DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 06/20 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 79.7 - - 79.7 - - 77.5 - - 74.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 92 - - 46 - - 10 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2362 - - 1987 - - 194 - - 194 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2417 - - 1563 - - 1563 - - 1563 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3747 - - 3372 - - 1579 - - 1579 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1771 - - 2970 - - 4066 - - 2585 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 269 - - 211 - - 66 - - 23 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 4 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 10 - - 7 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 135 - - 156 - - 150 - - 118 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 8 - - 5 - - 3 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1387 - - 1035 - - -516 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2360 - - 2337 - - 2095 - - 1579 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 440 - - -56 - - -1217 - - -1092 ODpotential blCL - - - 3307 - - 3428 - - 2796 - - 2671 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 92 maxRH CAPE - - - 2240 - - 2440 - - 1770 - - 1170 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 79.7 - - 79.7 - - 77.5 - - 74.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 74.0 - - 74.1 - - 72.9 - - 72.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 78.8 - - 79.1 - - 77.3 - - 74.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 72.7 - - 73.0 - - 72.2 - - 71.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 92 - - 46 - - 10 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2362 - - 1987 - - 194 - - 194 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 69 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 18 - - 18 - - 18 - - 18 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] 98394 26 098 28 098 28 095 26 087 98394 90897 26 097 19 089 24 086 30 078 90897 85177 25 095 21 091 19 090 22 072 85177 80474 26 085 23 093 17 102 13 087 80474 76430 21 084 22 086 20 091 18 086 76430 72858 16 104 20 076 24 076 25 078 72858 69634 14 096 17 079 22 067 21 071 69634 66683 12 083 14 073 17 065 19 071 66683 63961 3 131 8 090 10 045 13 058 63961 61344 8 070 13 096 5 019 12 036 61344 58658 12 057 10 061 7 028 9 005 58658 55911 10 356 5 029 7 020 8 011 55911 53300 11 331 9 348 11 011 12 014 53300 50945 15 350 14 359 15 003 17 023 50945 48817 16 340 17 355 17 000 24 005 48817 46869 13 334 21 355 21 358 26 351 46869 45070 14 332 22 002 20 354 21 342 45070 43393 16 318 23 349 18 352 18 344 43393 41817 18 303 19 331 14 357 17 350 41817 40329 15 289 13 310 10 347 14 351 40329 38922 10 264 8 247 12 308 9 337 38922 37559 3 309 8 207 13 290 10 293 37559 36170 5 297 4 228 12 293 12 302 36170 34725 5 286 2 309 13 304 13 336 34725 33230 2 260 1 332 14 321 14 350 33230 31670 2 167 3 150 17 331 21 355 31670 30035 4 128 8 166 15 344 29 010 30035 28327 6 097 9 174 15 011 29 011 28327 26543 5 065 3 155 18 015 24 016 26543 24688 7 029 2 091 17 011 19 027 24688 22761 18 039 6 001 14 025 19 026 22761 20756 18 053 14 048 15 063 16 046 20756 18676 14 075 12 059 11 057 16 077 18676 16560 6 088 10 076 9 058 14 084 16560 14522 5 193 6 107 9 074 12 109 14522 12670 10 182 6 141 7 083 12 138 12670 11028 10 163 3 158 7 071 13 161 11028 9572 12 156 3 167 3 115 12 175 9572 8278 13 155 8 152 4 152 11 177 8278 7127 13 157 12 157 6 157 11 171 7127 6107 14 156 11 159 8 159 12 170 6107 5206 13 152 11 158 9 157 13 167 5206 4409 11*141 11 157 9 155 13 160 4409 3696 11*137 11*157 10 154 12 148 3696 3064 10 136 11*156 10 152 11 137 3064 2535 10 135 11 156 10 151 10 129 2535 2128 10 134 11 156 10 151 10 124 2128 1847 9 134 10 156 9 151 8 121 1847 1677 9 133 10 156 9 150 7 120 1677 1579 8 134 8 155 7*150 4*118 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