DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 03/26 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 - - - 0659z - - 1001z - - 1334z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 70.2 - - 80.1 - - 74.3 - - 65.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 228 - - 267 - - 140 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 217 - - 1558 - - 161 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2606 - - 4373 - - 2607 - - 2606 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3754 - - 5095 - - 3698 - - 2624 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 576 - - 1110 - - 740 - - 674 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 153 - - 313 - - 118 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 13 - - 7 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 5 - - 3 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 303 - - 279 - - 228 - - 044 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 7 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 12 - - 27 - - 19 - - -9 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4232 - - -5596 - - -3125 - - -2690 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7986 - - 10691 - - 6824 - - 5314 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10675 - - -10214 - - -8298 - - -9723 ODpotential blCL - - - 14429 - - 15309 - - 11996 - - 12347 blCL maxRH - - - 74 - - 75 - - 64 - - 52 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 100 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 70.2 - - 80.1 - - 74.3 - - 65.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 44.6 - - 42.5 - - 53.5 - - 51.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 69.3 - - 79.0 - - 73.8 - - 69.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 43.5 - - 41.3 - - 52.8 - - 51.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 228 - - 267 - - 140 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 217 - - 1558 - - 161 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - 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] 96482 42 273 36 275 41 263 49 279 96482 89319 27 274 35 275 31 274 36 290 89319 83828 14 259 32 266 26 284 26 302 83828 79286 7 273 20 267 17 303 14 291 79286 75382 10 270 11 249 11 272 10 292 75382 71921 5 257 9 253 15 254 15 278 71921 68781 7 300 10 247 14 247 15 253 68781 65911 11 269 10 223 11 231 14 235 65911 63266 15 264 17 251 12 248 13 240 63266 60707 24 241 26 256 21 259 17 247 60707 58032 28 227 28 237 25 246 18 256 58032 55256 29 226 28 225 26 234 22 256 55256 52601 29 236 27 227 23 242 21 254 52601 50194 33 241 28 237 26 251 20 258 50194 48011 32 237 29 239 28 240 23 254 48011 46006 31 234 29 243 29 231 29 238 46006 44159 34 233 34 246 31 234 30 230 44159 42458 39 228 40 239 36 239 30 234 42458 40895 41 222 40 225 39 230 35 229 40895 39445 38 215 39 216 37 222 35 223 39445 38082 36 219 38 215 35 215 31 214 38082 36765 34 224 36 215 33 215 29 212 36765 35431 33 224 34 213 34 213 32 218 35431 34053 32 223 32 213 39 218 38 221 34053 32635 31 221 32 219 44 218 43 219 32635 31158 31 223 33 227 41 218 43 217 31158 29612 32 228 35 233 35 223 38 215 29612 28000 31 231 32 233 28 231 29 216 28000 26324 28 236 30 228 25 234 23 218 26324 24585 26 244 28 228 22 232 22 218 24585 22783 25 246 24 233 21 231 22 218 22783 20910 23 251 19 231 18 224 18 219 20910 18964 14 252 11 228 12 209 12 207 18964 16987 9 254 6 220 8 201 10 187 16987 15080 7 265 4 208 5 196 8 190 15080 13340 6 280 2 187 4 181 6 181 13340 11786 6 298 2 130 3 149 5 163 11786 10397 5 322 3 094 4 129 7 140 10397 9155 5 349 4 085 7 125 8 123 9155 8045 6 357 5 079 5 107 8 109 8045 7056 6 355 6 062 7 061 5 098 7056 6178 7 354 8 038 7 026 3 079 6178 5399 8 355 7*015 7 358 2 042 5399 4699 9 353 5*344 6 341 3 354 4699 4078 7*345 4 301 3*333 3 337 4078 3558 6*326 5 272 1*268 3 334 3558 3160 6 305 6 261 3 229 2 357 3160 2885 5 296 6 256 4 224 2 025 2885 2718 5 288 6 253 4 222 2*037 2718 2623 4 284 5 250 4 221 2*048 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