DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 03/06 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 - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 67.5 - - 69.3 - - - - - 68.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 50 - - 24 - - - - - 7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1091 - - 455 - - - - - 194 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1562 - - 1562 - - - - - 1562 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2476 - - 1840 - - - - - 1579 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1540 - - 2489 - - - - - 1745 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 161 - - 98 - - - - - 46 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 2 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 16 - - 9 - - - - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 166 - - 173 - - - - - 132 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 2 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 5 - - 3 - - - - - 4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 827 - - 86 - - - - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1649 - - 1754 - - - - - 1579 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 231 - - -545 - - - - - -195 ODpotential blCL - - - 2245 - - 2385 - - - - - 1774 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - - - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 1410 - - 1920 - - - - - 2470 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 67.5 - - 69.3 - - - - - 68.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 65.1 - - 66.4 - - - - - 68.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 67.1 - - 68.9 - - - - - 68.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 64.7 - - 66.0 - - - - - 68.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 50 - - 24 - - - - - 7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1091 - - 455 - - - - - 194 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 102 - - - - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 14 - - 15 - - - - - 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] 96740 39 263 47 258 42 281 96740 89441 32 271 34 268 43 270 89441 83842 24 261 33 268 34 267 83842 79242 16 265 27 263 22 294 79242 75298 9 275 15 244 21 286 75298 71829 5 240 12 227 8 256 71829 68711 10 197 12 193 9 191 68711 65845 21 184 15 196 12 184 65845 63188 28 179 28 193 24 209 63188 60643 32 185 32 193 37 210 60643 58015 34 194 30 192 39 199 58015 55271 30 216 27 222 28 188 55271 52608 39 223 30 239 25 219 52608 50174 42 228 42 239 41 240 50174 47969 50 236 50 237 52 244 47969 45948 56 238 57 238 59 244 45948 44081 57 239 60 239 60 242 44081 42344 56 239 60 240 57 241 42344 40725 56 240 58 240 53 241 40725 39213 56 240 56 238 50 241 39213 37802 55 235 52 234 49 241 37802 36455 51 225 49 229 47 237 36455 35102 47 219 49 225 45 235 35102 33710 40 216 49 222 42 237 33710 32279 36 216 47 222 41 238 32279 30792 39 220 45 221 42 233 30792 29238 36 216 43 220 44 227 29238 27612 33 216 39 219 41 226 27612 25910 31 224 38 220 38 228 25910 24134 32 230 38 221 36 226 24134 22289 32 228 37 223 35 225 22289 20367 31 221 35 224 34 229 20367 18363 30 221 37 232 34 237 18363 16315 32 227 39 236 34 245 16315 14339 32 225 36 226 32 248 14339 12538 30 218 34 219 28 246 12538 10932 28 211 30 221 25 246 10932 9502 26 211 26 223 24 249 9502 8224 23 214 23 217 22 253 8224 7083 20 217 24 200 18 248 7083 6071 19 204 26 187 13 242 6071 5176 24 187 25 181 13 199 5176 4383 26 178 25 176 16 176 4383 3674 26 174 23 173 19 152 3674 3047 24 172 20 174 21 140 3047 2523 22*170 17 174 21 137 2523 2120 19*167 14 173 20 135 2120 1844 17 166 12*173 17 133 1844 1675 15 166 11*173 15*132 1675 1579 12 165 9 174 11*132 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