DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 09/13 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 - - - - - - 1000z - - 1334z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 94.3 - - 91.1 - - 86.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 275 - - -6 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4910 - - 84 - - 84 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3988 - - 727 - - 727 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5570 - - 744 - - 744 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2712 - - 5869 - - 350 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 452 - - 29 - - 16 W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 13 - - 10 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 187 - - 184 - - 160 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -8 - - 0 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -636 - - -5003 - - -4039 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6206 - - 5747 - - 4784 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -2676 - - -7333 - - -7197 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 8246 - - 8077 - - 7941 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 68 - - 53 - - 61 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 2150 - - 1620 - - 1070 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 94.3 - - 91.1 - - 86.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 69.4 - - 68.4 - - 68.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 92.6 - - 91.4 - - 88.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 69.0 - - 68.1 - - 67.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 275 - - -6 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4910 - - 84 - - 84 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 14 - - 15 - - 15 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] 98702 13 089 8 140 7 054 98702 91299 20 113 14 104 25 070 91299 85559 21 103 17 085 32 085 85559 80791 18 100 17 090 27 085 80791 76697 13 100 16 095 17 085 76697 73089 10 115 13 091 12 093 73089 69837 8 092 12 101 11 120 69837 66863 4 005 9 061 12 113 66863 64120 5 231 3 047 1 020 64120 61483 6 241 2 181 6 278 61483 58752 8 232 2 293 2 276 58752 55957 4 248 4 340 5 051 55957 53322 5 284 3 323 7 014 53322 50955 2 053 5 069 6 044 50955 48824 11 080 11 060 12 071 48824 46880 21 070 14 065 14 071 46880 45089 25 067 15 062 12 060 45089 43419 22 061 13 052 13 079 43419 41849 17 047 10 066 16 100 41849 40366 13 048 13 086 17 109 40366 38960 10 052 14 096 15 112 38960 37593 7 059 16 092 13 111 37593 36199 7 044 15 093 11 105 36199 34746 10 039 13 120 13 116 34746 33237 8 049 5 082 12 124 33237 31657 1 014 7 069 6 089 31657 30000 6 292 5 350 8 002 30000 28267 5 250 6 345 9 356 28267 26451 3 286 6 340 9 359 26451 24553 5 320 4 344 8 013 24553 22581 3 315 2 308 9 045 22581 20531 3 148 1 080 7 053 20531 18394 5 116 2 014 11 081 18394 16213 3 144 4 008 15 076 16213 14117 2 134 2 352 14 066 14117 12216 4 193 4 180 5 071 12216 10526 4 190 8 205 3 216 10526 9022 7 204 10 202 12 197 9022 7683 8 217 13 194 18 194 7683 6492 9*210 15 190 20 184 6492 5434 11*196 16 190 21 175 5434 4499 12 191 17 190 21 172 4499 3671 13 187 18 188 20 170 3671 2930 14 186 18 187 19 172 2930 2274 14 185 17 185 18 174 2274 1727 14 185 17 184 17 176 1727 1308 14 186 16 184 15 176 1308 1019 13 185 15 184 13 174 1019 843 13 185 13*183 11*170 843 744 12 185 10*184 4*160 744 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