DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 02/23 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 50.6 - - 55.8 - - 54.6 - - 45.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 339 - - 283 - - -1 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2243 - - 3077 - - 2158 - - 80 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2029 - - 2589 - - 725 - - 724 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2903 - - 3737 - - 2818 - - 740 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 822 - - 1011 - - 1296 - - 189 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 368 - - 385 - - 0 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 17 - - 26 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 3 - - 2 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 029 - - 011 - - 132 - - 168 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - 2 - - 4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5164 - - -4739 - - -5010 - - -3764 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8067 - - 8476 - - 7828 - - 4504 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -16293 - - -15089 - - -16136 - - -16245 ODpotential blCL - - - 19196 - - 18826 - - 18954 - - 16985 blCL maxRH - - - 38 - - 39 - - 38 - - 38 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 50.6 - - 55.8 - - 54.6 - - 45.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 18.5 - - 21.7 - - 23.5 - - 29.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 49.0 - - 54.3 - - 55.0 - - 48.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 17.7 - - 21.3 - - 22.8 - - 29.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 339 - - 283 - - -1 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2243 - - 3077 - - 2158 - - 80 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 - - 3 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] 96517 9 233 5 249 9 287 4 046 96517 89360 6 157 5 225 8 265 7 332 89360 83835 2 249 6 262 10 266 9 293 83835 79235 2 254 6 268 13 270 12 302 79235 75255 6 348 5 266 11 283 11 306 75255 71722 9 317 8 300 12 297 14 311 71722 68522 13 320 10 296 16 287 17 299 68522 65583 21 318 18 312 17 291 15 303 65583 62854 27 301 29 303 33 301 32 310 62854 60227 32 293 39 301 40 301 45 311 60227 57503 44 299 46 309 51 309 50 308 57503 54673 54 304 56 307 57 306 50 309 54673 51963 58 299 58 303 60 309 61 317 51963 49523 59 296 60 303 67 308 72 311 49523 47340 66 295 64 302 68 306 63 306 47340 45368 70 290 67 303 62 311 59 316 45368 43576 67 294 67 307 63 323 62 324 43576 41939 71 300 65 311 66 328 63 327 41939 40431 69 297 60 313 66 323 62 325 40431 39019 67 298 56 314 61 319 60 324 39019 37679 68 303 55 317 57 320 59 324 37679 36375 67 306 55 318 55 324 58 325 36375 35038 64 309 55 319 52 328 57 327 35038 33641 60 311 56 319 50 333 54 327 33641 32190 57 315 55 320 49 338 48 328 32190 30669 53 321 53 322 48 338 41 331 30669 29067 50 328 51 328 45 331 39 329 29067 27384 50 329 49 332 40 328 44 322 27384 25614 47 327 47 332 39 328 48 320 25614 23762 45 324 45 329 37 326 44 323 23762 21831 45 321 42 325 34 321 39 325 21831 19818 41 321 39 322 32 325 37 323 19818 17714 37 320 37 321 28 326 34 322 17714 15569 30 320 34 322 27 328 29 325 15569 13507 23 332 24 327 24 333 21 332 13507 11637 18 335 16 328 17 331 15 331 11637 9980 16 331 14 325 14 318 11 304 9980 8515 12 351 8 321 14 297 13 276 8515 7225 16 011 8 011 8 280 13 267 7225 6090 17 359 11 009 4 288 11 242 6090 5090 13 002 8 358 4 277 11 219 5090 4212 11 010 3*353 3 237 12 217 4212 3440 8*016 3*357 2*192 12 217 3440 2752 4*027 3 004 2*164 11 205 2752 2147 4 028 3 008 2 144 10 189 2147 1644 4 029 3 015 2 128 9 179 1644 1258 4 030 3 018 2 119 8 175 1258 993 4 031 3 020 2 114 7 176 993 832 3 031 3 020 2 114 5 175 832 740 3 032 3 020 2 111 3*168 740 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