DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 08/29 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 - - - 83.6 - - 88.0 - - - - - 81.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 188 - - 200 - - - - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3193 - - 3678 - - - - - 195 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3309 - - 3677 - - - - - 1563 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4578 - - 5063 - - - - - 1580 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1621 - - 3228 - - - - - 634 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 361 - - 381 - - - - - 22 W* B/S - - - 11 - - 10 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 7 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 149 - - 141 - - - - - 083 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 5 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - -9 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 796 - - -351 - - - - - -1394 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3783 - - 5414 - - - - - 2974 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1282 - - -2304 - - - - - -4130 ODpotential blCL - - - 5860 - - 7367 - - - - - 5710 blCL maxRH - - - 86 - - 70 - - - - - 87 maxRH CAPE - - - 2390 - - 2180 - - - - - 2910 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 83.6 - - 88.0 - - - - - 81.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 72.0 - - 69.3 - - - - - 72.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 82.1 - - 86.2 - - - - - 82.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 70.8 - - 68.3 - - - - - 72.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 188 - - 200 - - - - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3193 - - 3678 - - - - - 195 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 46 - - 0 - - - - - 47 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] 98880 32 111 32 123 29 079 98880 91435 32 098 37 110 34 101 91435 85686 31 087 34 092 38 101 85686 80918 27 099 25 084 33 082 80918 76827 26 103 22 100 29 074 76827 73226 26 101 23 105 22 079 73226 69976 29 097 23 103 18 087 69976 66995 27 083 19 095 19 100 66995 64237 16 075 17 089 19 091 64237 61589 15 058 16 083 15 090 61589 58859 8 042 7 079 13 058 58859 56056 10 052 7 072 6 360 56056 53397 19 010 16 023 16 019 53397 51001 18 006 19 010 17 358 51001 48842 26 014 23 011 15 040 48842 46864 24 008 23 008 24 058 46864 45036 18 354 20 008 32 048 45036 43339 19 008 21 018 36 036 43339 41760 25 019 19 028 28 040 41760 40284 20 029 14 054 23 055 40284 38893 21 061 17 091 25 062 38893 37545 30 074 33 095 26 067 37545 36171 40 076 39 089 23 072 36171 34743 42 071 41 090 23 075 34743 33263 39 072 33 084 28 075 33263 31718 26 082 26 075 31 070 31718 30096 21 091 23 069 30 071 30096 28398 25 084 22 077 26 075 28398 26624 30 080 26 083 24 081 26624 24775 27 073 28 084 23 087 24775 22855 20 071 23 079 22 097 22855 20860 13 079 14 087 19 094 20860 18785 10 095 11 076 15 084 18785 16671 7 083 10 069 14 072 16671 14632 9 068 9 070 13 066 14632 12780 8 049 7 068 9 047 12780 11143 3 043 5 065 7 015 11143 9688 3 049 5 072 5 159 9688 8388 3 099 5 126 12 168 8388 7228 8 132 9 157 13 164 7228 6195 8 133 10 163 13 156 6195 5280 6*148 9*161 13 146 5280 4469 6*150 9*157 13 136 4469 3740 6 149 7 148 13 125 3740 3095 6 150 7 140 14 114 3095 2554 6 149 6 136 13 104 2554 2139 6 149 6 133 13 094 2139 1853 6 149 6 131 11 089 1853 1679 6 149 6 130 8*086 1679 1580 6 149 5 129 4*083 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