DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 08/28 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 - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 95.7 - - 98.4 - - - - - 89.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 372 - - 224 - - - - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7409 - - 9361 - - - - - 83 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6095 - - 7356 - - - - - 727 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8069 - - 10021 - - - - - 743 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2586 - - 2883 - - - - - 176 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 572 - - 525 - - - - - 10 W* B/S - - - 11 - - 13 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 8 - - - - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 069 - - 084 - - - - - 173 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 1 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - 4 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 503 - - 713 - - - - - -7470 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7567 - - 9308 - - - - - 8214 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1285 - - -48 - - - - - -9890 ODpotential blCL - - - 9354 - - 10069 - - - - - 10633 blCL maxRH - - - 67 - - 63 - - - - - 64 maxRH CAPE - - - 1370 - - 720 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 95.7 - - 98.4 - - - - - 89.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 64.9 - - 60.1 - - - - - 56.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 93.3 - - 96.8 - - - - - 92.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 64.4 - - 59.4 - - - - - 55.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 372 - - 224 - - - - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7409 - - 9361 - - - - - 83 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 11 - - 10 - - - - - 10 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] 98974 26 094 27 094 28 086 98974 91478 32 105 31 109 26 077 91478 85717 30 087 27 107 26 096 85717 80964 27 072 25 095 26 093 80964 76885 22 086 17 085 27 092 76885 73281 18 101 12 092 24 083 73281 70012 17 119 10 114 15 068 70012 67014 19 117 13 101 11 073 67014 64257 12 091 11 130 14 072 64257 61614 13 032 12 099 7 084 61614 58876 6 025 7 073 4 312 58876 56048 8 010 9 016 7 319 56048 53356 18 340 17 318 16 344 53356 50940 24 336 20 335 22 339 50940 48776 26 329 24 335 30 331 48776 46802 28 325 25 329 31 324 46802 44982 23 326 27 330 22 319 44982 43293 20 332 27 342 12 334 43293 41716 25 336 26 340 20 022 41716 40230 29 336 22 343 23 024 40230 38825 24 328 23 347 18 004 38825 37462 15 336 20 353 23 342 37462 36076 15 002 19 002 24 000 36076 34639 16 006 18 011 22 021 34639 33150 10 355 14 359 24 032 33150 31589 7 359 12 335 27 030 31589 29943 11 003 9 321 25 039 29943 28211 17 002 8 328 23 044 28211 26400 17 358 9 340 18 048 26400 24514 14 356 12 338 9 053 24514 22550 7 357 12 334 8 044 22550 20503 6 336 13 333 8 026 20503 18369 8 356 12 344 11 015 18369 16198 11 020 12 005 15 024 16198 14109 11 027 12 019 17 032 14109 12215 9 034 8 049 11 057 12215 10533 10 042 7*084 11 090 10533 9033 14*047 7*087 10 101 9033 7694 14*049 8 087 9 110 7694 6500 11 057 8 086 8 121 6500 5440 9 072 8 085 8 130 5440 4504 9 075 8 084 8 138 4504 3676 9 075 8 083 8 143 3676 2934 9 076 8 081 8 147 2934 2277 9 077 8 081 8 150 2277 1729 9 077 7 080 7 152 1729 1309 9 079 7 079 7 152 1309 1020 8 079 7 080 6 155 1020 844 8 079 7 079 5 162 844 743 8 079 6 080 3*173 743 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