DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 07/21 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 - - - 86.4 - - 88.7 - - - - - 81.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 95 - - 56 - - - - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1860 - - 2747 - - - - - 195 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2142 - - 2532 - - - - - 1563 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3245 - - 4132 - - - - - 1580 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2333 - - 2648 - - - - - 1210 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 260 - - 263 - - - - - 17 W* B/S - - - 35 - - 17 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 3 - - - - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 145 - - 117 - - - - - 146 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 1 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - -6 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1288 - - -1101 - - - - - -1392 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4534 - - 5233 - - - - - 2973 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5586 - - -5023 - - - - - -5564 ODpotential blCL - - - 8831 - - 9155 - - - - - 7144 blCL maxRH - - - 69 - - 60 - - - - - 54 maxRH CAPE - - - 1670 - - 1760 - - - - - 2220 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 86.4 - - 88.7 - - - - - 81.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 71.4 - - 70.8 - - - - - 73.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 85.4 - - 88.0 - - - - - 84.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 70.0 - - 69.4 - - - - - 72.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 95 - - 56 - - - - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1860 - - 2747 - - - - - 195 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 16 - - 15 - - - - - 18 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] 98988 40 107 34 104 23 074 98988 91437 33 107 42 105 38 092 91437 85644 37 099 46 102 40 100 85644 80886 37 092 36 099 41 102 80886 76798 37 092 26 080 39 091 76798 73181 35 101 19 080 33 072 73181 69922 35 102 29 103 25 076 69922 66938 31 093 37 097 27 094 66938 64206 28 076 35 091 30 080 64206 61619 21 069 23 083 23 067 61619 58951 26 095 21 093 20 080 58951 56188 32 098 30 091 31 082 56188 53556 32 103 31 103 31 082 53556 51190 34 104 37 118 26 097 51190 49063 34 100 34 117 30 107 49063 47114 33 100 28 111 28 098 47114 45309 32 099 28 104 27 087 45309 43625 33 095 32 100 27 084 43625 42045 33 094 31 102 24 084 42045 40554 28 105 27 105 22 089 40554 39143 30 112 27 104 23 093 39143 37776 30 110 28 096 26 091 37776 36384 26 110 30 098 29 094 36384 34936 26 110 31 099 29 095 34936 33436 27 110 32 099 27 097 33436 31870 26 104 32 103 24 098 31870 30226 25 103 28 103 22 096 30226 28508 24 104 26 103 20 094 28508 26717 25 101 26 106 19 095 26717 24856 26 105 23 116 21 098 24856 22924 14 092 17 098 21 101 22924 20916 12 049 15 066 15 087 20916 18832 12 059 14 050 16 061 18832 16716 8 056 11 044 17 060 16716 14679 4 079 8 029 15 052 14679 12825 4 102 6 036 13 049 12825 11175 4 098 5 059 11 050 11175 9704 3 079 5 067 10 043 9704 8395 4 045 4 059 8 040 8395 7229 5 047 3 063 7 050 7229 6194 6 060 5 083 7 063 6194 5278 8 062 5 089 7 074 5278 4465 5 064 3*095 6 091 4465 3737 2*056 3*108 4 112 3737 3092 1*113 3 114 4 141 3092 2554 1 142 3 119 4 155 2554 2140 1 151 3 121 5 155 2140 1854 2 150 3 120 5 153 1854 1680 2 152 3 122 4*151 1680 1580 2 154 3 121 3*146 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