DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 07/26 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 82.7 - - 87.5 - - - - - 79.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 172 - - 157 - - - - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2694 - - 4147 - - - - - 195 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2925 - - 3945 - - - - - 1563 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4079 - - 5532 - - - - - 1580 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1075 - - 1504 - - - - - 782 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 336 - - 375 - - - - - 34 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 8 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 9 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 192 - - 157 - - - - - 128 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 260 - - -300 - - - - - -1436 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3820 - - 5833 - - - - - 3016 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2964 - - -4534 - - - - - -4165 ODpotential blCL - - - 7043 - - 10066 - - - - - 5745 blCL maxRH - - - 81 - - 68 - - - - - 77 maxRH CAPE - - - 1130 - - 580 - - - - - 1300 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 82.7 - - 87.5 - - - - - 79.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 70.9 - - 67.1 - - - - - 71.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 81.3 - - 86.1 - - - - - 81.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 69.5 - - 65.8 - - - - - 70.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 172 - - 157 - - - - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2694 - - 4147 - - - - - 195 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 25 - - 0 - - - - - 9 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 16 - - 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] 98966 36 099 34 099 26 080 98966 91462 29 101 30 092 32 107 91462 85658 37 098 33 093 33 106 85658 80848 38 094 36 098 40 089 80848 76753 34 094 32 102 41 075 76753 73189 31 096 28 098 37 071 73189 69987 30 092 24 091 27 067 69987 67055 31 085 23 089 13 074 67055 64340 32 076 27 085 15 096 64340 61717 28 076 29 082 24 090 61717 59007 24 075 27 085 28 076 59007 56212 20 083 23 086 27 073 56212 53561 28 095 24 095 28 088 53561 51193 35 088 31 092 38 099 51193 49069 38 089 34 088 44 092 49069 47123 38 085 32 087 42 085 47123 45322 34 087 28 082 35 089 45322 43644 32 091 25 078 29 098 43644 42066 28 096 24 077 27 102 42066 40574 27 099 24 079 27 093 40574 39162 26 100 22 083 29 083 39162 37794 27 102 23 091 29 078 37794 36402 30 102 26 098 26 078 36402 34956 30 100 26 095 24 081 34956 33458 26 094 29 088 24 086 33458 31893 24 087 37 086 26 091 31893 30251 28 086 40 088 25 091 30251 28533 30 090 34 087 25 090 28533 26737 28 094 27 089 26 091 26737 24866 24 097 27 095 22 084 24866 22927 20 103 21 096 18 072 22927 20916 16 099 11 096 17 074 20916 18830 11 075 10 094 11 076 18830 16710 6 093 4 100 7 100 16710 14667 5 109 2 110 7 087 14667 12807 7 112 5 125 6 077 12807 11154 7 106 7 146 3 089 11154 9684 4 113 7 159 1 353 9684 8377 4 135 7 159 6 237 8377 7215 6 163 9 161 10 208 7215 6184 8 170 9*161 10 176 6184 5272 10 188 9*160 13 166 5272 4462 10*192 9 159 17 162 4462 3735 10*193 9 158 20 159 3735 3091 9 193 9 156 22 157 3091 2552 9 192 8 155 21 154 2552 2138 9 192 8 154 18 149 2138 1852 8 192 8 153 14 139 1852 1679 8 192 7 153 10*131 1679 1580 7 191 6 153 5*128 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