DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/28 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 - - - 56.2 - - 59.4 - - - - - 52.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 398 - - 540 - - - - - 23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3185 - - 3607 - - - - - 1324 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5682 - - 6100 - - - - - 2605 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6722 - - 7144 - - - - - 4861 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 973 - - 990 - - - - - 1451 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 445 - - 514 - - - - - 128 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 7 - - - - - 3 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 13 - - - - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 204 - - 209 - - - - - 241 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 2 - - - - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 40 - - 62 - - - - - 34 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1278 - - 796 - - - - - 1057 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5444 - - 6348 - - - - - 3804 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 1041 - - 309 - - - - - 451 ODpotential blCL - - - 5681 - - 6835 - - - - - 4410 blCL maxRH - - - 88 - - 86 - - - - - 97 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 56.2 - - 59.4 - - - - - 52.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 41.3 - - 40.6 - - - - - 44.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 54.7 - - 57.5 - - - - - 52.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 41.1 - - 40.3 - - - - - 44.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 398 - - 540 - - - - - 23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3185 - - 3607 - - - - - 1324 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 53 - - 43 - - - - - 89 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 5 - - - - - 7 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] 98484 8 099 12 083 12 075 98484 91036 9 098 6 125 5 118 91036 85313 10 103 10 123 12 073 85313 80564 14 108 12 112 18 078 80564 76468 12 109 11 121 19 089 76468 72859 9 101 7 111 11 120 72859 69598 7 201 8 128 12 134 69598 66597 19 175 8 185 5 161 66597 63807 10 184 12 220 6 216 63807 61092 15 198 19 226 15 251 61092 58246 15 222 22 221 21 257 58246 55290 19 263 17 252 30 256 55290 52478 29 267 26 259 32 250 52478 49955 45 267 44 266 40 270 49955 47690 50 254 53 254 45 263 47690 45622 43 250 42 253 46 268 45622 43733 47 270 50 274 57 275 43733 42008 59 271 72 275 68 276 42008 40417 70 263 77 269 76 270 40417 38928 70 258 65 263 81 263 38928 37529 64 263 54 264 81 260 37529 36181 61 261 54 267 78 259 36181 34817 52 263 53 266 76 263 34817 33408 50 271 53 269 77 269 33408 31962 52 271 54 270 82 273 31962 30467 52 266 53 266 86 271 30467 28914 53 262 52 261 85 268 28914 27303 56 264 52 257 83 267 27303 25633 53 265 55 260 82 267 25633 23904 48 262 55 264 79 266 23904 22115 45 260 53 265 76 264 22115 20263 42 260 47 264 67 263 20263 18348 38 267 42 261 56 258 18348 16412 33 281 38 259 44 255 16412 14556 28 281 32 257 37 242 14556 12866 25 272 30 254 33 244 12866 11362 21 267 27 249 29 250 11362 10025 14 250 21 243 22 251 10025 8835 8 224 13 230 18 246 8835 7777 8 205 12*214 15 244 7777 6836 8*201 12*208 12 243 6836 6004 8*203 12 207 10 241 6004 5266 8 203 13 208 8*239 5266 4603 9 203 13 209 7*240 4603 4014 9 204 14 210 7 241 4014 3519 9 204 14 210 7 240 3519 3138 9 205 14 211 7 240 3138 2874 9 205 13 211 7 240 2874 2714 9 206 12 211 7 240 2714 2622 7 206 10 212 5 240 2622 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