DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 08/27 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 - - - - - - 1000z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 98.0 - - - - - 89.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 282 - - - - - -29 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6751 - - - - - 84 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 5438 - - - - - 727 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 7411 - - - - - 744 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2631 - - - - - 3353 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 508 - - - - - 26 W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 13 - - - - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 036 - - - - - 092 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -15 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -558 - - - - - -6380 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 7969 - - - - - 7124 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -2177 - - - - - -9164 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 9588 - - - - - 9908 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 79 - - - - - 62 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1630 - - - - - 250 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 98.0 - - - - - 89.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 65.4 - - - - - 61.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 96.3 - - - - - 90.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 64.8 - - - - - 60.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 282 - - - - - -29 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6751 - - - - - 84 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 18 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 13 - - - - - 12 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] 98938 34 102 26 075 98938 91492 35 095 28 085 91492 85732 30 090 31 087 85732 80958 24 091 28 091 80958 76868 20 101 26 084 76868 73261 14 095 17 066 73261 70001 13 095 9 098 70001 67002 10 107 11 084 67002 64223 10 095 11 067 64223 61556 7 093 12 035 61556 58802 6 011 13 007 58802 55988 5 312 18 338 55988 53324 14 338 17 342 53324 50923 21 326 25 332 50923 48779 22 333 19 322 48779 46823 25 335 20 332 46823 45010 27 327 25 329 45010 43320 26 317 27 322 43320 41733 26 313 29 317 41733 40235 27 310 32 306 40235 38820 29 312 34 295 38820 37453 30 310 33 273 37453 36061 24 304 27 278 36061 34613 15 275 36 288 34613 33114 11 265 42 292 33114 31546 9 294 34 297 31546 29898 14 322 22 306 29898 28169 24 350 19 331 28169 26352 24 352 17 343 26352 24454 14 353 12 328 24454 22490 11 343 6 320 22490 20453 11 326 10 321 20453 18327 14 309 15 328 18327 16159 14 314 18 337 16159 14077 12 331 20 329 14077 12187 10 345 12 342 12187 10504 9 353 11 011 10504 9003 10 005 9 031 9003 7665 11*023 8 062 7665 6473 13*031 9 077 6473 5416 13 033 11 087 5416 4483 13 035 15 098 4483 3658 14 036 19 101 3658 2921 14 037 23 100 2921 2268 14 037 25 098 2268 1723 14 037 25 097 1723 1305 13 038 23 096 1305 1018 13 038 18 094 1018 843 13 039 15*093 843 744 11 038 9*092 744 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