DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 08/28 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 - - 89.6 - - - - - 80.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 177 - - 223 - - - - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3117 - - 4535 - - - - - 195 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3234 - - 4354 - - - - - 1563 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4502 - - 5920 - - - - - 1580 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1668 - - 2249 - - - - - 1704 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 353 - - 418 - - - - - 26 W* B/S - - - 151 - - 25 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 0 - - 3 - - - - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 050 - - 086 - - - - - 142 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 1 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - -7 - - - - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 689 - - -256 - - - - - -1319 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3813 - - 6177 - - - - - 2900 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1007 - - -1566 - - - - - -4193 ODpotential blCL - - - 5509 - - 7486 - - - - - 5773 blCL maxRH - - - 88 - - 85 - - - - - 79 maxRH CAPE - - - 2660 - - 1710 - - - - - 2520 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 84.6 - - 89.6 - - - - - 80.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 72.8 - - 67.6 - - - - - 72.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 83.1 - - 87.7 - - - - - 80.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 71.6 - - 66.9 - - - - - 72.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 177 - - 223 - - - - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3117 - - 4535 - - - - - 195 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 53 - - 39 - - - - - 16 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 17 - - 14 - - - - - 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] 98841 34 101 29 098 30 078 98841 91351 41 100 33 103 28 094 91351 85585 38 097 35 094 30 097 85585 80830 32 096 35 088 36 084 80830 76756 30 100 25 084 37 082 76756 73165 27 095 17 101 29 073 73165 69921 26 087 22 112 20 072 69921 66948 22 080 14 087 15 092 66948 64200 12 067 9 099 16 105 64200 61560 5 044 13 080 18 080 61560 58840 6 051 7 092 13 041 58840 56049 5 074 8 065 12 352 56049 53391 14 021 9 042 7 308 53391 50991 20 004 17 006 16 014 50991 48844 18 348 14 342 26 346 48844 46896 15 335 9 351 24 321 46896 45093 9 342 14 359 18 321 45093 43407 8 013 14 002 16 335 43407 41822 13 011 13 359 16 340 41822 40326 18 354 16 346 15 339 40326 38908 18 351 22 330 16 338 38908 37537 21 343 25 332 20 341 37537 36149 23 329 22 329 20 359 36149 34714 16 312 21 331 20 015 34714 33231 17 014 18 353 24 027 33231 31684 23 033 13 356 25 022 31684 30061 19 031 11 356 23 018 30061 28367 18 022 14 033 22 018 28367 26595 21 024 18 034 20 024 26595 24747 20 027 17 024 20 038 24747 22828 15 027 13 030 21 043 22828 20836 11 024 10 035 19 041 20836 18763 8 050 3 326 14 050 18763 16653 10 073 3 322 9 044 16653 14623 8 089 3 066 6 019 14623 12778 7 096 4 081 5 001 12778 11137 6 090 9 090 7 028 11137 9676 8 060 9 092 8 060 9676 8371 8 054 6 093 6 086 8371 7208 7 041 4 100 2 182 7208 6175 8 358 3*104 5 207 6175 5262 7*350 3*100 5 172 5262 4453 2*347 3 094 9 136 4453 3727 1 358 3 089 15 141 3727 3084 0 055 3 085 19 146 3084 2547 1 111 3 081 19 147 2547 2135 1 123 3 077 17 144 2135 1851 1 126 3 075 14 143 1851 1678 1 129 3 075 11*143 1678 1580 1 130 3 077 7*142 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