DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 08/11 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 - - - 87.8 - - 91.6 - - 89.8 - - 81.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 290 - - 186 - - -13 - - -32 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4116 - - 6165 - - 195 - - 195 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4154 - - 5529 - - 1564 - - 1563 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5501 - - 7550 - - 1580 - - 1580 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1585 - - 2196 - - 8290 - - 2595 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 444 - - 443 - - 49 - - 33 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 5 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 15 - - 7 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 178 - - 174 - - 151 - - 149 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 7 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 6 - - 6 - - 4 - - 4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -466 - - 386 - - -4876 - - -1995 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5968 - - 7165 - - 6457 - - 3575 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4084 - - -872 - - -5971 - - -4738 ODpotential blCL - - - 9585 - - 8422 - - 7551 - - 6318 blCL maxRH - - - 68 - - 75 - - 82 - - 82 maxRH CAPE - - - 1140 - - 1370 - - 1760 - - 2260 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 87.8 - - 91.6 - - 89.8 - - 81.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 66.8 - - 65.5 - - 66.8 - - 70.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 85.7 - - 90.2 - - 90.2 - - 82.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 65.8 - - 64.4 - - 65.9 - - 70.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 290 - - 186 - - -13 - - -32 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4116 - - 6165 - - 195 - - 195 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 29 - - 26 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 13 - - 13 - - 15 - - 17 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] 98882 33 106 36 112 29 091 40 070 98882 91429 37 098 33 100 30 090 37 093 91429 85702 35 088 30 088 35 089 36 098 85702 80953 31 095 33 085 36 085 36 095 80953 76871 24 086 32 083 31 085 32 090 76871 73271 22 084 28 088 27 085 25 082 73271 70009 24 082 23 093 19 084 19 073 70009 67014 22 084 18 097 14 078 16 062 67014 64257 18 080 15 092 12 083 16 078 64257 61617 12 076 14 091 9 080 14 083 61617 58899 7 091 7 107 6 114 5 080 58899 56095 1 178 3 177 5 186 8 305 56095 53417 3 234 3 245 7 222 9 284 53417 50996 7 094 3 169 10 212 9 249 50996 48828 9 089 1 140 6 196 9 209 48828 46866 14 105 4 107 4 172 11 182 46866 45067 13 087 10 096 6 147 12 156 45067 43393 10 064 16 080 10 109 14 142 43393 41825 8 060 15 067 14 084 15 133 41825 40346 8 056 12 066 14 069 14 129 40346 38946 7 054 11 066 14 060 12 131 38946 37589 5 058 8 071 13 058 11 119 37589 36209 2 114 5 085 10 064 12 097 36209 34776 6 138 3 119 5 077 9 080 34776 33293 8 134 5 146 5 108 5 066 33293 31745 10 140 6 149 3 094 2 060 31745 30118 10 127 4 184 4 346 4 055 30118 28417 6 136 6 274 5 350 6 044 28417 26641 5 219 7 281 4 325 6 026 26641 24794 4 219 3 275 3 307 4 025 24794 22877 4 166 4 223 3 274 2 024 22877 20885 6 128 3 223 2 259 0 285 20885 18811 7 138 2 216 2 222 4 207 18811 16696 6 155 4 188 6 199 8 185 16696 14659 5 155 8 165 7 194 8 191 14659 12803 4 164 7 160 9 215 8 219 12803 11152 10 197 12 196 15 207 11 225 11152 9686 16 197 17 187 18 188 14 215 9686 8381 17 192 17*178 18 179 16 208 8381 7218 18 188 17*176 18 174 15 198 7218 6183 17*182 16 175 17 170 14 182 6183 5267 17*179 16 174 17 166 16 163 5267 4455 16 179 15 173 17 163 20 152 4455 3729 16 179 15 173 16 161 26 150 3729 3086 16 178 14 173 16 158 28 150 3086 2550 15 178 13 172 15 157 27 150 2550 2136 14 178 13 172 14 155 24 150 2136 1852 14 178 12 172 12 154 20 150 1852 1679 13 178 12 171 10 153 16*149 1679 1580 11 177 10 172 7*151 11*149 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