DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 08/26 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 - - - 90.1 - - 95.1 - - 93.4 - - 87.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 328 - - 241 - - 0 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3439 - - 4906 - - 195 - - 195 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3669 - - 4676 - - 1564 - - 1564 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4824 - - 6291 - - 1580 - - 1580 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1787 - - 2099 - - 7272 - - 5035 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 431 - - 441 - - 33 - - 12 W* B/S - - - 41 - - 20 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 4 - - 2 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 194 - - 155 - - 010 - - 196 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - -6 - - 0 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1624 - - -2422 - - -6637 - - -4789 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6448 - - 8714 - - 8218 - - 6369 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5088 - - -4997 - - -9047 - - -8090 ODpotential blCL - - - 9912 - - 11288 - - 10627 - - 9670 blCL maxRH - - - 74 - - 79 - - 100 - - 83 maxRH CAPE - - - 1450 - - 870 - - 1020 - - 1180 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 90.1 - - 95.1 - - 93.4 - - 87.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 67.0 - - 62.2 - - 62.8 - - 65.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 87.6 - - 93.2 - - 93.3 - - 89.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 66.3 - - 61.2 - - 62.0 - - 64.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 328 - - 241 - - 0 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3439 - - 4906 - - 195 - - 195 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 15 - - 99 - - 33 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 14 - - 11 - - 13 - - 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] 98781 39 095 32 099 20 083 32 072 98781 91324 42 097 33 095 32 086 41 082 91324 85579 39 088 36 089 34 097 36 080 85579 80847 28 088 36 084 30 087 29 089 80847 76789 25 090 31 081 29 079 28 093 76789 73199 26 086 27 083 24 082 25 084 73199 69944 22 095 22 092 19 087 23 073 69944 66954 19 101 15 101 15 078 18 080 66954 64191 15 093 15 096 10 078 13 087 64191 61538 10 080 12 077 11 081 12 061 61538 58810 8 075 7 065 9 070 10 020 58810 56019 7 076 3 071 3 017 6 344 56019 53377 4 083 1 347 9 325 7 358 53377 51002 8 053 3 063 9 321 9 350 51002 48867 11 043 7 058 3 258 9 335 48867 46915 7 041 6 026 3 146 5 290 46915 45107 3 106 3 311 1 033 5 228 45107 43421 7 150 6 226 5 347 1 313 43421 41843 11 146 11 197 6 340 4 346 41843 40358 12 134 11 181 9 329 8 339 40358 38955 11 110 7 163 12 326 16 333 38955 37598 9 045 3 042 12 329 12 341 37598 36217 12 039 8 018 10 345 12 348 36217 34784 11 034 10 016 10 004 12 351 34784 33299 10 033 8 016 10 360 14 355 33299 31747 12 032 8 009 10 002 14 357 31747 30118 14 029 11 004 12 020 11 353 30118 28414 13 030 10 009 15 018 13 354 28414 26638 11 020 8 014 13 012 15 357 26638 24791 10 017 8 025 11 003 13 351 24791 22878 11 038 11 031 13 003 12 359 22878 20890 10 035 13 021 18 007 16 011 20890 18821 9 023 17 014 19 019 17 012 18821 16715 12 021 17 011 22 021 17 023 16715 14686 12 029 15 020 25 018 24 026 14686 12837 10 052 13 028 23 021 22 031 12837 11190 10 074 11 051 18 027 12 047 11190 9722 10 075 11 057 9 061 9 061 9722 8414 11 070 9 064 6 121 3 103 8414 7248 9 070 5*089 7 146 5 170 7248 6212 5 072 4*135 7 147 7 177 6212 5294 2*095 4 149 5 146 9 179 5294 4480 1*183 4 153 3 143 9 182 4480 3750 2 194 4 158 1 126 9 184 3750 3101 2 194 4 161 1 079 8 186 3101 2559 2 197 4 162 1 031 7 191 2559 2142 2 195 4 163 1 019 5 198 2142 1854 2 194 4 163 2 016 4 203 1854 1680 2 195 3 163 2 012 3*201 1680 1580 2 196 3 165 2*010 2*196 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