DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 08/22 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 - - - 101.0 - - 103.5 - - - - - 91.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 332 - - 248 - - - - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6715 - - 8205 - - - - - 84 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5492 - - 6515 - - - - - 728 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7375 - - 8865 - - - - - 744 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2199 - - 3381 - - - - - 203 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 535 - - 521 - - - - - 14 W* B/S - - - 21 - - 26 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 4 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 206 - - 175 - - - - - 222 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 5 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -5 - - -5 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1598 - - -1638 - - - - - -5973 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8974 - - 10504 - - - - - 6717 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3592 - - -3204 - - - - - -9495 ODpotential blCL - - - 10967 - - 12069 - - - - - 10239 blCL maxRH - - - 81 - - 94 - - - - - 47 maxRH CAPE - - - 1590 - - 920 - - - - - 1080 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 101.0 - - 103.5 - - - - - 91.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 64.1 - - 59.8 - - - - - 65.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 99.0 - - 101.9 - - - - - 94.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 63.4 - - 59.1 - - - - - 64.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 332 - - 248 - - - - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6715 - - 8205 - - - - - 84 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 24 - - 75 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 12 - - 10 - - - - - 13 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] 98999 34 106 23 102 19 076 98999 91543 27 099 31 103 28 093 91543 85770 25 094 30 094 31 087 85770 81001 28 085 23 095 33 084 81001 76908 29 078 18 086 30 079 76908 73308 23 073 14 081 24 075 73308 70066 15 063 18 086 11 078 70066 67081 8 097 15 075 15 073 67081 64311 10 115 16 100 12 033 64311 61636 16 070 20 073 5 041 61636 58870 18 019 17 029 15 033 58870 56025 11 012 11 033 12 037 56025 53326 16 017 18 023 25 010 53326 50926 28 007 24 001 29 005 50926 48800 28 003 21 350 24 006 48800 46873 15 031 22 352 18 014 46873 45091 15 043 22 358 22 014 45091 43429 18 039 20 007 25 013 43429 41868 21 045 17 016 24 008 41868 40394 25 048 14 025 27 352 40394 38996 29 047 15 032 29 346 38996 37636 32 044 20 028 23 343 37636 36248 34 040 29 017 15 347 36248 34801 32 040 33 012 13 355 34801 33298 33 041 29 020 12 336 33298 31723 34 043 28 030 10 325 31723 30064 29 029 25 032 17 030 30064 28322 26 012 25 023 28 034 28322 26496 22 007 18 009 28 031 26496 24593 16 000 15 011 27 026 24593 22623 11 357 14 005 27 026 22623 20584 11 021 13 005 27 027 20584 18467 9 058 13 006 29 027 18467 16306 17 060 11 009 27 017 16306 14217 17 049 11 026 15 019 14217 12313 16 029 12 026 18 004 12313 10612 13 022 10 015 10 028 10612 9098 5 041 5*015 6 039 9098 7747 1*210 1*113 2 027 7747 6543 4*216 2 154 2 196 6543 5475 4 212 3 163 5 191 5475 4531 4 209 4 168 6 194 4531 3697 5 206 4 174 7 203 3697 2949 5 204 5 179 9 212 2949 2288 5 202 5 183 12 216 2288 1737 5 201 5 185 14 214 1737 1313 5 200 5 187 16 212 1313 1022 5 200 5 188 14 212 1022 845 5 199 5 188 10 214 845 744 5 198 5 189 4*222 744 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