DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 08/04 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 - - - 86.8 - - 91.5 - - 89.9 - - 80.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 262 - - 203 - - 3 - - -32 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3501 - - 5821 - - 195 - - 195 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3653 - - 5320 - - 1564 - - 1563 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4886 - - 7206 - - 1580 - - 1580 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1933 - - 2194 - - 8309 - - 2378 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 409 - - 449 - - 59 - - 35 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 6 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 13 - - 8 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 140 - - 153 - - 153 - - 150 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - 5 - - 3 - - 3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -38 - - 196 - - -4741 - - -1881 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4924 - - 7011 - - 6321 - - 3461 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2468 - - -1635 - - -5463 - - -4746 ODpotential blCL - - - 7354 - - 8841 - - 7043 - - 6326 blCL maxRH - - - 76 - - 74 - - 94 - - 83 maxRH CAPE - - - 1880 - - 1280 - - 1620 - - 1660 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 86.8 - - 91.5 - - 89.9 - - 80.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 70.2 - - 65.9 - - 67.3 - - 70.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 84.9 - - 89.9 - - 89.7 - - 81.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 69.1 - - 64.7 - - 66.4 - - 70.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 262 - - 203 - - 3 - - -32 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3501 - - 5821 - - 195 - - 195 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 4 - - 0 - - 76 - - 31 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 15 - - 13 - - 15 - - 17 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] 98898 45 089 40 114 33 109 33 095 98898 91437 35 090 33 099 30 094 35 090 91437 85697 35 099 33 094 33 082 36 088 85697 80924 34 096 35 092 35 089 33 083 80924 76827 34 088 33 090 38 099 35 090 76827 73232 30 088 29 084 34 095 36 094 73232 69998 26 096 22 084 27 079 30 089 69998 67042 24 092 18 104 19 064 21 086 67042 64309 22 091 19 109 15 083 16 089 64309 61657 18 090 20 107 13 100 15 079 61657 58899 16 085 21 103 16 109 14 071 58899 56072 18 071 20 081 19 097 16 089 56072 53405 15 065 17 061 18 080 17 083 53405 51017 10 088 8 058 13 067 15 073 51017 48874 8 082 4 085 10 039 10 074 48874 46917 5 053 2 116 8 025 8 078 46917 45108 4 011 2 165 5 034 5 083 45108 43422 6 348 3 123 4 059 2 124 43422 41841 8 351 3 035 3 058 3 147 41841 40349 9 347 4 006 3 066 2 137 40349 38938 6 323 5 000 6 048 4 080 38938 37572 4 283 7 352 10 040 8 060 37572 36186 2 280 6 354 12 042 12 067 36186 34752 3 317 7 043 13 048 16 061 34752 33273 8 082 13 079 13 057 17 050 33273 31729 12 084 16 080 13 070 16 050 31729 30110 16 098 14 087 12 079 16 059 30110 28414 15 099 13 094 11 084 15 061 28414 26643 16 108 12 109 10 094 14 061 26643 24798 17 107 12 123 9 105 13 066 24798 22876 15 103 11 113 9 112 9 083 22876 20872 13 107 11 089 8 109 7 092 20872 18783 14 116 7 112 7 089 6 075 18783 16658 11 144 3 111 8 074 11 083 16658 14614 8 172 1 203 3 064 8 092 14614 12766 6 176 8 216 6 228 2 230 12766 11131 3 197 6 177 8 206 7 196 11131 9671 6 171 10 193 10 191 10 196 9671 8367 11 143 12 170 13 168 11 201 8367 7205 14 135 14*157 13 162 10 185 7205 6172 15 136 14*155 14 160 10 158 6172 5259 13*139 14 155 14 158 13 148 5259 4451 13*140 13 154 14 157 16 151 4451 3726 13 140 13 153 13 156 21 153 3726 3085 13 140 13 152 13 155 25 153 3085 2548 12 140 12 152 13 154 25 152 2548 2136 12 140 12 152 12 154 23 152 2136 1851 11 140 11 152 11 154 18 151 1851 1679 10 140 11 151 10*152 14*151 1679 1580 9 140 9 152 8*153 9*150 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