DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 08/25 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 - - - 90.5 - - 96.0 - - 94.3 - - 83.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 409 - - 528 - - 249 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 461 - - 2220 - - 1385 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3667 - - 5013 - - 4211 - - 2607 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3998 - - 5757 - - 4922 - - 2625 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1120 - - 5194 - - 4202 - - 937 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 235 - - 432 - - 288 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 10 - - 11 - - 9 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 7 - - 6 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 247 - - 240 - - 258 - - 328 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 5 - - 4 - - 1 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 25 - - 42 - - 28 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -7030 - - -6719 - - -7355 - - -6707 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11029 - - 12477 - - 12277 - - 9332 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9498 - - -8837 - - -9727 - - -11028 ODpotential blCL - - - 13496 - - 14594 - - 14649 - - 13653 blCL maxRH - - - 80 - - 60 - - 61 - - 53 maxRH CAPE - - - 110 - - 200 - - 70 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 90.5 - - 96.0 - - 94.3 - - 83.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 51.4 - - 50.2 - - 49.5 - - 52.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 88.5 - - 93.6 - - 93.2 - - 86.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 51.3 - - 50.2 - - 49.5 - - 52.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 409 - - 528 - - 249 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 461 - - 2220 - - 1385 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 22 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 9 - - 8 - - 8 - - 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] 99063 31 107 28 119 22 117 29 090 99063 91610 27 106 24 110 27 110 24 098 91610 85863 25 112 24 102 25 093 24 108 85863 81093 23 108 22 098 22 096 25 092 81093 76985 20 108 22 101 18 100 19 081 76985 73365 17 099 18 102 16 101 12 081 73365 70102 16 091 14 113 14 097 12 097 70102 67114 12 102 10 119 7 101 10 081 67114 64356 9 105 9 087 8 101 8 110 64356 61687 11 165 5 217 2 222 9 092 61687 58911 11 180 15 218 16 234 11 258 58911 56068 14 231 17 229 20 237 22 241 56068 53383 22 242 22 239 23 242 22 231 53383 50979 28 255 27 255 33 254 30 255 50979 48822 36 254 36 254 37 254 38 255 48822 46849 39 252 40 255 37 259 40 258 46849 45022 41 252 42 254 41 260 43 256 45022 43318 41 250 41 252 44 257 47 253 43318 41720 40 244 39 249 42 255 48 252 41720 40220 38 238 38 242 37 247 42 252 40220 38812 38 235 38 232 35 235 37 247 38812 37462 36 233 40 227 34 232 32 241 37462 36101 34 234 38 231 34 234 28 241 36101 34696 34 229 34 234 28 236 23 240 34696 33244 31 226 32 232 24 231 19 236 33244 31730 28 216 29 221 26 221 21 228 31730 30144 28 213 28 222 26 222 22 224 30144 28492 25 220 24 228 23 221 22 217 28492 26776 25 226 21 224 21 217 24 209 26776 24996 22 223 21 212 21 209 25 207 24996 23154 19 215 21 208 20 208 25 206 23154 21249 18 214 17 207 17 201 23 202 21249 19274 16 207 14 202 14 191 17 190 19274 17267 14 191 11 183 11 162 14 159 17267 15334 14 182 11 168 13 132 16 134 15334 13568 11 180 10 155 13 120 14 134 13568 11989 6 178 9 134 10 122 11 142 11989 10577 4 159 9 121 8 136 9 156 10577 9311 4 133 9 124 7 159 6 179 9311 8179 4 103 6 134 7 177 5 215 8179 7169 3 076 3 161 4 200 5 249 7169 6273 3 031 3*258 4 257 6 269 6273 5475 4 007 5*260 5*280 7 283 5475 4758 4 347 6 255 6*279 8 293 4758 4121 4*333 7 243 6 270 8 300 4121 3588 3*282 8 235 6 257 9 304 3588 3177 4 250 9 231 6 249 7 316 3177 2894 5 241 9 228 7 245 4 323 2894 2722 5 238 9 227 6 242 3*325 2722 2624 5 234 8 226 6 241 2*331 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