DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 07/07 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 - - - 84.4 - - 88.1 - - - - - 78.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 176 - - 115 - - - - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4015 - - 4937 - - - - - 195 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3891 - - 4354 - - - - - 1563 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5400 - - 6322 - - - - - 1580 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2051 - - 3075 - - - - - 1609 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 382 - - 360 - - - - - 35 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 9 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 7 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 173 - - 175 - - - - - 143 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 5 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -5 - - -4 - - - - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 582 - - 437 - - - - - -1223 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4818 - - 5885 - - - - - 2803 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -592 - - -1167 - - - - - -3888 ODpotential blCL - - - 5992 - - 7489 - - - - - 5468 blCL maxRH - - - 85 - - 84 - - - - - 84 maxRH CAPE - - - 1760 - - 2150 - - - - - 2420 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 84.4 - - 88.1 - - - - - 78.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 68.4 - - 67.5 - - - - - 71.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 82.9 - - 87.0 - - - - - 80.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 67.1 - - 66.3 - - - - - 70.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 176 - - 115 - - - - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4015 - - 4937 - - - - - 195 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 40 - - 34 - - - - - 35 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 14 - - 13 - - - - - 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] 98873 42 098 50 101 37 080 98873 91381 41 095 37 092 39 081 91381 85622 40 092 32 089 35 080 85622 80856 32 087 34 090 30 085 80856 76770 24 086 34 085 31 090 76770 73187 22 086 28 074 31 084 73187 69964 20 094 18 074 30 075 69964 67009 19 098 13 095 22 063 67009 64275 16 076 18 099 15 051 64275 61624 20 080 21 082 13 049 61624 58867 26 067 17 069 18 061 58867 56031 27 049 19 052 28 054 56031 53350 31 045 24 041 34 039 53350 50937 34 033 32 036 31 029 50937 48757 33 032 31 032 24 036 48757 46765 33 032 28 032 21 050 46765 44932 31 024 23 034 18 050 44932 43230 26 016 22 033 14 059 43230 41638 18 012 16 022 15 051 41638 40148 5 334 4 324 7 021 40148 38753 9 187 2 229 2 132 38753 37404 8 182 3 276 2 091 37404 36030 5 197 4 256 4 080 36030 34602 4 236 6 248 6 087 34602 33122 3 284 7 235 5 089 33122 31579 2 284 10 218 2 032 31579 29960 1 160 11 208 2 326 29960 28266 6 106 10 194 1 338 28266 26497 7 092 8 164 3 078 26497 24654 7 093 9 136 6 051 24654 22742 8 085 11 121 5 056 22742 20757 7 131 9 115 2 174 20757 18697 11 164 8 121 7 177 18697 16602 13 167 9 126 10 166 16602 14584 12 170 12 138 11 166 14584 12748 13 168 12 154 8 148 12748 11113 13 162 13 163 7 142 11113 9656 10 153 13 164 4 173 9656 8359 10 160 13 163 4 195 8359 7203 11 169 11*163 6 170 7203 6173 11*170 10*166 9 152 6173 5260 10*171 9 169 12 148 5260 4452 9 171 8 173 15 150 4452 3726 9 173 7 176 17 152 3726 3084 8 173 7 178 17 154 3084 2547 8 174 7 181 17 154 2547 2135 7 174 6 182 15 152 2135 1851 7 174 6 183 12 149 1851 1678 6 175 6 184 9*145 1678 1580 6 174 5 184 5*143 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