DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 07/03 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 60.5 - - 64.4 - - 66.0 - - 61.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 152 - - 199 - - 136 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5200 - - 6422 - - 6672 - - 2557 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8847 - - 9921 - - 9868 - - 4583 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10700 - - 11922 - - 12172 - - 8057 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2699 - - 3422 - - 3310 - - 4495 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 404 - - 470 - - 418 - - 71 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 7 - - 7 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 12 - - 11 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 267 - - 266 - - 269 - - 267 Direction Wind Shear - - - 13 - - 9 - - 7 - - 9 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 9 - - 21 - - 34 - - 28 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 2804 - - 2667 - - 2552 - - 487 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7897 - - 9255 - - 9620 - - 7570 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 583 - - 320 - - 327 - - -2669 ODpotential blCL - - - 10117 - - 11602 - - 11845 - - 10726 blCL maxRH - - - 87 - - 75 - - 77 - - 63 maxRH CAPE - - - 190 - - 230 - - 190 - - 200 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 60.5 - - 64.4 - - 66.0 - - 61.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 41.8 - - 39.7 - - 39.6 - - 44.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 60.4 - - 64.0 - - 65.9 - - 63.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 40.6 - - 38.6 - - 38.5 - - 43.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 152 - - 199 - - 136 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5200 - - 6422 - - 6672 - - 2557 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 47 - - 0 - - 6 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - 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] 100013 25 115 21 123 23 098 28 104 100013 92390 18 115 18 111 19 104 21 099 92390 86524 16 113 13 103 16 118 16 105 86524 81662 14 147 10 116 11 124 12 111 81662 77471 17 139 9 151 8 096 8 100 77471 73764 8 122 5 174 4 164 6 108 73764 70400 7 142 7 177 7 157 5 191 70400 67299 8 192 10 214 6 201 6 194 67299 64411 7 147 10 182 9 211 8 207 64411 61604 12 239 7 184 15 218 12 221 61604 58669 19 228 12 221 12 190 15 226 58669 55624 13 222 20 234 19 249 14 260 55624 52723 9 242 15 233 20 247 19 268 52723 50127 10 270 8 212 14 263 27 273 50127 47814 14 264 11 260 29 276 29 279 47814 45723 20 262 29 268 32 274 36 282 45723 43823 28 266 32 269 30 281 39 286 43823 42083 30 268 31 273 34 292 42 293 42083 40482 30 272 32 281 44 297 52 297 40482 39006 31 266 33 289 47 300 61 299 39006 37637 30 257 34 297 47 308 70 301 37637 36332 31 252 36 305 53 316 74 301 36332 35018 35 248 37 308 60 317 72 300 35018 33669 38 245 38 307 60 317 67 300 33669 32289 39 245 38 302 56 316 62 301 32289 30865 38 249 38 297 52 312 57 304 30865 29388 35 254 37 294 50 308 51 304 29388 27858 32 258 37 291 41 304 44 300 27858 26277 30 260 36 287 35 300 40 296 26277 24648 29 263 35 282 34 293 38 290 24648 22976 30 265 34 277 35 288 36 283 22976 21258 31 266 34 276 35 282 36 276 21258 19490 30 266 33 277 33 277 35 273 19490 17703 28 265 29 274 29 272 32 272 17703 15994 26 266 21 266 21 262 25 269 15994 14441 23 268 17 261 16 257 19 260 14441 13055 21 269 16*263 14*260 15 258 13055 11813 19*270 15*265 13*265 14 259 11813 10695 17*270 14 266 12 268 13 263 10695 9690 14 269 13 267 12 270 12 266 9690 8786 11 268 12 266 12 271 12*268 8786 7978 9 267 12 266 12 271 12*269 7978 7253 8 265 12 266 12 271 11 269 7253 6596 8 264 11 266 11 270 11 268 6596 6007 7 264 11 265 11 270 10 267 6007 5509 7 263 10 264 11 269 9 265 5509 5124 6 263 10 264 10 269 8 262 5124 4856 6 263 9 263 10 269 6 260 4856 4693 5 262 8 263 8 268 4 254 4693 4599 4 261 6 262 6 268 2 250 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