DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 08/19 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 - - - 89.6 - - 93.9 - - 92.8 - - 82.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 303 - - 232 - - -7 - - -42 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3288 - - 6342 - - 195 - - 194 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3533 - - 5775 - - 1563 - - 1563 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4673 - - 7727 - - 1580 - - 1579 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2076 - - 2014 - - 8399 - - 1105 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 416 - - 477 - - 47 - - 30 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 10 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 8 - - 5 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 193 - - 179 - - 173 - - 150 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 4 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - 5 - - 3 - - 3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3007 - - -1317 - - -8299 - - -5159 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7680 - - 9044 - - 9879 - - 6738 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7566 - - -4909 - - -13025 - - -11792 ODpotential blCL - - - 12239 - - 12636 - - 14605 - - 13371 blCL maxRH - - - 62 - - 62 - - 49 - - 57 maxRH CAPE - - - 420 - - 500 - - 60 - - 1720 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 89.6 - - 93.9 - - 92.8 - - 82.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 61.3 - - 59.6 - - 55.0 - - 58.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 87.4 - - 92.0 - - 93.1 - - 84.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 60.2 - - 58.3 - - 53.7 - - 58.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 303 - - 232 - - -7 - - -42 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3288 - - 6342 - - 195 - - 194 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 11 - - 10 - - 9 - - 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] 98977 39 111 20 107 23 065 40 076 98977 91495 34 103 39 105 34 098 35 082 91495 85718 33 088 41 098 38 102 37 093 85718 80919 30 089 30 089 36 096 36 101 80919 76802 32 096 22 092 31 084 30 095 76802 73182 33 098 21 098 22 080 26 078 73182 69918 32 095 22 095 20 090 25 068 69918 66938 22 080 22 100 22 094 22 079 66938 64198 13 050 18 101 16 083 18 098 64198 61557 5 064 13 101 11 053 14 090 61557 58820 12 116 13 095 7 074 10 063 58820 56002 11 079 14 087 11 107 9 058 56002 53323 9 060 11 102 10 116 4 042 53323 50908 12 080 13 109 11 107 4 120 50908 48733 18 106 14 103 14 090 11 118 48733 46750 23 105 16 091 19 077 17 109 46750 44929 23 095 19 088 21 079 21 110 44929 43242 20 092 20 082 23 081 23 104 43242 41671 21 098 20 077 25 076 25 093 41671 40194 24 106 20 075 26 073 27 088 40194 38801 25 111 19 075 25 071 31 084 38801 37455 25 109 16 087 23 070 27 083 37455 36089 25 107 17 106 19 075 19 095 36089 34669 28 105 21 119 14 089 17 100 34669 33197 29 103 25 128 11 108 15 089 33197 31661 26 100 23 121 11 126 15 081 31661 30050 22 098 18 113 10 126 11 097 30050 28364 20 095 13 114 8 116 7 081 28364 26603 13 095 7 126 6 098 4 069 26603 24770 8 104 5 144 4 079 4 085 24770 22867 8 119 4 171 3 028 5 045 22867 20885 5 133 4 210 5 335 7 030 20885 18816 4 225 5 244 7 305 7 024 18816 16702 6 248 5 313 6 285 3 341 16702 14663 2 078 3 005 3 267 2 272 14663 12807 5 093 3 147 3 238 2 310 12807 11154 4 112 6 168 6 177 1 276 11154 9687 2 151 7 171 11 171 7 223 9687 8384 4 141 9*175 12 172 12 218 8384 7225 7 153 9*175 12 172 11 211 7225 6192 12 169 9 176 11 171 10 197 6192 5278 11*184 9 177 11 172 10 179 5278 4466 10*190 9 179 11 172 14 164 4466 3737 10 192 8 180 10 172 19 159 3737 3092 9 193 8 181 10 173 25 157 3092 2552 9 195 8 183 9 172 26 157 2552 2137 9 196 7 184 9 173 24 157 2137 1852 8 196 7 184 8 173 18 155 1852 1679 8 196 7 184 7*172 12 152 1679 1579 7 196 6 185 5*173 7*150 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