DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 06/26 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 - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 69.0 - - 74.0 - - - - - 62.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 523 - - 623 - - - - - 25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 801 - - 1488 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3958 - - 4490 - - - - - 2606 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4338 - - 5025 - - - - - 2624 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 532 - - 680 - - - - - 1433 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 307 - - 400 - - - - - 30 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 8 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 9 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 194 - - 215 - - - - - 180 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 2 - - - - - 1 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 33 - - 50 - - - - - 18 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1853 - - -1742 - - - - - -1078 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6192 - - 6767 - - - - - 3702 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9925 - - -8295 - - - - - -10161 ODpotential blCL - - - 14263 - - 13320 - - - - - 12785 blCL maxRH - - - 69 - - 70 - - - - - 83 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 69.0 - - 74.0 - - - - - 62.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 50.9 - - 53.2 - - - - - 54.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 66.9 - - 71.5 - - - - - 62.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 50.8 - - 53.1 - - - - - 54.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 523 - - 623 - - - - - 25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 801 - - 1488 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 32 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] 98846 33 120 31 119 31 092 98846 91377 37 119 27 116 28 085 91377 85610 38 113 30 116 26 109 85610 80833 27 098 32 109 27 115 80833 76744 21 110 20 100 22 110 76744 73140 17 119 16 110 21 096 73140 69865 12 117 11 112 13 081 69865 66852 7 159 4 103 6 108 66852 64076 9 177 4 178 5 055 64076 61401 9 207 8 224 4 001 61401 58620 5 160 13 221 14 301 58620 55750 15 289 15 243 25 283 55750 53022 29 265 25 250 31 270 53022 50575 36 263 31 260 33 268 50575 48398 41 262 31 266 32 268 48398 46436 45 255 29 276 32 285 46436 44645 45 253 32 280 26 281 44645 42988 42 255 31 274 24 312 42988 41437 35 259 28 268 21 312 41437 39976 23 264 25 271 19 341 39976 38593 16 292 23 279 27 346 38593 37254 22 301 23 286 29 338 37254 35894 25 304 25 288 32 335 35894 34487 25 294 28 290 34 332 34487 33037 28 279 29 288 36 332 33037 31528 32 268 30 284 36 334 31528 29947 32 266 29 279 33 335 29947 28295 30 264 30 275 28 325 28295 26571 30 257 31 268 26 312 26571 24782 34 253 32 260 29 303 24782 22934 37 251 37 257 29 292 22934 21019 35 249 39 255 31 281 21019 19030 32 245 36 253 32 274 19030 17007 31 243 34 252 34 271 17007 15061 30 246 33 248 34 269 15061 13295 29 249 33 249 32 269 13295 11724 27 253 31 253 28 269 11724 10328 23 259 27 258 23 271 10328 9085 20 267 22 261 19 277 9085 7977 17 273 18 266 18 282 7977 6992 14 275 14 268 16 284 6992 6121 11 275 10 262 14 280 6121 5351 7 269 7*240 10 273 5351 4662 4*237 7*220 7 260 4662 4051 4*188 9 215 4 222 4051 3542 6 191 10 214 4 174 3542 3151 7 194 10 214 5 176 3151 2881 8 196 10 214 5 180 2881 2717 8 198 10 215 5*182 2717 2623 7 199 9 215 4*185 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