DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 09/02 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 - - - 90.3 - - 93.7 - - 92.8 - - 85.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 312 - - 242 - - 9 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3950 - - 6202 - - 195 - - 195 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4045 - - 5678 - - 1564 - - 1563 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5335 - - 7587 - - 1580 - - 1580 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3078 - - 3619 - - 10147 - - 978 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 445 - - 477 - - 58 - - 25 W* B/S - - - 11 - - 51 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 2 - - 2 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 208 - - 166 - - 131 - - 083 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 5 - - -4 - - 1 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1774 - - -396 - - -6149 - - -3596 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7109 - - 7984 - - 7730 - - 5176 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3567 - - -1482 - - -7453 - - -6066 ODpotential blCL - - - 8902 - - 9069 - - 9033 - - 7646 blCL maxRH - - - 67 - - 69 - - 62 - - 88 maxRH CAPE - - - 370 - - 660 - - 790 - - 1320 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 90.3 - - 93.7 - - 92.8 - - 85.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 64.4 - - 63.9 - - 64.2 - - 67.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 88.1 - - 91.7 - - 92.5 - - 86.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 63.5 - - 63.0 - - 63.5 - - 67.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 312 - - 242 - - 9 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3950 - - 6202 - - 195 - - 195 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 52 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 13 - - 12 - - 13 - - 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] 98669 32 103 16 114 16 103 22 073 98669 91274 24 100 22 101 23 096 27 084 91274 85582 23 089 29 093 24 103 25 100 85582 80844 21 074 31 086 29 099 24 114 80844 76752 20 086 22 089 27 080 25 102 76752 73148 17 091 13 108 19 071 25 071 73148 69911 19 091 15 108 16 090 20 063 69911 66956 24 084 17 096 15 096 13 078 66956 64235 20 077 22 093 17 099 15 099 64235 61622 17 066 22 089 20 086 19 092 61622 58919 13 090 18 096 16 082 17 075 58919 56134 18 108 19 095 18 087 15 072 56134 53489 26 073 24 069 24 077 20 082 53489 51113 27 058 24 060 25 068 25 080 51113 48977 21 072 18 068 16 058 21 061 48977 47031 17 061 12 060 12 050 13 018 47031 45237 15 021 13 037 6 019 7 336 45237 43566 11 344 8 012 11 339 11 331 43566 41992 9 326 5 351 14 327 18 323 41992 40502 2 150 4 019 11 334 13 326 40502 39089 4 146 4 074 8 355 10 339 39089 37717 7 132 6 089 5 028 7 349 37717 36319 7 126 6 087 4 060 4 006 36319 34865 4 220 4 156 1 066 4 008 34865 33361 7 213 6 188 3 240 4 298 33361 31793 2 097 8 138 4 150 4 229 31793 30151 7 101 9 137 5 135 2 156 30151 28436 8 087 7 169 2 147 1 071 28436 26649 8 098 8 209 5 273 5 317 26649 24787 5 158 7 238 9 288 8 319 24787 22856 4 238 8 253 8 292 8 311 22856 20855 4 306 6 240 7 267 9 299 20855 18780 2 307 4 235 7 268 10 305 18780 16671 2 013 4 233 9 258 10 290 16671 14643 0 249 6 274 7 277 6 310 14643 12805 1 096 3 290 4 309 6 014 12805 11173 4 099 1 096 1 273 2 348 11173 9717 4 079 2 130 4 172 7 174 9717 8414 2 082 2*143 5 164 10 161 8414 7249 2 153 2*153 5 156 11 154 7249 6212 5*205 2 158 5 148 11 147 6212 5294 7*206 2 161 4 145 11 139 5294 4480 8 206 2 164 4 141 12 131 4480 3749 8 207 2 171 4 137 12 121 3749 3100 8 208 2 172 3 136 14 111 3100 2558 8 209 1 177 3 133 16 103 2558 2141 7 210 1 180 3 132 15 097 2141 1854 7 210 1 178 3 134 13 092 1854 1680 7 210 1 179 3 131 9*087 1680 1580 6 210 1 179 2*131 5*083 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