DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 08/18 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 - - - 88.3 - - 93.5 - - 91.7 - - 84.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 317 - - 240 - - 11 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4044 - - 7051 - - 195 - - 195 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4124 - - 6342 - - 1564 - - 1563 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5429 - - 8436 - - 1580 - - 1580 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1789 - - 1896 - - 8421 - - 1105 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 451 - - 498 - - 64 - - 14 W* B/S - - - 11 - - 12 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 7 - - 5 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 178 - - 166 - - 199 - - 181 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - 5 - - 2 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -395 - - 15 - - -6229 - - -4608 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5825 - - 8422 - - 7810 - - 6188 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3095 - - -2135 - - -7158 - - -7695 ODpotential blCL - - - 8524 - - 10571 - - 8738 - - 9275 blCL maxRH - - - 71 - - 75 - - 77 - - 68 maxRH CAPE - - - 1520 - - 620 - - 800 - - 510 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 88.3 - - 93.5 - - 91.7 - - 84.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 68.0 - - 61.9 - - 62.9 - - 62.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 86.1 - - 91.6 - - 91.3 - - 87.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 67.2 - - 60.8 - - 62.0 - - 62.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 317 - - 240 - - 11 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4044 - - 7051 - - 195 - - 195 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 6 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 14 - - 11 - - 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] 98937 32 125 33 096 31 098 39 084 98937 91439 41 106 39 111 36 100 35 084 91439 85667 42 096 33 101 34 092 33 095 85667 80884 41 090 33 091 31 085 33 090 80884 76780 33 080 30 088 29 080 31 081 76780 73164 19 074 27 079 27 089 29 074 73164 69913 13 100 18 077 18 088 25 078 69913 66950 17 116 10 087 7 061 17 066 66950 64213 25 103 16 109 5 134 8 047 64213 61558 20 073 24 103 14 107 8 126 61558 58804 14 042 20 085 20 079 17 102 58804 55993 14 062 15 057 21 063 24 068 55993 53340 18 063 13 050 17 057 21 046 53340 50952 16 083 17 085 16 075 17 064 50952 48808 14 094 22 092 22 085 22 075 48808 46860 12 102 20 089 25 084 27 075 46860 45063 11 127 17 090 21 080 26 073 45063 43387 18 142 17 113 18 092 27 087 43387 41816 26 140 20 126 21 105 28 094 41816 40335 25 135 18 122 24 107 30 095 40335 38934 22 131 16 110 22 104 29 089 38934 37576 20 118 18 108 20 101 26 086 37576 36193 20 099 20 106 18 098 25 082 36193 34759 18 101 21 101 18 096 24 090 34759 33274 14 101 20 100 18 097 23 097 33274 31727 12 094 15 097 17 095 20 090 31727 30105 12 084 13 083 14 086 19 077 30105 28407 13 077 17 074 15 080 19 077 28407 26632 14 078 14 085 15 092 15 088 26632 24789 16 096 11 115 12 108 9 108 24789 22879 17 112 9 137 6 110 6 085 22879 20892 13 129 6 159 2 111 6 061 20892 18818 8 140 3 080 3 077 8 072 18818 16701 5 109 8 066 9 081 10 088 16701 14661 10 097 12 091 11 098 12 110 14661 12805 15 108 13 109 10 101 10 109 12805 11156 14 115 10 116 6 116 7 110 11156 9693 10 123 8*139 8 155 7 167 9693 8390 7 124 8*158 9 165 10 188 8390 7230 8 123 8 160 9 169 12 188 7230 6197 8*148 8 162 9 173 12 187 6197 5282 8*172 8 165 8 180 13 187 5282 4471 8 175 7 167 8 186 13 187 4471 3743 8 178 7 169 8 190 13 186 3743 3096 8 179 7 171 8 193 14 185 3096 2556 7 180 6 173 7 195 14 185 2556 2140 7 180 6 173 7 197 12 185 2140 1853 7 180 6 174 7 197 10 184 1853 1679 6 182 6 173 6 199 6*184 1679 1580 6 180 5 173 5*199 4*181 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