DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 01/01 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 - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 66.8 - - 69.2 - - 59.5 - - 58.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 232 - - 123 - - -37 - - -37 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1238 - - 1630 - - 81 - - 82 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1193 - - 1154 - - 725 - - 725 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1898 - - 2290 - - 741 - - 742 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 902 - - 1415 - - 448 - - 341 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 267 - - 238 - - 9 - - 11 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 15 - - 8 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 231 - - 192 - - 164 - - 183 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 5 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -5 - - 1 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6863 - - -5664 - - -3703 - - -3590 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8761 - - 7955 - - 4444 - - 4332 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -16654 - - -14498 - - -13358 - - -12740 ODpotential blCL - - - 18552 - - 16788 - - 14099 - - 13482 blCL maxRH - - - 45 - - 69 - - 47 - - 53 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 66.8 - - 69.2 - - 59.5 - - 58.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 31.5 - - 37.2 - - 43.0 - - 42.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 65.4 - - 68.3 - - 61.5 - - 59.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 31.5 - - 37.2 - - 43.0 - - 42.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 232 - - 123 - - -37 - - -37 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1238 - - 1630 - - 81 - - 82 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 5 - - 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] 95258 52 264 56 264 52 272 49 271 95258 88298 38 282 33 288 31 287 29 296 88298 82968 34 300 29 311 22 305 23 327 82968 78543 32 314 30 327 24 334 28 354 78543 74727 32 324 32 331 30 343 32 002 74727 71337 33 323 32 326 33 336 29 353 71337 68245 33 324 32 319 32 328 27 341 68245 65385 34 319 31 309 32 319 29 317 65385 62738 37 315 30 309 29 306 32 298 62738 60191 45 306 36 304 33 303 31 301 60191 57534 48 292 46 292 40 289 41 288 57534 54774 55 284 57 284 48 288 44 289 54774 52144 62 280 63 282 61 290 56 284 52144 49780 59 276 68 272 72 273 63 274 49780 47671 56 279 63 270 67 265 67 263 47671 45763 66 285 64 277 64 269 66 259 45763 44007 78 286 73 276 70 268 66 258 44007 42370 82 282 81 272 77 262 67 257 42370 40833 78 282 78 270 77 261 69 257 40833 39381 74 283 76 269 75 261 74 259 39381 38005 69 284 74 267 72 261 74 257 38005 36667 63 284 71 268 69 260 73 253 36667 35299 61 282 63 270 68 259 71 253 35299 33872 60 279 55 267 64 259 64 250 33872 32394 56 278 55 268 55 262 63 249 32394 30858 53 281 56 272 50 268 60 250 30858 29246 48 285 54 275 49 269 50 249 29246 27551 41 291 46 277 48 271 43 248 27551 25775 34 296 35 279 44 271 42 253 25775 23922 32 298 32 274 40 260 43 261 23922 21993 34 293 34 273 40 251 43 262 21993 19987 37 288 35 279 35 262 39 264 19987 17901 34 290 34 290 33 276 36 272 17901 15776 30 297 32 293 33 282 32 276 15776 13729 26 289 29 296 29 292 30 279 13729 11864 23 282 26 297 29 299 31 280 11864 10202 20 278 23 293 33 306 32 278 10202 8722 18 270 21 287 35 306 34 278 8722 7407 19 261 21 278 27 300 31 283 7407 6240 21 251 22 255 24 278 26 285 6240 5210 18 240 23 237 27 252 27 273 5210 4307 15 232 23 228 27 234 29 259 4307 3513 13 232 20 217 24 221 32 239 3513 2807 13 240 18*209 23 212 31 217 2807 2184 11*240 17*197 23 199 34 210 2184 1666 9*233 16 192 25 186 36 200 1666 1270 9 232 15 191 23 178 33 196 1270 999 8 229 15 190 19 170 22 188 999 835 8 230 14 190 15 168 19*186 835 742 7 228 12 190 8*164 10*183 742 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