DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 04/22 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 - - - 68.0 - - 70.5 - - - - - 67.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 57 - - 76 - - - - - 13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 584 - - 928 - - - - - 194 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1562 - - 1562 - - - - - 1562 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1969 - - 2313 - - - - - 1579 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1564 - - 2143 - - - - - 1359 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 136 - - 176 - - - - - 55 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 4 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 7 - - - - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 149 - - 178 - - - - - 152 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 2 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - 2 - - - - - 4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 391 - - 629 - - - - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1579 - - 1684 - - - - - 1579 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 160 - - 73 - - - - - 0 ODpotential blCL - - - 1809 - - 2240 - - - - - 1579 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - - - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 1500 - - 2170 - - - - - 1520 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 68.0 - - 70.5 - - - - - 67.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 66.8 - - 67.9 - - - - - 66.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 67.3 - - 69.6 - - - - - 66.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 66.3 - - 67.2 - - - - - 66.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 57 - - 76 - - - - - 13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 584 - - 928 - - - - - 194 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 100 - - - - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 15 - - 15 - - - - - 15 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] 97755 10 219 16 247 21 315 97755 90323 5 259 8 261 14 327 90323 84623 3 039 3 239 7 278 84623 79906 7 019 3 295 7 322 79906 75838 7 353 3 356 10 323 75838 72253 4 350 4 358 8 323 72253 69018 9 301 12 313 2 022 69018 66068 15 287 16 300 6 311 66068 63355 14 272 20 279 16 285 63355 60747 17 313 17 290 25 288 60747 58030 32 293 35 278 33 289 58030 55217 35 273 35 283 52 291 55217 52544 37 293 44 293 51 289 52544 50113 54 285 56 291 56 300 50113 47908 55 284 59 292 62 305 47908 45896 51 284 57 294 66 310 45896 44057 47 281 51 293 72 312 44057 42369 45 283 46 291 77 311 42369 40813 45 299 46 291 66 305 40813 39368 51 303 42 293 55 299 39368 38010 55 299 40 293 49 301 38010 36694 52 297 41 290 47 308 36694 35354 50 302 42 289 50 316 35354 33962 51 306 44 289 51 322 33962 32522 51 308 43 292 49 323 32522 31017 45 309 39 294 45 315 31017 29439 38 309 33 295 40 303 29439 27788 33 305 30 299 35 301 27788 26061 28 300 29 299 33 306 26061 24260 27 297 29 295 32 310 24260 22389 26 295 26 293 31 309 22389 20446 26 300 23 290 29 309 20446 18427 23 301 23 290 30 305 18427 16370 18 307 19 296 29 302 16370 14385 17 303 15 307 28 302 14385 12574 16 298 15 309 23 310 12574 10958 16 290 14 305 13 309 10958 9515 14 283 11 305 7 302 9515 8226 11 288 6 282 7 295 8226 7076 9 263 7 206 6 224 7076 6060 9 236 8 193 14 169 6060 5168 10 221 7 178 17 162 5168 4377 11 209 8 171 20 156 4377 3669 10 196 8 170 21 154 3669 3043 10 173 8 172 21 153 3043 2520 9 155 8*175 20 153 2520 2118 9*151 8*177 18 152 2118 1842 8*150 7 178 15 152 1842 1674 7 149 7 178 13*153 1674 1579 6 149 6 179 10*152 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