DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 08/29 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 - - - 95.2 - - 97.9 - - - - - 86.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 374 - - 274 - - - - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6205 - - 8714 - - - - - 84 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5137 - - 6972 - - - - - 727 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6865 - - 9374 - - - - - 744 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2929 - - 2128 - - - - - 202 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 540 - - 547 - - - - - 15 W* B/S - - - 17 - - 14 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 7 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 177 - - 166 - - - - - 191 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 8 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - -12 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -372 - - 522 - - - - - -5124 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7237 - - 8853 - - - - - 5869 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1258 - - -348 - - - - - -8513 ODpotential blCL - - - 8123 - - 9722 - - - - - 9257 blCL maxRH - - - 71 - - 74 - - - - - 54 maxRH CAPE - - - 1340 - - 570 - - - - - 90 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 95.2 - - 97.9 - - - - - 86.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 65.9 - - 61.5 - - - - - 63.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 92.9 - - 96.1 - - - - - 88.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 65.4 - - 60.8 - - - - - 62.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 374 - - 274 - - - - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6205 - - 8714 - - - - - 84 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 13 - - 11 - - - - - 13 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] 99090 26 116 33 107 15 088 99090 91569 30 102 27 106 28 091 91569 85785 29 096 24 112 34 084 85785 81041 23 089 19 103 32 081 81041 76966 22 095 17 098 25 075 76966 73359 20 100 16 095 16 082 73359 70091 20 097 16 113 14 093 70091 67094 17 094 16 120 11 093 67094 64330 12 074 14 095 12 106 64330 61666 7 140 9 125 9 071 61666 58901 11 076 14 069 8 098 58901 56064 13 030 11 026 15 047 56064 53383 10 011 7 055 5 018 53383 50968 25 005 20 020 18 047 50968 48797 33 354 34 002 33 024 48797 46830 32 352 33 358 42 014 46830 45033 15 011 20 352 36 004 45033 43371 8 071 5 018 18 014 43371 41815 22 065 16 057 13 110 41815 40348 30 053 22 060 10 080 40348 38959 31 049 21 061 12 088 38959 37606 30 044 21 069 19 094 37606 36223 29 040 22 067 23 087 36223 34777 28 043 21 057 30 073 34777 33274 28 047 21 051 31 067 33274 31701 27 049 23 048 24 052 31701 30048 22 051 24 046 22 046 30048 28313 19 055 21 048 24 051 28313 26498 19 069 17 051 24 046 26498 24602 17 079 14 050 21 048 24602 22629 11 081 9 041 13 051 22629 20569 5 067 9 358 14 045 20569 18420 9 035 9 019 13 060 18420 16228 8 040 6 015 9 070 16228 14120 6 087 3 316 7 029 14120 12212 8 095 2 072 8 022 12212 10523 9 088 4*100 6 026 10523 9020 9 081 5*114 2 105 9020 7682 7*100 6 141 7 157 7682 6489 4*129 6 148 11 162 6489 5430 4 169 7 157 12 168 5430 4494 5 178 8 170 13 174 4494 3667 6 179 9 175 14 178 3667 2926 6 182 9 179 14 184 2926 2272 7 182 9 181 15 192 2272 1726 7 183 10 183 16 197 1726 1307 7 184 10 184 17 197 1307 1019 7 184 9 184 15 196 1019 843 7 184 9 185 12*195 843 744 7 185 9 185 5*191 744 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