DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 08/12 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 - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 87.2 - - 92.7 - - 91.9 - - 82.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 294 - - 215 - - -10 - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3759 - - 5970 - - 195 - - 195 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3884 - - 5457 - - 1564 - - 1563 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5144 - - 7355 - - 1580 - - 1580 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1472 - - 1668 - - 8170 - - 2348 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 432 - - 459 - - 54 - - 34 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 6 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 14 - - 8 - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - 182 - - 178 - - 159 - - 150 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 5 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 5 - - 6 - - 4 - - 5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 173 - - 102 - - -5629 - - -1959 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4971 - - 7254 - - 7210 - - 3539 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2972 - - -2912 - - -6710 - - -4958 ODpotential blCL - - - 8116 - - 10267 - - 8290 - - 6538 blCL maxRH - - - 80 - - 71 - - 75 - - 75 maxRH CAPE - - - 2280 - - 1620 - - 1590 - - 2450 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 87.2 - - 92.7 - - 91.9 - - 82.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 70.3 - - 66.0 - - 65.6 - - 71.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 85.2 - - 91.1 - - 92.2 - - 82.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 69.5 - - 64.9 - - 64.6 - - 71.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 294 - - 215 - - -10 - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3759 - - 5970 - - 195 - - 195 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 21 - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 16 - - 13 - - 14 - - 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] 98908 37 085 29 085 37 090 40 085 98908 91432 36 098 31 088 31 084 38 073 91432 85665 41 105 37 092 35 083 39 082 85665 80889 41 095 38 099 38 084 39 093 80889 76807 33 079 36 093 33 085 36 090 76807 73222 21 084 26 076 29 080 25 079 73222 69986 20 102 18 072 20 079 17 061 69986 67007 16 101 12 086 13 083 14 047 67007 64250 13 101 12 094 10 078 11 063 64250 61594 14 089 14 107 5 098 7 101 61594 58847 10 064 12 090 3 071 3 079 58847 56023 1 312 3 081 2 070 2 010 56023 53345 4 232 6 252 5 255 6 307 53345 50938 5 182 6 252 9 254 8 306 50938 48781 13 144 8 191 9 246 6 253 48781 46824 20 133 15 142 10 175 8 191 46824 45027 18 137 17 137 16 138 13 145 45027 43357 15 156 16 152 16 140 15 139 43357 41790 16 168 16 167 15 159 14 156 41790 40309 16 176 16 172 15 173 14 169 40309 38906 16 183 15 177 16 174 14 173 38906 37545 16 187 14 183 15 170 14 173 37545 36160 15 200 13 195 15 175 14 168 36160 34724 13 216 11 214 11 187 14 175 34724 33237 12 219 10 224 8 195 11 196 33237 31689 10 218 7 229 4 200 7 207 31689 30065 9 212 6 229 2 197 4 183 30065 28368 9 195 6 225 2 204 4 144 28368 26596 11 190 7 228 2 206 4 126 26596 24753 11 190 6 234 2 225 4 108 24753 22839 7 183 4 222 2 208 5 112 22839 20850 7 164 5 199 1 151 5 103 20850 18784 10 163 9 193 3 253 4 062 18784 16679 10 162 11 175 6 219 1 153 16679 14650 7 155 10 163 6 198 5 177 14650 12802 4 171 8 160 5 194 5 146 12802 11156 7 196 9 184 9 202 3 170 11156 9691 12 198 12 193 15 184 9 207 9691 8386 14 201 15*183 17 175 14 206 8386 7223 16 201 15*180 17 171 15 199 7223 6187 17 194 15 179 17 169 15 187 6187 5271 15*185 15 178 17 166 17 171 5271 4459 14*183 15 178 17 165 21 161 4459 3731 14 183 14 178 17 163 27 156 3731 3088 13 182 14 178 16 162 29 153 3088 2550 13 182 14 177 15 161 27 151 2550 2137 12 182 13 177 15 161 25 151 2137 1852 11 182 12 177 13 160 21 150 1852 1679 11 181 12 177 11 159 17*150 1679 1580 9 181 10 177 8*159 12*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