DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 01/12 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 56.8 - - 62.7 - - 55.2 - - 47.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 227 - - 116 - - -7 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1465 - - 2689 - - 81 - - 81 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1341 - - 1874 - - 724 - - 724 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2125 - - 3349 - - 741 - - 741 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1053 - - 1574 - - 2533 - - 81 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 279 - - 274 - - 8 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 9 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 5 - - 5 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 240 - - 283 - - 176 - - 177 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -1 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4641 - - -5882 - - -5560 - - -1681 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6767 - - 9232 - - 6301 - - 2422 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -13769 - - -13763 - - -14619 - - -11775 ODpotential blCL - - - 15894 - - 17112 - - 15360 - - 12516 blCL maxRH - - - 79 - - 79 - - 35 - - 50 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 56.8 - - 62.7 - - 55.2 - - 47.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 30.3 - - 25.2 - - 30.9 - - 39.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 55.4 - - 61.8 - - 58.1 - - 51.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 30.0 - - 24.8 - - 30.7 - - 39.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 227 - - 116 - - -7 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1465 - - 2689 - - 81 - - 81 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 16 - - 17 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 - - 5 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] 95644 52 268 53 258 60 263 60 270 95644 88660 37 280 32 287 33 288 34 286 88660 83299 23 273 27 297 29 304 22 320 83299 78851 19 274 19 283 23 310 20 333 78851 74986 18 285 17 310 17 318 18 344 74986 71543 20 290 23 315 15 313 15 330 71543 68413 17 288 16 282 17 311 14 321 68413 65532 16 286 12 285 16 298 14 308 65532 62866 22 273 21 297 20 281 16 292 62866 60284 26 257 24 278 22 273 21 278 60284 57584 27 269 26 268 32 278 36 258 57584 54772 40 271 45 258 45 262 43 253 54772 52070 53 262 58 250 51 255 51 257 52070 49614 54 258 58 249 53 256 57 257 49614 47394 54 257 60 252 58 258 58 257 47394 45367 58 256 58 254 61 254 58 259 45367 43509 59 255 52 258 56 251 58 257 43509 41811 56 254 49 262 56 250 53 256 41811 40258 54 253 52 259 60 246 54 252 40258 38817 55 252 55 253 58 245 51 250 38817 37462 57 250 58 251 49 247 41 248 37462 36155 57 249 57 251 42 253 27 256 36155 34832 54 247 52 250 40 255 23 270 34832 33460 35 250 47 249 38 254 19 283 33460 32034 35 255 37 240 32 253 20 285 32034 30538 38 252 28 233 28 256 21 280 30538 28963 37 249 30 235 25 273 22 280 28963 27307 32 244 29 250 23 270 21 282 27307 25564 25 239 32 261 23 275 21 272 25564 23734 21 245 26 265 18 284 19 291 23734 21820 15 260 16 260 13 281 14 282 21820 19820 13 278 8 300 6 286 11 254 19820 17733 16 270 13 299 9 307 9 266 17733 15602 17 273 13 297 7 320 7 284 15602 13546 11 294 8 295 6 305 6 292 13546 11677 7 292 8 266 8 309 8 301 11677 10021 7 292 9 274 10 314 10 317 10021 8558 4 295 9 281 11 311 11 332 8558 7268 1 334 7 277 11 303 10 336 7268 6130 1 093 5 261 11 285 9 316 6130 5128 3 296 5 260 10 268 8 283 5128 4248 8 296 7 283 9 266 9 270 4248 3472 12 287 7*286 8 265 8 264 3472 2778 13 276 6*285 5 253 7 250 2778 2165 11*261 6 284 4 221 8 230 2165 1655 8*242 5 283 5 193 9 215 1655 1264 8 241 5 282 6 184 10 191 1264 996 8 239 5 282 6 182 11 179 996 833 7 239 4 280 6*179 8*176 833 741 7 238 4 280 5*176 4*177 741 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