DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 08/26 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 - - - 0952z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 92.9 - - 98.0 - - 95.4 - - 81.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 401 - - 520 - - 258 - - 2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 424 - - 2409 - - 1228 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3621 - - 5155 - - 4111 - - 2607 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3961 - - 5946 - - 4765 - - 2625 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2375 - - 6707 - - 3603 - - 847 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 227 - - 442 - - 280 - - 14 W* B/S - - - 10 - - 12 - - 7 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 7 - - 8 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 241 - - 223 - - 231 - - 198 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 24 - - 40 - - 38 - - 10 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -7923 - - -7046 - - -7623 - - -5208 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11885 - - 12993 - - 12388 - - 7834 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10518 - - -9258 - - -9905 - - -10041 ODpotential blCL - - - 14479 - - 15204 - - 14670 - - 12666 blCL maxRH - - - 72 - - 77 - - 50 - - 66 maxRH CAPE - - - 60 - - 270 - - 160 - - 110 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 92.9 - - 98.0 - - 95.4 - - 81.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 49.9 - - 49.9 - - 50.1 - - 56.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 91.1 - - 95.6 - - 94.1 - - 83.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 49.9 - - 49.9 - - 50.1 - - 56.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 401 - - 520 - - 258 - - 2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 424 - - 2409 - - 1228 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 7 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 7 - - 8 - - 11 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] 98954 26 104 29 118 19 104 31 079 98954 91560 24 117 26 108 26 106 22 087 91560 85862 24 109 27 104 22 104 22 097 85862 81100 23 100 21 099 23 100 22 093 81100 76984 18 098 18 098 20 090 22 085 76984 73353 15 108 16 111 14 075 18 067 73353 70077 10 104 14 088 14 089 12 065 70077 67076 10 099 11 089 13 095 12 089 67076 64308 10 113 9 119 7 142 9 067 64308 61647 11 172 8 177 4 165 3 060 61647 58902 14 152 16 194 12 213 8 222 58902 56090 7 201 19 205 22 219 19 224 56090 53420 22 246 24 236 28 245 26 251 53420 51022 29 231 30 230 37 233 38 248 51022 48876 26 239 25 234 30 234 36 252 48876 46914 32 258 31 261 35 259 37 266 46914 45098 40 260 40 260 44 259 45 267 45098 43405 43 253 43 250 45 252 46 259 43405 41816 44 247 44 250 44 250 44 253 41816 40320 44 247 42 250 40 252 38 251 40320 38908 42 250 42 251 40 255 38 254 38908 37544 36 250 39 251 43 257 40 254 37544 36165 28 246 30 248 38 256 41 254 36165 34740 25 229 24 228 30 240 44 256 34740 33274 26 223 26 226 30 233 38 260 33274 31749 20 221 18 228 25 234 26 243 31749 30156 16 209 14 213 21 217 24 220 30156 28499 14 204 15 202 23 210 27 208 28499 26777 12 204 14 189 19 212 22 202 26777 24994 12 193 15 168 17 190 19 194 24994 23151 15 177 16 166 19 181 19 186 23151 21243 19 185 18 186 19 181 17 182 21243 19269 20 187 17 193 17 190 15 191 19269 17265 17 186 14 188 15 187 14 198 17265 15333 13 199 11 184 12 175 15 191 15333 13567 12 215 9 186 10 165 14 187 13567 11987 11 222 8 189 9 168 12 187 11987 10573 9 221 7 190 9 178 11 191 10573 9306 6 210 6 187 9 186 12 196 9306 8172 5 197 6 184 8 195 11 202 8172 7161 3 194 6 189 7 207 8 215 7161 6265 2 206 5*207 6 230 6 235 6265 5468 1 268 5*222 6 248 6 258 5468 4752 3 308 5 226 6*250 6 276 4752 4116 3*302 6 225 7*245 5 289 4116 3583 3*273 7 223 8 233 4 281 3583 3174 4 243 8 222 8 228 2 226 3174 2893 5 236 8 221 8 226 2 207 2893 2722 5 232 8 221 8 225 2*199 2722 2624 5 230 7 221 7 224 2*198 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