DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/01 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 - - 1332z - - 1853z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 88.1 - - 90.8 - - 89.0 - - 83.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 321 - - 249 - - 18 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4395 - - 4905 - - 3532 - - 84 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3668 - - 3957 - - 727 - - 727 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5055 - - 5565 - - 4192 - - 744 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 955 - - 1367 - - 2607 - - 4746 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 463 - - 443 - - 182 - - 7 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 11 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 7 - - 9 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 195 - - 166 - - 166 - - 181 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 3 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -1 - - 8 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 384 - - -137 - - -1018 - - -2467 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4671 - - 5702 - - 5210 - - 3211 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3090 - - -3225 - - -4301 - - -4346 ODpotential blCL - - - 8145 - - 8790 - - 8493 - - 5090 blCL maxRH - - - 78 - - 87 - - 81 - - 77 maxRH CAPE - - - 2310 - - 2230 - - 2330 - - 3000 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 88.1 - - 90.8 - - 89.0 - - 83.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 69.9 - - 68.1 - - 68.5 - - 71.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 86.2 - - 89.2 - - 88.8 - - 85.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 69.1 - - 67.3 - - 67.9 - - 71.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 321 - - 249 - - 18 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4395 - - 4905 - - 3532 - - 84 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 11 - - 46 - - 23 - - 7 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 15 - - 14 - - 15 - - 17 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] 98386 1 213 3 075 2 004 12 018 98386 90920 4 201 3 323 6 350 9 075 90920 85175 8 092 3 199 4 342 9 050 85175 80419 11 075 11 144 1 129 7 348 80419 76342 14 048 15 090 13 081 5 112 76342 72746 13 053 15 060 16 063 13 096 72746 69508 10 077 15 052 17 051 13 069 69508 66574 10 076 7 045 14 039 14 043 66574 63891 13 057 2 094 8 013 15 022 63891 61306 9 058 2 249 4 292 8 355 61306 58604 10 335 11 334 4 344 4 349 58604 55783 17 271 18 297 13 285 11 297 55783 53075 21 255 20 272 20 278 20 289 53075 50633 23 259 23 269 28 273 28 278 50633 48441 29 260 29 258 31 261 29 276 48441 46450 31 253 33 247 31 253 29 271 46450 44633 32 251 32 247 32 247 30 257 44633 42968 30 255 29 253 32 247 28 249 42968 41423 28 263 24 260 27 251 24 256 41423 39969 27 267 24 265 23 262 26 265 39969 38589 26 269 25 265 22 267 27 266 38589 37243 21 272 24 265 22 270 26 262 37243 35865 21 259 20 265 24 271 26 259 35865 34426 25 246 16 268 23 275 27 258 34426 32931 23 250 15 263 18 281 24 264 32931 31365 16 260 11 243 13 273 16 270 31365 29722 10 268 12 269 13 260 13 257 29722 28007 14 252 14 282 19 273 9 262 28007 26213 17 245 14 258 21 278 11 316 26213 24343 10 240 10 260 17 280 12 315 24343 22400 10 107 3 070 2 294 7 310 22400 20378 11 095 6 046 9 056 6 018 20378 18271 1 002 5 359 5 031 5 050 18271 16119 2 193 4 338 5 325 9 345 16119 14045 3 102 2 356 10 017 19 037 14045 12157 9 070 3 032 18 038 27 052 12157 10474 13 072 7 065 16 044 27 067 10474 8975 17 082 10 070 10 057 21 079 8975 7640 16 091 10 084 8 084 17 098 7640 6455 4 098 5*131 7 126 13 111 6455 5404 6*201 6*154 9 138 10 129 5404 4476 9*198 6 158 9*141 10 137 4476 3654 9 197 7 162 9*148 10 141 3654 2918 10 196 7 166 9 157 9 145 2918 2266 10 195 8 169 10 167 8 153 2266 1722 10 194 8 172 10 171 7 165 1722 1305 10 194 8 174 9 174 6 177 1305 1018 10 194 8 175 9 176 5 185 1018 843 10 193 8 175 9 176 3*189 843 744 9 194 7 176 8 177 2*181 744 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