DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/02 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 - - - 0952z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 68.0 - - 74.1 - - 74.8 - - 66.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 462 - - 545 - - 292 - - 1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 590 - - 1058 - - 551 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3791 - - 4150 - - 2606 - - 2606 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4127 - - 4595 - - 4088 - - 2624 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 434 - - 605 - - 580 - - 776 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 267 - - 342 - - 224 - - 11 W* B/S - - - 11 - - 11 - - 9 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 6 - - 4 - - 1 BL Wind Direction - - - 220 - - 206 - - 242 - - 184 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 4 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 31 - - 34 - - 28 - - 5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1111 - - -2191 - - -2746 - - -2689 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5239 - - 6787 - - 6834 - - 5313 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7277 - - -7019 - - -7360 - - -9119 ODpotential blCL - - - 11404 - - 11614 - - 11448 - - 11743 blCL maxRH - - - 79 - - 64 - - 59 - - 58 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 70 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 68.0 - - 74.1 - - 74.8 - - 66.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 54.0 - - 53.4 - - 53.8 - - 52.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 66.1 - - 71.8 - - 73.5 - - 67.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 53.8 - - 53.0 - - 53.7 - - 52.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 462 - - 545 - - 292 - - 1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 590 - - 1058 - - 551 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 18 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 9 - - 9 - - 9 - - 9 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] 98417 9 115 5 104 3 146 8 040 98417 90992 6 114 13 107 5 091 10 057 90992 85262 12 082 17 098 11 086 15 073 85262 80515 13 085 11 092 16 067 16 066 80515 76466 13 105 11 073 20 068 20 079 76466 72903 11 100 11 074 19 070 19 081 72903 69680 9 120 9 099 12 057 14 076 69680 66721 9 120 4 084 5 083 7 053 66721 63977 7 092 3 112 2 042 5 057 63977 61317 3 269 2 316 5 355 6 039 61317 58537 7 250 8 266 8 292 8 321 58537 55638 6 251 10 249 10 266 11 289 55638 52858 10 274 14 272 14 281 14 295 52858 50352 18 269 20 275 18 283 17 299 50352 48113 18 273 21 274 18 285 16 299 48113 46092 20 279 21 274 19 287 16 315 46092 44249 24 271 20 275 16 284 16 325 44249 42557 30 265 20 271 12 289 14 350 42557 40994 36 263 25 266 13 282 19 017 40994 39539 41 259 33 258 19 274 23 028 39539 38176 39 258 34 254 26 262 22 028 38176 36862 32 256 27 251 27 252 15 020 36862 35531 20 247 18 243 19 248 8 358 35531 34153 13 228 12 210 14 237 6 328 34153 32731 11 226 11 191 10 219 5 321 32731 31252 8 226 8 189 8 201 4 302 31252 29703 6 227 7 188 4 174 2 283 29703 28086 4 230 5 175 4 148 2 075 28086 26398 2 250 4 130 6 108 6 092 26398 24643 0 065 5 104 8 091 9 091 24643 22822 3 087 7 104 10 095 10 094 22822 20933 1 163 6 103 10 098 9 105 20933 18974 3 188 2 111 8 107 6 108 18974 16984 4 155 4 144 6 135 4 103 16984 15069 2 156 4 135 7 139 4 136 15069 13326 3 165 4 124 10 120 10 136 13326 11770 5 152 5 132 12 112 13 125 11770 10380 8 139 8 135 10 114 9 123 10380 9138 11 133 10 134 8 133 6 135 9138 8030 12 129 11 132 7 152 5 170 8030 7043 10 124 12 133 6 163 3 200 7043 6168 6 113 10 131 4 155 2 248 6168 5391 3 081 5 120 1 133 3 315 5391 4692 2*080 3*130 2*327 5 323 4692 4072 1*196 3*185 2*308 5 315 4072 3554 4 221 5 205 4 246 4 334 3554 3157 5 221 6 208 5 237 1 022 3157 2884 6 220 7 210 6 232 1 180 2884 2718 6 220 7 211 6 232 1*181 2718 2623 6 219 6 212 5 231 1*186 2623 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