DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 08/24 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 - - - 0954z - - 1003z - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 89.7 - - 95.7 - - - - - 83.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 319 - - 222 - - - - - -36 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2890 - - 4883 - - - - - 194 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3245 - - 4624 - - - - - 1563 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4275 - - 6268 - - - - - 1579 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1097 - - 3847 - - - - - 609 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 404 - - 430 - - - - - 28 W* B/S - - - 10 - - 11 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 7 - - - - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 192 - - 159 - - - - - 163 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 3 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3277 - - -4017 - - - - - -5228 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7552 - - 10285 - - - - - 6808 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6196 - - -8125 - - - - - -11262 ODpotential blCL - - - 10471 - - 14393 - - - - - 12841 blCL maxRH - - - 64 - - 70 - - - - - 45 maxRH CAPE - - - 110 - - 0 - - - - - 320 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 89.7 - - 95.7 - - - - - 83.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 62.0 - - 56.0 - - - - - 59.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 87.4 - - 93.8 - - - - - 85.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 61.0 - - 54.7 - - - - - 58.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 319 - - 222 - - - - - -36 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2890 - - 4883 - - - - - 194 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 12 - - 9 - - - - - 11 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] 98902 28 108 24 085 28 070 98902 91444 36 101 26 105 33 087 91444 85671 41 094 32 103 36 094 85671 80912 37 094 37 092 31 090 80912 76835 32 098 34 089 33 085 76835 73235 27 102 28 097 30 081 73235 69975 25 108 25 117 22 071 69975 66995 20 100 23 108 13 088 66995 64242 15 084 20 081 16 115 64242 61582 14 075 19 067 18 098 61582 58850 17 068 18 058 18 083 58850 56060 16 057 14 055 23 063 56060 53413 15 074 13 089 19 053 53413 51032 20 063 17 082 10 076 51032 48893 20 043 20 042 14 093 48893 46946 17 044 20 031 15 064 46946 45160 20 054 16 041 15 041 45160 43500 23 055 18 052 15 048 43500 41940 23 055 19 049 12 074 41940 40464 20 061 17 050 14 069 40464 39064 14 054 17 047 15 061 39064 37704 8 025 16 031 13 061 37704 36319 6 055 13 010 13 068 36319 34880 8 036 14 029 17 060 34880 33389 17 021 21 026 22 048 33389 31832 15 023 23 016 21 048 31832 30199 18 037 21 018 17 053 30199 28491 20 054 15 053 15 054 28491 26707 20 062 17 068 13 056 26707 24850 18 076 15 073 12 052 24850 22923 17 079 16 065 11 050 22923 20923 15 077 15 055 15 048 20923 18845 18 096 12 097 20 047 18845 16726 26 100 17 116 16 061 16726 14680 25 094 18 121 13 093 14680 12821 16 082 15 123 13 116 12821 11169 10 054 11 102 14 117 11169 9699 7 066 10 093 13 116 9699 8392 8 097 10 112 10 127 8392 7228 9 116 9*140 9 144 7228 6194 11 133 8*152 11 156 6194 5279 11 153 8 156 13 166 5279 4467 8*181 8 157 16 170 4467 3739 8*189 7 159 19 170 3739 3093 8 191 7 160 24 168 3093 2553 8 193 7 163 26 166 2553 2138 7 193 6 164 25 165 2138 1852 7 195 6 165 18 165 1852 1679 7 195 6 165 13 165 1679 1579 6 195 5 164 7*163 1579 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