DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/08 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 79.0 - - 79.3 - - - - - 77.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 11 - - 30 - - - - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1839 - - 194 - - - - - 195 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1563 - - 1563 - - - - - 1563 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3224 - - 1579 - - - - - 1580 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2407 - - 3895 - - - - - 3311 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 136 - - 83 - - - - - 37 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 1 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 17 - - 11 - - - - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 164 - - 160 - - - - - 146 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 0 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 8 - - 5 - - - - - 4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 766 - - -862 - - - - - -34 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2458 - - 2441 - - - - - 1614 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -226 - - -1452 - - - - - -997 ODpotential blCL - - - 3450 - - 3031 - - - - - 2577 blCL maxRH - - - 99 - - 100 - - - - - 98 maxRH CAPE - - - 2120 - - 2110 - - - - - 2360 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 79.0 - - 79.3 - - - - - 77.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 72.9 - - 73.3 - - - - - 74.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 78.9 - - 78.8 - - - - - 77.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 72.5 - - 72.7 - - - - - 74.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 11 - - 30 - - - - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1839 - - 194 - - - - - 195 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 95 - - 101 - - - - - 93 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 18 - - 18 - - - - - 20 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] 98472 31 099 31 120 29 091 98472 91038 20 100 26 105 27 095 91038 85289 22 120 23 098 29 089 85289 80509 26 100 25 098 28 085 80509 76422 27 087 26 091 30 084 76422 72857 21 096 22 081 32 085 72857 69673 18 118 16 091 27 083 69673 66773 18 111 16 106 17 086 66773 64105 18 101 17 088 12 092 64105 61544 20 101 17 107 13 102 61544 58884 13 089 15 114 13 105 58884 56130 3 104 8 121 6 116 56130 53515 1 188 4 141 5 150 53515 51164 7 341 3 293 7 205 51164 49040 16 313 14 316 7 210 49040 47084 22 286 22 303 8 237 47084 45268 35 263 29 280 15 265 45268 43573 48 261 34 270 28 277 43573 41982 53 258 34 272 44 274 41982 40481 55 256 39 269 43 263 40481 39060 54 257 38 264 48 257 39060 37683 51 257 38 260 51 256 37683 36283 41 253 38 259 49 262 36283 34828 28 254 29 266 41 267 34828 33325 22 259 23 268 28 276 33325 31764 19 263 20 281 18 302 31764 30129 14 275 21 293 17 316 30129 28419 12 302 17 296 16 319 28419 26637 7 302 14 301 11 331 26637 24777 3 039 4 321 5 063 24777 22844 4 127 6 147 3 131 22844 20839 4 204 11 208 4 208 20839 18761 7 175 8 202 3 194 18761 16643 11 154 6 167 7 143 16643 14601 10 141 11 151 11 140 14601 12740 14 141 15 162 12 151 12740 11088 16 150 16 182 17 172 11088 9625 14 158 13 194 21 180 9625 8326 15 172 13 195 22 174 8326 7170 17 180 15 190 20 163 7170 6144 19 179 18 184 16 159 6144 5238 20 175 20 174 14 159 5238 4435 20 174 21 166 16 153 4435 3715 20*171 20 164 20 149 3715 3077 19*168 20 162 23 148 3077 2544 18 165 18 160 22 148 2544 2133 17 164 17 160 20 147 2133 1850 16 163 16 160 17 146 1850 1678 14 162 14 160 14*146 1678 1580 11 162 11*160 10*146 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