DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 06/05 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 - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 77.6 - - 78.5 - - 76.1 - - 72.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 133 - - 89 - - 12 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2581 - - 2565 - - 194 - - 194 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2732 - - 2521 - - 1563 - - 1563 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3966 - - 3950 - - 1579 - - 1579 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2122 - - 2371 - - 3962 - - 1730 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 305 - - 271 - - 63 - - 13 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 6 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 8 - - 4 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 163 - - 149 - - 147 - - 112 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - 5 - - 2 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 983 - - 850 - - -655 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2983 - - 3101 - - 2235 - - 1579 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -62 - - -195 - - -1323 - - -747 ODpotential blCL - - - 4028 - - 4145 - - 2902 - - 2326 blCL maxRH - - - 96 - - 91 - - 96 - - 97 maxRH CAPE - - - 1110 - - 1320 - - 1640 - - 1400 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 77.6 - - 78.5 - - 76.1 - - 72.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 69.4 - - 69.7 - - 71.0 - - 71.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 76.4 - - 77.5 - - 75.8 - - 72.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 68.0 - - 68.4 - - 70.4 - - 71.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 133 - - 89 - - 12 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2581 - - 2565 - - 194 - - 194 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 84 - - 64 - - 85 - - 89 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 15 - - 15 - - 17 - - 17 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] 98479 23 094 21 108 16 094 16 063 98479 90976 15 096 15 089 14 075 16 072 90976 85209 19 104 14 086 15 077 18 101 85209 80438 18 098 19 087 20 071 23 090 80438 76343 13 103 22 093 20 073 22 071 76343 72741 13 098 15 092 16 091 17 072 72741 69506 15 098 16 079 16 093 16 094 69506 66564 19 106 16 090 14 083 15 084 66564 63867 19 113 16 113 11 076 12 062 63867 61271 17 133 12 148 6 066 12 071 61271 58568 14 134 15 160 9 182 5 174 58568 55766 15 199 12 200 15 191 21 191 55766 53091 22 191 27 232 25 230 25 234 53091 50685 35 229 49 222 41 227 47 241 50685 48534 43 243 50 235 49 228 58 231 48534 46582 72 239 62 237 61 231 61 224 46582 44783 83 234 75 233 72 230 61 224 44783 43110 79 229 78 228 75 225 66 224 43110 41539 72 221 71 219 70 217 69 223 41539 40055 68 218 65 212 63 210 73 220 40055 38651 64 215 62 208 58 208 74 217 38651 37292 59 212 58 204 54 204 73 214 37292 35911 48 207 53 201 51 200 69 211 35911 34477 35 197 48 197 47 193 64 204 34477 32992 30 194 43 196 46 187 62 199 32992 31440 26 197 36 193 44 183 56 196 31440 29809 23 210 30 190 44 185 52 196 29809 28102 20 220 37 200 50 198 54 203 28102 26324 16 219 36 215 50 215 52 212 26324 24482 15 213 31 208 37 216 40 218 24482 22580 14 210 31 205 24 196 27 210 22580 20606 13 219 27 211 23 205 24 207 20606 18556 13 231 13 247 15 206 21 216 18556 16471 12 241 8 228 10 198 12 200 16471 14462 10 227 9 194 16 199 13 213 14462 12634 13 187 13 185 15 206 13 226 12634 11006 21 172 15 189 11 204 11 224 11006 9558 24 172 15 198 11 201 10 211 9558 8267 22 173 13 203 11 200 10 201 8267 7118 18 174 11 199 10 191 10 195 7118 6098 13 178 9 184 9 172 10 183 6098 5198 9 174 7 164 8 157 11 163 5198 4402 8*167 7*155 7 147 12 150 4402 3690 7*165 8*152 7 144 13 144 3690 3059 7 164 8 150 6 145 13 141 3059 2531 7 163 8 148 6 148 13 135 2531 2125 7 163 8 148 6 146 11 129 2125 1846 6 162 8 147 5 145 8 120 1846 1676 6 163 7 147 5 146 6*116 1676 1579 5 162 6 145 4*147 4*112 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