DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 07/05 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 87.2 - - 91.2 - - - - - 82.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 277 - - 171 - - - - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3850 - - 6136 - - - - - 195 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3936 - - 5464 - - - - - 1563 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5235 - - 7521 - - - - - 1580 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1799 - - 2720 - - - - - 1580 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 429 - - 432 - - - - - 31 W* B/S - - - 11 - - 11 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 7 - - - - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 173 - - 181 - - - - - 126 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - 11 - - - - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -57 - - 666 - - - - - -3143 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5292 - - 6855 - - - - - 4723 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2262 - - -411 - - - - - -5554 ODpotential blCL - - - 7497 - - 7932 - - - - - 7134 blCL maxRH - - - 77 - - 77 - - - - - 92 maxRH CAPE - - - 2180 - - 2040 - - - - - 1830 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 87.2 - - 91.2 - - - - - 82.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 69.1 - - 66.3 - - - - - 67.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 85.1 - - 89.6 - - - - - 84.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 68.0 - - 65.1 - - - - - 66.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 277 - - 171 - - - - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3850 - - 6136 - - - - - 195 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 9 - - 6 - - - - - 70 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 15 - - 13 - - - - - 15 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] 98774 35 122 30 107 32 076 98774 91253 28 104 26 110 32 089 91253 85496 28 091 31 092 36 091 85496 80741 29 091 30 083 35 085 80741 76665 24 088 25 090 29 082 76665 73088 22 083 23 095 23 079 73088 69857 20 072 24 095 19 074 69857 66888 17 059 23 093 16 080 66888 64138 18 058 19 071 17 087 64138 61484 21 062 15 050 19 076 61484 58746 18 056 17 046 21 052 58746 55927 8 352 15 003 20 026 55927 53244 8 345 13 343 30 008 53244 50829 14 012 20 355 28 342 50829 48655 17 021 22 343 30 338 48655 46672 15 347 27 326 34 347 46672 44838 20 302 22 302 33 349 44838 43134 21 299 28 298 30 339 43134 41551 29 292 32 300 30 313 41551 40075 29 294 36 297 30 309 40075 38688 28 299 32 295 34 306 38688 37346 25 303 30 290 33 300 37346 35978 20 300 29 288 29 298 35978 34557 17 298 26 288 29 295 34557 33086 16 291 26 296 30 294 33086 31553 15 292 19 286 25 303 31553 29944 15 296 18 288 17 315 29944 28260 9 309 18 303 17 307 28260 26505 5 348 19 309 12 301 26505 24679 4 043 8 271 10 335 24679 22778 6 084 3 182 6 325 22778 20799 6 077 4 103 1 274 20799 18743 5 050 3 083 3 352 18743 16649 4 041 2 060 11 034 16649 14628 6 067 5 092 12 049 14628 12783 8 087 4 125 10 077 12783 11140 6 107 5 179 9 059 11140 9680 6 144 8 184 7 005 9680 8379 7 159 8*183 3 342 8379 7219 9 167 8*182 4 094 7219 6187 9 172 8 182 8 113 6187 5274 8*174 7 181 12 122 5274 4464 8*173 7 181 14 128 4464 3737 8 173 7 181 16 134 3737 3092 7 172 7 180 17 138 3092 2553 7 173 6 179 18 140 2553 2138 6 173 6 181 17 139 2138 1852 6 173 6 180 15 134 1852 1679 6 172 6 180 11*130 1679 1580 5 173 5 180 6*126 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