DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 08/25 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 = 15Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 89.6 - - 94.9 - - 92.9 - - 83.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 321 - - 237 - - -7 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3087 - - 5263 - - 195 - - 194 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3394 - - 4943 - - 1564 - - 1563 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4472 - - 6648 - - 1580 - - 1579 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1291 - - 1436 - - 6365 - - 550 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 413 - - 449 - - 49 - - 24 W* B/S - - - 13 - - 13 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 6 - - 7 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 188 - - 133 - - 143 - - 160 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - 2 - - 3 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2910 - - -3066 - - -7297 - - -5346 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7382 - - 9715 - - 8877 - - 6925 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7619 - - -6952 - - -11096 - - -11075 ODpotential blCL - - - 12091 - - 13600 - - 12676 - - 12654 blCL maxRH - - - 76 - - 66 - - 61 - - 54 maxRH CAPE - - - 270 - - 30 - - 270 - - 200 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 89.6 - - 94.9 - - 92.9 - - 83.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 62.6 - - 57.7 - - 59.5 - - 59.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 87.2 - - 93.0 - - 93.0 - - 86.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 61.7 - - 56.5 - - 58.6 - - 58.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 321 - - 237 - - -7 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3087 - - 5263 - - 195 - - 194 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 6 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 11 - - 9 - - 11 - - 11 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] 98870 48 095 35 114 22 108 35 067 98870 91452 38 087 39 101 35 105 31 084 91452 85698 34 092 35 091 39 091 43 086 85698 80912 29 096 33 082 40 078 43 089 80912 76820 29 101 34 078 39 079 38 092 76820 73235 23 096 30 082 31 080 29 080 73235 70002 19 097 25 095 20 089 21 063 70002 67025 20 101 23 107 12 094 17 070 67025 64269 20 095 22 095 14 101 15 089 64269 61618 19 088 19 094 14 101 10 088 61618 58877 19 086 17 093 14 090 11 068 58877 56071 16 076 12 087 13 088 12 063 56071 53428 16 069 9 081 11 085 10 071 53428 51059 15 088 12 089 8 092 8 065 51059 48925 16 099 14 082 11 098 6 082 48925 46968 15 084 11 076 14 087 9 117 46968 45160 12 080 7 063 10 047 10 089 45160 43477 9 102 2 130 6 015 10 048 43477 41901 6 136 7 208 5 018 8 031 41901 40416 4 140 4 204 9 021 16 050 40416 39015 7 056 3 051 16 030 25 042 39015 37658 13 043 9 056 18 032 26 038 37658 36276 13 053 12 062 20 046 22 046 36276 34839 17 050 15 044 21 052 21 054 34839 33349 19 038 16 036 18 046 20 059 33349 31792 19 038 18 039 15 052 17 055 31792 30160 16 044 14 040 16 055 13 041 30160 28457 11 051 11 027 14 053 13 047 28457 26680 10 047 10 024 13 048 13 041 26680 24828 9 028 10 032 13 054 14 035 24828 22908 8 032 11 049 15 055 15 036 22908 20917 6 027 12 046 17 045 17 035 20917 18848 6 062 10 029 18 030 15 035 18848 16740 14 071 10 043 20 032 17 042 16740 14707 17 087 11 073 14 039 20 045 14707 12851 15 110 11 088 13 044 21 051 12851 11192 16 139 13 115 11 070 17 049 11192 9712 15 140 14 127 12 098 12 066 9712 8393 9 128 10 126 9 130 7 101 8393 7225 6 109 8*132 11 156 9 141 7225 6191 5 126 7*134 12 156 12 149 6191 5277 5*176 7 134 12 153 13 158 5277 4466 6*186 7 134 12 150 15 164 4466 3738 6 187 6 133 12 148 18 167 3738 3093 6 188 6 132 12 146 21 167 3093 2553 6 188 6 131 12 145 22 166 2553 2138 6 189 5 131 12 144 20 167 2138 1852 5 188 5 130 11 143 15 166 1852 1679 5 188 5 130 10 143 10 163 1679 1579 5 188 4 129 7*143 5*160 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