DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/08 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 - - - 81.8 - - 86.1 - - - - - 80.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 46 - - 67 - - - - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1801 - - 2983 - - - - - 84 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 727 - - 2007 - - - - - 727 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2461 - - 3643 - - - - - 744 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1743 - - 2174 - - - - - 2711 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 199 - - 274 - - - - - 22 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 20 - - 20 - - - - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 194 - - 190 - - - - - 182 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 8 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - -5 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 942 - - 1077 - - - - - -273 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1519 - - 2566 - - - - - 1017 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 276 - - -55 - - - - - -1896 ODpotential blCL - - - 2185 - - 3698 - - - - - 2640 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 88 - - - - - 86 maxRH CAPE - - - 3220 - - 3370 - - - - - 2930 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 81.8 - - 86.1 - - - - - 80.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 76.9 - - 76.7 - - - - - 77.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 81.4 - - 85.7 - - - - - 81.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 76.2 - - 75.4 - - - - - 77.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 46 - - 67 - - - - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1801 - - 2983 - - - - - 84 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 52 - - - - - 45 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 19 - - 19 - - - - - 21 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] 98626 25 105 32 116 16 102 98626 91151 20 125 19 125 23 091 91151 85394 21 117 16 123 28 081 85394 80612 25 093 19 104 25 075 80612 76525 20 085 20 087 18 083 76525 72959 17 089 18 085 17 097 72959 69770 13 097 15 078 23 094 69770 66864 16 101 14 096 25 089 66864 64182 21 098 12 109 21 086 64182 61601 18 083 14 115 14 092 61601 58923 9 094 10 099 8 082 58923 56162 2 095 7 106 1 128 56162 53535 7 310 5 331 8 167 53535 51157 22 301 22 286 9 310 51157 49009 26 293 26 284 20 298 49009 47043 27 283 27 285 25 299 47043 45218 30 273 27 282 27 286 45218 43510 32 270 27 278 27 274 43510 41903 35 273 29 278 28 276 41903 40385 37 273 31 280 31 282 40385 38949 35 269 30 278 33 285 38949 37563 34 265 30 268 33 290 37563 36160 30 264 30 262 20 292 36160 34709 25 261 28 264 20 284 34709 33207 18 281 26 269 24 287 33207 31638 14 274 23 280 26 294 31638 29992 9 281 16 288 24 292 29992 28265 9 308 13 281 19 290 28265 26452 9 309 13 279 15 290 26452 24553 6 297 8 276 16 284 24553 22574 6 333 4 242 8 253 22574 20520 9 327 5 015 7 166 20520 18388 6 041 6 036 7 098 18388 16217 11 087 13 090 9 086 16217 14124 11 087 12 085 14 087 14124 12214 9 108 12 108 16 087 12214 10509 11 136 13 135 10 107 10509 8993 13 176 13 170 7 163 8993 7648 18 199 19 199 11 189 7648 6453 25 205 21 217 16 182 6453 5396 25 205 23 214 21 197 5396 4465 24 202 23 210 28 197 4465 3645 23 199 22*201 31 190 3645 2911 23*197 21*193 31 185 2911 2261 22*196 21 190 29 182 2261 1720 22 194 20 189 26 181 1720 1303 21 193 19 189 22 182 1303 1017 20 193 19 188 16 183 1017 843 18 192 17 188 14*183 843 744 14 192 14 187 8*182 744 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