 86650 20 075 23 112 17 093 18 095 86650 81782 14 095 18 119 16 101 22 110 81782 77606 17 117 17 095 16 112 18 114 77606 73939 16 109 14 082 15 122 14 103 73939 70613 15 106 10 099 14 111 12 082 70613 67547 15 096 10 105 7 070 11 077 67547 64703 7 077 1 102 7 025 8 063 64703 61943 8 081 7 132 3 223 5 043 61943 59066 6 265 2 195 13 209 3 286 59066 56075 11 201 8 237 12 221 13 246 56075 53211 16 222 20 235 18 253 25 248 53211 50629 23 245 31 254 30 265 28 259 50629 48314 30 255 38 256 37 259 31 265 48314 46210 35 251 40 255 42 257 36 267 46210 44283 37 252 40 256 44 258 41 265 44283 42505 42 258 41 257 45 258 45 263 42505 40857 48 261 42 258 46 258 49 263 40857 39324 52 263 45 259 48 260 48 263 39324 37895 54 262 48 258 51 260 50 264 37895 36534 54 263 43 257 51 259 53 265 36534 35176 52 271 34 257 45 256 60 267 35176 33797 47 278 25 257 38 254 66 266 33797 32399 44 281 23 259 35 256 65 263 32399 30966 43 280 26 261 36 258 59 261 30966 29483 42 282 31 262 38 258 57 261 29483 27950 42 286 33 266 39 257 58 260 27950 26368 43 293 32 270 40 257 56 257 26368 24739 41 298 32 273 40 257 52 255 24739 23066 39 292 31 273 40 259 47 254 23066 21349 39 285 33 273 38 261 40 252 21349 19582 38 285 34 275 35 263 32 250 19582 17798 34 286 32 278 31 265 24 252 17798 16086 31 284 30 280 26 266 19 255 16086 14526 30 284 29 284 20 275 15 259 14526 13130 28 288 26 288 16*287 13 267 13130 11877 26 295 23*293 15*296 11 278 11877 10750 24 302 19*298 15 300 11 291 10750 9735 24 307 16 302 15 302 11 299 9735 8823 23 310 15 303 15 303 13 302 8823 8007 22*311 15 305 15 304 14*302 8007 7276 19*312 14 305 15 305 15*301 7276 6613 16 316 14 305 14 304 16 299 6613 6019 13 319 13 306 14 304 16 297 6019 5517 11 321 13 306 13 305 15 295 5517 5128 10 321 12 306 13 304 14 293 5128 4858 9 321 11 305 12 304 12 292 4858 4694 7 322 10 305 10 304 9 290 4694 4599 5 322 7 304 7 303 5 288 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