DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 07/30 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 - - - 86.1 - - 91.4 - - - - - 80.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 221 - - 195 - - - - - -38 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2982 - - 4851 - - - - - 195 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3214 - - 4561 - - - - - 1563 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4367 - - 6236 - - - - - 1580 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1292 - - 1912 - - - - - 1903 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 371 - - 418 - - - - - 39 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 7 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 10 - - - - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 180 - - 179 - - - - - 147 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 4 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - 4 - - - - - 4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -149 - - -71 - - - - - -1598 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4516 - - 6308 - - - - - 3179 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3267 - - -3169 - - - - - -5203 ODpotential blCL - - - 7634 - - 9405 - - - - - 6783 blCL maxRH - - - 77 - - 69 - - - - - 70 maxRH CAPE - - - 1090 - - 1060 - - - - - 1020 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 86.1 - - 91.4 - - - - - 80.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 71.2 - - 68.8 - - - - - 71.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 84.3 - - 89.7 - - - - - 81.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 70.0 - - 67.6 - - - - - 71.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 221 - - 195 - - - - - -38 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2982 - - 4851 - - - - - 195 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 9 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 16 - - 14 - - - - - 17 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] 99185 48 088 60 103 33 085 99185 91637 48 088 55 091 41 083 91637 85824 49 094 42 092 46 093 85824 81033 41 095 29 097 47 088 81033 76925 36 100 27 099 40 085 76925 73317 33 104 29 102 38 087 73317 70077 27 102 27 104 34 076 70077 67127 27 106 25 106 23 063 67127 64400 28 095 29 105 11 086 64400 61759 22 080 32 101 13 122 61759 59028 22 079 26 092 21 107 59028 56246 19 067 24 081 25 092 56246 53627 12 081 18 075 27 079 53627 51287 24 079 17 076 30 078 51287 49185 37 063 24 067 31 077 49185 47251 35 055 27 064 28 066 47251 45451 33 057 27 058 25 053 45451 43770 28 055 25 061 24 053 43770 42187 24 056 23 057 23 056 42187 40689 23 064 21 050 23 072 40689 39268 20 053 19 045 24 082 39268 37888 18 049 15 051 25 081 37888 36482 17 063 16 076 24 082 36482 35022 23 065 18 082 20 086 35022 33514 23 063 18 073 19 084 33514 31939 21 062 22 063 16 076 31939 30286 22 063 24 059 13 063 30286 28559 23 057 16 057 18 054 28559 26757 19 064 13 061 23 050 26757 24884 12 058 10 056 22 044 24884 22945 9 043 12 052 16 037 22945 20936 8 043 12 058 10 039 20936 18847 9 060 11 063 13 050 18847 16718 8 035 10 046 15 063 16718 14668 4 010 7 019 12 069 14668 12807 2 132 1 243 7 051 12807 11157 5 141 4 190 3 028 11157 9691 9 186 9 196 7 222 9691 8385 14 199 13 190 13 220 8385 7221 18 202 12*183 13 211 7221 6185 20 201 12*180 10 190 6185 5268 18 196 11 179 10 162 5268 4456 13*185 11 178 13 151 4456 3729 12*182 10 178 20 150 3729 3085 12 181 10 179 26 150 3085 2549 11 180 9 178 26 150 2549 2136 11 179 9 178 24 149 2136 1852 10 179 8 179 19 148 1852 1679 9 179 8 178 15*147 1679 1580 8 179 7 178 9*147 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