DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 04/22 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 - - - 66.0 - - 66.3 - - - - - 68.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 68 - - 4 - - - - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 779 - - 271 - - - - - 82 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 725 - - 726 - - - - - 726 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1439 - - 931 - - - - - 742 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 946 - - 1377 - - - - - 1984 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 157 - - 42 - - - - - 15 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 1 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 6 - - - - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 160 - - 187 - - - - - 169 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 1 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 1 - - - - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 426 - - 189 - - - - - -50 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1013 - - 742 - - - - - 792 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 229 - - -30 - - - - - -1102 ODpotential blCL - - - 1210 - - 961 - - - - - 1844 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - - - - 93 maxRH CAPE - - - 880 - - 1150 - - - - - 1240 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 66.0 - - 66.3 - - - - - 68.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 63.8 - - 65.5 - - - - - 66.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 65.4 - - 66.3 - - - - - 69.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 63.3 - - 65.4 - - - - - 66.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 68 - - 4 - - - - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 779 - - 271 - - - - - 82 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 101 - - - - - 70 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 13 - - 14 - - - - - 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] 97667 25 245 28 258 29 283 97667 90297 21 256 27 260 20 285 90297 84594 17 275 21 250 23 293 84594 79854 18 292 14 262 21 301 79854 75781 16 295 13 299 17 284 75781 72200 14 303 14 304 13 278 72200 68973 16 303 15 308 11 297 68973 66022 14 293 17 301 13 298 66022 63293 18 290 19 285 16 299 63293 60645 22 281 23 283 22 272 60645 57893 26 292 26 285 30 282 57893 55052 35 284 30 286 35 275 55052 52330 35 274 35 284 40 292 52330 49859 34 274 36 285 42 298 49859 47644 36 276 35 280 43 301 47644 45646 29 284 37 278 44 301 45646 43830 32 300 28 285 40 300 43830 42167 32 305 25 301 35 296 42167 40629 24 311 24 316 21 285 40629 39190 15 310 25 316 17 292 39190 37832 10 316 25 310 19 318 37832 36516 8 326 26 309 24 313 36516 35174 9 306 30 308 27 310 35174 33775 6 306 29 309 27 311 33775 32324 10 314 25 310 28 310 32324 30805 13 317 22 305 28 312 30805 29206 13 321 17 298 28 314 29206 27528 16 323 15 303 30 315 27528 25771 18 319 17 316 31 316 25771 23938 15 307 17 319 25 309 23938 22030 12 297 13 305 14 295 22030 20041 12 302 10 295 14 307 20041 17965 10 307 11 297 18 308 17965 15845 12 297 14 311 15 307 15845 13802 12 286 15 311 13 322 13802 11940 11 263 16 295 16 310 11940 10276 11 265 14 281 13 293 10276 8794 11 241 12 242 9 272 8794 7473 15 210 17 217 11 231 7473 6301 17 207 20 216 20 204 6301 5269 15 212 22 215 24 187 5269 4362 14 213 22 200 26 180 4362 3560 16 201 21 187 28 174 3560 2845 16 186 19 181 31 171 2845 2214 16 176 16 180 31 171 2214 1689 14*172 13 182 29 170 1689 1285 10*161 10 184 26 170 1285 1008 9 160 7*186 20 170 1008 839 9 159 6*187 18 170 839 742 8 159 5 187 11*169 742 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