DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 03/24 TSA_TX 660ft pt21226@32.461,-96.932,636ft SPONSORED BY: Texas Soaring Association BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 15Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 78.2 - - 81.0 - - - - - 69.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 316 - - 246 - - - - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3283 - - 4617 - - - - - 82 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2797 - - 3716 - - - - - 726 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3943 - - 5277 - - - - - 742 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1644 - - 1440 - - - - - 164 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 413 - - 428 - - - - - 12 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 7 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 12 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 198 - - 194 - - - - - 153 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 2 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -9 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2095 - - -1204 - - - - - -2686 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6038 - - 6482 - - - - - 3428 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7556 - - -4577 - - - - - -9517 ODpotential blCL - - - 11499 - - 9854 - - - - - 10259 blCL maxRH - - - 87 - - 69 - - - - - 68 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 78.2 - - 81.0 - - - - - 69.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 54.4 - - 55.1 - - - - - 56.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 76.2 - - 79.3 - - - - - 71.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 53.7 - - 54.4 - - - - - 56.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 316 - - 246 - - - - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3283 - - 4617 - - - - - 82 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 48 - - 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] 96743 40 259 39 264 43 280 96743 89484 28 257 27 265 27 280 89484 83939 17 264 22 266 18 278 83939 79346 12 267 17 261 12 313 79346 75400 11 262 16 257 11 315 75400 71916 13 303 14 287 8 345 71916 68777 7 315 14 298 16 346 68777 65919 13 027 10 328 15 334 65919 63284 20 335 16 347 21 349 63284 60733 23 334 34 342 25 343 60733 58075 26 335 29 328 37 354 58075 55319 32 357 39 348 40 338 55319 52662 49 342 38 333 35 334 52662 50229 43 337 33 339 41 346 50229 48020 38 002 39 350 50 351 48020 46005 59 006 57 360 55 356 46005 44171 80 002 79 001 64 005 44171 42501 84 354 83 359 71 010 42501 40966 70 349 77 358 69 010 40966 39528 61 349 71 359 67 008 39528 38165 55 358 68 000 65 007 38165 36839 55 003 68 001 65 012 36839 35484 57 002 69 001 62 018 35484 34071 58 360 66 002 59 021 34071 32602 59 000 58 005 61 022 32602 31063 59 359 52 006 58 030 31063 29448 61 358 49 001 36 030 29448 27754 59 358 42 355 32 003 27754 25977 46 351 35 353 37 356 25977 24119 31 341 39 352 40 354 24119 22183 25 305 38 351 40 357 22183 20161 25 305 27 341 31 002 20161 18053 22 326 19 318 27 350 18053 15912 21 312 22 312 25 322 15912 13850 19 286 24 307 21 324 13850 11967 17 277 23 295 24 320 11967 10288 7 297 13 293 17 299 10288 8801 12 306 4 298 11 264 8801 7485 13 255 4 258 10 249 7485 6319 13 227 10 221 13 240 6319 5287 11 221 11*207 14 227 5287 4378 14*203 11*202 18 203 4378 3576 14*201 12 197 21 188 3576 2859 14 200 12 193 22 181 2859 2224 13 198 12 192 22 178 2224 1694 13 197 12 192 20 176 1694 1288 13 197 12 192 18 172 1288 1008 12 196 12 192 14 167 1008 839 12 196 11 192 11 161 839 742 11 196 10 192 5*153 742 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