DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 09/11 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 - - - 0956z - - 1001z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 88.7 - - 91.7 - - - - - 79.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 330 - - 179 - - - - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2956 - - 5121 - - - - - 195 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3302 - - 4714 - - - - - 1563 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4341 - - 6506 - - - - - 1580 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2801 - - 3101 - - - - - 1837 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 410 - - 412 - - - - - 41 W* B/S - - - 12 - - 11 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 7 - - - - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 162 - - 148 - - - - - 140 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 2 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - 11 - - - - - 3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -770 - - 371 - - - - - -513 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5111 - - 6135 - - - - - 2093 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2224 - - -1107 - - - - - -4018 ODpotential blCL - - - 6565 - - 7613 - - - - - 5598 blCL maxRH - - - 77 - - 80 - - - - - 92 maxRH CAPE - - - 2820 - - 2700 - - - - - 2970 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 88.7 - - 91.7 - - - - - 79.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 71.2 - - 69.7 - - - - - 74.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 86.3 - - 90.1 - - - - - 79.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 70.6 - - 68.8 - - - - - 74.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 330 - - 179 - - - - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2956 - - 5121 - - - - - 195 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 7 - - 20 - - - - - 69 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 17 - - 15 - - - - - 19 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] 98659 23 111 10 151 17 063 98659 91203 23 096 22 112 21 089 91203 85445 25 094 28 110 27 099 85445 80670 21 096 27 100 28 100 80670 76561 20 111 23 089 28 092 76561 72949 20 114 17 093 22 080 72949 69720 19 114 15 099 16 089 69720 66768 14 101 11 128 9 093 66768 64037 10 117 14 136 2 299 64037 61406 9 151 8 136 7 212 61406 58686 3 139 10 210 3 203 58686 55902 4 010 3 239 6 007 55902 53275 11 026 10 012 8 030 53275 50912 18 027 16 021 14 020 50912 48782 21 026 19 028 17 018 48782 46835 23 013 21 022 17 005 46835 45036 18 007 18 017 16 353 45036 43361 17 008 16 008 15 337 43361 41788 17 008 15 002 12 325 41788 40304 16 006 14 353 9 327 40304 38899 13 007 12 344 9 325 38899 37538 8 009 11 344 12 319 37538 36155 10 006 10 344 12 306 36155 34720 17 010 14 352 13 305 34720 33234 19 021 16 004 15 318 33234 31684 17 025 16 006 15 318 31684 30055 11 036 7 013 12 312 30055 28349 3 014 6 324 9 339 28349 26570 6 333 10 332 13 354 26570 24722 12 000 11 354 10 340 24722 22806 8 016 8 358 6 327 22806 20813 1 340 5 309 8 350 20813 18742 1 277 4 285 8 359 18742 16635 3 259 6 299 8 008 16635 14606 7 241 9 280 10 358 14606 12763 3 226 8 263 12 349 12763 11125 2 082 4 233 13 340 11125 9667 4 074 4 180 9 298 9667 8367 2 084 4 169 8 247 8367 7207 2 213 5*158 9 217 7207 6174 6 198 6*154 9 193 6174 5259 7 182 6 152 12 178 5259 4449 6*170 7 150 18 164 4449 3724 6*165 7 149 25 156 3724 3082 6 164 7 146 27 153 3082 2547 6 162 7 144 26 151 2547 2134 6 160 7 143 22 147 2134 1851 6 159 7 142 16 142 1851 1678 5 159 7 141 12*140 1678 1580 5 159 6 140 8*140 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