DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/16 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 - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 80.8 - - 84.9 - - - - - 71.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 463 - - 558 - - - - - 6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 447 - - 797 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3686 - - 3966 - - - - - 2607 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3984 - - 4334 - - - - - 2624 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 551 - - 846 - - - - - 874 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 243 - - 314 - - - - - 19 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 9 - - - - - 3 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 6 - - - - - 1 BL Wind Direction - - - 256 - - 233 - - - - - 198 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 5 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 28 - - 38 - - - - - 6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5003 - - -5040 - - - - - -3060 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8987 - - 9374 - - - - - 5684 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10305 - - -9270 - - - - - -9809 ODpotential blCL - - - 14289 - - 13604 - - - - - 12433 blCL maxRH - - - 44 - - 43 - - - - - 57 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 80.8 - - 84.9 - - - - - 71.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 50.6 - - 52.9 - - - - - 55.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 78.8 - - 82.4 - - - - - 72.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 50.4 - - 52.7 - - - - - 55.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 463 - - 558 - - - - - 6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 447 - - 797 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 9 - - - - - 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] 98521 20 090 21 094 18 098 98521 91002 16 106 12 114 20 070 91002 85257 20 093 15 108 19 067 85257 80547 19 087 15 096 21 090 80547 76508 22 086 15 094 20 078 76508 72933 19 078 17 084 17 084 72933 69702 13 090 18 072 17 090 69702 66755 16 081 16 075 20 074 66755 64051 12 079 14 074 15 058 64051 61454 13 108 9 069 9 054 61454 58750 16 086 5 117 4 010 58750 55939 4 028 3 268 7 309 55939 53259 14 291 12 284 15 281 53259 50845 25 278 24 283 26 274 50845 48667 35 284 32 283 32 270 48667 46670 48 286 41 286 32 277 46670 44822 52 283 43 283 34 288 44822 43101 43 281 35 281 36 290 43101 41491 24 282 23 278 34 291 41491 39981 13 287 10 282 24 285 39981 38570 6 297 4 282 7 264 38570 37223 0 133 2 190 1 102 37223 35869 4 118 5 147 5 128 35869 34470 4 111 5 142 8 133 34470 33027 1 115 3 125 10 117 33027 31524 0 203 2 109 9 092 31524 29953 0 026 2 117 7 075 29953 28314 2 005 3 107 5 057 28314 26608 3 342 4 083 4 049 26608 24835 1 074 5 087 6 040 24835 22999 6 132 8 116 5 065 22999 21091 10 126 12 135 7 109 21091 19112 12 141 13 150 9 134 19112 17104 12 153 13 168 10 170 17104 15173 13 180 13 188 9 184 15173 13416 16 203 17 206 9 199 13416 11848 20 201 19 208 9 217 11848 10449 18 201 18 206 8 238 10449 9198 14 206 14 207 7 260 9198 8081 10 216 10 207 7 267 8081 7085 6 225 6 209 8 262 7085 6201 4 248 4 236 9 258 6201 5417 4 284 3 276 9 264 5417 4712 5 302 4*281 7 273 4712 4087 5*297 4*266 6 282 4087 3564 5*274 6 235 4 296 3564 3163 6 259 7 229 1 270 3163 2887 6 250 8 227 1 204 2887 2719 6 246 8 226 1*197 2719 2623 6 244 7 225 1*195 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