DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 08/24 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 - - 1003z - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 100.9 - - 103.0 - - - - - 88.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 332 - - 248 - - - - - -53 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4402 - - 6074 - - - - - 84 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3680 - - 4848 - - - - - 728 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5062 - - 6734 - - - - - 744 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3654 - - 3240 - - - - - 237 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 466 - - 472 - - - - - 26 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 8 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 11 - - - - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 217 - - 196 - - - - - 194 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 5 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -12 - - -13 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4747 - - -3703 - - - - - -7149 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9809 - - 10438 - - - - - 7893 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7355 - - -6606 - - - - - -12842 ODpotential blCL - - - 12417 - - 13340 - - - - - 13586 blCL maxRH - - - 86 - - 87 - - - - - 28 maxRH CAPE - - - 490 - - 580 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 100.9 - - 103.0 - - - - - 88.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 60.5 - - 59.7 - - - - - 57.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 98.9 - - 101.3 - - - - - 91.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 59.7 - - 58.9 - - - - - 56.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 332 - - 248 - - - - - -53 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4402 - - 6074 - - - - - 84 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 46 - - 49 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 10 - - 10 - - - - - 10 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] 99067 31 102 19 097 26 075 99067 91603 35 106 27 084 28 080 91603 85830 34 095 32 094 31 101 85830 81041 27 086 28 099 32 091 81041 76944 24 097 25 101 28 077 76944 73349 21 104 23 108 20 068 73349 70091 20 114 20 094 6 094 70091 67078 17 113 13 079 11 107 67078 64294 13 071 13 095 12 092 64294 61629 12 067 13 068 18 075 61629 58888 15 081 9 098 17 045 58888 56088 19 055 14 079 8 057 56088 53442 17 033 18 036 10 082 53442 51063 10 038 17 018 15 050 51063 48925 13 047 14 015 19 029 48925 46968 18 037 13 021 21 022 46968 45160 20 018 14 014 13 002 45160 43484 19 348 18 358 9 332 43484 41920 16 333 20 350 5 290 41920 40445 9 340 19 346 10 243 40445 39046 8 009 20 346 11 254 39046 37684 11 013 18 345 11 309 37684 36293 13 011 13 345 18 316 36293 34845 15 008 10 350 19 328 34845 33339 15 006 12 344 19 335 33339 31761 15 012 10 348 19 331 31761 30101 13 016 8 021 19 327 30101 28362 10 025 7 005 16 327 28362 26544 10 015 11 356 13 335 26544 24646 14 351 12 350 13 336 24646 22675 15 345 8 345 13 328 22675 20627 10 010 10 346 14 334 20627 18495 6 024 7 344 22 341 18495 16318 4 072 7 349 26 338 16318 14213 6 028 6 320 19 336 14213 12292 5 034 3 309 12 328 12292 10583 2 162 4 205 7 295 10583 9065 5 195 7 219 4 229 9065 7714 6 220 8*221 8 204 7714 6513 7 235 9*214 14 197 6513 5449 10*229 9 208 17 197 5449 4508 12*225 10 202 20 199 4508 3677 12 221 11 195 23 199 3677 2934 13 218 12 190 27 197 2934 2277 13 215 13 189 29 196 2277 1729 13 214 13 188 29 197 1729 1308 13 212 13 188 28 197 1308 1019 13 211 13 187 22 196 1019 844 12 211 12 187 18*195 844 744 11 210 11 187 9*194 744 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