DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 04/26 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 - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 82.1 - - 86.3 - - - - - 76.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 161 - - 226 - - - - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2662 - - 4338 - - - - - 83 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2088 - - 3477 - - - - - 727 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3322 - - 4998 - - - - - 743 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2165 - - 1209 - - - - - 762 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 313 - - 411 - - - - - 14 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 5 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 15 - - - - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 178 - - 174 - - - - - 178 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 2 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - -8 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 408 - - 324 - - - - - -742 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2914 - - 4674 - - - - - 1485 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -25 - - -2932 - - - - - -2851 ODpotential blCL - - - 3347 - - 7930 - - - - - 3594 blCL maxRH - - - 99 - - 88 - - - - - 92 maxRH CAPE - - - 3830 - - 3140 - - - - - 3770 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 82.1 - - 86.3 - - - - - 76.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 71.2 - - 67.9 - - - - - 71.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 81.1 - - 84.9 - - - - - 77.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 70.8 - - 67.2 - - - - - 71.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 161 - - 226 - - - - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2662 - - 4338 - - - - - 83 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 96 - - 51 - - - - - 69 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 16 - - 14 - - - - - 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] 97641 30 244 29 242 29 258 97641 90203 22 238 31 243 22 255 90203 84476 17 245 22 253 21 256 84476 79760 13 253 12 253 16 261 79760 75728 7 288 8 274 13 295 75728 72193 8 008 4 253 1 181 72193 69005 16 328 8 354 12 153 69005 66062 21 274 15 311 9 053 66062 63353 14 242 22 281 15 308 63353 60772 20 309 14 267 15 272 60772 58054 18 298 17 296 29 262 58054 55214 46 297 47 282 47 272 55214 52521 69 278 64 276 58 276 52521 50096 75 270 74 274 67 277 50096 47910 81 276 83 276 78 278 47910 45919 93 280 94 279 88 279 45919 44090 98 279 100 279 94 279 44090 42397 95 279 98 278 97 278 42397 40819 90 280 90 277 96 277 40819 39344 85 281 80 278 90 275 39344 37960 81 281 72 280 82 273 37960 36627 78 279 67 280 75 272 36627 35274 77 276 63 280 68 273 35274 33873 75 274 60 277 63 273 33873 32424 70 275 61 273 64 269 32424 30911 64 276 64 270 68 265 30911 29320 57 277 60 272 67 266 29320 27650 52 277 52 276 61 270 27650 25900 49 275 45 276 53 274 25900 24073 44 272 43 272 44 276 24073 22169 43 272 42 272 39 274 22169 20184 42 275 41 273 37 272 20184 18111 38 276 39 270 36 271 18111 15991 38 279 33 271 32 271 15991 13944 35 275 29 263 25 261 13944 12073 21 252 25 244 25 244 12073 10403 19 247 26 232 30 234 10403 8912 20 241 24 231 28 228 8912 7583 18 251 18 237 26 216 7583 6402 16 248 12 222 25 204 6402 5357 14 227 13*185 31 198 5357 4438 14 212 14*177 35 188 4438 3624 15*188 15 174 35 184 3624 2895 16*181 15 173 33 187 2895 2250 16 178 15 174 31 190 2250 1711 16 177 15 174 29 189 1711 1298 15 176 15 174 25 187 1298 1014 15 176 14 174 18 181 1014 842 14 176 14 175 15 180 842 743 12 176 12 175 8*178 743 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