DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 04/19 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 62.7 - - 66.6 - - - - - 57.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 157 - - 101 - - - - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2230 - - 3754 - - - - - 81 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1811 - - 2692 - - - - - 725 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2890 - - 4414 - - - - - 741 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 867 - - 1071 - - - - - 141 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 302 - - 316 - - - - - 20 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 6 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 10 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 095 - - 094 - - - - - 137 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 5 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -5 - - -6 - - - - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2310 - - -1865 - - - - - -2633 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5200 - - 6280 - - - - - 3374 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9572 - - -9078 - - - - - -11089 ODpotential blCL - - - 12462 - - 13492 - - - - - 11830 blCL maxRH - - - 53 - - 63 - - - - - 40 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 62.7 - - 66.6 - - - - - 57.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 42.9 - - 42.0 - - - - - 45.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 61.7 - - 66.0 - - - - - 60.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 41.6 - - 40.7 - - - - - 44.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 157 - - 101 - - - - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2230 - - 3754 - - - - - 81 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - - - - 6 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] 97412 30 266 24 282 25 287 97412 90104 18 277 17 277 22 307 90104 84473 9 275 11 284 17 301 84473 79808 6 239 9 280 9 307 79808 75780 8 262 8 245 5 253 75780 72215 9 257 9 256 5 315 72215 69000 8 287 12 260 17 301 69000 66053 7 274 11 264 21 282 66053 63323 34 302 28 291 23 285 63323 60704 42 281 37 287 29 295 60704 58005 39 276 42 283 37 298 58005 55216 45 283 48 285 49 290 55216 52549 55 285 57 287 53 284 52549 50128 63 283 64 285 58 292 50128 47932 69 283 74 285 67 289 47932 45917 73 282 78 282 74 280 45917 44060 77 281 79 279 79 277 44060 42341 82 274 83 276 86 277 42341 40742 86 272 89 277 88 276 40742 39249 91 271 93 275 85 275 39249 37858 88 270 89 273 85 275 37858 36529 82 270 83 270 84 275 36529 35186 80 271 76 269 79 272 35186 33788 78 270 74 270 73 270 33788 32332 78 271 72 271 72 277 32332 30805 76 273 69 275 63 277 30805 29196 68 276 63 279 56 277 29196 27508 58 278 56 281 49 280 27508 25740 50 276 50 283 45 283 25740 23892 42 275 44 283 39 292 23892 21967 35 276 37 283 35 298 21967 19959 28 285 32 282 29 302 19959 17863 19 295 25 283 23 303 17863 15727 14 285 17 280 18 290 15727 13669 14 279 13 290 16 288 13669 11796 8 246 11 296 13 290 11796 10130 8 163 6 296 7 294 10130 8652 11 104 4 194 4 308 8652 7346 18 086 6 144 13 177 7346 6194 22 083 15 111 18 163 6194 5180 23 086 15*103 14 148 5180 4292 22 089 12*097 12 138 4292 3508 20*090 11 095 14 139 3508 2807 11*093 10 094 16 140 2807 2187 10 094 10 094 17 140 2187 1670 9 095 9 093 18 141 1670 1273 9 096 9 093 18 141 1273 1001 8 096 9 093 16 142 1001 835 8 096 8 093 12 142 835 741 7 096 7 093 5*137 741 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