DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 03/13 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 - - - 69.5 - - 75.6 - - - - - 63.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 348 - - 265 - - - - - -40 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1775 - - 2549 - - - - - 82 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1698 - - 2184 - - - - - 725 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2435 - - 3209 - - - - - 742 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 499 - - 733 - - - - - 461 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 346 - - 357 - - - - - 15 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 4 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 18 - - 15 - - - - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 196 - - 188 - - - - - 151 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 4 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -3 - - - - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5641 - - -4453 - - - - - -3732 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8076 - - 7662 - - - - - 4474 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -14043 - - -8428 - - - - - -11207 ODpotential blCL - - - 16478 - - 11637 - - - - - 11949 blCL maxRH - - - 38 - - 43 - - - - - 48 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 69.5 - - 75.6 - - - - - 63.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 37.3 - - 44.8 - - - - - 46.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 67.7 - - 73.9 - - - - - 65.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 36.5 - - 44.2 - - - - - 46.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 348 - - 265 - - - - - -40 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1775 - - 2549 - - - - - 82 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 6 - - - - - 7 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] 96525 37 244 37 261 29 269 96525 89270 25 263 25 236 22 260 89270 83722 13 275 24 243 13 247 83722 79105 18 249 23 257 16 285 79105 75127 15 254 20 237 19 272 75127 71598 20 284 15 272 19 254 71598 68390 29 273 31 280 26 270 68390 65469 32 263 33 265 39 275 65469 62806 41 287 28 273 37 274 62806 60244 51 285 39 283 40 285 60244 57568 47 283 42 285 42 289 57568 54783 44 285 40 285 41 291 54783 52111 44 290 41 295 40 299 52111 49688 46 291 43 302 44 303 49688 47505 45 284 43 294 46 299 47505 45524 41 281 42 284 43 300 45524 43724 33 292 36 288 39 304 43724 42081 30 303 29 305 27 302 42081 40565 30 299 28 313 18 289 40565 39142 29 295 29 312 13 283 39142 37795 27 302 28 307 13 288 37795 36487 27 307 25 298 15 287 36487 35150 27 303 25 297 16 277 35150 33757 27 300 26 294 17 273 33757 32312 27 298 29 284 18 272 32312 30800 25 293 28 283 19 276 30800 29206 23 283 26 284 21 286 29206 27530 22 281 26 280 24 284 27530 25771 20 289 25 284 24 280 25771 23933 18 292 25 292 23 284 23933 22016 17 284 24 298 24 298 22016 20014 21 290 22 302 23 300 20014 17922 24 292 21 304 20 291 17922 15783 28 291 22 297 20 291 15783 13723 34 278 30 285 18 297 13723 11856 23 257 25 271 16 297 11856 10201 21 243 19 251 21 299 10201 8732 20 243 20 241 24 285 8732 7425 16 241 17 229 19 273 7425 6264 11 231 17 216 15 260 6264 5234 10 236 17 216 16 242 5234 4328 14 243 18 222 18 219 4328 3531 22 231 16*207 24 195 3531 2822 23*217 16*192 28 182 2822 2197 19*199 15 189 30 175 2197 1676 18 196 16 187 31 167 1676 1277 18 195 15 186 28 162 1277 1002 17 195 14 186 21 155 1002 836 16 195 14 186 18*154 836 742 14 194 12 185 10*151 742 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