DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 04/24 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 - - - 81.1 - - 85.0 - - - - - 74.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 303 - - 244 - - - - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2675 - - 3614 - - - - - 194 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3070 - - 3705 - - - - - 1563 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4060 - - 4999 - - - - - 1579 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 855 - - 1971 - - - - - 1066 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 388 - - 402 - - - - - 16 W* B/S - - - 10 - - 18 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 4 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 240 - - 195 - - - - - 183 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 4 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 5 - - 8 - - - - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -129 - - -353 - - - - - -1247 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4189 - - 5352 - - - - - 2826 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3740 - - -3109 - - - - - -6138 ODpotential blCL - - - 7800 - - 8108 - - - - - 7717 blCL maxRH - - - 83 - - 73 - - - - - 69 maxRH CAPE - - - 2630 - - 2920 - - - - - 2170 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 81.1 - - 85.0 - - - - - 74.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 67.5 - - 66.4 - - - - - 66.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 78.9 - - 83.1 - - - - - 76.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 66.6 - - 65.5 - - - - - 66.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 303 - - 244 - - - - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2675 - - 3614 - - - - - 194 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 33 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 15 - - 14 - - - - - 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] 97629 11 232 14 215 20 268 97629 90240 4 257 16 208 8 274 90240 84551 12 242 12 247 6 286 84551 79820 14 236 6 241 11 279 79820 75750 12 267 11 272 12 260 75750 72166 12 285 17 294 12 279 72166 68945 16 260 18 291 8 331 68945 65990 15 293 15 261 18 328 65990 63267 21 287 16 283 28 286 63267 60684 13 282 19 285 19 275 60684 57985 26 307 18 294 29 299 57985 55152 47 286 47 281 45 289 55152 52451 59 277 56 275 52 283 52451 50022 59 279 64 279 58 281 50022 47846 73 283 75 279 64 281 47846 45875 90 278 84 279 73 282 45875 44074 98 275 99 279 81 282 44074 42413 100 276 107 276 84 282 42413 40864 101 277 107 275 85 284 40864 39408 98 279 106 278 86 285 39408 38034 93 281 101 279 84 285 38034 36705 89 282 91 281 81 286 36705 35356 86 282 83 281 76 286 35356 33959 81 282 77 281 70 287 33959 32516 73 283 70 281 64 290 32516 31012 66 282 66 281 58 290 31012 29434 63 280 64 280 53 286 29434 27784 60 280 62 281 52 280 27784 26059 56 281 57 282 49 278 26059 24261 50 279 50 280 45 278 24261 22393 43 275 43 275 39 276 22393 20452 42 273 34 267 34 275 20452 18437 41 271 34 273 31 277 18437 16385 33 254 35 275 29 282 16385 14408 20 247 32 266 21 289 14408 12608 20 239 19 249 17 280 12608 11001 15 227 16 228 16 276 11001 9566 6 252 10 215 13 293 9566 8283 8 308 5 314 13 310 8283 7139 12 334 10 337 11 325 7139 6121 14 335 8 333 8 344 6121 5219 12 325 3*301 7 003 5219 4420 7*301 2*253 3 154 4420 3704 6*253 4 202 11 171 3704 3069 7 244 4 195 14 174 3069 2538 7 240 5 189 14 179 2538 2129 7 236 5 187 13 182 2129 1848 7 234 5 185 11 184 1848 1677 7 233 5 186 7 185 1677 1579 6 232 5 186 4*183 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