DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 07/07 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 - - 97.1 - - - - - 84.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 442 - - 312 - - - - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7210 - - 7844 - - - - - 214 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6005 - - 6348 - - - - - 727 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7870 - - 8504 - - - - - 874 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2530 - - 3668 - - - - - 1297 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 595 - - 549 - - - - - 26 W* B/S - - - 30 - - 28 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 4 - - - - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 223 - - 205 - - - - - 143 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 3 - - - - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 16 - - 22 - - - - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 799 - - 306 - - - - - -1539 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7071 - - 8198 - - - - - 2413 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -246 - - -231 - - - - - -3955 ODpotential blCL - - - 8116 - - 8735 - - - - - 4829 blCL maxRH - - - 73 - - 79 - - - - - 74 maxRH CAPE - - - 2050 - - 1550 - - - - - 3830 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 95.2 - - 97.1 - - - - - 84.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 66.6 - - 63.6 - - - - - 75.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 92.5 - - 95.1 - - - - - 84.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 66.4 - - 63.1 - - - - - 75.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 442 - - 312 - - - - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7210 - - 7844 - - - - - 214 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 14 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 12 - - 12 - - - - - 20 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] 99073 41 093 41 090 40 083 99073 91535 37 097 35 095 34 082 91535 85739 31 095 32 096 32 079 85739 80961 23 090 32 087 32 079 80961 76864 21 087 26 079 31 077 76864 73264 22 081 21 087 25 076 73264 70029 22 087 18 095 22 076 70029 67059 20 091 14 080 22 080 67059 64309 15 097 12 076 19 065 64309 61663 16 083 13 068 16 070 61663 58922 21 061 14 065 19 059 58922 56087 21 052 21 042 26 045 56087 53392 28 055 24 040 31 032 53392 50965 30 034 24 043 27 024 50965 48773 27 023 23 041 20 026 48773 46770 21 019 21 034 16 030 46770 44930 19 015 17 024 15 033 44930 43229 19 002 13 011 15 039 43229 41640 15 344 13 356 18 041 41640 40146 6 331 8 325 22 031 40146 38733 5 278 11 265 22 017 38733 37367 8 260 19 248 16 350 37367 35981 6 302 22 251 13 300 35981 34543 11 313 11 272 13 270 34543 33053 4 310 9 315 4 273 33053 31494 1 330 8 308 4 007 31494 29855 4 030 7 309 11 036 29855 28135 10 031 7 356 15 045 28135 26333 14 039 7 030 19 042 26333 24453 18 050 5 068 17 042 24453 22497 15 049 5 087 20 058 22497 20457 8 033 5 070 20 054 20457 18332 4 023 4 357 10 015 18332 16171 5 358 5 298 8 312 16171 14091 4 271 6 262 6 305 14091 12200 5 286 6 272 6 322 12200 10517 4 292 4 276 7 330 10517 9015 2*259 3*270 6 316 9015 7675 3*240 2*232 6 276 7675 6481 3 231 2 222 7 241 6481 5422 3 227 3 213 10 221 5422 4488 3 224 3 204 12 210 4488 3662 4 221 4 201 13 201 3662 2923 4 217 4 199 13 189 2923 2268 4 217 5 199 12 172 2268 1723 4 217 5 198 14 153 1723 1305 4 216 5 198 13 147 1305 1018 5 217 5 197 11*145 1018 843 4 218 5 199 10*144 843 743 4 217 5 198 6 142 743 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