DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 08/27 KagelMt_CA 3537ft pt26848@34.438,-118.271,3301ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.8 degF SPONSORED BY: Sylmar Hang Gliding Association RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 15Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0959z - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 94.7 - - - - - 86.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 400 - - - - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2772 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 5366 - - - - - 2608 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6309 - - - - - 2625 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 4190 - - - - - 1425 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 425 - - - - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 10 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 8 - - - - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 292 - - - - - 014 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - - - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 24 - - - - - -15 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -5348 - - - - - -7740 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 11658 - - - - - 10366 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -7724 - - - - - -12018 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 14033 - - - - - 14643 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 89 - - - - - 88 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 180 - - - - - 520 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 94.7 - - - - - 86.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 52.5 - - - - - 50.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 93.0 - - - - - 88.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 52.4 - - - - - 50.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 400 - - - - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2772 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 57 - - - - - 53 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - - - - 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 32 095 29 098 98957 91504 26 108 27 094 91504 85745 26 105 30 087 85745 80974 25 098 23 082 80974 76886 19 090 21 088 76886 73279 17 089 17 079 73279 70017 15 106 13 100 70017 67018 12 133 9 071 67018 64253 11 134 5 053 64253 61596 4 178 5 078 61596 58846 11 196 10 241 58846 56024 13 231 18 216 56024 53347 29 247 21 240 53347 50947 38 235 39 252 50947 48809 42 234 50 251 48809 46854 44 244 52 253 46854 45043 48 252 52 252 45043 43357 49 251 45 245 43357 41781 47 246 41 237 41781 40299 43 241 39 223 40299 38901 40 239 35 203 38901 37551 42 237 35 210 37551 36178 45 235 38 217 36178 34754 42 233 38 224 34754 33284 39 228 37 230 33284 31753 35 221 36 230 31753 30151 26 219 31 228 30151 28481 18 225 24 222 28481 26749 14 220 28 222 26749 24960 10 217 34 214 24960 23121 16 226 32 205 23121 21226 24 210 28 203 21226 19257 24 190 26 207 19257 17251 24 174 23 196 17251 15320 24 171 23 182 15320 13557 20 169 21 179 13557 11981 15 159 18 179 11981 10568 11 143 15 184 10568 9303 7 131 12 190 9303 8170 3 107 9 192 8170 7161 2*327 6 189 7161 6266 5*306 1 238 6266 5470 8 300 5 352 5470 4755 8 298 10 006 4755 4119 9 294 14 010 4119 3587 8 288 13 012 3587 3177 8 281 10 013 3177 2895 8 276 7 013 2895 2723 8 273 5*012 2723 2624 7 270 2*016 2624 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