DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 01/09 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 - - - 65.1 - - 69.5 - - 61.7 - - 53.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 41 - - 93 - - -7 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 737 - - 1487 - - 82 - - 82 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 726 - - 725 - - 725 - - 725 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1397 - - 2147 - - 742 - - 742 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 667 - - 1422 - - 677 - - 154 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 127 - - 210 - - 10 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 23 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 2 - - 6 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 005 - - 322 - - 329 - - 333 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -6 - - -1 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4390 - - -4772 - - -4210 - - -2277 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5787 - - 6919 - - 4953 - - 3019 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8518 - - -7743 - - -8939 - - -9300 ODpotential blCL - - - 9915 - - 9890 - - 9681 - - 10042 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 96 - - 100 - - 63 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 120 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 65.1 - - 69.5 - - 61.7 - - 53.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 42.7 - - 42.0 - - 42.9 - - 42.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 64.8 - - 68.8 - - 62.1 - - 57.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 42.5 - - 41.7 - - 42.8 - - 42.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 41 - - 93 - - -7 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 737 - - 1487 - - 82 - - 82 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 99 - - 82 - - 100 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - 6 - - 6 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] 96756 37 236 31 251 44 265 40 274 96756 89440 28 257 25 267 27 251 27 256 89440 83874 15 233 24 240 24 265 21 262 83874 79293 8 236 17 224 18 231 21 254 79293 75355 9 244 11 263 12 263 9 268 75355 71861 14 230 18 251 17 247 12 263 71861 68674 13 244 13 233 16 225 16 216 68674 65737 22 242 21 227 19 231 23 226 65737 63026 35 226 32 223 34 229 37 232 63026 60415 39 227 35 230 42 231 44 230 60415 57683 50 237 46 239 42 241 50 234 57683 54822 61 235 56 237 55 239 58 233 54822 52063 72 230 71 236 67 238 65 239 52063 49567 80 227 86 230 80 234 79 240 49567 47342 85 226 91 227 91 229 94 235 47342 45353 86 230 95 232 99 228 103 232 45353 43559 98 236 105 235 109 231 113 232 43559 41917 114 233 115 232 126 231 126 231 41917 40382 120 227 118 228 128 228 129 229 40382 38934 120 228 116 225 119 225 123 227 38934 37565 119 230 115 225 114 224 116 224 37565 36240 118 230 116 224 115 223 112 222 36240 34891 116 227 116 222 115 222 111 223 34891 33483 113 224 114 221 115 221 108 224 33483 32022 108 222 112 221 112 222 104 226 32022 30494 104 222 107 222 108 224 102 227 30494 28889 96 225 99 223 102 225 99 227 28889 27210 90 227 91 224 93 225 96 227 27210 25455 86 228 86 227 87 227 91 228 25455 23626 81 229 81 229 82 229 84 229 23626 21726 77 229 76 230 75 230 77 229 21726 19747 74 229 71 231 69 231 69 228 19747 17685 71 230 65 233 61 234 60 228 17685 15582 63 226 59 231 54 238 53 229 15582 13555 48 217 52 223 46 238 46 230 13555 11714 36 220 38 222 38 235 38 232 11714 10080 33 226 25 222 30 236 30 242 10080 8633 27 232 24 215 22 236 23 261 8633 7347 21 230 17 200 14 204 14 277 7347 6206 14 209 14 203 11 189 12 291 6206 5194 12 198 13 208 8 202 12 291 5194 4301 11 207 9 217 5 241 12 296 4301 3512 12 220 7 218 5 289 13 305 3512 2807 8 237 4 215 7 298 13 316 2807 2184 2 314 1*271 8 300 13 328 2184 1666 5*003 2*317 10 317 13 338 1666 1270 5*006 2 320 13 332 14 350 1270 999 5 005 2 325 12 331 15 352 999 835 5 005 2 326 10*330 11*346 835 742 5 004 2 330 6*329 5*333 742 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