DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 08/23 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 - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 93.5 - - 97.1 - - 95.6 - - 85.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 277 - - 211 - - 1 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4161 - - 7461 - - 195 - - 195 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4165 - - 6593 - - 1564 - - 1563 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5546 - - 8846 - - 1580 - - 1580 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2973 - - 3084 - - 9801 - - 549 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 437 - - 488 - - 48 - - 23 W* B/S - - - 15 - - 22 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 193 - - 154 - - 152 - - 184 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 5 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - -3 - - 2 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3328 - - -1204 - - -8046 - - -6123 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8875 - - 10051 - - 9626 - - 7703 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5695 - - -2896 - - -9693 - - -10713 ODpotential blCL - - - 11241 - - 11742 - - 11273 - - 12293 blCL maxRH - - - 60 - - 76 - - 66 - - 64 maxRH CAPE - - - 190 - - 280 - - 280 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 93.5 - - 97.1 - - 95.6 - - 85.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 60.1 - - 58.4 - - 58.9 - - 57.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 91.3 - - 95.3 - - 95.5 - - 88.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 58.9 - - 57.1 - - 57.6 - - 57.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 277 - - 211 - - 1 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4161 - - 7461 - - 195 - - 195 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 11 - - 10 - - 11 - - 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] 98875 27 114 26 113 22 094 26 063 98875 91452 29 101 33 112 31 098 24 076 91452 85691 37 095 35 100 36 095 32 095 85691 80913 36 096 36 082 38 091 41 092 80913 76826 31 100 31 078 37 082 39 087 76826 73237 30 089 25 101 28 081 31 079 73237 69999 24 079 25 097 18 091 21 076 69999 67023 19 065 17 089 15 078 17 085 67023 64262 14 071 15 070 7 066 6 061 64262 61586 16 091 16 079 13 072 14 068 61586 58822 21 063 23 069 24 064 23 058 58822 55998 20 030 18 063 26 064 25 062 55998 53333 16 045 20 057 24 059 27 070 53333 50958 20 037 23 022 28 028 24 047 50958 48844 18 038 27 015 31 013 20 023 48844 46915 22 050 22 046 20 029 17 044 46915 45130 30 062 26 058 25 057 26 053 45130 43467 38 067 31 055 29 061 32 056 43467 41904 39 066 34 053 32 063 30 062 41904 40428 39 062 37 057 38 067 32 072 40428 39030 41 064 41 063 36 073 33 078 39030 37675 45 070 41 074 34 079 34 079 37675 36293 39 074 37 083 32 079 33 085 36293 34856 30 070 27 077 32 082 30 076 34856 33368 28 072 25 072 33 088 26 072 33368 31814 31 078 25 076 24 090 21 084 31814 30182 31 078 27 078 20 092 20 082 30182 28473 29 074 27 078 21 082 20 078 28473 26691 27 074 24 077 21 078 20 075 26691 24836 24 065 24 074 16 077 18 077 24836 22910 25 060 24 068 14 080 15 076 22910 20907 27 060 24 080 15 085 15 083 20907 18825 27 062 18 078 17 065 12 070 18825 16709 25 068 16 059 17 052 14 051 16709 14675 19 080 16 053 17 056 17 053 14675 12826 15 090 17 075 15 081 18 058 12826 11179 16 068 16 089 12 098 18 067 11179 9713 17 065 8*119 8 136 6 072 9713 8406 12 075 6*138 8 151 2 154 8406 7241 6 106 6 142 8 153 5 178 7241 6204 5*151 5 148 7 153 8 184 6204 5286 5*178 4 153 7 152 11 188 5286 4473 5 186 4 159 6 152 14 188 4473 3744 5 192 3 167 6 152 17 186 3744 3097 5 196 3 173 5 152 20 184 3097 2556 5 198 3 181 5 151 21 182 2556 2139 5 200 2 187 5 151 19 183 2139 1853 5 201 2 187 5 153 13 185 1853 1679 5 201 2 189 4 151 8*186 1679 1580 4 201 2 188 4*152 5*184 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