DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 08/20 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 - - - - - - 1000z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 100.8 - - - - - 88.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 273 - - - - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6225 - - - - - 84 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 5012 - - - - - 727 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6885 - - - - - 744 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2526 - - - - - 198 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 490 - - - - - 14 W* B/S - - - - - - 9 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 171 - - - - - 212 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -10 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2788 - - - - - -5539 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 9673 - - - - - 6284 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -5043 - - - - - -10033 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 11928 - - - - - 10777 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 58 - - - - - 43 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 830 - - - - - 570 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 100.8 - - - - - 88.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 60.9 - - - - - 63.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 99.0 - - - - - 90.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 60.1 - - - - - 63.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 273 - - - - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6225 - - - - - 84 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 11 - - - - - 13 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] 99044 32 095 32 075 99044 91606 35 103 30 079 91606 85854 34 100 30 097 85854 81069 27 093 30 100 81069 76943 25 097 28 089 76943 73305 22 105 26 079 73305 70025 18 110 22 066 70025 67037 16 109 14 061 67037 64289 8 113 11 076 64289 61641 8 097 14 057 61641 58891 9 062 12 037 58891 56044 5 051 9 344 56044 53340 2 324 8 308 53340 50914 8 256 8 328 50914 48746 6 252 13 341 48746 46788 1 088 12 346 46788 44998 12 043 10 334 44998 43332 17 027 14 346 43332 41769 16 023 13 357 41769 40298 15 020 10 004 40298 38904 13 019 10 018 38904 37547 9 038 13 025 37547 36163 10 046 14 028 36163 34720 11 033 14 028 34720 33223 11 018 13 017 33223 31653 9 013 15 005 31653 30001 5 034 19 358 30001 28268 7 012 16 349 28268 26458 10 355 14 004 26458 24573 10 344 14 020 24573 22615 16 000 18 031 22615 20575 20 016 20 037 20575 18450 21 012 17 035 18450 16280 9 022 16 027 16280 14185 9 077 15 038 14185 12274 11 080 14 056 12274 10572 12 084 13 073 10572 9058 11 093 6 092 9058 7712 7*127 5 158 7712 6514 7*147 9 168 6514 5451 8 159 12 169 5451 4511 9 168 13 172 4511 3681 10 172 13 176 3681 2937 10 174 12 183 2937 2279 11 176 13 194 2279 1730 11 178 14 203 1730 1309 11 179 15 207 1309 1020 11 179 14 207 1020 844 11 179 11*207 844 744 10 180 4*212 744 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