DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 08/01 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 88.1 - - 92.6 - - 81.9 - - 81.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 213 - - 154 - - -11 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2487 - - 4711 - - 195 - - 195 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2833 - - 4335 - - 1563 - - 1563 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3872 - - 6096 - - 1580 - - 1580 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2740 - - 3226 - - 1081 - - 676 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 344 - - 384 - - 42 - - 19 W* B/S - - - 19 - - 28 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 277 - - 014 - - 331 - - 331 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 7 - - -3 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -893 - - -25 - - -2421 - - -1101 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4765 - - 6122 - - 4002 - - 2681 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3239 - - -1482 - - -6435 - - -4690 ODpotential blCL - - - 7111 - - 7578 - - 8015 - - 6270 blCL maxRH - - - 95 - - 98 - - 101 - - 99 maxRH CAPE - - - 2190 - - 2560 - - 900 - - 2570 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 88.1 - - 92.6 - - 81.9 - - 81.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 72.1 - - 70.7 - - 69.4 - - 74.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 86.2 - - 91.1 - - 83.0 - - 82.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 71.0 - - 69.7 - - 68.1 - - 72.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 213 - - 154 - - -11 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2487 - - 4711 - - 195 - - 195 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 82 - - 92 - - 102 - - 97 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 17 - - 16 - - 16 - - 19 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] 98899 38 100 42 093 32 109 28 077 98899 91409 43 098 41 090 41 093 38 080 91409 85647 47 095 40 094 45 081 42 088 85647 80901 46 087 39 100 40 077 40 087 80901 76834 36 074 39 093 35 084 39 087 76834 73244 29 077 35 083 34 088 37 085 73244 69994 28 092 26 078 28 084 34 080 69994 67019 26 098 22 078 22 086 29 074 67019 64274 19 097 23 084 21 099 20 076 64274 61629 16 100 22 081 20 103 14 080 61629 58897 18 087 19 086 15 073 9 079 58897 56095 15 072 18 089 12 038 11 044 56095 53446 10 054 17 077 10 043 14 023 53446 51079 7 046 17 060 11 052 15 028 51079 48952 8 052 13 042 9 036 13 022 48952 47002 10 041 12 032 7 023 6 028 47002 45197 13 040 11 008 7 008 6 009 45197 43513 12 057 7 344 9 342 9 344 43513 41932 11 064 4 042 8 321 9 327 41932 40436 16 062 7 030 6 319 6 293 40436 39019 15 041 7 027 4 325 5 250 39019 37644 10 060 4 347 4 345 5 224 37644 36243 8 001 8 321 3 030 5 197 36243 34790 13 351 9 309 4 088 6 260 34790 33287 12 354 10 293 4 238 12 279 33287 31722 10 344 10 278 12 253 15 291 31722 30081 8 336 9 276 15 261 19 287 30081 28374 8 331 9 280 16 269 20 295 28374 26594 2 295 11 287 15 271 16 302 26594 24739 4 306 10 299 9 261 11 288 24739 22814 9 327 10 317 9 301 11 263 22814 20817 11 339 10 336 12 319 12 289 20817 18749 10 341 9 326 11 351 10 322 18749 16654 7 347 8 312 13 017 27 036 16654 14635 3 033 11 357 16 028 25 043 14635 12792 8 070 13 025 14 031 19 050 12792 11147 18 090 11 058 14 032 12 055 11147 9683 15 085 10 051 13 030 9 076 9683 8378 13 067 10 035 12 032 7 081 8378 7216 13 045 8 028 11 038 6 067 7216 6184 13 009 4*013 9 047 5 049 6184 5270 8 348 3*006 7 056 6 037 5270 4461 4*316 3 008 6 061 6 027 4461 3735 4*288 3 012 5 057 6 011 3735 3090 4 280 2 016 5 039 7 352 3090 2552 3 277 2 020 5 015 8 347 2552 2138 3 273 2 023 6 357 8 348 2138 1852 3 270 2 026 7 349 7 346 1852 1679 3 268 2 026 5*342 5*341 1679 1580 3 265 2 027 3*331 3*331 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