DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 01/30 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 47.4 - - 52.5 - - 49.0 - - 43.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 111 - - 64 - - -2 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1209 - - 2263 - - 192 - - 192 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1560 - - 1865 - - 1560 - - 1560 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2594 - - 3648 - - 1577 - - 1577 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 649 - - 1145 - - 2799 - - 233 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 216 - - 228 - - 0 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 14 - - 3 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 009 - - 006 - - 027 - - 012 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 7 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -11 - - -10 - - -1 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1602 - - -1007 - - -1623 - - -1241 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4196 - - 4655 - - 3200 - - 2818 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7420 - - -5229 - - -4971 - - -5838 ODpotential blCL - - - 10014 - - 8877 - - 6548 - - 7415 blCL maxRH - - - 80 - - 79 - - 58 - - 54 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 47.4 - - 52.5 - - 49.0 - - 43.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 34.9 - - 38.0 - - 40.9 - - 37.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 46.6 - - 51.9 - - 51.2 - - 47.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 33.7 - - 36.8 - - 39.7 - - 36.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 111 - - 64 - - -2 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1209 - - 2263 - - 192 - - 192 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 19 - - 17 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 - - 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] 96218 37 245 48 240 52 258 51 258 96218 88981 47 267 45 255 46 267 37 269 88981 83456 37 273 42 260 41 281 27 272 83456 78864 28 262 32 259 37 277 30 273 78864 74897 22 273 27 273 30 274 32 276 74897 71389 27 280 25 290 27 276 31 281 71389 68232 30 284 31 297 31 291 37 287 68232 65357 30 280 38 289 39 289 40 291 65357 62699 32 279 40 283 41 284 48 292 62699 60126 37 285 42 280 47 287 51 283 60126 57421 46 281 50 278 59 287 53 293 57421 54600 54 274 60 274 69 287 69 287 54600 51913 63 270 67 274 77 278 76 268 51913 49474 68 267 68 280 71 276 74 265 49474 47239 72 270 68 284 63 290 62 291 47239 45189 79 273 74 286 82 304 90 302 45189 43325 89 275 82 283 95 298 119 297 43325 41618 104 270 99 276 94 284 106 288 41618 40044 117 267 114 271 99 275 84 283 40044 38569 127 265 123 268 104 273 67 287 38569 37173 135 265 127 265 99 268 63 292 37173 35825 139 267 129 264 97 268 66 290 35825 34457 134 266 130 263 102 269 75 283 34457 33042 128 264 127 262 110 265 79 283 33042 31592 125 264 121 261 106 261 61 287 31592 30098 114 265 109 259 93 260 52 295 30098 28549 91 264 90 255 78 264 45 302 28549 26943 82 259 76 254 65 272 46 310 26943 25274 77 256 68 262 59 281 47 309 25274 23534 66 260 50 277 51 290 44 309 23534 21718 47 280 38 305 43 303 41 310 21718 19822 36 309 36 309 41 312 38 312 19822 17843 35 308 35 307 39 318 35 316 17843 15823 34 297 34 310 36 325 33 320 15823 13877 31 297 31 312 32 325 33 324 13877 12114 27 297 27 306 28 317 31 322 12114 10554 22 303 24 315 25 317 26 320 10554 9169 23 349 25 346 22 336 26 338 9169 7935 29 006 26 002 24 354 28 355 7935 6840 31 012 26 011 25 004 27 005 6840 5869 29 016 25 015 23 007 24 007 5869 5013 26 019 23 012 19 005 21 003 5013 4255 23 021 19*007 16 003 20 356 4255 3577 23 019 16*005 15 006 20 355 3577 2977 22*015 15 006 14 011 18 003 2977 2477 16*009 14 006 11 016 16 011 2477 2093 15 009 13 007 9 020 13 018 2093 1828 14 009 12 007 7 025 10 023 1828 1668 13 009 11 007 5*027 4*021 1668 1577 10 009 9 007 3*027 3*012 1577 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