DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 02/20 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 - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 64.8 - - 73.5 - - 68.3 - - 58.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 190 - - 226 - - -6 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1256 - - 2742 - - 193 - - 193 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1896 - - 3009 - - 1562 - - 1561 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2641 - - 4127 - - 1578 - - 1578 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 775 - - 1194 - - 3109 - - 508 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 260 - - 352 - - 30 - - 23 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 18 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 3 - - 4 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 048 - - 057 - - 082 - - 076 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -7 - - -4 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1828 - - -2276 - - -2487 - - -786 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4469 - - 6403 - - 4065 - - 2364 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9755 - - -8501 - - -9463 - - -9548 ODpotential blCL - - - 12396 - - 12628 - - 11041 - - 11126 blCL maxRH - - - 92 - - 74 - - 88 - - 71 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 64.8 - - 73.5 - - 68.3 - - 58.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 50.6 - - 50.7 - - 55.7 - - 53.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 63.3 - - 71.7 - - 68.9 - - 60.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 49.4 - - 50.0 - - 55.0 - - 52.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 190 - - 226 - - -6 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1256 - - 2742 - - 193 - - 193 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 66 - - 0 - - 52 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 8 - - 10 - - 9 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] 96513 10 267 14 304 12 317 6 058 96513 89364 7 256 13 276 16 296 15 327 89364 83851 5 216 12 258 14 282 11 305 83851 79261 6 234 11 258 8 276 9 312 79261 75266 9 234 10 239 9 288 2 214 75266 71729 12 225 10 240 8 285 7 270 71729 68542 12 300 13 181 12 235 5 266 68542 65623 15 262 13 272 23 220 26 249 65623 62960 29 238 19 233 12 240 21 229 62960 60393 39 263 19 251 32 291 27 247 60393 57694 44 266 35 270 45 278 52 273 57694 54912 65 260 61 268 70 272 73 269 54912 52280 80 258 84 261 82 262 85 264 52280 49905 87 250 90 254 86 254 89 256 49905 47761 88 250 91 250 88 252 91 251 47761 45806 89 251 93 250 92 251 90 251 45806 44015 93 250 98 251 96 251 92 252 44015 42361 98 249 103 250 100 250 96 252 42361 40816 101 247 105 248 100 249 96 250 40816 39362 102 247 105 248 99 251 93 251 39362 37991 100 248 101 250 97 252 90 254 37991 36668 97 250 97 251 94 253 88 256 36668 35325 92 251 95 252 91 255 85 256 35325 33930 89 253 94 255 88 257 81 257 33930 32487 88 254 92 257 86 259 78 259 32487 30981 89 255 90 257 84 259 77 262 30981 29400 90 254 90 256 84 257 74 261 29400 27743 89 255 89 255 84 256 71 258 27743 26009 85 255 86 256 81 255 70 255 26009 24203 81 254 80 256 77 253 70 254 24203 22328 77 252 72 257 71 252 68 254 22328 20380 71 253 63 259 60 253 60 255 20380 18354 62 256 56 262 52 255 53 256 18354 16288 52 255 52 260 49 258 50 259 16288 14297 46 252 47 252 47 259 47 262 14297 12486 42 249 43 247 44 261 44 263 12486 10876 39 251 39 248 39 263 39 262 10876 9444 35 256 31 257 34 264 35 263 9444 8169 29 254 23 261 29 271 31 271 8169 7035 22 251 19 255 20 272 23 274 7035 6029 18 249 15 243 14 271 17 276 6029 5140 12 225 8 207 7 253 10 276 5140 4352 10 191 3*154 3 224 4 258 4352 3646 7 172 3*088 4 098 5 160 3646 3023 5*083 3 065 6 088 8 125 3023 2504 8*050 4 056 7 085 11 095 2504 2108 8 048 4 049 7 084 15 082 2108 1837 8 047 4 047 7 083 14 082 1837 1672 8 047 4 046 6 082 9*081 1672 1578 7 047 4 044 4*082 5*076 1578 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