DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 03/23 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0654z - - 0956z - - 1001z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 65.0 - - 73.9 - - 79.5 - - 78.2 - - 69.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 115 - - 358 - - 285 - - 6 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1226 - - 2930 - - 4125 - - 194 - - 193 BL Depth Hcrit 1562 - - 3303 - - 4136 - - 1562 - - 1562 Hcrit BL Top 2611 - - 4315 - - 5510 - - 1579 - - 1578 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 792 - - 907 - - 1594 - - 5464 - - 471 Hgt.Variab. W* 215 - - 418 - - 435 - - 51 - - 12 W* B/S 25 - - 26 - - 20 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - 3 - - 4 BL Wind Direction 034 - - 040 - - 056 - - 121 - - 131 Direction Wind Shear 1 - - 0 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -1 - - 1 - - -4 - - 1 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -118 - - -1309 - - -1806 - - -5748 - - -4159 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 2729 - - 5625 - - 7317 - - 7327 - - 5737 sfcLCL ODpotential -8139 - - -7238 - - -6558 - - -10727 - - -11529 ODpotential blCL 10750 - - 11553 - - 12068 - - 12306 - - 13107 blCL maxRH 92 - - 71 - - 57 - - 60 - - 53 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 65.0 - - 73.9 - - 79.5 - - 78.2 - - 69.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 58.4 - - 54.8 - - 52.9 - - 51.7 - - 50.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 63.8 - - 71.6 - - 77.4 - - 78.0 - - 72.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 57.9 - - 54.0 - - 52.1 - - 51.0 - - 49.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 115 - - 358 - - 285 - - 6 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1226 - - 2930 - - 4125 - - 194 - - 193 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 69 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 11 - - 9 - - 8 - - 8 - - 8 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] 97170 38 263 36 274 29 277 38 278 32 281 97170 89817 23 263 27 266 27 273 33 278 24 295 89817 84202 17 275 19 264 23 269 28 277 23 296 84202 79560 11 292 9 283 14 245 19 264 15 289 79560 75576 11 310 6 322 5 233 13 269 8 291 75576 72064 6 305 4 259 6 305 11 279 5 275 72064 68898 5 276 7 227 9 311 9 265 10 284 68898 66002 7 285 10 266 12 304 10 269 15 291 66002 63326 7 288 12 297 14 299 11 279 13 285 63326 60751 4 279 11 300 11 294 12 306 13 319 60751 58079 5 253 9 302 9 297 12 314 11 342 58079 55301 10 270 13 311 11 317 13 332 21 340 55301 52634 11 277 14 307 15 335 22 335 27 327 52634 50213 9 280 16 300 19 319 25 325 26 319 50213 48021 10 287 14 295 18 294 24 305 24 315 48021 46018 13 306 12 305 18 280 23 299 26 310 46018 44181 17 309 17 310 19 289 26 295 29 306 44181 42489 17 310 19 305 20 289 24 285 30 302 42489 40924 12 323 16 307 20 296 21 292 25 300 40924 39470 11 001 17 328 22 325 24 313 22 311 39470 38111 15 006 19 341 26 330 31 314 24 322 38111 36799 16 007 18 346 24 331 23 311 25 332 36799 35465 14 011 15 340 20 331 22 320 24 344 35465 34076 15 010 13 339 19 327 23 323 24 349 34076 32637 15 003 10 346 18 329 21 326 23 350 32637 31132 15 351 12 337 18 329 21 335 21 348 31132 29550 15 349 14 342 18 334 24 339 22 354 29550 27891 13 005 15 352 18 341 23 339 24 357 27891 26157 14 017 16 356 20 347 20 337 21 355 26157 24352 15 019 15 000 21 349 18 340 20 357 24352 22483 16 019 13 012 14 358 14 342 17 007 22483 20537 12 039 10 039 10 023 8 354 15 000 20537 18507 17 072 15 074 11 072 8 061 4 081 18507 16432 21 067 16 069 11 066 10 063 7 084 16432 14424 18 047 14 053 10 057 9 050 10 052 14424 12591 12 062 11 045 7 045 9 016 11 006 12591 10959 12 090 8 098 5 118 3 007 11 334 10959 9506 18 100 14 107 13 124 9 148 2 248 9506 8215 19 095 17 100 16 111 11 124 5 137 8215 7073 19 089 16 095 11 100 8 101 5 096 7073 6065 15 084 10 081 5*076 7 101 2 116 6065 5173 9 089 4 053 5*070 7 108 3 164 5173 4384 2 145 3*044 4 066 6 115 7 161 4384 3676 5 239 3*042 4 059 5 118 11 155 3676 3049 3*264 3 040 4 054 5 119 13 153 3049 2524 1*019 3 040 4 049 4 119 14 147 2524 2121 2 031 3 040 4 044 4 120 14 142 2121 1843 2 040 3 038 4 044 4 120 13 139 1843 1675 2 042 3 037 3 042 4*119 8 137 1675 1578 2 041 3 039 3 042 3*121 4*131 1578 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