DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 04/14 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 - - - 72.4 - - 73.4 - - 74.7 - - 71.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 13 - - 1 - - -19 - - -33 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1280 - - 1185 - - 83 - - 83 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 726 - - 726 - - 727 - - 726 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1940 - - 1845 - - 743 - - 743 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1605 - - 2163 - - 3891 - - 2154 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 121 - - 90 - - 33 - - 26 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 18 - - 19 - - 11 - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - 189 - - 191 - - 172 - - 165 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - -3 - - 1 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 569 - - 519 - - -619 - - -345 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1371 - - 1326 - - 1362 - - 1088 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 107 - - -105 - - -1449 - - -1853 ODpotential blCL - - - 1833 - - 1950 - - 2192 - - 2596 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 92 - - 99 maxRH CAPE - - - 1270 - - 1770 - - 2360 - - 1550 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 72.4 - - 73.4 - - 74.7 - - 71.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 68.6 - - 69.7 - - 70.7 - - 69.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 72.4 - - 73.5 - - 75.5 - - 72.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 68.2 - - 69.2 - - 70.3 - - 68.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 13 - - 1 - - -19 - - -33 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1280 - - 1185 - - 83 - - 83 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 100 - - 69 - - 97 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 15 - - 15 - - 16 - - 16 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] 97240 43 287 49 293 51 306 46 312 97240 89886 28 284 34 298 41 306 33 302 89886 84278 19 282 22 288 23 310 24 306 84278 79663 9 300 11 238 11 273 16 308 79663 75685 9 298 5 264 9 252 8 266 75685 72174 10 253 5 265 9 279 5 250 72174 69005 10 247 8 207 13 237 11 283 69005 66087 19 249 16 230 26 208 22 225 66087 63368 25 235 28 245 25 233 22 223 63368 60741 29 237 36 235 36 238 38 235 60741 58029 36 240 35 237 41 240 41 233 58029 55223 45 243 47 243 50 245 45 243 55223 52534 53 239 58 238 59 239 63 244 52534 50112 58 238 60 238 63 234 70 236 50112 47943 70 244 67 245 67 235 69 235 47943 45976 77 246 71 248 74 246 72 243 45976 44181 77 246 73 248 79 252 75 247 44181 42526 74 244 75 247 78 250 76 244 42526 40986 71 241 75 246 80 246 79 240 40986 39535 68 239 74 246 77 243 78 236 39535 38161 65 239 73 246 75 243 73 235 38161 36828 61 240 69 244 73 241 69 237 36828 35472 58 242 66 242 70 241 65 240 35472 34063 55 240 64 240 68 242 59 241 34063 32601 54 237 63 240 66 243 61 241 32601 31068 53 236 60 240 61 243 58 240 31068 29453 53 239 56 242 57 243 53 240 29453 27756 51 241 53 246 52 238 46 238 27756 25978 46 244 46 247 55 240 44 235 25978 24122 38 238 38 240 58 241 48 235 24122 22193 36 236 35 233 50 236 47 234 22193 20184 28 228 35 222 46 233 44 233 20184 18088 29 234 40 227 41 233 45 231 18088 15955 28 231 36 217 32 224 39 229 15955 13905 24 214 29 205 31 212 31 222 13905 12033 21 201 25 202 30 213 27 221 12033 10356 20 195 23 211 27 215 25 223 10356 8856 19 207 22 220 20 222 21 222 8856 7520 19 216 22 220 21 216 22 216 7520 6338 26 219 26 211 26 203 27 209 6338 5299 30 213 28 206 31 195 31 198 5299 4388 29 205 27 202 32 190 32 190 4388 3583 27 199 26 197 31 188 35 184 3583 2863 25 195 25 193 28 184 38 177 2863 2227 24*193 24*193 26 180 37 174 2227 1697 21*190 22*192 24 178 34 171 1697 1289 19 189 20 191 21 176 29 168 1289 1010 18 188 18 191 18 174 22 166 1010 840 16 188 16 191 16*174 19*166 840 743 12 188 12 190 11*172 12*165 743 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