DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 12/02 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 - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 41.7 - - 45.7 - - 41.2 - - 37.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 189 - - 136 - - -13 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2199 - - 1594 - - 80 - - 80 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1808 - - 1199 - - 724 - - 724 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2859 - - 2254 - - 740 - - 740 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 532 - - 506 - - 1708 - - 468 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 305 - - 244 - - 11 - - 11 W* B/S - - - 24 - - 222 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 0 - - 5 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 186 - - 095 - - 147 - - 148 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - -1 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -563 - - -1962 - - -1740 - - -804 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3422 - - 4216 - - 2480 - - 1544 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -14506 - - -14724 - - -15785 - - -16147 ODpotential blCL - - - 17365 - - 16978 - - 16525 - - 16887 blCL maxRH - - - 84 - - 69 - - 70 - - 75 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 41.7 - - 45.7 - - 41.2 - - 37.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 29.5 - - 30.2 - - 33.2 - - 33.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 40.6 - - 44.9 - - 42.8 - - 38.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 28.3 - - 29.7 - - 32.9 - - 33.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 189 - - 136 - - -13 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2199 - - 1594 - - 80 - - 80 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 35 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 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] 96383 8 043 14 107 3 225 9 020 96383 89248 3 350 6 104 5 148 2 061 89248 83722 2 179 2 094 1 055 2 003 83722 79130 8 057 3 052 4 094 0 330 79130 75163 7 351 2 049 0 285 5 326 75163 71651 7 291 8 306 1 228 5 306 71651 68469 12 311 14 298 9 290 10 263 68469 65549 20 289 22 286 21 290 18 258 65549 62848 34 261 35 264 34 271 31 267 62848 60234 40 257 43 259 45 264 41 261 60234 57509 48 270 55 264 53 268 50 266 57509 54684 64 266 65 260 65 263 63 262 54684 51990 72 261 71 256 71 261 75 265 51990 49567 79 264 76 261 78 260 83 261 49567 47402 86 263 79 262 78 259 81 257 47402 45450 86 263 80 259 77 258 78 255 45450 43667 82 263 80 258 78 257 79 256 43667 42018 78 265 75 259 79 259 81 258 42018 40477 71 266 65 261 78 263 83 258 40477 39026 65 267 62 263 67 264 82 258 39026 37652 65 269 63 265 60 265 78 259 37652 36319 67 268 65 268 59 267 70 262 36319 34961 71 267 70 272 60 269 63 262 34961 33550 73 267 74 271 63 269 57 260 33550 32089 67 268 71 267 66 268 55 262 32089 30562 54 270 59 273 66 269 56 263 30562 28958 44 279 51 284 60 270 53 260 28958 27277 39 287 47 290 48 276 46 259 27277 25515 26 289 41 290 39 284 38 262 25515 23671 19 300 34 290 35 283 33 268 23671 21748 15 305 23 289 31 280 28 275 21748 19740 13 302 16 277 24 272 25 273 19740 17643 18 299 18 276 20 271 21 261 17643 15506 21 291 20 271 22 268 26 258 15506 13454 27 280 24 266 28 266 34 261 13454 11595 35 281 30 273 32 271 34 268 11595 9950 34 284 32 280 33 275 35 271 9950 8497 28 290 30 288 30 275 33 268 8497 7208 26 311 24 292 27 269 29 263 7208 6065 26 319 18 294 22 262 25 249 6065 5058 18 342 13 282 12 254 22 221 5058 4176 13 353 8 269 10 228 21 206 4176 3401 6*009 3 257 10 188 22 197 3401 2715 2*187 1*224 10 173 24 189 2715 2119 2 184 0*161 11 163 23 178 2119 1624 2 187 0 120 11 158 21 166 1624 1246 3 184 0 085 11 153 19 155 1246 987 2 186 0 074 10 150 16 151 987 830 2 187 0 066 8 149 12 151 830 740 2 186 0 050 5*147 6*148 740 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