DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 07/29 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 - - - 84.6 - - 88.0 - - - - - 80.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 190 - - 184 - - - - - -34 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3830 - - 4212 - - - - - 195 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3790 - - 4057 - - - - - 1563 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5215 - - 5597 - - - - - 1580 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 915 - - 1666 - - - - - 2092 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 386 - - 393 - - - - - 39 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 10 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 7 - - - - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 180 - - 163 - - - - - 146 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 6 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - -8 - - - - - 4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 852 - - 565 - - - - - -1205 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4363 - - 5032 - - - - - 2785 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3503 - - -1058 - - - - - -4201 ODpotential blCL - - - 8718 - - 6655 - - - - - 5781 blCL maxRH - - - 88 - - 79 - - - - - 77 maxRH CAPE - - - 760 - - 1450 - - - - - 1830 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 84.6 - - 88.0 - - - - - 80.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 70.4 - - 70.9 - - - - - 73.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 83.1 - - 86.4 - - - - - 81.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 69.1 - - 69.7 - - - - - 72.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 190 - - 184 - - - - - -34 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3830 - - 4212 - - - - - 195 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 50 - - 16 - - - - - 9 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 15 - - 16 - - - - - 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] 98999 53 094 50 111 44 092 98999 91525 44 098 47 104 43 101 91525 85728 44 106 42 098 45 096 85728 80900 41 103 37 094 45 092 80900 76780 36 102 34 090 45 097 76780 73194 29 099 30 092 41 092 73194 69990 29 104 25 103 31 074 69990 67060 32 094 27 111 19 062 67060 64343 26 088 35 103 14 094 64343 61716 23 088 33 095 16 119 61716 58995 15 081 26 092 22 100 58995 56210 13 094 22 094 28 073 56210 53590 23 113 24 114 19 082 53590 51241 36 101 32 105 24 100 51241 49121 40 083 33 090 30 093 49121 47178 42 084 34 091 33 108 47178 45379 43 084 38 091 39 117 45379 43694 41 084 40 092 36 112 43694 42107 37 094 33 095 32 106 42107 40608 36 098 30 101 31 102 40608 39188 37 099 33 117 28 092 39188 37811 39 098 33 112 20 093 37811 36410 41 097 34 103 17 105 36410 34954 42 097 32 101 18 089 34954 33450 37 098 29 101 17 084 33450 31883 30 087 25 098 13 076 31883 30238 33 075 22 086 13 071 30238 28521 27 081 19 087 14 058 28521 26728 20 091 17 087 15 044 26728 24861 14 085 15 067 15 049 24861 22922 10 083 13 068 12 035 22922 20908 7 077 7 056 13 033 20908 18825 7 036 7 028 13 053 18825 16710 6 045 3 034 11 065 16710 14669 5 127 3 170 3 054 14669 12808 4 143 3 170 2 125 12808 11155 5 170 4 169 1 042 11155 9689 6 168 5 189 5 248 9689 8384 7 156 12 183 12 225 8384 7222 10 162 13 172 12 213 7222 6188 10 176 12*168 8 187 6188 5272 11*179 11*166 9 161 5272 4460 11*180 9 164 13 156 4460 3731 11 180 8 163 20 153 3731 3088 10 180 7 162 25 151 3088 2550 10 180 7 162 24 151 2550 2137 10 179 6 161 22 150 2137 1852 9 179 6 162 18 149 1852 1679 9 180 5 160 13*147 1679 1580 8 179 5 160 9*146 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