DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 01/06 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 - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 71.8 - - 78.2 - - 64.6 - - 58.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 150 - - 143 - - -20 - - 1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1139 - - 2277 - - 82 - - 82 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 864 - - 1724 - - 725 - - 725 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1799 - - 2937 - - 742 - - 742 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 446 - - 919 - - 221 - - 58 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 226 - - 280 - - 8 - - 20 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 4 - - 0 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 12 - - 6 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 298 - - 301 - - 002 - - 321 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - -1 - - -1 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -8696 - - -8978 - - -6819 - - -5793 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10495 - - 11915 - - 7562 - - 6536 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -16662 - - -15489 - - -16018 - - -16548 ODpotential blCL - - - 18461 - - 18426 - - 16760 - - 17290 blCL maxRH - - - 23 - - 64 - - 24 - - 24 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 71.8 - - 78.2 - - 64.6 - - 58.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 29.0 - - 28.7 - - 34.9 - - 33.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 70.8 - - 77.2 - - 69.4 - - 63.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 28.5 - - 28.0 - - 34.7 - - 32.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 150 - - 143 - - -20 - - 1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1139 - - 2277 - - 82 - - 82 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 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] 96660 34 230 38 253 37 272 30 272 96660 89256 22 243 21 250 27 245 28 260 89256 83682 14 256 10 260 13 259 16 254 83682 79107 10 288 14 265 18 302 10 274 79107 75179 10 311 12 262 16 294 13 261 75179 71721 10 307 12 286 15 278 15 264 71721 68624 17 272 11 280 9 269 12 282 68624 65789 19 268 16 275 16 273 16 287 65789 63158 30 272 30 274 31 274 32 269 63158 60611 39 275 39 272 40 270 40 264 60611 57932 49 275 48 265 47 267 45 262 57932 55114 56 269 58 265 57 269 55 268 55114 52395 65 264 70 266 66 269 66 269 52395 49932 70 262 75 263 68 268 74 268 49932 47724 73 260 76 261 72 264 77 267 47724 45739 74 260 80 261 77 262 75 266 45739 43938 75 259 81 260 76 261 77 267 43938 42288 72 257 75 260 75 264 81 269 42288 40758 68 255 70 261 75 266 82 269 40758 39322 67 253 68 263 75 270 79 270 39322 37960 68 254 67 264 76 273 76 270 37960 36633 72 256 68 265 77 276 75 269 36633 35277 77 255 68 264 71 273 73 269 35277 33864 76 252 66 264 67 271 70 266 33864 32396 72 255 64 266 66 271 67 266 32396 30859 68 257 61 267 65 268 65 268 30859 29239 63 257 61 263 62 267 61 267 29239 27544 61 255 59 261 56 268 57 265 27544 25774 60 257 53 263 52 269 49 268 25774 23927 55 263 48 270 48 272 42 276 23927 22006 44 268 42 271 44 272 39 278 22006 20004 35 265 35 266 39 270 35 276 20004 17915 32 266 32 267 34 270 32 276 17915 15783 32 268 30 273 32 278 31 280 15783 13725 30 274 28 278 30 282 28 280 13725 11854 30 278 27 282 27 281 25 277 11854 10193 29 279 26 285 24 280 23 277 10193 8719 27 280 25 290 20 284 21 278 8719 7411 25 290 20 295 16 291 17 281 7411 6252 22 299 17 295 14 285 16 281 6252 5226 20 303 16 295 15 278 17 280 5226 4325 19 302 16 297 15 284 14 295 4325 3532 18 303 15*299 15 294 14 308 3532 2824 17 304 13*300 14 302 14 320 2824 2198 16*304 13 301 13 316 14 337 2198 1677 13*298 12 302 12 333 14 347 1677 1277 13 298 12 302 12 347 12 355 1277 1003 12 298 11 302 11 355 10 359 1003 836 11 297 11 302 9*001 5*352 836 742 10 297 9 303 6*002 3*321 742 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