DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 03/26 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 - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 76.5 - - 80.9 - - 76.7 - - 71.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 320 - - 281 - - -6 - - -44 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2619 - - 3110 - - 277 - - 82 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2300 - - 2627 - - 726 - - 726 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3279 - - 3770 - - 937 - - 742 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 533 - - 862 - - 3417 - - 419 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 384 - - 391 - - 42 - - 19 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 21 - - 22 - - 15 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 200 - - 193 - - 193 - - 179 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 7 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - -4 - - 1 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -560 - - -1157 - - -2976 - - -2374 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3839 - - 4928 - - 3913 - - 3116 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7671 - - -8155 - - -11093 - - -12016 ODpotential blCL - - - 10950 - - 11925 - - 12030 - - 12758 blCL maxRH - - - 86 - - 73 - - 72 - - 60 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 150 - - 70 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 76.5 - - 80.9 - - 76.7 - - 71.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 62.0 - - 61.7 - - 61.9 - - 60.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 74.8 - - 79.3 - - 76.9 - - 73.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 61.6 - - 61.2 - - 61.6 - - 59.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 320 - - 281 - - -6 - - -44 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2619 - - 3110 - - 277 - - 82 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 46 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 12 - - 11 - - 12 - - 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] 96879 46 246 52 253 56 277 40 270 96879 89563 24 252 28 248 41 262 35 278 89563 83963 21 272 23 260 24 248 30 264 83963 79360 23 245 22 286 16 258 14 267 79360 75439 13 238 22 277 11 273 14 292 75439 71982 8 258 15 251 10 268 12 273 71982 68861 6 288 7 246 10 263 8 236 68861 66016 10 254 5 242 10 268 7 279 66016 63415 10 225 9 231 13 230 15 267 63415 60907 6 257 11 246 14 239 20 250 60907 58268 9 259 14 271 15 279 14 269 58268 55514 14 276 14 286 16 295 13 299 55514 52874 17 287 14 295 16 281 16 289 52874 50473 18 294 16 297 18 277 19 272 50473 48291 19 305 15 284 20 267 23 266 48291 46288 17 319 12 292 15 256 21 252 46288 44444 19 329 14 318 7 286 15 230 44444 42751 20 313 23 311 22 328 12 318 42751 41188 22 306 27 312 32 319 28 317 41188 39731 26 321 28 326 34 322 29 312 39731 38358 32 334 29 334 31 328 28 316 38358 37030 33 335 27 335 26 331 26 315 37030 35677 31 330 27 324 23 320 24 311 35677 34268 26 324 22 313 25 313 24 312 34268 32804 25 318 23 308 28 313 25 315 32804 31270 26 314 29 308 28 312 24 321 31270 29654 28 307 33 305 26 317 21 325 29654 27959 27 310 29 311 22 327 17 332 27959 26180 20 337 17 326 14 342 12 328 26180 24317 12 345 10 344 5 339 7 296 24317 22373 9 337 9 327 8 297 10 300 22373 20347 10 351 9 325 11 325 15 333 20347 18235 10 005 11 326 11 324 14 339 18235 16075 10 034 8 325 7 316 8 304 16075 13985 6 079 3 302 7 291 8 301 13985 12075 9 145 4 192 6 208 6 271 12075 10374 15 147 9 191 11 228 7 257 10374 8867 13 166 12 210 15 228 11 239 8867 7534 13 206 14 211 18 218 17 237 7534 6351 15 205 17 204 21 208 20 232 6351 5307 15 198 21 205 27 208 27 218 5307 4392 22 206 23*199 30 202 31 208 4392 3586 22*202 23*195 30 199 34 197 3586 2866 22*201 23 194 29 197 36 192 2866 2229 22 201 23 192 27 196 35 191 2229 1697 21 200 23 192 25 195 34 190 1697 1289 21 200 22 191 23 194 30 187 1289 1009 20 200 21 191 20*194 21 182 1009 839 18 200 19 191 18*193 18 181 839 742 16 199 16 191 14 193 10*179 742 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