DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 09/01 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 - - - 0954z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 88.2 - - 91.0 - - 90.5 - - 83.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 334 - - 174 - - 10 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4213 - - 5974 - - 195 - - 195 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4273 - - 5318 - - 1564 - - 1563 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5598 - - 7359 - - 1580 - - 1580 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2374 - - 3210 - - 8856 - - 1667 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 465 - - 423 - - 61 - - 26 W* B/S - - - 12 - - 21 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 4 - - 5 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 142 - - 118 - - 104 - - 119 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - -2 - - 1 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -417 - - 164 - - -5756 - - -3545 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6016 - - 7195 - - 7336 - - 5125 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2109 - - -813 - - -6999 - - -5993 ODpotential blCL - - - 7707 - - 8172 - - 8579 - - 7573 blCL maxRH - - - 74 - - 78 - - 73 - - 80 maxRH CAPE - - - 990 - - 860 - - 600 - - 820 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 88.2 - - 91.0 - - 90.5 - - 83.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 66.9 - - 64.7 - - 63.6 - - 66.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 85.9 - - 89.5 - - 90.1 - - 84.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 66.2 - - 63.9 - - 62.9 - - 65.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 334 - - 174 - - 10 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4213 - - 5974 - - 195 - - 195 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 12 - - 0 - - 20 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 14 - - 13 - - 13 - - 14 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] 98660 20 097 22 087 26 081 28 077 98660 91293 30 087 30 098 22 087 23 076 91293 85585 31 079 34 107 23 084 26 086 85585 80833 27 081 30 098 29 085 36 092 80833 76760 23 087 22 080 27 077 37 082 76760 73181 22 107 15 057 21 074 26 063 73181 69953 25 111 14 068 17 074 16 065 69953 66989 22 099 17 090 12 086 13 076 66989 64258 14 085 18 104 12 100 13 069 64258 61640 15 075 21 098 15 108 10 081 61640 58922 16 072 15 073 17 078 12 087 58922 56108 15 070 11 045 16 042 16 056 56108 53443 13 041 17 042 18 044 21 053 53443 51059 12 020 20 027 23 036 27 048 51059 48923 3 082 12 014 23 016 25 032 48923 46978 13 123 8 096 6 038 12 005 46978 45186 11 119 12 107 13 108 6 061 45186 43514 6 113 11 093 12 108 13 091 43514 41940 5 143 13 096 11 123 16 093 41940 40451 10 118 15 111 14 137 17 116 40451 39037 14 120 14 132 19 147 18 130 39037 37666 16 127 17 136 24 153 18 137 37666 36270 15 133 19 135 27 156 24 150 36270 34820 14 134 16 127 26 156 22 157 34820 33320 14 137 14 124 14 136 12 138 33320 31756 15 129 16 130 13 138 9 108 31756 30117 14 137 14 138 11 148 7 132 30117 28403 9 143 7 152 2 138 3 084 28403 26614 5 140 4 205 5 333 8 018 26614 24752 2 127 4 267 7 333 10 017 24752 22827 3 103 3 304 3 006 1 342 22827 20835 5 117 2 113 2 096 2 193 20835 18761 5 130 2 152 2 237 4 312 18761 16647 5 145 3 212 5 263 8 330 16647 14611 2 140 1 307 7 302 11 333 14611 12767 2 138 0 065 6 334 10 335 12767 11133 2 100 1 142 2 049 5 331 11133 9678 2 070 2 125 3 105 1 020 9678 8378 2 064 2*123 5 113 2 124 8378 7219 4 127 3*123 5 116 4 118 7219 6187 7*143 3 122 6 114 6 106 6187 5274 7*143 4 120 6 111 8 104 5274 4464 7 142 4 118 6 109 10 106 4464 3736 7 142 4 115 6 107 12 112 3736 3091 7 142 4 116 6 106 15 121 3091 2552 7 142 4 115 6 105 16 127 2552 2138 7 141 4 115 6 104 15 127 2138 1852 7 141 4 113 6 103 13 126 1852 1679 6 141 4 114 5 103 9*122 1679 1580 6 141 3 113 5*104 5*119 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