DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 05/29 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 - - - 85.2 - - 89.2 - - - - - 79.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 136 - - 156 - - - - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2990 - - 4681 - - - - - 83 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2308 - - 3586 - - - - - 727 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3650 - - 5341 - - - - - 743 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1788 - - 3102 - - - - - 1320 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 322 - - 383 - - - - - 24 W* B/S - - - 10 - - 9 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 8 - - - - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 202 - - 198 - - - - - 174 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 3 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 6 - - -3 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -81 - - 174 - - - - - -1175 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3731 - - 5167 - - - - - 1918 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3209 - - -860 - - - - - -5443 ODpotential blCL - - - 6859 - - 6201 - - - - - 6186 blCL maxRH - - - 83 - - 76 - - - - - 71 maxRH CAPE - - - 2170 - - 1910 - - - - - 2480 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 85.2 - - 89.2 - - - - - 79.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 71.0 - - 68.8 - - - - - 72.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 84.3 - - 88.1 - - - - - 80.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 69.5 - - 67.6 - - - - - 72.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 136 - - 156 - - - - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2990 - - 4681 - - - - - 83 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 33 - - 4 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 15 - - 14 - - - - - 18 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] 98167 7 087 11 062 7 033 98167 90733 16 088 8 084 9 014 90733 85035 12 103 14 080 16 060 85035 80312 11 080 16 071 18 050 80312 76250 14 066 11 059 14 047 76250 72675 17 061 8 059 13 054 72675 69470 15 034 6 042 14 056 69470 66551 11 019 4 063 12 034 66551 63854 7 014 1 319 8 350 63854 61249 7 341 2 318 4 306 61249 58530 12 322 9 304 10 296 58530 55704 18 301 17 306 16 285 55704 53004 27 280 27 310 24 296 53004 50576 33 288 33 281 41 279 50576 48410 33 283 34 282 47 270 48410 46458 39 289 42 288 46 270 46458 44675 52 290 53 289 54 278 44675 43022 62 291 59 290 67 279 43022 41472 70 291 66 288 71 276 41472 40007 74 290 68 287 68 274 40007 38615 70 291 63 286 65 274 38615 37260 60 289 54 284 57 273 37260 35878 48 280 42 274 50 268 35878 34441 40 275 39 266 47 263 34441 32951 38 275 40 267 44 259 32951 31393 36 274 42 271 40 258 31393 29753 35 272 41 275 42 263 29753 28032 35 274 35 281 41 269 28032 26227 22 283 30 281 37 279 26227 24339 16 284 28 273 30 274 24339 22374 24 286 22 278 27 271 22374 20336 27 288 21 303 27 294 20336 18221 17 302 20 305 23 302 18221 16071 13 305 21 319 20 298 16071 13999 9 305 11 295 15 297 13999 12112 8 358 7 272 12 291 12112 10435 9 007 5 267 10 273 10435 8945 7 337 8 255 5 268 8945 7617 9 294 9 244 3 246 7617 6433 8 273 9 231 4 208 6433 5383 7 225 8*219 6 193 5383 4456 8*213 8*212 8 194 4456 3637 7*207 8 204 10 199 3637 2904 6 204 8 199 14 192 2904 2256 6 202 8 196 17 184 2256 1716 6 200 8 193 20 180 1716 1301 6 199 8 191 20 178 1301 1016 6 197 8 191 17 176 1016 842 5 197 8 190 14*175 842 743 5 197 7 190 7*174 743 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