DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 03/18 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 1005z - - 1902z - - 1907z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 6 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 67.4 - - 65.1 - - 55.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 169 - - -10 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6240 - - 68 - - 67 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4773 - - 711 - - 710 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6900 - - 728 - - 727 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1740 - - 7481 - - 83 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 424 - - 22 - - 16 W* B/S - - - - - - 9 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 4 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 124 - - 156 - - 158 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1353 - - -5976 - - -4052 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 8253 - - 6705 - - 4779 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -5239 - - -7761 - - -7429 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 12139 - - 8489 - - 8156 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 62 - - 48 - - 51 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 67.4 - - 65.1 - - 55.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 33.8 - - 38.5 - - 37.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 66.4 - - 66.0 - - 58.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 31.3 - - 35.7 - - 36.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 169 - - -10 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6240 - - 68 - - 67 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 3 - - 5 - - 5 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] 96893 21 269 22 279 22 296 96893 89565 13 278 17 285 11 307 89565 83933 4 292 12 274 7 290 83933 79266 3 018 5 246 4 276 79266 75248 3 310 5 283 6 290 75248 71701 7 278 12 290 15 300 71701 68507 14 293 18 287 20 300 68507 65583 26 290 24 289 25 294 65583 62884 32 286 31 289 30 295 62884 60280 37 287 39 292 39 293 60280 57560 49 286 50 288 48 287 57560 54725 59 281 57 288 55 289 54725 52000 66 281 66 287 62 290 52000 49527 71 281 71 282 67 287 49527 47293 72 280 72 279 69 284 47293 45251 71 280 72 281 68 283 45251 43364 70 278 73 282 67 283 43364 41613 67 275 70 280 64 282 41613 39989 56 273 66 274 59 277 39989 38485 49 275 59 270 59 275 38485 37089 51 264 44 260 55 273 37089 35757 48 261 35 260 39 268 35757 34422 42 261 37 256 28 262 34422 33046 36 262 39 245 30 271 33046 31623 35 260 34 248 36 258 31623 30140 34 253 35 247 33 247 30140 28582 35 255 37 250 29 247 28582 26944 33 266 36 256 25 244 26944 25223 30 275 27 272 17 266 25223 23419 27 278 24 285 18 283 23419 21534 19 274 22 275 18 265 21534 19566 13 269 18 266 20 265 19566 17516 13 273 14 250 14 264 17516 15427 12 274 10 261 12 271 15427 13414 10 246 6 271 7 289 13414 11587 5 141 7 211 6 275 11587 9970 9 122 7 157 6 159 9970 8539 11 124 9 125 9 128 8539 7270 11*122 11 115 11 107 7270 6142 11*121 12 115 11 119 6142 5143 11 122 11 120 12 142 5143 4260 10 123 10 127 13 150 4260 3481 9 125 9 133 15 153 3481 2783 9 126 8 138 16 153 2783 2166 8 127 8 143 17 154 2166 1651 8 128 7 147 17 155 1651 1256 7 128 7 149 16 155 1256 985 7 128 6 152 14 155 985 821 7 129 5*155 10*157 821 727 6 129 4*156 6*158 727 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