DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 06/26 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 - - - 87.9 - - 90.3 - - - - - 84.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 438 - - 260 - - - - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4006 - - 3922 - - - - - 83 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3462 - - 3210 - - - - - 727 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4666 - - 4582 - - - - - 743 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 887 - - 1123 - - - - - 4562 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 491 - - 412 - - - - - 18 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 3 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 25 - - 25 - - - - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 206 - - 196 - - - - - 180 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 8 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -5 - - 8 - - - - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 37 - - -719 - - - - - -2361 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4629 - - 5301 - - - - - 3104 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5314 - - -5552 - - - - - -3880 ODpotential blCL - - - 9980 - - 10134 - - - - - 4623 blCL maxRH - - - 93 - - 100 - - - - - 81 maxRH CAPE - - - 1370 - - 1640 - - - - - 2280 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 87.9 - - 90.3 - - - - - 84.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 69.8 - - 69.3 - - - - - 72.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 85.8 - - 89.1 - - - - - 85.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 69.5 - - 69.0 - - - - - 72.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 438 - - 260 - - - - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4006 - - 3922 - - - - - 83 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 71 - - 102 - - - - - 25 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 15 - - 15 - - - - - 18 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] 98963 36 116 34 093 29 074 98963 91421 34 103 37 104 28 082 91421 85618 27 090 34 110 28 096 85618 80820 22 081 28 103 28 097 80820 76720 19 095 18 099 23 092 76720 73118 20 109 17 101 19 087 73118 69856 16 100 15 095 16 094 69856 66868 9 096 10 098 11 093 66868 64118 8 118 11 126 8 106 64118 61480 7 168 12 158 6 135 61480 58744 14 155 10 169 7 166 58744 55930 13 121 7 137 4 185 55930 53283 4 016 11 347 2 311 53283 50916 14 313 13 322 13 350 50916 48790 16 311 20 330 22 333 48790 46850 22 316 24 318 25 321 46850 45059 23 303 20 303 22 317 45059 43388 23 285 21 290 20 312 43388 41816 18 277 20 284 19 301 41816 40333 12 274 20 289 20 292 40333 38928 10 232 19 284 21 293 38928 37565 9 231 16 263 21 285 37565 36171 5 201 14 257 18 277 36171 34720 5 166 11 237 15 275 34720 33215 6 265 8 236 12 268 33215 31642 8 274 8 253 12 242 31642 29987 5 269 7 259 12 240 29987 28252 7 306 7 273 11 247 28252 26436 13 302 7 286 11 243 26436 24542 17 292 11 307 9 228 24542 22575 21 285 16 310 7 230 22575 20531 22 270 19 303 8 275 20531 18405 19 251 20 272 15 275 18405 16236 16 240 18 258 18 270 16236 14138 13 245 15 256 16 272 14138 12221 12 248 10 249 10 240 12221 10513 12 231 9 216 13 214 10513 8995 13 219 15 216 16 223 8995 7648 17 227 20 225 22 232 7648 6456 25 231 24 225 26 218 6456 5403 26*218 25*211 30 202 5403 4475 26*211 25*200 32 196 4475 3654 26 208 25 198 33 194 3654 2917 26 207 26 197 33 192 2917 2266 25 205 25 196 32 189 2266 1722 25 205 25 195 29 186 1722 1305 24 204 24 194 26 184 1305 1018 23 203 23 194 20 181 1018 843 22 203 22 194 17 181 843 743 18 203 18 194 11*180 743 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