DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 08/23 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 - - - 96.6 - - 103.8 - - 99.5 - - 90.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 340 - - 248 - - -6 - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2465 - - 7976 - - 1540 - - 84 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2206 - - 6338 - - 728 - - 728 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3125 - - 8636 - - 2200 - - 744 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4585 - - 5282 - - 7269 - - 273 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 385 - - 517 - - 92 - - 21 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 13 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 7 - - 15 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 246 - - 215 - - 186 - - 182 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 5 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - -14 - - -7 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3832 - - -1704 - - -7416 - - -5506 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6957 - - 10341 - - 9617 - - 6251 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5563 - - -2987 - - -9659 - - -9299 ODpotential blCL - - - 8688 - - 11623 - - 11859 - - 10043 blCL maxRH - - - 83 - - 76 - - 68 - - 63 maxRH CAPE - - - 2230 - - 1000 - - 430 - - 870 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 96.6 - - 103.8 - - 99.5 - - 90.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 68.6 - - 60.8 - - 60.0 - - 65.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 94.6 - - 102.1 - - 99.8 - - 92.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 68.0 - - 60.0 - - 59.3 - - 65.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 340 - - 248 - - -6 - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2465 - - 7976 - - 1540 - - 84 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 33 - - 5 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 15 - - 11 - - 11 - - 14 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] 99069 22 107 30 128 28 114 22 071 99069 91620 24 101 30 109 30 103 25 093 91620 85842 34 094 28 095 30 087 32 094 85842 81056 32 092 27 098 27 077 31 080 81056 76965 26 089 25 093 22 089 26 079 76965 73354 18 088 20 080 20 083 21 083 73354 70080 16 104 8 093 12 073 13 065 70080 67066 13 079 12 089 14 081 14 083 67066 64287 7 086 10 027 16 054 15 048 64287 61621 12 120 6 024 13 028 11 033 61621 58857 20 061 15 052 13 040 18 030 58857 56019 31 020 26 055 19 043 20 043 56019 53344 29 356 28 024 22 027 23 034 53344 50960 23 354 31 345 21 356 24 005 50960 48832 13 001 30 342 18 350 19 345 48832 46896 16 048 24 360 19 011 16 351 46896 45111 25 044 20 023 22 014 27 358 45111 43451 31 033 24 015 27 006 34 354 43451 41895 36 020 25 007 32 358 31 347 41895 40423 40 020 25 018 27 003 27 351 40423 39028 41 022 26 032 20 011 21 014 39028 37669 32 014 24 033 18 028 21 022 37669 36281 31 014 17 026 10 033 17 019 36281 34833 27 017 19 022 9 341 12 359 34833 33328 17 033 19 021 10 327 14 328 33328 31754 7 043 11 001 6 332 15 314 31754 30096 6 016 11 352 6 341 18 315 30096 28356 9 008 11 007 10 353 17 316 28356 26535 12 011 13 017 13 356 8 346 26535 24641 13 015 16 015 13 355 9 014 24641 22675 11 029 14 017 11 354 16 004 22675 20625 14 035 9 032 8 353 18 351 20625 18487 17 036 10 037 10 356 16 347 18487 16310 18 033 15 029 11 022 13 016 16310 14222 14 025 16 348 14 017 9 051 14222 12321 11 357 14 340 15 358 8 025 12321 10622 4 319 11 324 12 335 10 338 10622 9103 8 271 6*279 9 308 6 323 9103 7747 11 256 6*243 8 282 4 284 7747 6540 11 247 6 233 8 256 7 223 6540 5470 8 225 7 223 10 233 11 211 5470 4526 8 226 7 215 12 217 14 213 4526 3691 10*244 7 211 13 210 17 215 3691 2944 13*250 8 206 14 201 18 209 2944 2284 13 248 8 205 16*190 20 199 2284 1733 13 246 8 204 16*187 21 193 1733 1311 13 245 8 203 15 186 21 190 1311 1021 12 243 8 203 15 186 17 187 1021 844 11 243 8 203 14 185 14*185 844 744 10 242 7 202 11 184 6*182 744 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