DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 08/27 Boerne_TX 1385ft pt16702@29.702,-98.774,1444ft SPONSORED BY: San Antonio Soaring Society BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by -0.2 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 - - - - - - 1000z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 97.0 - - - - - 83.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 232 - - - - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6731 - - - - - 195 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 6073 - - - - - 1563 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 8116 - - - - - 1580 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 3844 - - - - - 1586 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 485 - - - - - 24 W* B/S - - - - - - 21 - - - - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 4 - - - - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 009 - - - - - 095 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -15 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -760 - - - - - -1430 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 8876 - - - - - 3010 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -2011 - - - - - -4564 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 10127 - - - - - 6144 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 80 - - - - - 75 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1480 - - - - - 3820 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 97.0 - - - - - 83.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 63.3 - - - - - 75.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 95.0 - - - - - 84.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 62.3 - - - - - 74.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 232 - - - - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6731 - - - - - 195 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 18 - - - - - 1 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - - - - 20 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] 98752 33 108 38 076 98752 91329 43 102 33 094 91329 85608 41 095 33 093 85608 80847 32 083 33 089 80847 76747 26 084 30 084 76747 73138 23 101 22 072 73138 69892 23 107 16 084 69892 66921 19 091 16 088 66921 64168 13 066 14 097 64168 61510 9 041 15 068 61510 58777 2 097 14 036 58777 55995 6 078 10 027 55995 53358 12 068 11 022 53358 50983 13 054 10 000 50983 48844 16 036 8 352 48844 46886 19 024 7 346 46886 45075 19 013 10 358 45075 43384 14 335 14 015 43384 41799 18 293 15 358 41799 40309 14 256 14 332 40309 38907 5 191 10 325 38907 37553 5 059 5 328 37553 36173 10 049 3 303 36173 34738 11 024 4 344 34738 33252 14 017 6 355 33252 31702 14 026 10 351 31702 30075 10 041 11 355 30075 28373 6 058 10 357 28373 26596 4 055 13 003 26596 24746 6 040 17 010 24746 22828 11 026 19 005 22828 20840 11 023 15 004 20840 18778 8 006 13 359 18778 16683 7 023 16 007 16683 14664 7 032 19 017 14664 12825 9 028 17 021 12825 11186 11 026 15 028 11186 9724 10 016 11 039 9724 8417 7*006 7 052 8417 7251 6*002 3 106 7251 6212 6 002 4 154 6212 5293 5 003 5 153 5293 4477 4 007 6 141 4477 3746 4 010 7 131 3746 3098 3 016 8 121 3098 2557 3 021 9 115 2557 2140 3 026 9 112 2140 1854 3 028 7 106 1854 1680 3 029 5*097 1680 1580 3 029 3*095 1580 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