DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 07/05 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 96.0 - - 95.0 - - - - - 88.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 479 - - 140 - - - - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5599 - - 5973 - - - - - 84 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4749 - - 4510 - - - - - 727 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6259 - - 6633 - - - - - 744 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2371 - - 3085 - - - - - 3071 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 563 - - 405 - - - - - 8 W* B/S - - - 11 - - 35 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 2 - - - - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 218 - - 152 - - - - - 208 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 4 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -5 - - 40 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -755 - - -157 - - - - - -4434 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7014 - - 6790 - - - - - 5178 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2668 - - -1115 - - - - - -7491 ODpotential blCL - - - 8927 - - 7748 - - - - - 8235 blCL maxRH - - - 84 - - 88 - - - - - 56 maxRH CAPE - - - 2430 - - 2500 - - - - - 2470 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 96.0 - - 95.0 - - - - - 88.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 67.6 - - 67.6 - - - - - 68.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 93.1 - - 93.9 - - - - - 89.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 67.3 - - 66.6 - - - - - 68.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 479 - - 140 - - - - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5599 - - 5973 - - - - - 84 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 35 - - 52 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 13 - - 14 - - - - - 15 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] 98906 38 120 31 117 25 085 98906 91416 33 092 29 097 31 085 91416 85629 30 087 29 098 35 092 85629 80842 24 094 24 102 36 084 80842 76764 21 089 20 094 30 079 76764 73189 17 078 20 084 23 075 73189 69955 15 091 21 080 16 084 69955 66980 17 086 22 087 13 092 66980 64218 18 080 20 083 16 076 64218 61545 16 068 16 077 18 057 61545 58777 11 054 12 049 15 045 58777 55927 11 015 11 023 13 034 55927 53221 15 333 15 359 16 034 53221 50786 12 282 15 324 24 350 50786 48594 2 253 13 280 23 319 48594 46593 5 027 10 245 22 304 46593 44748 9 329 12 284 17 296 44748 43034 26 245 24 276 14 293 43034 41441 24 233 18 245 19 289 41441 39954 15 235 14 236 24 251 39954 38558 16 221 15 236 26 239 38558 37209 15 226 8 211 22 241 37209 35836 12 266 9 222 17 254 35836 34412 18 289 9 247 15 266 34412 32937 16 276 13 269 15 276 32937 31393 10 225 15 274 14 273 31393 29766 11 220 12 283 13 266 29766 28056 17 264 9 312 10 287 28056 26265 22 281 10 300 14 304 26265 24395 21 282 11 288 15 313 24395 22453 20 311 11 276 16 310 22453 20428 16 345 7 265 11 335 20428 18318 12 329 5 282 12 343 18318 16170 11 312 6 296 18 343 16170 14099 14 008 6 319 15 344 14099 12208 19 018 6 338 10 331 12208 10519 15 028 4 002 8 327 10519 9014 13 073 3 358 8 335 9014 7673 4 102 2*360 4 322 7673 6479 7*229 1*017 3 205 6479 5422 8*226 1 085 8 177 5422 4490 9 223 2 148 10 170 4490 3665 9 220 3 153 10 170 3665 2925 10 218 3 157 9 176 2925 2271 10 216 3 159 10 188 2271 1726 10 214 3 161 11 200 1726 1307 10 213 3 162 11 207 1307 1019 10 213 3 162 8 208 1019 844 10 212 3 162 6*208 844 744 9 212 3 163 2*208 744 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