DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 09/25 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 84.9 - - 87.8 - - 85.7 - - 79.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 247 - - 199 - - -4 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4108 - - 5915 - - 195 - - 194 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4078 - - 5349 - - 1563 - - 1563 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5493 - - 7300 - - 1580 - - 1579 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2973 - - 1870 - - 7926 - - 698 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 419 - - 440 - - 26 - - 24 W* B/S - - - 12 - - 14 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 6 - - 3 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 132 - - 120 - - 091 - - 104 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 467 - - 499 - - -4825 - - -3587 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5027 - - 6801 - - 6405 - - 5166 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -876 - - -520 - - -6028 - - -6131 ODpotential blCL - - - 6369 - - 7820 - - 7608 - - 7710 blCL maxRH - - - 79 - - 75 - - 71 - - 98 maxRH CAPE - - - 870 - - 170 - - 110 - - 20 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 84.9 - - 87.8 - - 85.7 - - 79.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 68.0 - - 63.3 - - 63.0 - - 62.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 83.0 - - 86.1 - - 86.3 - - 81.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 67.2 - - 62.5 - - 61.9 - - 61.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 247 - - 199 - - -4 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4108 - - 5915 - - 195 - - 194 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 16 - - 0 - - 0 - - 91 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 14 - - 12 - - 13 - - 13 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] 98413 23 137 10 106 8 098 14 089 98413 91015 26 115 18 122 13 124 13 099 91015 85306 25 091 16 099 21 115 16 097 85306 80560 18 091 16 089 23 094 20 091 80560 76472 15 092 19 101 17 095 19 087 76472 72869 11 091 20 107 14 111 14 092 72869 69632 8 090 18 102 11 100 10 090 69632 66683 8 101 14 100 11 090 10 093 66683 63974 9 078 11 081 9 076 11 094 63974 61382 1 168 6 053 5 050 9 067 61382 58724 1 249 3 019 4 030 6 023 58724 56006 3 114 3 069 4 275 9 276 56006 53432 9 165 8 231 14 259 24 254 53432 51101 12 185 4 307 7 244 13 254 51101 48979 32 306 24 312 26 324 30 299 48979 47028 60 293 43 297 46 300 50 294 47028 45222 69 283 49 280 53 286 53 285 45222 43536 62 282 54 272 61 277 54 276 43536 41953 55 281 53 272 53 272 53 275 41953 40459 52 293 40 283 33 269 48 275 40459 39047 44 300 37 292 27 273 29 256 39047 37677 36 295 39 290 31 272 23 244 37677 36280 27 277 32 277 30 272 25 245 36280 34828 20 256 33 263 30 268 27 254 34828 33327 20 250 35 256 31 260 25 258 33327 31767 24 245 34 249 32 255 23 252 31767 30133 27 244 31 241 30 250 23 244 30133 28426 27 247 31 236 30 240 24 234 28426 26643 24 239 28 228 28 230 25 226 26643 24784 22 226 25 223 26 220 25 220 24784 22852 20 213 23 223 25 220 25 219 22852 20843 18 202 18 224 23 220 24 221 20843 18754 14 191 12 226 17 225 18 231 18754 16626 11 206 8 216 11 222 13 248 16626 14580 6 214 3 236 4 224 5 230 14580 12727 5 125 2 080 1 116 1 236 12727 11086 9 102 6 094 9 110 3 222 11086 9634 9 105 8 109 11 116 6 179 9634 8341 9 120 7*123 10 125 7 164 8341 7185 9 131 7*123 9 127 8 140 7185 6158 8*135 7 122 8 124 10 123 6158 5249 7*136 6 122 7 118 13 115 5249 4444 7 135 6 120 6 114 14 113 4444 3721 7 133 5 118 5 109 16 113 3721 3080 6 131 5 118 5 104 18 114 3080 2545 6 130 5 116 4 099 19 116 2545 2134 6 128 4 116 4 096 18 114 2134 1850 6 128 4 116 4 092 14 111 1850 1678 5 128 4 114 3*091 9 107 1678 1579 5 127 4 115 3*091 5*104 1579 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