DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 09/14 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 = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1334z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 87.9 - - 92.1 - - 89.1 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 299 - - 219 - - -19 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4968 - - 6820 - - 195 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4813 - - 6110 - - 1563 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - 6353 - - 8205 - - 1580 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1747 - - 2099 - - 8452 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 473 - - 478 - - 43 - - - W* B/S - - - 6 - - 6 - - 1 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 15 - - 8 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - 168 - - 163 - - 150 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 7 - - 0 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 6 - - 7 - - 4 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 483 - - 553 - - -5239 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5870 - - 7652 - - 6819 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2069 - - -444 - - -6445 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - 8422 - - 8649 - - 8025 - - - blCL maxRH - - - 77 - - 73 - - 78 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - 1480 - - 1030 - - 1140 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - 87.9 - - 92.1 - - 89.1 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 67.3 - - 63.8 - - 64.6 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 85.8 - - 90.4 - - 89.8 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 66.6 - - 62.9 - - 63.9 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 299 - - 219 - - -19 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4968 - - 6820 - - 195 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 10 - - 0 - - 11 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 13 - - 12 - - 14 - - - 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] 98548 36 094 18 105 9 133 98548 91124 37 084 34 107 20 103 91124 85378 26 078 42 094 29 099 85378 80625 18 094 30 086 35 084 80625 76576 21 106 19 077 34 083 76576 73024 25 109 15 089 27 081 73024 69803 22 108 17 105 18 080 69803 66830 16 108 17 098 14 093 66830 64076 13 102 14 092 15 093 64076 61433 11 104 9 107 12 089 61433 58711 10 109 7 121 7 108 58711 55920 10 116 7 128 5 127 55920 53275 12 111 8 132 3 112 53275 50896 14 089 12 112 7 110 50896 48758 14 069 14 095 13 107 48758 46810 12 065 16 079 16 099 46810 45013 9 075 16 075 16 092 45013 43338 11 086 15 080 16 088 43338 41765 12 092 15 084 17 086 41765 40280 12 098 16 088 17 084 40280 38876 13 101 15 089 16 083 38876 37516 13 106 14 089 16 082 37516 36132 13 109 13 088 16 083 36132 34695 12 115 11 084 15 084 34695 33206 12 120 9 089 14 086 33206 31652 12 123 8 101 12 081 31652 30023 12 124 9 115 8 079 30023 28321 13 125 10 132 5 096 28321 26547 14 119 11 151 3 136 26547 24700 15 116 11 150 3 146 24700 22786 16 116 10 152 4 132 22786 20798 14 121 10 151 7 139 20798 18732 13 141 11 149 8 142 18732 16631 8 157 8 136 8 118 16631 14608 9 164 8 161 6 161 14608 12768 14 171 14 184 13 214 12768 11133 18 170 18 182 15 199 11133 9680 20 168 17 173 16 173 9680 8384 18 170 17*170 17 167 8384 7226 17*170 16*167 17 164 7226 6195 16*169 16 166 17 161 6195 5281 16 168 15 164 17 159 5281 4471 15 168 15 162 17 158 4471 3743 15 168 15 161 17 156 3743 3097 15 167 14 160 17 154 3097 2557 14 167 14 160 16 154 2557 2141 13 167 13 159 15 153 2141 1854 13 167 12 158 13 152 1854 1680 12 167 12 158 11*151 1680 1580 10 167 10 158 8*150 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