DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 09/08 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 - - - 0956z - - 1001z - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 88.5 - - 92.0 - - - - - 81.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 331 - - 185 - - - - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4404 - - 6345 - - - - - 195 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4414 - - 5642 - - - - - 1563 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5789 - - 7730 - - - - - 1580 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2035 - - 2773 - - - - - 906 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 469 - - 441 - - - - - 27 W* B/S - - - 10 - - 10 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 8 - - - - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 156 - - 155 - - - - - 132 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 2 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - 4 - - - - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 25 - - 159 - - - - - -2590 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5764 - - 7572 - - - - - 4170 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1788 - - -722 - - - - - -5503 ODpotential blCL - - - 7577 - - 8452 - - - - - 7083 blCL maxRH - - - 78 - - 83 - - - - - 82 maxRH CAPE - - - 1370 - - 830 - - - - - 1520 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 88.5 - - 92.0 - - - - - 81.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 68.4 - - 64.1 - - - - - 68.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 86.2 - - 90.5 - - - - - 82.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 67.6 - - 63.2 - - - - - 68.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 331 - - 185 - - - - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4404 - - 6345 - - - - - 195 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 13 - - 33 - - - - - 30 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 14 - - 13 - - - - - 16 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] 98763 31 103 33 100 30 099 98763 91333 31 109 32 109 34 078 91333 85622 33 104 33 111 31 078 85622 80870 35 096 34 111 23 086 80870 76775 31 094 29 096 22 090 76775 73166 24 107 25 092 25 093 73166 69918 23 119 24 106 21 095 69918 66945 18 115 18 109 18 109 66945 64208 17 104 9 114 18 089 64208 61597 19 097 11 109 17 087 61597 58913 18 096 13 107 19 079 58913 56153 24 101 21 100 19 060 56153 53533 39 096 36 099 26 075 53533 51164 43 089 40 086 34 076 51164 49012 34 079 35 075 32 074 49012 47038 24 079 25 070 27 072 47038 45213 19 088 21 071 22 070 45213 43514 19 080 24 055 21 059 43514 41925 25 057 20 052 21 033 41925 40433 23 046 19 082 13 006 40433 39022 21 069 23 076 12 015 39022 37653 23 076 23 064 13 024 37653 36257 19 069 16 043 13 026 36257 34809 17 070 12 020 9 016 34809 33316 16 084 11 011 6 346 33316 31760 12 076 8 009 6 305 31760 30130 9 048 7 037 6 329 30130 28429 4 042 5 044 4 348 28429 26656 7 060 5 043 3 021 26656 24810 11 068 8 076 4 065 24810 22890 13 076 10 088 5 068 22890 20889 11 103 6 120 5 059 20889 18805 7 105 4 105 6 070 18805 16684 5 100 4 066 9 091 16684 14644 2 110 5 056 9 085 14644 12792 2 280 5 026 6 044 12792 11149 2 227 0 110 2 302 11149 9690 3 142 7 164 5 182 9690 8388 6 136 8*160 6 164 8388 7226 8 149 8*158 7 149 7226 6191 9*155 8 157 9 136 6191 5276 9*156 8 156 12 132 5276 4464 9 157 8 155 16 136 4464 3735 9 157 8 155 21 144 3735 3090 9 156 8 153 24 145 3090 2550 8 156 8 153 24 143 2550 2136 8 156 7 152 21 138 2136 1851 8 156 7 153 16 135 1851 1678 7 156 7 152 12*133 1678 1580 7 156 6 153 7*132 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