DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 07/01 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 - - - 85.5 - - 88.5 - - 87.2 - - 78.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 249 - - 174 - - 2 - - -36 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4776 - - 5523 - - 195 - - 195 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4610 - - 5017 - - 1564 - - 1563 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6161 - - 6908 - - 1580 - - 1580 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1394 - - 2872 - - 8239 - - 2959 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 448 - - 422 - - 61 - - 37 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 5 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 17 - - 10 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 167 - - 159 - - 143 - - 146 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 6 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 7 - - 7 - - 5 - - 4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 496 - - 269 - - -4266 - - -1188 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5665 - - 6639 - - 5846 - - 2768 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3595 - - -1218 - - -5379 - - -3600 ODpotential blCL - - - 9756 - - 8126 - - 6959 - - 5180 blCL maxRH - - - 76 - - 71 - - 75 - - 83 maxRH CAPE - - - 420 - - 610 - - 1090 - - 1630 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 85.5 - - 88.5 - - 87.2 - - 78.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 65.9 - - 64.6 - - 66.8 - - 71.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 83.8 - - 87.1 - - 86.9 - - 79.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 64.6 - - 63.4 - - 65.9 - - 70.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 249 - - 174 - - 2 - - -36 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4776 - - 5523 - - 195 - - 195 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 - - 33 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 12 - - 12 - - 15 - - 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] 98838 32 121 42 103 30 101 38 087 98838 91368 31 106 28 101 27 095 29 081 91368 85603 30 097 20 096 32 086 29 081 85603 80806 28 110 16 093 30 080 30 087 80806 76681 28 113 18 102 21 089 28 083 76681 73060 28 103 22 111 14 105 20 078 73060 69811 24 085 27 104 14 118 12 101 69811 66855 14 075 25 101 20 107 14 115 66855 64130 10 105 13 120 21 102 18 115 64130 61497 14 123 4 148 15 107 16 106 61497 58764 16 122 3 143 5 075 12 084 58764 55954 8 120 8 113 2 007 10 069 55954 53300 3 011 7 117 2 105 3 034 53300 50925 5 101 12 147 10 158 6 256 50925 48796 16 103 13 136 12 147 9 184 48796 46861 13 109 6 134 8 144 11 154 46861 45079 9 149 4 236 3 197 7 154 45079 43414 12 151 4 208 5 241 4 208 43414 41846 14 149 6 193 5 234 4 230 41846 40364 12 145 6 186 4 223 4 218 40364 38957 9 114 8 171 5 196 5 196 38957 37589 10 100 11 157 7 180 5 191 37589 36196 9 100 13 148 7 166 4 193 36196 34748 8 095 12 128 8 146 4 193 34748 33249 8 092 14 120 9 137 4 168 33249 31687 7 089 13 122 12 129 6 145 31687 30049 5 088 10 115 12 131 6 149 30049 28335 4 104 6 099 6 105 3 122 28335 26547 3 132 4 086 6 077 5 098 26547 24688 6 135 6 117 6 081 6 116 24688 22765 12 131 7 141 4 117 2 066 22765 20770 15 140 9 167 5 169 2 005 20770 18699 16 134 10 157 9 167 4 176 18699 16594 16 137 12 150 10 158 8 163 16594 14567 14 158 11 158 6 170 10 172 14567 12724 15 169 9 187 6 190 8 171 12724 11087 16 175 13 190 10 181 7 168 11087 9633 16 182 18 169 13 175 9 166 9633 8336 16 183 18 164 14 167 10 155 8336 7180 16*176 18*163 15 161 11 144 7180 6152 16*172 18*162 16 156 14 136 6152 5243 16 170 18 161 17 152 17 136 5243 4439 16 168 17 160 17 149 20 142 4439 3718 16 167 17 159 17 147 24 147 3718 3079 15 165 17 158 17 146 25 148 3079 2544 15 164 16 158 17 145 24 149 2544 2134 14 163 16 157 17 145 21 148 2134 1850 13 162 15 157 15 144 18 147 1850 1678 13 162 14 157 13*144 14*146 1678 1580 11 162 12 156 10*143 9*146 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