DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 08/20 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 - - - - - - 92.9 - - - - - 79.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 535 - - - - - 3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1552 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4512 - - - - - 2607 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5089 - - - - - 2625 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2041 - - - - - 784 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 386 - - - - - 15 W* B/S - - - - - - 9 - - - - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 7 - - - - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 195 - - - - - 136 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 38 - - - - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -6711 - - - - - -5237 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 11801 - - - - - 7862 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -9679 - - - - - -10699 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 14768 - - - - - 13324 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 77 - - - - - 61 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 92.9 - - - - - 79.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 50.3 - - - - - 54.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 90.6 - - - - - 80.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 50.3 - - - - - 54.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 535 - - - - - 3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1552 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 9 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - - - - 10 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] 99038 28 104 31 102 99038 91585 30 113 27 095 91585 85847 29 121 27 106 85847 81075 23 124 26 103 81075 76969 20 118 22 099 76969 73352 14 115 19 090 73352 70078 14 138 13 077 70078 67072 21 142 8 078 67072 64294 14 125 10 111 64294 61624 12 119 16 134 61624 58874 18 147 12 155 58874 56045 19 171 14 189 56045 53358 22 184 17 201 53358 50955 24 184 19 202 50955 48811 19 204 20 189 48811 46862 22 226 20 178 46862 45065 26 229 19 178 45065 43394 26 224 19 191 43394 41829 27 221 22 199 41829 40353 28 206 25 185 40353 38956 32 193 25 178 38956 37605 29 189 26 174 37605 36231 19 188 23 169 36231 34809 18 188 16 161 34809 33343 18 185 16 149 33343 31819 14 177 18 135 31819 30227 10 166 18 131 30227 28567 9 154 19 120 28567 26840 11 145 19 113 26840 25047 11 135 18 107 25047 23191 13 138 17 107 23191 21269 15 146 13 120 21269 19279 13 149 14 139 19279 17261 11 155 16 138 17261 15317 11 179 13 140 15317 13547 15 192 8 158 13547 11965 17 196 7 196 11965 10551 16 203 9 209 10551 9284 13 215 10 210 9284 8151 10 223 10 206 8151 7141 7 221 9 202 7141 6246 5 198 8 202 6246 5453 5*184 6 204 5453 4740 6*186 5 208 4740 4107 6 188 3 215 4107 3578 8 194 2 237 3578 3171 9 199 1 142 3171 2891 9 200 2 136 2891 2721 8 202 2*136 2721 2624 8 203 2*137 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