DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 05/26 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 76.8 - - 81.6 - - 77.0 - - 75.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 72 - - 64 - - 10 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1654 - - 4025 - - 777 - - 83 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 726 - - 2664 - - 726 - - 726 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2314 - - 4685 - - 1437 - - 743 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1243 - - 2627 - - 2927 - - 1075 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 220 - - 293 - - 100 - - 11 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 6 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 9 - - 8 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 139 - - 146 - - 107 - - 089 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 5 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -4 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 57 - - 1373 - - -313 - - -1168 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2257 - - 3312 - - 1750 - - 1911 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2238 - - 235 - - -1995 - - -3474 ODpotential blCL - - - 4552 - - 4450 - - 3432 - - 4217 blCL maxRH - - - 97 - - 100 - - 98 - - 81 maxRH CAPE - - - 1840 - - 2420 - - 2670 - - 2270 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 76.8 - - 81.6 - - 77.0 - - 75.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 69.0 - - 69.1 - - 71.3 - - 69.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 76.3 - - 81.2 - - 77.1 - - 78.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 67.6 - - 67.7 - - 70.6 - - 68.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 72 - - 64 - - 10 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1654 - - 4025 - - 777 - - 83 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 89 - - 100 - - 93 - - 26 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 14 - - 14 - - 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] 98443 9 130 9 107 10 067 9 088 98443 90973 11 111 9 112 3 101 13 066 90973 85216 15 109 10 113 8 151 10 073 85216 80442 21 100 13 111 12 113 11 095 80442 76360 14 089 15 098 15 083 13 095 76360 72775 8 095 11 088 14 072 12 075 72775 69533 8 117 7 113 11 079 11 061 69533 66555 7 129 5 126 9 086 9 082 66555 63790 9 121 4 104 5 103 12 097 63790 61102 7 140 6 174 3 197 4 126 61102 58310 9 172 9 186 6 221 6 208 58310 55423 10 192 15 206 14 237 13 229 55423 52669 10 197 18 202 21 227 21 209 52669 50191 15 235 22 207 22 230 21 211 50191 47971 21 222 29 211 34 224 26 226 47971 45963 24 221 27 199 36 208 31 220 45963 44133 26 236 24 218 32 210 34 223 44133 42450 34 245 34 231 35 221 38 224 42450 40887 35 242 35 242 39 223 41 221 40887 39424 27 236 31 232 41 221 41 218 39424 38045 20 243 25 220 47 204 40 215 38045 36714 21 256 18 212 57 195 41 215 36714 35359 23 262 19 212 56 201 43 215 35359 33949 25 258 25 212 51 209 43 214 33949 32486 25 246 30 218 47 216 40 212 32486 30954 27 233 31 228 41 220 40 215 30954 29340 27 240 31 230 35 218 40 216 29340 27645 22 255 32 240 30 217 31 221 27645 25871 16 244 33 250 20 214 24 215 25871 24019 16 239 22 250 20 210 24 206 24019 22092 12 250 16 236 20 218 22 201 22092 20088 5 246 15 239 18 227 20 205 20088 18003 8 209 15 240 15 231 16 207 18003 15874 8 211 14 233 11 213 17 203 15874 13821 11 198 13 211 14 213 18 210 13821 11959 13 194 10 196 18 217 15 206 11959 10308 14 191 10 189 17 206 13 191 10308 8841 14 171 12 176 18 190 14 175 8841 7532 12 150 14 153 20 169 15 156 7532 6367 12 146 14 148 18 165 14 148 6367 5333 12 158 12*147 16 167 14 146 5333 4419 13 165 11*146 12 164 14 148 4419 3610 12 161 9 146 10 150 15 151 3610 2885 9*155 9 146 9 128 15 152 2885 2243 7*147 8 146 9 116 15 152 2243 1707 6 141 8 146 9*108 12 149 1707 1296 5 138 8 146 8*108 9 145 1296 1013 5 134 7 145 8 107 5 134 1013 841 5 134 7 145 8 107 4*111 841 743 4 132 6 145 6 107 3*089 743 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