DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 08/14 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 - - - 88.1 - - 92.2 - - - - - 79.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 301 - - 200 - - - - - -34 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4874 - - 6509 - - - - - 195 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4746 - - 5821 - - - - - 1563 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6259 - - 7894 - - - - - 1580 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1865 - - 2850 - - - - - 2653 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 472 - - 458 - - - - - 38 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 6 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 15 - - - - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 171 - - 165 - - - - - 150 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 6 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 6 - - 7 - - - - - 4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 415 - - 373 - - - - - -1265 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5845 - - 7521 - - - - - 2846 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3451 - - -514 - - - - - -3802 ODpotential blCL - - - 9710 - - 8408 - - - - - 5382 blCL maxRH - - - 82 - - 79 - - - - - 81 maxRH CAPE - - - 1560 - - 1280 - - - - - 2280 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 88.1 - - 92.2 - - - - - 79.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 67.7 - - 64.6 - - - - - 72.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 86.1 - - 90.6 - - - - - 80.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 66.9 - - 63.7 - - - - - 71.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 301 - - 200 - - - - - -34 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4874 - - 6509 - - - - - 195 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 30 - - 15 - - - - - 25 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 13 - - 13 - - - - - 18 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] 99036 52 098 45 109 30 068 99036 91530 47 097 43 090 41 090 91530 85767 40 090 39 090 45 096 85767 81007 31 099 35 092 44 094 81007 76902 25 103 26 092 41 087 76902 73282 28 099 19 093 40 081 73282 70026 27 098 18 112 32 076 70026 67054 27 101 27 122 19 070 67054 64310 25 084 30 112 11 085 64310 61664 16 055 24 089 15 120 61664 58926 9 046 12 073 12 119 58926 56117 1 297 4 088 2 084 56117 53452 5 183 4 159 2 222 53452 51044 10 228 3 182 6 167 51044 48879 19 181 12 191 9 160 48879 46908 25 145 22 159 15 144 46908 45094 27 136 23 165 17 159 45094 43410 27 134 29 157 27 171 43410 41838 29 136 34 148 37 164 41838 40360 30 138 35 149 39 154 40360 38963 30 138 36 149 34 158 38963 37608 30 140 36 152 33 166 37608 36229 28 143 34 157 34 161 36229 34795 27 143 32 162 32 150 34795 33309 28 139 28 159 29 146 33309 31758 29 135 25 154 25 148 31758 30130 30 134 21 148 23 141 30130 28427 28 133 20 143 23 136 28427 26649 24 136 21 142 21 138 26649 24800 21 135 19 144 17 143 24800 22881 21 133 16 151 12 138 22881 20886 16 138 15 165 8 129 20886 18806 12 143 9 144 8 135 18806 16685 9 118 7 079 13 144 16685 14642 9 097 8 072 15 158 14642 12785 11 103 10 145 12 167 12785 11138 12 120 16 165 10 172 11138 9672 15 142 17 166 10 185 9672 8366 18 169 17*166 12 194 8366 7203 18*174 17*166 14 187 7203 6169 17*172 16 165 15 172 6169 5256 16 171 16 165 18 160 5256 4447 16 170 15 165 23 155 4447 3723 15 170 15 164 27 154 3723 3083 15 170 14 164 29 152 3083 2547 14 170 14 164 28 152 2547 2135 13 170 13 164 25 151 2135 1851 13 170 13 164 21 151 1851 1678 12 170 12 164 16*151 1678 1580 11 170 10 164 11*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