DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/23 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 - - 1331z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 74.6 - - 81.2 - - 78.8 - - 70.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 492 - - 576 - - 335 - - 10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 307 - - 950 - - 420 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2607 - - 4080 - - 2607 - - 2607 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3844 - - 4487 - - 3957 - - 2624 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 547 - - 729 - - 717 - - 816 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 219 - - 336 - - 214 - - 23 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 6 - - 5 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 10 - - 8 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 181 - - 180 - - 179 - - 156 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 4 - - 3 - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 33 - - 40 - - 31 - - 7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3526 - - -4486 - - -3932 - - -3502 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7370 - - 8973 - - 7889 - - 6126 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10322 - - -10122 - - -9886 - - -11180 ODpotential blCL - - - 14166 - - 14609 - - 13843 - - 13804 blCL maxRH - - - 54 - - 69 - - 64 - - 84 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 20 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 74.6 - - 81.2 - - 78.8 - - 70.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 51.6 - - 51.2 - - 53.4 - - 53.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 72.5 - - 78.8 - - 77.3 - - 71.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 51.5 - - 51.0 - - 53.3 - - 53.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 492 - - 576 - - 335 - - 10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 307 - - 950 - - 420 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 38 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 9 - - 8 - - 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] 99024 30 106 34 107 33 100 35 105 99024 91501 26 119 28 120 25 100 31 103 91501 85703 33 113 22 107 24 108 25 098 85703 80934 28 108 20 112 26 110 22 104 80934 76840 25 118 23 116 20 112 23 101 76840 73213 21 108 19 115 20 117 18 095 73213 69930 16 100 11 118 12 099 12 082 69930 66922 12 102 5 150 2 119 13 067 66922 64149 10 110 9 161 6 194 6 010 64149 61496 7 117 13 145 8 213 9 302 61496 58770 3 138 8 140 10 202 15 238 58770 55968 14 279 13 274 9 259 12 232 55968 53304 26 257 25 264 19 264 17 259 53304 50904 29 251 32 263 32 263 29 268 50904 48749 35 251 42 255 42 259 41 267 48749 46795 36 250 42 248 46 254 47 265 46795 44997 33 252 37 247 42 253 45 261 44997 43319 29 252 34 245 38 253 41 262 43319 41743 27 252 31 250 34 250 37 258 41743 40256 26 251 30 254 31 251 33 256 40256 38848 28 251 30 254 30 253 30 257 38848 37488 32 249 29 251 29 253 28 255 37488 36108 35 243 28 245 28 247 26 253 36108 34683 35 239 29 237 29 240 26 249 34683 33216 30 233 27 229 28 233 26 245 33216 31696 26 232 26 226 27 222 27 238 31696 30112 23 238 24 225 27 219 27 227 30112 28464 20 237 19 223 23 212 28 217 28464 26748 20 224 19 205 22 200 24 204 26748 24963 17 204 22 198 22 194 24 204 24963 23116 13 183 22 194 21 193 24 201 23116 21204 14 173 23 201 22 201 22 200 21204 19218 20 179 32 209 26 208 23 208 19218 17198 27 190 34 210 33 206 29 205 17198 15249 29 194 29 206 32 204 33 204 15249 13469 29 195 26 199 27 202 29 203 13469 11880 30 195 27 193 24 196 25 199 11880 10464 28 195 27 191 24 194 23 196 10464 9199 24 190 25 186 22 192 21 196 9199 8072 19 182 21 181 19 190 18 195 8072 7071 17 171 18 174 17 183 15 190 7071 6187 15 160 15 164 16 174 13 183 6187 5405 14 153 13 153 14 163 12 177 5405 4702 11 150 10*155 11 154 10 168 4702 4079 9*157 10*164 9*157 7 158 4079 3559 8*169 10 176 8*170 6 151 3559 3160 8 180 10 183 9 177 5 147 3160 2886 9 185 10 187 9 183 3 152 2886 2719 8 188 10 189 8 184 3*157 2719 2623 8 190 9 191 7 186 2*163 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