DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 08/22 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 - - - 92.8 - - 96.4 - - - - - 85.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 288 - - 227 - - - - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4114 - - 6322 - - - - - 195 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4145 - - 5744 - - - - - 1563 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5499 - - 7707 - - - - - 1580 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2972 - - 2568 - - - - - 438 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 441 - - 472 - - - - - 15 W* B/S - - - 19 - - 14 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 6 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 185 - - 130 - - - - - 152 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 3 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -6 - - -8 - - - - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2388 - - -1805 - - - - - -6961 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7888 - - 9512 - - - - - 8541 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5831 - - -3927 - - - - - -11179 ODpotential blCL - - - 11330 - - 11634 - - - - - 12759 blCL maxRH - - - 69 - - 76 - - - - - 64 maxRH CAPE - - - 1120 - - 780 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 92.8 - - 96.4 - - - - - 85.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 63.6 - - 60.0 - - - - - 54.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 90.6 - - 94.4 - - - - - 89.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 62.5 - - 58.8 - - - - - 53.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 288 - - 227 - - - - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4114 - - 6322 - - - - - 195 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 2 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 11 - - 11 - - - - - 9 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] 98826 37 105 25 112 25 065 98826 91405 31 093 30 107 24 084 91405 85652 30 090 31 093 31 098 85652 80874 32 080 30 082 36 089 80874 76785 29 075 29 079 38 086 76785 73194 23 088 25 078 36 079 73194 69959 19 089 21 089 27 074 69959 66996 16 093 20 094 15 065 66996 64250 20 083 17 095 13 055 64250 61597 22 070 20 107 9 076 61597 58844 20 055 22 076 14 072 58844 56008 12 037 26 039 21 070 56008 53323 10 021 22 027 18 074 53323 50929 11 037 16 028 18 050 50929 48797 13 076 10 044 25 048 48797 46853 23 082 13 084 27 050 46853 45060 25 064 24 064 27 064 45060 43395 31 056 33 072 33 074 43395 41835 30 058 37 080 36 073 41835 40361 30 064 36 080 36 079 40361 38963 30 071 34 079 34 087 38963 37604 31 081 32 075 31 090 37604 36222 33 082 30 073 28 087 36222 34785 35 075 28 069 27 091 34785 33297 34 071 28 064 26 101 33297 31744 31 076 26 061 20 098 31744 30118 30 071 18 068 13 060 30118 28420 27 072 16 080 15 050 28420 26649 21 076 16 072 16 048 26649 24804 17 091 16 073 15 054 24804 22888 14 104 11 090 15 062 22888 20894 9 099 8 095 18 058 20894 18819 4 047 7 044 23 048 18819 16710 13 076 10 050 21 053 16710 14680 19 075 12 073 15 073 14680 12832 17 072 12 075 15 083 12832 11187 14 082 9 090 12 079 11187 9720 10 089 9 108 10 075 9720 8410 10 108 7*122 5 072 8410 7243 7 108 7*129 2 122 7243 6206 4*145 7 130 6 141 6206 5288 4*183 6 131 9 144 5288 4475 4 186 6 130 11 149 4475 3744 4 187 6 130 13 157 3744 3097 4 185 5 129 14 163 3097 2556 4 186 5 130 15 167 2556 2140 4 184 5 130 15 169 2140 1853 4 185 5 130 12 167 1853 1679 4 184 4 130 7*157 1679 1580 4 184 4 130 4*152 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