DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 07/28 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 - - - 93.5 - - 96.5 - - - - - 85.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 390 - - 307 - - - - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4171 - - 5768 - - - - - 84 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3556 - - 4712 - - - - - 727 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4831 - - 6428 - - - - - 744 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2200 - - 1323 - - - - - 1225 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 481 - - 497 - - - - - 17 W* B/S - - - 10 - - 11 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 8 - - - - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 207 - - 185 - - - - - 186 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -4 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -635 - - -795 - - - - - -3399 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5467 - - 7223 - - - - - 4143 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3467 - - -4046 - - - - - -7865 ODpotential blCL - - - 8298 - - 10474 - - - - - 8609 blCL maxRH - - - 71 - - 74 - - - - - 52 maxRH CAPE - - - 1550 - - 590 - - - - - 430 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 93.5 - - 96.5 - - - - - 85.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 71.7 - - 67.1 - - - - - 69.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 91.0 - - 94.5 - - - - - 86.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 71.2 - - 66.4 - - - - - 69.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 390 - - 307 - - - - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4171 - - 5768 - - - - - 84 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 16 - - 13 - - - - - 16 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] 98994 38 111 44 097 47 077 98994 91528 37 097 40 098 40 092 91528 85756 44 094 36 097 40 102 85756 80988 33 099 28 089 38 092 80988 76905 27 100 21 088 33 083 76905 73298 30 096 23 104 30 083 73298 70039 28 081 29 093 26 083 70039 67061 22 090 26 082 22 085 67061 64330 25 102 20 083 18 079 64330 61709 20 082 17 085 15 080 61709 59001 15 088 12 071 14 087 59001 56225 19 094 14 089 11 068 56225 53605 29 053 22 073 20 062 53605 51251 23 058 22 069 24 052 51251 49129 31 090 25 086 18 085 49129 47186 38 083 35 083 28 092 47186 45384 38 070 37 092 28 089 45384 43700 41 066 36 093 26 081 43700 42117 40 068 36 092 24 076 42117 40620 36 066 34 107 25 075 40620 39198 33 060 27 092 23 085 39198 37815 27 054 24 079 23 097 37815 36406 26 071 20 078 16 109 36406 34941 30 085 16 082 12 108 34941 33425 23 086 9 055 11 077 33425 31839 14 085 12 024 14 047 31839 30170 13 083 13 024 13 034 30170 28416 12 047 14 020 17 026 28416 26577 10 044 11 015 17 032 26577 24656 6 057 9 008 12 024 24656 22659 4 048 7 350 12 012 22659 20584 5 033 8 342 15 008 20584 18429 6 014 10 345 12 010 18429 16236 3 063 8 350 13 041 16236 14121 5 097 5 008 8 046 14121 12200 3 093 2 346 5 057 12200 10502 3 086 1 097 5 047 10502 8997 2 145 2 128 3 043 8997 7657 1 231 2 214 1 249 7657 6467 2 163 5*195 5 191 6467 5413 2*196 6*187 9 185 5413 4484 7*215 7 186 10 189 4484 3661 8 211 8 184 12 196 3661 2924 9 208 9 185 14 201 2924 2272 9 207 9 185 16 200 2272 1726 10 205 10 185 18 196 1726 1307 10 204 10 186 17 192 1307 1019 9 204 10 186 15 190 1019 843 9 203 9 186 13*189 843 744 9 203 9 186 6*186 744 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