DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 02/25 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 - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 58.8 - - 72.8 - - 80.5 - - 76.3 - - 69.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 64 - - 270 - - 197 - - -25 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 452 - - 1236 - - 1670 - - 194 - - 194 BL Depth Hcrit 1561 - - 1984 - - 2194 - - 1562 - - 1562 Hcrit BL Top 1837 - - 2621 - - 3055 - - 1579 - - 1579 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 362 - - 418 - - 668 - - 684 - - 171 Hgt.Variab. W* 129 - - 287 - - 287 - - 31 - - 12 W* B/S 2 - - 4 - - 4 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 12 - - 13 - - 13 - - 6 - - 4 BL Wind Direction 218 - - 238 - - 235 - - 219 - - 211 Direction Wind Shear 4 - - 4 - - 6 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 2 - - -4 - - -8 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -572 - - -3469 - - -5060 - - -4912 - - -4488 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 2409 - - 6090 - - 8115 - - 6491 - - 6067 sfcLCL ODpotential -10255 - - -10808 - - -11606 - - -11439 - - -13239 ODpotential blCL 12092 - - 13429 - - 14661 - - 13018 - - 14818 blCL maxRH 83 - - 52 - - 51 - - 38 - - 31 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 58.8 - - 72.8 - - 80.5 - - 76.3 - - 69.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 53.4 - - 51.6 - - 50.4 - - 53.4 - - 48.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 58.2 - - 70.9 - - 78.9 - - 77.7 - - 75.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 52.9 - - 50.8 - - 49.5 - - 52.7 - - 47.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 64 - - 270 - - 197 - - -25 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 452 - - 1236 - - 1670 - - 194 - - 194 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 34 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 9 - - 8 - - 7 - - 9 - - 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] 96575 24 256 20 270 16 265 21 251 23 258 96575 89316 14 225 20 255 26 250 26 270 24 293 89316 83770 9 246 17 240 29 234 28 261 18 287 83770 79177 12 249 14 245 22 252 23 265 14 274 79177 75194 13 267 14 236 13 254 21 274 16 277 75194 71670 15 286 7 251 3 260 9 268 10 259 71670 68499 15 261 14 283 8 279 11 254 9 267 68499 65622 12 338 11 282 11 290 13 285 17 305 65622 62998 22 311 19 303 16 300 13 290 19 302 62998 60461 36 331 29 325 25 327 18 314 18 312 60461 57811 45 318 41 320 34 324 33 319 26 316 57811 55067 46 306 44 311 37 311 36 302 39 303 55067 52442 44 300 40 302 37 296 37 293 43 293 52442 50058 36 310 34 310 40 314 40 304 43 302 50058 47905 42 340 44 327 45 318 46 318 49 312 47905 45953 58 345 52 332 49 323 55 323 52 315 45953 44176 63 343 52 330 53 326 56 323 49 314 44176 42539 60 341 51 329 56 325 52 323 43 312 42539 41013 54 339 49 331 54 327 46 323 38 313 41013 39575 44 336 46 331 47 329 39 324 36 312 39575 38211 38 333 45 327 42 327 31 324 36 311 38211 36886 30 331 40 320 43 323 24 326 35 312 36886 35536 26 329 35 317 43 318 24 324 33 307 35536 34134 27 328 34 320 41 311 28 324 30 302 34134 32681 30 329 34 319 39 309 34 317 32 313 32681 31166 29 328 32 314 37 313 36 309 39 321 31166 29578 24 324 31 314 34 315 35 308 37 321 29578 27918 23 321 31 315 30 317 33 311 34 319 27918 26186 24 320 30 318 30 320 33 312 33 316 26186 24380 27 315 28 323 30 320 33 310 31 314 24380 22504 28 314 26 325 30 317 32 307 31 311 22504 20550 28 310 26 321 30 313 30 304 28 302 20550 18512 27 305 27 312 29 308 28 307 24 294 18512 16431 24 299 27 309 28 310 30 312 27 307 16431 14426 21 295 27 308 29 311 32 313 35 318 14426 12606 20 297 25 300 29 309 33 317 39 321 12606 10989 19 307 24 292 27 305 32 322 39 318 10989 9550 17 311 22 288 26 300 28 326 38 310 9550 8267 16 309 18 282 25 291 23 320 35 306 8267 7124 16 304 16 276 24 282 21 298 28 307 7124 6107 18 300 15 272 23 273 21 282 22 304 6107 5209 23 293 16 277 20 271 21 277 17 292 5209 4412 28 283 21 279 19 270 20 273 17 276 4412 3696 27 267 23 268 18*263 19 265 17 259 3696 3062 24 238 20*250 15*243 18 253 15 241 3062 2531 24 227 15*239 14 234 18 241 16 226 2531 2125 20*222 14 238 14 233 15 229 17 215 2125 1845 14*218 13 238 13 232 11 222 15 211 1845 1676 12 218 12 237 12 232 9*220 9*211 1676 1579 10 217 10 237 10 231 6*219 4*211 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