DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 07/25 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0654z - - 0956z - - 1001z - - - - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 76.9 - - 82.0 - - 87.0 - - - - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 62 - - 173 - - 160 - - - - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1965 - - 2860 - - 4313 - - - - - - BL Depth Hcrit 1563 - - 3047 - - 4077 - - - - - - Hcrit BL Top 3350 - - 4245 - - 5698 - - - - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. 911 - - 1115 - - 1427 - - - - - - Hgt.Variab. W* 219 - - 343 - - 382 - - - - - - W* B/S 3 - - 6 - - 8 - - - - - - B/S BL Wind 12 - - 11 - - 9 - - - - - - BL Wind Direction 191 - - 184 - - 164 - - - - - - Direction Wind Shear 6 - - 3 - - 4 - - - - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg 4 - - 4 - - 3 - - - - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 793 - - 445 - - 196 - - - - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 2557 - - 3800 - - 5502 - - - - - - sfcLCL ODpotential -3797 - - -4324 - - -4053 - - - - - - ODpotential blCL 7147 - - 8569 - - 9751 - - - - - - blCL maxRH 92 - - 87 - - 75 - - - - - - maxRH CAPE 270 - - 620 - - 730 - - - - - - CAPE Temp@2m 76.9 - - 82.0 - - 87.0 - - - - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m 70.7 - - 70.3 - - 68.1 - - - - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 76.2 - - 80.6 - - 85.5 - - - - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 69.7 - - 68.9 - - 66.8 - - - - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 62 - - 173 - - 160 - - - - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1965 - - 2860 - - 4313 - - - - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT 68 - - 49 - - 0 - - - - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 16 - - 15 - - 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] 98849 45 107 36 103 26 117 98849 91357 38 071 34 098 36 106 91357 85594 31 064 36 087 35 093 85594 80849 33 085 34 089 28 090 80849 76778 41 090 36 095 29 095 76778 73191 43 083 38 096 33 101 73191 69954 36 080 35 096 31 099 69954 66988 24 083 31 091 30 096 66988 64260 22 088 26 090 29 091 64260 61650 23 081 24 090 26 089 61650 58953 26 073 29 083 27 087 58953 56171 26 069 29 075 28 077 56171 53524 28 071 27 072 24 061 53524 51145 30 067 30 062 26 052 51145 49014 31 048 30 042 24 042 49014 47074 27 041 25 037 23 032 47074 45286 26 039 27 039 26 025 45286 43615 24 041 29 035 26 024 43615 42041 22 047 25 032 24 035 42041 40552 22 055 23 038 22 037 40552 39141 25 057 21 041 23 032 39141 37771 24 053 17 045 19 039 37771 36375 20 049 16 046 16 045 36375 34924 17 050 17 048 16 051 34924 33422 17 038 17 049 16 055 33422 31855 19 036 15 048 17 058 31855 30212 21 042 12 057 17 055 30212 28494 17 059 8 067 14 048 28494 26704 9 050 8 038 12 046 26704 24844 6 054 8 028 11 037 24844 22917 11 060 10 054 9 043 22917 20912 10 082 8 065 8 051 20912 18822 8 097 7 070 7 056 18822 16688 8 104 5 104 4 101 16688 14636 8 132 6 163 6 174 14636 12776 7 128 6 165 7 183 12776 11127 7 128 6 153 7 185 11127 9661 7 152 8 153 8 181 9661 8356 10 174 11 156 10 166 8356 7197 13 178 13 160 11 167 7197 6169 14 176 14 173 11*168 6169 5260 16 185 13 182 10*168 5260 4455 16 191 12*184 10 166 4455 3731 15*191 11*184 9 165 3731 3088 14*192 11 184 9 163 3088 2551 13 191 11 184 8 163 2551 2138 12 192 10 183 8 161 2138 1853 11 191 10 183 8 160 1853 1679 10 191 9 183 7 160 1679 1580 8 191 8 183 6 159 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