DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 08/20 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 - - - - - - 1000z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 94.6 - - - - - 83.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 226 - - - - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6809 - - - - - 195 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 6124 - - - - - 1564 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 8194 - - - - - 1580 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1840 - - - - - 1937 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 484 - - - - - 31 W* B/S - - - - - - 10 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - - - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 143 - - - - - 150 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 4 - - - - - 3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -141 - - - - - -2727 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 8335 - - - - - 4307 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -2866 - - - - - -5355 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 11060 - - - - - 6935 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 81 - - - - - 75 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1420 - - - - - 2540 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 94.6 - - - - - 83.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 63.3 - - - - - 69.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 92.8 - - - - - 84.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 62.3 - - - - - 69.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 226 - - - - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6809 - - - - - 195 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 26 - - - - - 1 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - - - - 16 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 30 104 34 082 98898 91436 42 103 37 095 91436 85713 42 098 38 095 85713 80969 30 092 38 090 80969 76865 26 095 35 084 76865 73234 29 102 29 082 73234 69963 26 103 24 081 69963 66973 20 099 19 081 66973 64217 12 087 16 083 64217 61571 7 086 15 073 61571 58840 8 101 13 055 58840 56021 9 095 7 019 56021 53335 8 092 3 135 53335 50926 5 120 6 119 50926 48768 5 160 4 142 48768 46800 10 167 7 166 46800 44987 14 152 10 137 44987 43304 17 125 15 102 43304 41731 20 095 21 082 41731 40254 20 082 20 082 40254 38858 18 088 21 092 38858 37507 15 090 20 087 37507 36132 13 107 19 076 36132 34706 12 135 17 071 34706 33231 7 134 16 078 33231 31691 7 114 15 087 31691 30075 14 119 15 088 30075 28384 10 108 12 097 28384 26618 9 091 6 089 26618 24782 6 088 8 046 24782 22875 5 051 10 047 22875 20892 7 014 13 051 20892 18825 2 013 12 050 18825 16716 2 130 10 049 16716 14679 1 066 9 055 14679 12823 3 075 5 053 12823 11172 6 106 2 057 11172 9707 8 136 1 208 9707 8403 9*146 2 232 8403 7240 9*146 2 217 7240 6203 10 145 4 199 6203 5284 9 144 7 184 5284 4470 9 143 10 171 4470 3739 9 142 16 159 3739 3092 9 140 23 154 3092 2553 9 140 24 153 2553 2139 8 139 22 152 2139 1853 8 139 18 151 1853 1679 8 139 14*151 1679 1580 7 138 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