DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/09 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 79.2 - - 79.7 - - 80.2 - - 77.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 122 - - 74 - - 12 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1776 - - 1767 - - 195 - - 194 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2089 - - 1563 - - 1563 - - 1563 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3161 - - 3152 - - 1580 - - 1579 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2097 - - 2002 - - 3760 - - 3741 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 257 - - 221 - - 67 - - 29 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 3 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 13 - - 10 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 156 - - 157 - - 141 - - 135 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 5 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - 5 - - 4 - - 4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 863 - - 919 - - -745 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2298 - - 2233 - - 2326 - - 1579 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 20 - - -24 - - -1452 - - -850 ODpotential blCL - - - 3141 - - 3176 - - 3032 - - 2429 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 98 - - 95 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 1750 - - 2200 - - 2390 - - 2640 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 79.2 - - 79.7 - - 80.2 - - 77.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 73.9 - - 74.6 - - 74.6 - - 75.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 78.1 - - 78.8 - - 79.9 - - 78.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 73.1 - - 73.8 - - 74.1 - - 75.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 122 - - 74 - - 12 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1776 - - 1767 - - 195 - - 194 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 90 - - 79 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 18 - - 18 - - 19 - - 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] 98512 35 108 27 092 25 105 30 073 98512 91088 30 102 28 099 26 100 24 091 91088 85353 26 087 33 088 32 093 24 098 85353 80578 22 080 30 086 30 087 22 090 80578 76475 25 084 23 094 27 085 24 078 76475 72887 27 093 21 100 24 089 24 074 72887 69679 25 101 20 091 20 081 23 078 69679 66758 23 110 17 097 17 076 24 083 66758 64075 22 113 19 108 15 076 23 081 64075 61508 21 108 21 111 15 091 17 086 61508 58856 14 113 12 121 11 111 13 109 58856 56115 10 138 8 173 4 153 2 091 56115 53503 3 212 7 217 8 220 8 266 53503 51158 5 268 5 225 13 214 15 229 51158 49041 12 292 9 276 20 247 19 240 49041 47097 19 279 19 276 27 274 21 282 47097 45293 25 280 31 287 35 289 36 297 45293 43608 32 287 38 291 42 293 42 295 43608 42019 37 286 38 290 46 295 43 295 42019 40516 36 278 36 282 37 290 39 291 40516 39090 36 272 36 271 34 281 39 283 39090 37710 36 268 37 267 35 270 39 278 37710 36309 35 265 36 268 34 271 40 274 36309 34858 30 264 25 265 26 278 37 277 34858 33358 15 245 14 218 17 280 20 294 33358 31798 8 216 12 229 8 262 8 315 31798 30161 4 227 6 194 7 280 5 333 30161 28448 4 211 4 165 5 333 7 031 28448 26658 5 119 7 159 2 066 7 085 26658 24793 13 109 12 137 6 127 10 128 24793 22855 15 142 14 141 10 127 13 142 22855 20844 11 169 11 164 12 153 10 156 20844 18759 10 168 9 185 11 216 7 229 18759 16639 12 164 10 197 10 209 8 236 16639 14596 12 170 12 178 14 168 9 198 14596 12737 15 154 21 155 20 168 17 188 12737 11087 19 152 19 152 18 170 21 191 11087 9626 21 162 17 147 16 171 19 194 9626 8327 22 171 15 163 15 169 16 186 8327 7171 20 176 13 174 15 167 14 168 7171 6146 18 179 13 169 15 161 15 145 6146 5241 17 179 14 164 16 147 19 140 5241 4438 17 177 14 161 17 141 21 139 4438 3718 15*172 14*158 17 140 23 138 3718 3079 13*165 14*157 17 140 23 137 3079 2545 11 156 14 158 16 140 22 136 2545 2134 10 153 13 157 15 141 19 135 2134 1851 9 151 13 157 14 141 15 135 1851 1678 8 150 12 157 13*141 12 134 1678 1579 7 149 9 158 10*141 9*135 1579 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