DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 04/26 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 - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 79.8 - - 85.5 - - - - - 76.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 312 - - 283 - - - - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2390 - - 3537 - - - - - 194 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2861 - - 3690 - - - - - 1563 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3775 - - 4922 - - - - - 1579 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 536 - - 984 - - - - - 2755 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 375 - - 414 - - - - - 23 W* B/S - - - 11 - - 7 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 10 - - - - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 184 - - 151 - - - - - 149 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 4 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - 6 - - - - - 4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 344 - - 22 - - - - - -101 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3431 - - 4901 - - - - - 1680 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4051 - - -3330 - - - - - -973 ODpotential blCL - - - 7826 - - 8252 - - - - - 2552 blCL maxRH - - - 93 - - 85 - - - - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 2920 - - 3450 - - - - - 4000 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 79.8 - - 85.5 - - - - - 76.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 69.4 - - 68.8 - - - - - 73.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 77.6 - - 83.5 - - - - - 76.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 68.9 - - 68.4 - - - - - 73.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 312 - - 283 - - - - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2390 - - 3537 - - - - - 194 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 74 - - 38 - - - - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 16 - - 15 - - - - - 19 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] 97707 14 214 19 230 17 262 97707 90280 12 255 16 250 13 257 90280 84554 18 234 14 251 13 246 84554 79812 8 241 14 247 15 304 79812 75758 7 303 8 241 10 299 75758 72201 12 333 7 001 10 210 72201 69002 11 310 11 336 6 093 69002 66084 11 221 15 286 10 018 66084 63398 9 313 12 230 14 247 63398 60818 16 284 9 277 28 250 60818 58143 20 263 23 250 29 248 58143 55361 39 292 34 268 28 269 55361 52691 58 284 53 273 52 278 52691 50289 63 277 66 271 62 273 50289 48131 68 276 70 273 66 274 48131 46161 75 279 74 275 71 277 46161 44345 82 281 79 278 76 278 44345 42656 86 281 82 279 79 277 42656 41077 87 281 84 279 79 278 41077 39595 88 281 84 280 77 278 39595 38201 86 281 83 280 75 277 38201 36858 80 280 81 278 73 275 36858 35498 71 278 77 276 72 272 35498 34091 63 274 72 274 70 271 34091 32642 58 271 66 273 64 273 32642 31137 53 268 60 272 55 276 31137 29562 48 267 55 270 52 273 29562 27912 48 270 50 270 50 270 27912 26187 47 273 46 274 47 268 26187 24388 41 274 45 274 45 267 24388 22520 35 273 44 274 44 266 22520 20583 31 274 40 276 40 265 20583 18567 31 272 35 273 29 266 18567 16512 32 269 30 267 18 278 16512 14524 27 266 28 269 11 266 14524 12706 14 255 20 258 15 241 12706 11080 11 233 16 225 16 237 11080 9628 12 223 19 214 16 228 9628 8330 11 221 19 215 15 227 8330 7172 10 234 15 221 14 232 7172 6140 10 243 12 205 14 236 6140 5230 10 234 10*172 13 209 5230 4428 7*209 10*162 16 179 4428 3710 6*189 10 155 20 165 3710 3073 6 184 10 151 22 157 3073 2541 6 183 10 148 21 154 2541 2131 6 183 10 145 19 151 2131 1850 6 182 9 144 15 150 1850 1678 6 181 9 144 12 149 1678 1579 5 181 8 143 9*149 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