DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 10/12 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0956z - - 1001z - - - - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 80.0 - - 84.0 - - - - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 155 - - 102 - - - - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2711 - - 3583 - - - - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2857 - - 3262 - - - - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - 4096 - - 4968 - - - - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1788 - - 2405 - - - - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 317 - - 306 - - - - - - W* B/S - - - 4 - - 4 - - - - - - B/S BL Wind - - - 16 - - 14 - - - - - - BL Wind Direction - - - 177 - - 171 - - - - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 6 - - - - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 7 - - 7 - - - - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1001 - - 580 - - - - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3095 - - 4388 - - - - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 406 - - -500 - - - - - - ODpotential blCL - - - 3690 - - 5468 - - - - - - blCL maxRH - - - 96 - - 91 - - - - - - maxRH CAPE - - - 860 - - 860 - - - - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - 80.0 - - 84.0 - - - - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 71.2 - - 69.7 - - - - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 78.7 - - 83.1 - - - - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 70.5 - - 68.8 - - - - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 155 - - 102 - - - - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2711 - - 3583 - - - - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 83 - - 62 - - - - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 16 - - 15 - - - - - - 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] 97775 24 282 29 262 97775 90484 14 300 16 276 90484 84854 6 332 5 319 84854 80185 1 275 11 010 80185 76177 2 293 11 012 76177 72650 4 041 6 047 72650 69471 9 044 8 065 69471 66574 9 075 5 095 66574 63919 10 080 7 104 63919 61370 6 061 7 071 61370 58733 4 079 3 040 58733 56026 4 064 2 022 56026 53457 6 050 4 047 53457 51131 8 021 7 019 51131 49020 11 008 11 012 49020 47079 17 020 14 038 47079 45279 23 031 21 062 45279 43597 21 029 20 060 43597 42013 15 028 14 051 42013 40516 10 031 9 042 40516 39097 6 048 5 051 39097 37721 2 031 2 093 37721 36318 5 316 3 351 36318 34861 6 207 7 196 34861 33356 17 222 19 217 33356 31790 20 218 23 210 31790 30145 20 211 22 201 30145 28422 20 215 21 218 28422 26620 13 241 9 237 26620 24749 21 239 13 250 24749 22819 28 233 23 245 22819 20823 26 233 24 241 20823 18751 24 228 26 234 18751 16638 23 221 24 230 16638 14599 21 217 22 230 14599 12743 16 210 20 226 12743 11092 11 214 15 221 11092 9622 14 209 14 220 9622 8317 21 199 16 199 8317 7164 22 190 19 189 7164 6142 22 185 19 187 6142 5238 21 183 17*179 5238 4437 21*182 16*176 4437 3717 20*181 15 173 3717 3079 17 178 15 171 3079 2545 16 177 14 170 2545 2134 15 176 14 169 2134 1851 14 175 13 168 1851 1679 13 175 12 168 1679 1580 11 175 10 167 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