DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 04/12 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 - - - 68.8 - - 71.9 - - - - - 68.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 14 - - 34 - - - - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 483 - - 1048 - - - - - 83 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 726 - - 726 - - - - - 726 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1143 - - 1708 - - - - - 743 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1453 - - 1657 - - - - - 1597 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 81 - - 145 - - - - - 20 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 1 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 18 - - - - - 14 BL Wind Direction - - - 192 - - 190 - - - - - 179 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 8 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - -1 - - - - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 401 - - 662 - - - - - -55 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 742 - - 1046 - - - - - 798 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 60 - - 210 - - - - - -1602 ODpotential blCL - - - 1083 - - 1498 - - - - - 2345 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - - - - 95 maxRH CAPE - - - 1110 - - 2200 - - - - - 1150 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 68.8 - - 71.9 - - - - - 68.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 67.7 - - 69.4 - - - - - 67.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 68.9 - - 71.7 - - - - - 69.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 67.6 - - 69.0 - - - - - 67.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 14 - - 34 - - - - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 483 - - 1048 - - - - - 83 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 101 - - - - - 82 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 15 - - 15 - - - - - 15 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] 97463 35 269 38 271 51 288 97463 90112 37 265 40 276 46 292 90112 84427 29 271 33 271 33 294 84427 79729 22 283 21 272 20 302 79729 75725 11 257 12 284 9 309 75725 72212 6 222 8 260 9 272 72212 69044 7 254 11 199 15 263 69044 66136 10 249 11 207 17 260 66136 63437 11 243 17 222 19 237 63437 60828 17 265 24 258 19 228 60828 58104 44 249 29 258 23 231 58104 55249 44 230 32 233 28 233 55249 52494 51 223 48 217 43 242 52494 50007 53 228 55 217 51 244 50007 47789 55 237 57 229 54 244 47789 45795 78 235 70 238 54 246 45795 43988 90 232 86 233 54 239 43988 42332 96 222 95 224 56 229 42332 40797 91 210 97 208 62 217 40797 39359 77 201 82 200 69 208 39359 38004 72 197 75 198 71 197 38004 36687 66 192 76 198 71 193 36687 35341 63 191 73 201 71 193 35341 33935 60 194 70 204 70 197 33935 32474 53 196 61 206 64 202 32474 30944 45 198 52 210 60 206 30944 29330 42 203 52 217 63 210 29330 27636 43 212 54 223 55 217 27636 25860 47 227 57 227 55 221 25860 24006 53 241 44 237 60 230 24006 22082 48 245 37 242 54 247 22082 20081 43 236 40 250 39 261 20081 17996 43 243 38 262 36 268 17996 15873 39 254 33 260 27 267 15873 13826 37 250 30 248 24 261 13826 11960 37 243 35 234 22 259 11960 10297 35 242 32 230 21 240 10297 8816 33 231 23 235 26 218 8816 7495 34 217 20 228 29 209 7495 6322 35 206 23 221 32 206 6322 5284 35 200 26 213 35 203 5284 4371 33 197 26 208 37 200 4371 3566 30 198 26 202 39 197 3566 2848 28 198 24 198 40 190 2848 2215 27 198 23*196 38 183 2215 1689 24 197 21*192 35 182 1689 1285 20*195 19 190 30 181 1285 1007 17*193 17 189 24 180 1007 839 15 192 15 188 21*180 839 743 12 191 12 188 14*179 743 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