DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 04/25 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0953z - - 1002z - - 1554z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 72.1 - - 71.7 - - 73.3 - - 72.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 49 - - 35 - - -1 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1313 - - 929 - - 422 - - 82 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 726 - - 726 - - 726 - - 726 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1973 - - 1589 - - 1082 - - 742 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1455 - - 1277 - - 2105 - - 2228 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 167 - - 137 - - 51 - - 22 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 14 - - 15 - - 13 BL Wind Direction - - - 162 - - 159 - - 165 - - 184 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 5 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 6 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 423 - - 530 - - -31 - - -56 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1550 - - 1059 - - 1113 - - 798 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 131 - - 65 - - -794 - - -773 ODpotential blCL - - - 1842 - - 1524 - - 1876 - - 1515 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 97 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 1160 - - 1450 - - 2100 - - 1990 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 72.1 - - 71.7 - - 73.3 - - 72.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 67.4 - - 69.0 - - 70.3 - - 70.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 71.8 - - 71.6 - - 73.5 - - 72.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 67.2 - - 68.7 - - 70.0 - - 70.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 49 - - 35 - - -1 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1313 - - 929 - - 422 - - 82 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 101 - - 90 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 15 - - 15 - - 16 - - 16 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] 98247 9 230 6 250 5 000 11 338 98247 90765 17 222 11 254 12 326 10 329 90765 85005 9 208 10 249 10 278 7 295 85005 80243 6 274 4 271 9 268 3 293 80243 76144 6 283 2 167 6 281 7 286 76144 72552 4 315 6 057 2 340 4 335 72552 69353 2 281 7 338 4 009 3 020 69353 66442 6 034 6 336 5 005 3 047 66442 63750 5 011 5 273 8 286 3 343 63750 61148 10 307 11 262 12 258 13 272 61148 58430 18 299 19 289 14 290 17 273 58430 55584 30 283 34 273 32 272 36 263 55584 52838 37 268 40 257 40 256 40 258 52838 50338 36 271 45 267 42 258 45 261 50338 48075 55 280 56 273 49 266 54 263 48075 46014 67 277 67 273 62 269 66 263 46014 44142 72 276 71 272 74 267 75 262 44142 42448 74 279 69 273 78 266 73 262 42448 40891 73 279 66 275 78 266 69 262 40891 39439 69 278 67 275 77 268 66 260 39439 38070 66 276 67 272 76 267 62 258 38070 36744 62 273 69 269 72 265 57 257 36744 35394 61 270 71 266 69 263 53 255 35394 33990 56 271 68 265 61 260 50 253 33990 32533 50 272 61 266 52 258 50 252 32533 31005 45 275 56 269 49 259 46 253 31005 29394 43 275 49 269 43 257 39 250 29394 27702 44 271 41 263 41 252 37 245 27702 25929 47 263 38 257 39 254 38 245 25929 24078 43 256 37 254 38 252 37 244 24078 22153 36 255 34 250 37 244 38 243 22153 20147 27 247 32 252 32 234 45 245 20147 18061 16 246 28 245 29 227 47 249 18061 15935 15 238 24 238 27 224 45 247 15935 13883 19 231 25 223 30 230 41 237 13883 12005 26 223 31 222 35 237 35 224 12005 10328 31 211 35 218 37 239 29 206 10328 8836 32 206 37 216 33 226 30 192 8836 7510 32 208 36 215 36 199 40 193 7510 6336 33 208 32 214 40 197 48 194 6336 5299 31 200 31 209 41 199 46 193 5299 4386 29 190 32 205 42 192 44 190 4386 3582 26 182 30 199 39 181 45 185 3582 2862 22 173 26 190 35 174 44 182 2862 2226 20*168 22 180 31 171 39 182 2226 1696 17*163 19*169 25 168 34 181 1696 1289 16 162 16*161 21*166 28 182 1289 1009 15 161 15 159 18*165 24 182 1009 840 14 160 13 159 16 165 21 183 840 742 11 160 11 157 12 164 13*184 742 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