DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 07/29 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 - - - 92.7 - - 96.4 - - - - - 85.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 388 - - 313 - - - - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4963 - - 5640 - - - - - 84 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4173 - - 4620 - - - - - 728 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5623 - - 6300 - - - - - 744 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1540 - - 2247 - - - - - 1415 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 508 - - 496 - - - - - 16 W* B/S - - - 14 - - 9 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 10 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 189 - - 176 - - - - - 177 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 2 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -6 - - -6 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 190 - - -840 - - - - - -3409 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5433 - - 7141 - - - - - 4153 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3058 - - -4945 - - - - - -7387 ODpotential blCL - - - 8681 - - 11245 - - - - - 8131 blCL maxRH - - - 87 - - 91 - - - - - 52 maxRH CAPE - - - 1170 - - 510 - - - - - 370 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 92.7 - - 96.4 - - - - - 85.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 71.1 - - 67.3 - - - - - 69.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 90.5 - - 94.3 - - - - - 86.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 70.6 - - 66.7 - - - - - 69.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 388 - - 313 - - - - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4963 - - 5640 - - - - - 84 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 47 - - 63 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 14 - - 13 - - - - - 16 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] 99141 45 107 53 101 45 086 99141 91646 44 104 48 100 46 097 91646 85876 43 097 38 108 46 096 85876 81097 40 091 31 110 41 087 81097 76990 35 096 31 103 35 090 76990 73379 28 104 29 103 29 090 73379 70141 26 105 29 114 19 078 70141 67185 27 095 30 103 14 089 67185 64444 22 090 24 092 15 085 64444 61787 16 093 22 095 14 096 61787 59037 15 058 18 082 17 087 59037 56246 10 032 11 044 16 081 56246 53632 15 071 7 061 18 066 53632 51290 22 055 15 076 21 053 51290 49179 18 045 16 077 14 057 49179 47241 16 060 20 079 9 080 47241 45439 19 067 23 080 12 088 45439 43752 23 063 20 074 16 089 43752 42164 25 072 15 072 11 072 42164 40663 27 068 14 068 9 035 40663 39238 28 059 15 058 11 045 39238 37854 23 056 14 051 7 017 37854 36442 17 058 11 048 9 003 36442 34971 10 054 7 046 10 357 34971 33443 10 046 5 037 10 359 33443 31845 15 046 10 036 9 013 31845 30165 15 040 13 029 15 025 30165 28405 13 020 15 013 18 030 28405 26562 16 001 17 003 21 032 26562 24639 19 347 19 003 22 045 24639 22642 14 322 14 333 13 040 22642 20575 4 324 11 326 8 039 20575 18427 3 354 8 348 6 053 18427 16237 5 001 9 028 10 074 16237 14124 5 076 9 055 8 067 14124 12201 7 108 8 071 7 063 12201 10499 7 115 6 103 2 349 10499 8995 7 134 8 138 2 268 8995 7660 8 148 7 159 1 279 7660 6472 6*158 8*168 3 207 6472 5417 5*180 8*170 6 185 5417 4486 6 187 9 171 8 181 4486 3662 6 189 10 174 10 183 3662 2924 7 190 10 175 13 189 2924 2271 7 190 11 177 16 192 2271 1726 8 190 11 179 17 189 1726 1307 8 190 11 180 17 185 1307 1018 8 190 11 180 14 182 1018 844 8 190 10 180 11*180 844 744 7 190 10 181 5*177 744 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