DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 05/12 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 - - - 80.5 - - 83.3 - - - - - 72.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 412 - - 326 - - - - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4748 - - 5218 - - - - - 83 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4023 - - 4297 - - - - - 726 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5408 - - 5878 - - - - - 743 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 959 - - 911 - - - - - 423 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 509 - - 486 - - - - - 8 W* B/S - - - 32 - - 17 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 5 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 205 - - 176 - - - - - 189 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 2 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 9 - - 13 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -985 - - -1824 - - - - - -2883 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6393 - - 7702 - - - - - 3626 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7039 - - -7270 - - - - - -10605 ODpotential blCL - - - 12447 - - 13148 - - - - - 11348 blCL maxRH - - - 68 - - 59 - - - - - 54 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 80.5 - - 83.3 - - - - - 72.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 55.1 - - 52.1 - - - - - 58.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 78.2 - - 81.2 - - - - - 74.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 54.5 - - 51.5 - - - - - 58.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 412 - - 326 - - - - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4748 - - 5218 - - - - - 83 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 8 - - - - - 11 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] 98099 7 260 1 302 3 293 98099 90692 8 136 5 158 10 355 90692 84992 10 150 8 156 4 326 84992 80232 8 201 10 207 1 162 80232 76132 8 207 6 205 4 350 76132 72549 6 263 7 317 8 032 72549 69313 9 305 8 265 14 322 69313 66343 10 303 9 261 20 295 66343 63612 22 284 18 287 17 290 63612 60979 29 273 27 279 19 297 60979 58239 32 282 37 276 29 298 58239 55413 37 283 44 283 36 289 55413 52732 40 271 49 278 44 283 52732 50329 40 268 49 270 52 281 50329 48176 43 273 46 269 53 280 48176 46217 48 274 44 276 51 277 46217 44418 50 274 44 284 44 283 44418 42751 47 279 47 284 44 286 42751 41196 46 279 44 281 39 288 41196 39732 44 278 40 284 36 292 39732 38348 39 281 35 288 36 293 38348 37005 35 282 32 291 33 299 37005 35636 32 282 31 293 31 305 35636 34212 28 285 29 296 25 310 34212 32736 26 288 27 293 23 319 32736 31196 24 292 25 290 25 315 31196 29579 24 299 23 286 25 317 29579 27883 23 303 17 291 22 321 27883 26108 20 307 14 304 21 322 26108 24253 15 316 15 308 21 313 24253 22317 12 323 16 309 16 318 22317 20297 12 333 16 314 14 351 20297 18190 12 340 15 332 15 015 18190 16038 10 359 13 341 15 017 16038 13959 10 018 10 347 16 005 13959 12064 9 360 10 341 15 351 12064 10374 9 339 11 337 15 345 10374 8868 10 353 12 354 14 351 8868 7532 9 004 7 003 13 007 7532 6348 3*331 3*166 9 360 6348 5306 2*203 4*165 3 304 5306 4393 3 202 5 167 3 221 4393 3588 3 202 5 171 4 177 3588 2867 3 204 5 175 6 169 2867 2230 3 205 6 180 7 168 2230 1698 3 207 6 182 8 173 1698 1290 3 211 6 184 11 182 1290 1009 3 212 6 186 12 188 1009 840 3 211 6 185 9*190 840 743 3 213 5 185 4*189 743 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