DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 07/26 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 92.2 - - 95.2 - - - - - 85.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 365 - - 292 - - - - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3890 - - 5312 - - - - - 84 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3316 - - 4334 - - - - - 727 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4550 - - 5972 - - - - - 744 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1892 - - 1298 - - - - - 930 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 460 - - 476 - - - - - 19 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 10 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 9 - - - - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 213 - - 187 - - - - - 189 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 2 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - -5 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1873 - - -1633 - - - - - -3992 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6423 - - 7605 - - - - - 4736 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6108 - - -5917 - - - - - -9673 ODpotential blCL - - - 10658 - - 11889 - - - - - 10417 blCL maxRH - - - 65 - - 58 - - - - - 47 maxRH CAPE - - - 190 - - 90 - - - - - 40 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 92.2 - - 95.2 - - - - - 85.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 66.5 - - 64.3 - - - - - 66.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 89.9 - - 93.2 - - - - - 86.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 65.8 - - 63.5 - - - - - 66.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 365 - - 292 - - - - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3890 - - 5312 - - - - - 84 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 13 - - 12 - - - - - 14 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] 99137 36 113 36 086 28 076 99137 91576 41 097 26 098 29 092 91576 85751 40 088 30 108 34 094 85751 80985 36 079 33 098 33 094 80985 76917 28 085 28 092 31 089 76917 73329 27 105 23 105 25 072 73329 70088 30 099 23 108 24 056 70088 67123 28 084 23 099 25 057 67123 64393 25 076 22 082 20 073 64393 61772 23 073 23 066 20 083 61772 59071 26 067 24 063 23 084 59071 56298 29 069 25 073 23 081 56298 53667 32 076 26 075 23 069 53667 51299 32 075 27 068 19 062 51299 49163 28 073 26 065 22 067 49163 47208 27 079 26 059 31 060 47208 45406 27 075 22 059 35 060 45406 43724 30 069 22 072 27 063 43724 42145 33 063 30 073 18 066 42145 40653 35 062 27 076 17 093 40653 39236 32 066 21 071 16 065 39236 37860 27 072 23 070 19 050 37860 36455 28 069 26 065 18 046 36455 34993 25 062 27 060 21 049 34993 33476 23 057 25 069 21 052 33476 31890 21 061 22 080 18 049 31890 30221 18 069 16 084 13 041 30221 28469 14 081 10 085 14 036 28469 26631 12 071 8 080 18 037 26631 24714 12 064 10 073 16 037 24714 22723 11 070 9 075 12 039 22723 20652 14 089 9 086 12 046 20652 18492 15 083 10 097 11 045 18492 16287 10 074 8 100 5 060 16287 14167 6 040 6 072 3 112 14167 12243 3 131 1 077 5 100 12243 10531 6 175 3 216 5 079 10531 9008 4 207 3 199 4 088 9008 7659 3 182 3 201 2 157 7659 6465 4 163 6*193 6 183 6465 5410 4*202 7*189 9 177 5410 4479 6*217 8 188 11 177 4479 3656 9 216 8 187 13 183 3656 2919 9 214 9 186 14 191 2919 2267 10 213 9 187 17 196 2267 1723 10 211 10 187 19 195 1723 1306 10 210 10 188 20 193 1306 1018 10 209 9 187 16 191 1018 843 9 209 9 188 14*190 843 744 9 208 9 189 6*189 744 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