DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 07/28 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 - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 83.4 - - 88.6 - - - - - 80.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 178 - - 170 - - - - - -38 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2776 - - 4294 - - - - - 195 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2991 - - 4089 - - - - - 1563 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4161 - - 5679 - - - - - 1580 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1098 - - 1384 - - - - - 2365 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 341 - - 388 - - - - - 40 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 6 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 12 - - - - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 167 - - 160 - - - - - 147 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 5 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - 4 - - - - - 4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 611 - - 591 - - - - - -919 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3550 - - 5088 - - - - - 2499 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2949 - - -3482 - - - - - -3787 ODpotential blCL - - - 7110 - - 9161 - - - - - 5367 blCL maxRH - - - 88 - - 79 - - - - - 85 maxRH CAPE - - - 1440 - - 1740 - - - - - 2170 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 83.4 - - 88.6 - - - - - 80.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 72.5 - - 71.1 - - - - - 73.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 81.8 - - 87.1 - - - - - 81.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 71.3 - - 70.0 - - - - - 73.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 178 - - 170 - - - - - -38 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2776 - - 4294 - - - - - 195 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 52 - - 17 - - - - - 39 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 17 - - 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] 98859 46 106 46 110 38 075 98859 91368 30 097 44 098 39 093 91368 85601 37 094 39 094 42 091 85601 80835 36 090 32 086 34 092 80835 76740 32 095 32 085 33 091 76740 73124 33 103 33 092 39 084 73124 69874 32 088 29 092 35 083 69874 66939 27 089 22 086 28 086 66939 64255 26 099 19 095 20 080 64255 61660 26 091 25 104 14 076 61660 58956 25 080 28 101 15 074 58956 56178 20 090 27 105 19 082 56178 53552 30 094 34 094 25 093 53552 51184 36 080 35 087 30 093 51184 49045 36 078 31 094 29 093 49045 47086 36 081 33 093 28 092 47086 45276 37 081 37 089 31 096 45276 43590 35 079 38 084 34 100 43590 42007 30 079 34 077 39 097 42007 40516 27 082 29 072 45 097 40516 39105 27 085 24 072 44 095 39105 37737 27 091 22 076 34 078 37737 36347 26 096 20 072 29 073 36347 34903 24 102 21 070 27 075 34903 33409 23 093 22 076 27 079 33409 31850 25 081 22 092 27 082 31850 30213 32 085 22 098 27 074 30213 28501 36 086 23 095 27 069 28501 26713 36 084 26 090 23 071 26713 24852 30 096 23 102 13 076 24852 22920 22 091 16 106 13 053 22920 20916 16 075 15 075 15 056 20916 18833 13 088 12 080 17 044 18833 16708 9 086 8 074 11 043 16708 14660 6 061 8 037 10 063 14660 12803 2 170 2 002 11 072 12803 11154 6 153 2 174 7 077 11154 9687 7 152 5 187 3 054 9687 8381 13 168 11 187 6 219 8381 7218 17 175 14 173 13 210 7218 6183 18 179 14*166 13 196 6183 5268 16 176 14*164 11 174 5268 4457 12*170 13 162 15 158 4457 3730 11*168 13 161 22 153 3730 3087 11 168 12 160 26 151 3087 2550 10 167 11 159 26 150 2550 2137 10 167 11 158 23 149 2137 1852 9 166 10 158 19 149 1852 1679 9 166 10 157 15*148 1679 1580 8 166 8 157 10*147 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