DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 04/24 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 84.5 - - 90.7 - - - - - 77.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 280 - - 175 - - - - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4604 - - 6852 - - - - - 83 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3772 - - 5283 - - - - - 727 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5264 - - 7512 - - - - - 743 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1559 - - 2168 - - - - - 1218 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 449 - - 447 - - - - - 12 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 6 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 17 - - 13 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 234 - - 260 - - - - - 165 Direction Wind Shear - - - 13 - - 8 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -8 - - 19 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1151 - - 109 - - - - - -1261 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4113 - - 7403 - - - - - 2004 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 287 - - -2203 - - - - - -3901 ODpotential blCL - - - 4977 - - 9715 - - - - - 4644 blCL maxRH - - - 80 - - 64 - - - - - 84 maxRH CAPE - - - 3560 - - 2130 - - - - - 4290 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 84.5 - - 90.7 - - - - - 77.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 68.5 - - 60.4 - - - - - 70.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 82.9 - - 89.5 - - - - - 79.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 67.8 - - 59.1 - - - - - 70.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 280 - - 175 - - - - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4604 - - 6852 - - - - - 83 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 20 - - 0 - - - - - 37 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 14 - - 10 - - - - - 17 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] 97618 20 236 24 241 24 276 97618 90188 23 251 26 239 25 268 90188 84469 23 263 22 244 22 258 84469 79738 19 270 17 252 17 272 79738 75681 13 284 15 269 11 263 75681 72102 13 283 7 293 6 255 72102 68865 9 267 7 321 9 287 68865 65924 16 283 14 282 8 329 65924 63212 15 271 19 249 16 336 63212 60581 16 290 21 267 25 293 60581 57841 24 299 25 270 31 280 57841 54994 41 288 35 282 38 281 54994 52265 46 278 51 281 48 280 52265 49797 54 274 58 274 56 282 49797 47581 60 274 61 275 64 282 47581 45575 67 279 67 278 69 282 45575 43746 81 282 77 278 75 282 43746 42066 91 280 82 278 78 281 42066 40513 89 278 84 280 77 281 40513 39060 81 276 82 280 74 283 39060 37692 73 274 78 279 71 288 37692 36373 71 275 74 279 72 291 36373 35036 73 276 69 280 73 289 35036 33649 65 276 64 281 70 287 33649 32209 51 272 60 282 67 286 32209 30702 48 267 55 281 65 286 30702 29114 46 263 49 276 64 286 29114 27448 39 259 46 273 61 286 27448 25703 35 261 43 268 53 287 25703 23881 35 268 38 261 45 286 23881 21987 37 272 36 265 42 284 21987 20015 39 273 36 274 40 279 20015 17960 39 275 36 277 38 277 17960 15861 36 275 34 277 34 279 15861 13834 32 273 32 275 31 280 13834 11986 29 269 27 275 26 278 11986 10338 28 269 23 274 21 275 10338 8871 28 272 21 271 16 278 8871 7562 26 266 17*272 9 275 7562 6393 23 260 16*272 8 266 6393 5354 22*259 15 270 8 261 5354 4437 21*255 13 264 7 259 4437 3624 19 245 13 260 7 242 3624 2896 18 231 12 257 10 221 2896 2251 17 226 12 253 14 205 2251 1712 17 224 11 251 18 196 1712 1299 17 223 11 249 17 190 1299 1015 16 222 11 249 12 182 1015 842 15 222 10 248 10 179 842 743 13 221 9 247 4*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