DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 08/11 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 - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 92.1 - - 95.5 - - 93.4 - - 86.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 407 - - 318 - - 33 - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4182 - - 5650 - - 2927 - - 84 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3577 - - 4629 - - 728 - - 727 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4842 - - 6310 - - 3587 - - 744 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2464 - - 2886 - - 4693 - - 829 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 487 - - 497 - - 198 - - 22 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 6 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 15 - - 19 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 206 - - 195 - - 186 - - 178 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 3 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -11 - - -11 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -697 - - -715 - - -3363 - - -4051 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5539 - - 7026 - - 6951 - - 4796 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1898 - - -2037 - - -5034 - - -6762 ODpotential blCL - - - 6740 - - 8347 - - 8621 - - 7506 blCL maxRH - - - 80 - - 74 - - 71 - - 74 maxRH CAPE - - - 2050 - - 1540 - - 980 - - 1110 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 92.1 - - 95.5 - - 93.4 - - 86.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 70.2 - - 67.1 - - 65.5 - - 68.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 89.9 - - 93.7 - - 93.2 - - 88.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 69.8 - - 66.5 - - 65.0 - - 68.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 407 - - 318 - - 33 - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4182 - - 5650 - - 2927 - - 84 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 19 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 15 - - 13 - - 13 - - 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] 99105 35 098 37 100 27 097 35 076 99105 91615 38 090 35 100 34 098 35 087 91615 85853 33 097 27 093 34 089 35 091 85853 81083 29 099 24 091 28 082 32 091 81083 76973 23 100 24 094 27 076 31 094 76973 73345 21 096 21 091 23 067 25 087 73345 70077 21 080 20 097 15 074 16 077 70077 67092 16 068 19 094 10 119 10 061 67092 64335 7 078 12 099 7 118 9 043 64335 61674 7 112 6 106 3 071 6 009 61674 58921 7 047 1 160 0 253 7 313 58921 56089 11 341 3 305 3 207 8 268 56089 53407 8 295 3 293 3 236 7 255 53407 51007 4 205 3 183 3 231 5 260 51007 48862 4 077 4 085 3 057 2 091 48862 46911 6 002 5 014 8 038 7 068 46911 45113 7 277 8 293 6 354 7 040 45113 43438 7 262 7 273 3 287 4 002 43438 41867 7 286 9 281 2 255 1 112 41867 40386 6 286 9 275 3 276 2 124 40386 38981 7 280 10 282 4 258 3 356 38981 37615 7 265 9 259 6 229 4 321 37615 36220 6 246 8 264 7 237 5 275 36220 34767 7 225 8 275 7 271 6 278 34767 33263 7 211 8 282 7 301 6 297 33263 31689 10 192 8 259 7 308 4 315 31689 30035 9 203 7 225 6 285 2 348 30035 28300 7 211 4 233 6 257 2 336 28300 26484 5 186 1 251 3 283 3 004 26484 24590 4 118 3 127 1 083 4 359 24590 22619 7 108 2 099 2 019 4 001 22619 20565 5 085 5 345 8 003 6 015 20565 18421 4 064 4 340 8 342 8 349 18421 16238 2 177 2 270 7 320 7 330 16238 14137 5 218 6 223 6 264 5 325 14137 12228 5 219 10 219 8 233 4 262 12228 10533 6 203 11 212 8 225 5 227 10533 9026 10 204 10 214 8 230 9 220 9026 7684 11 210 11 215 10 221 14 223 7684 6489 12 225 13*208 13 210 17 221 6489 5429 15*225 14*203 15 204 19 215 5429 4494 15*215 15 199 18 196 23 206 4494 3668 16 211 15 196 19*191 25 199 3668 2928 16 207 16 193 19*188 26 195 2928 2273 16 205 16 192 19 187 25 192 2273 1726 16 203 16 192 19 186 24 189 1726 1307 15 201 16 191 19 186 22 185 1307 1018 15 201 16 191 18 185 17 181 1018 844 14 200 15 191 17 185 15*179 844 744 13 200 13 191 13 185 8*178 744 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