DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 02/19 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 - - - 76.2 - - 80.2 - - - - - 66.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 188 - - 176 - - - - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2628 - - 4198 - - - - - 193 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2876 - - 3989 - - - - - 1562 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4013 - - 5583 - - - - - 1578 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1335 - - 1736 - - - - - 95 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 333 - - 378 - - - - - 11 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 6 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 18 - - 12 - - - - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 332 - - 328 - - - - - 058 Direction Wind Shear - - - 11 - - 5 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -10 - - -6 - - - - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5999 - - -6549 - - - - - -6539 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10012 - - 12133 - - - - - 8117 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -14867 - - -15465 - - - - - -16388 ODpotential blCL - - - 18880 - - 21048 - - - - - 17966 blCL maxRH - - - 45 - - 46 - - - - - 25 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 76.2 - - 80.2 - - - - - 66.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 37.9 - - 32.2 - - - - - 37.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 74.9 - - 78.8 - - - - - 72.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 36.6 - - 31.0 - - - - - 36.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 188 - - 176 - - - - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2628 - - 4198 - - - - - 193 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - - - - 5 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] 96504 11 269 13 296 9 299 96504 89397 2 180 9 203 16 309 89397 83902 9 270 8 261 15 295 83902 79309 6 298 7 244 14 287 79309 75323 15 276 8 266 3 269 75323 71786 17 228 18 243 2 157 71786 68573 14 224 15 213 5 261 68573 65632 13 242 11 215 19 273 65632 62973 12 232 22 227 29 238 62973 60451 12 250 27 228 12 214 60451 57786 56 278 39 282 19 271 57786 54970 72 261 59 265 52 276 54970 52283 66 251 75 256 79 268 52283 49903 64 255 76 254 87 262 49903 47802 75 262 80 254 87 257 47802 45903 88 261 88 256 87 254 45903 44155 97 258 93 257 86 253 44155 42525 101 257 93 258 87 255 42525 40992 98 258 88 261 86 256 40992 39542 93 260 84 265 83 257 39542 38166 88 263 81 268 79 258 38166 36832 82 266 80 269 74 260 36832 35473 79 268 79 267 72 260 35473 34060 78 270 79 264 71 259 34060 32598 77 272 78 261 71 256 32598 31072 75 270 75 258 72 253 31072 29472 75 264 72 256 72 252 29472 27798 76 260 72 255 72 253 27798 26048 79 260 74 256 72 254 26048 24227 78 262 75 258 72 254 24227 22337 75 264 75 260 73 254 22337 20374 69 264 71 260 75 257 20374 18333 63 260 67 258 74 263 18333 16259 55 255 62 257 66 266 16259 14269 44 249 52 258 57 266 14269 12463 37 246 43 259 46 263 12463 10863 34 249 35 257 34 261 10863 9440 31 258 32 261 25 257 9440 8171 26 268 29 270 20 257 8171 7041 23 278 22 282 16 262 7041 6038 25 299 14*307 8 282 6038 5152 29 318 13*320 5 004 5152 4369 26*326 13 324 8 025 4369 3666 23*330 12 327 8 026 3666 3042 20 332 12 330 8 028 3042 2520 19 333 12 332 7 035 2520 2119 17 333 11 332 7 043 2119 1842 16 333 11 333 6 054 1842 1675 15 333 10 334 4 065 1675 1578 12 334 8 334 3*058 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