DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 06/06 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 - - - 77.4 - - 80.5 - - - - - 76.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 63 - - 44 - - - - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1377 - - 2413 - - - - - 83 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 726 - - 727 - - - - - 727 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2037 - - 3073 - - - - - 743 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1904 - - 1846 - - - - - 2293 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 193 - - 223 - - - - - 14 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 5 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 8 - - - - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 167 - - 181 - - - - - 138 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 3 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - -5 - - - - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 732 - - 1229 - - - - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1305 - - 1844 - - - - - 743 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 244 - - 401 - - - - - -573 ODpotential blCL - - - 1793 - - 2672 - - - - - 1316 blCL maxRH - - - 99 - - 95 - - - - - 99 maxRH CAPE - - - 1950 - - 2500 - - - - - 2510 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 77.4 - - 80.5 - - - - - 76.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 73.5 - - 74.3 - - - - - 74.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 76.7 - - 80.2 - - - - - 76.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 72.6 - - 72.9 - - - - - 74.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 63 - - 44 - - - - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1377 - - 2413 - - - - - 83 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 95 - - 80 - - - - - 95 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 18 - - 17 - - - - - 19 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] 98436 14 101 9 141 5 043 98436 90965 13 117 17 096 13 071 90965 85223 19 102 20 099 13 062 85223 80486 16 076 19 091 18 072 80486 76431 7 054 14 073 20 074 76431 72857 5 106 7 087 18 064 72857 69627 12 104 9 097 11 075 69627 66674 17 096 10 121 6 087 66674 63952 14 086 11 130 9 122 63952 61336 11 069 7 104 11 102 61336 58625 2 239 2 294 6 051 58625 55805 13 207 17 206 10 237 55805 53109 20 232 15 202 18 233 53109 50693 36 244 30 249 26 252 50693 48522 49 232 49 236 47 245 48522 46537 54 224 56 223 57 233 46537 44707 52 220 56 221 59 231 44707 43010 47 219 58 224 65 236 43010 41424 49 224 59 226 74 238 41424 39932 55 226 61 227 76 238 39932 38520 58 224 64 227 75 236 38520 37150 58 221 65 224 72 235 37150 35757 55 222 63 224 68 232 35757 34311 54 225 58 223 62 230 34311 32813 55 229 52 222 55 227 32813 31247 52 228 45 221 50 223 31247 29604 42 222 41 221 46 219 29604 27884 38 223 41 218 43 219 27884 26089 38 221 34 214 40 225 26089 24221 37 213 36 212 38 228 24221 22281 38 207 38 213 37 225 22281 20260 37 203 36 210 35 219 20260 18153 34 203 34 208 33 218 18153 16003 28 207 33 209 31 216 16003 13932 18 212 24 208 30 206 13932 12046 12 241 19 190 29 203 12046 10370 11 209 16 192 22 200 10370 8884 9 196 15 226 19 201 8884 7559 8 197 15 245 16 201 7559 6382 9 210 13 234 15 206 6382 5341 9 222 11 216 16 201 5341 4422 8 222 10 204 16 194 4422 3611 8 214 10*198 17 188 3611 2885 7 202 9*190 18 176 2885 2243 7*189 8 182 19 167 2243 1707 7*173 8 180 18 158 1707 1296 7 167 8 179 16 149 1296 1013 7 164 7 177 12 143 1013 841 7 164 7 177 10 141 841 743 6 163 6 176 6*138 743 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