DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 08/08 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 - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 85.0 - - 89.9 - - 89.3 - - 80.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 243 - - 201 - - 7 - - -38 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3794 - - 6446 - - 195 - - 195 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3836 - - 5782 - - 1563 - - 1563 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5179 - - 7831 - - 1580 - - 1580 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2314 - - 2748 - - 8954 - - 1381 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 407 - - 459 - - 62 - - 33 W* B/S - - - 19 - - 12 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 7 - - 5 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 169 - - 124 - - 116 - - 129 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - 3 - - 1 - - 3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 388 - - 528 - - -6066 - - -3155 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4791 - - 7303 - - 7646 - - 4736 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -763 - - -597 - - -7050 - - -5848 ODpotential blCL - - - 5942 - - 8428 - - 8630 - - 7428 blCL maxRH - - - 82 - - 72 - - 68 - - 83 maxRH CAPE - - - 1780 - - 870 - - 480 - - 1200 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 85.0 - - 89.9 - - 89.3 - - 80.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 69.1 - - 63.2 - - 61.2 - - 64.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 83.0 - - 88.3 - - 89.0 - - 82.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 68.2 - - 62.0 - - 60.1 - - 64.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 243 - - 201 - - 7 - - -38 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3794 - - 6446 - - 195 - - 195 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 26 - - 0 - - 0 - - 33 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 15 - - 12 - - 12 - - 14 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] 98969 45 107 31 105 27 080 32 075 98969 91496 42 092 31 100 30 088 38 082 91496 85745 43 087 35 094 33 096 38 091 85745 80987 41 086 38 091 35 092 37 094 80987 76887 38 088 37 092 35 089 35 087 76887 73273 32 085 33 098 30 089 32 081 73273 70023 26 085 29 102 25 094 26 076 70023 67056 22 090 22 094 23 093 20 084 67056 64319 20 089 14 081 20 089 17 104 64319 61672 14 091 10 082 14 077 15 103 61672 58924 13 095 12 112 8 046 14 063 58924 56089 13 062 16 098 5 072 12 023 56089 53389 15 041 17 056 12 096 6 059 53389 50963 17 043 22 034 22 066 13 089 50963 48799 18 059 19 042 27 046 21 078 48799 46834 20 058 18 076 21 049 27 057 46834 45014 19 057 25 089 20 070 18 061 45014 43317 20 064 28 083 19 082 14 080 43317 41731 22 063 21 086 15 091 16 076 41731 40240 25 062 14 099 15 101 14 074 40240 38835 22 062 11 102 15 108 14 086 38835 37474 14 061 11 102 15 114 16 096 37474 36089 9 065 10 105 15 120 16 101 36089 34654 9 110 9 115 14 124 15 104 34654 33169 12 131 8 125 11 127 14 109 33169 31619 12 135 6 124 8 128 12 120 31619 29994 10 130 5 132 4 121 8 122 29994 28294 11 125 5 155 1 359 5 092 28294 26521 9 126 7 153 3 222 2 077 26521 24677 5 115 7 149 6 190 4 181 24677 22767 1 123 2 170 3 183 4 165 22767 20785 2 218 2 258 0 340 3 107 20785 18724 2 211 1 226 1 332 3 089 18724 16622 4 151 5 132 3 162 2 140 16622 14592 8 112 10 121 7 136 4 129 14592 12745 15 098 13 108 10 105 7 088 12745 11108 16 094 13 103 10 103 5 095 11108 9655 11 100 10 112 7 135 5 167 9655 8359 9 103 8*123 7 144 6 169 8359 7202 8 116 7*125 7 141 6 150 7202 6172 6 141 7 125 7 137 7 130 6172 5260 5*158 7 125 7 130 9 121 5260 4452 5*163 7 124 7 125 12 122 4452 3727 4 167 7 123 7 122 15 129 3727 3084 4 168 6 122 7 119 19 134 3084 2547 4 172 6 123 7 118 21 134 2547 2134 4 174 6 122 7 117 20 133 2134 1850 3 174 6 122 7 116 18 131 1850 1678 3 174 6 122 6*116 13*129 1678 1580 3 174 5 122 5*116 8*129 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