DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 04/10 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 - - - 77.1 - - 78.1 - - - - - 68.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 342 - - 119 - - - - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4113 - - 4101 - - - - - 82 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3458 - - 2933 - - - - - 726 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4773 - - 4761 - - - - - 742 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1711 - - 2896 - - - - - 3111 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 456 - - 324 - - - - - 15 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 6 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 10 - - - - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 160 - - 161 - - - - - 149 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 5 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 72 - - -30 - - - - - -219 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4701 - - 4791 - - - - - 961 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -363 - - -549 - - - - - -1406 ODpotential blCL - - - 5136 - - 5310 - - - - - 2148 blCL maxRH - - - 87 - - 100 - - - - - 92 maxRH CAPE - - - 560 - - 710 - - - - - 1340 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 77.1 - - 78.1 - - - - - 68.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 59.2 - - 59.8 - - - - - 66.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 75.2 - - 77.1 - - - - - 69.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 58.6 - - 59.3 - - - - - 66.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 342 - - 119 - - - - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4113 - - 4101 - - - - - 82 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 50 - - 101 - - - - - 70 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 10 - - 11 - - - - - 14 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] 97602 39 243 41 232 46 269 97602 90210 35 250 33 255 34 265 90210 84523 32 247 34 259 28 266 84523 79823 24 262 29 257 21 290 79823 75798 18 286 20 266 17 298 75798 72261 15 283 15 278 13 291 72261 69073 14 244 12 277 8 276 69073 66141 13 234 13 255 10 243 66141 63420 18 263 18 251 17 255 63420 60784 27 261 30 260 24 264 60784 58044 31 253 36 266 34 275 58044 55201 40 264 47 265 41 271 55201 52480 50 266 50 267 46 267 52480 50026 55 268 54 268 49 266 50026 47817 55 269 56 267 54 267 47817 45807 54 274 55 270 57 271 45807 43973 54 276 52 275 61 277 43973 42296 50 283 51 281 63 279 42296 40756 48 293 47 281 55 277 40756 39324 44 305 41 284 45 282 39324 37976 43 311 37 284 41 284 37976 36664 38 318 32 284 33 289 36664 35323 34 323 32 282 30 297 35323 33922 31 317 33 283 30 293 33922 32466 26 312 33 288 32 288 32466 30941 24 309 30 289 32 288 30941 29336 22 299 26 287 29 289 29336 27650 20 289 19 286 24 284 27650 25881 20 270 16 293 20 286 25881 24028 14 259 15 290 15 297 24028 22097 9 256 15 273 9 285 22097 20084 6 231 11 246 8 279 20084 17984 6 205 10 233 9 264 17984 15843 11 199 11 215 7 252 15843 13783 14 196 11 198 6 215 13783 11909 9 187 11 191 6 186 11909 10246 7 149 10 177 6 123 10246 8772 11 121 12 172 10 129 8772 7463 14 115 13 158 13 141 7463 6299 13 133 13 153 17 145 6299 5269 13*147 13*151 17 144 5269 4363 13*154 12*152 15 141 4363 3564 13 157 12 154 15 145 3564 2849 13 160 11 158 16 149 2849 2217 13 161 10 163 17 153 2217 1690 13 163 10 167 17 153 1690 1286 12 164 10 169 17 152 1286 1008 12 165 9 170 14 150 1008 839 11 165 9 171 12 150 839 742 10 166 8 172 6*149 742 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