DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 05/27 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 74.3 - - 76.5 - - - - - 69.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 99 - - 83 - - - - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1824 - - 2895 - - - - - 194 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2021 - - 2731 - - - - - 1562 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3209 - - 4280 - - - - - 1579 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 902 - - 1872 - - - - - 1961 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 246 - - 279 - - - - - 30 W* B/S - - - 13 - - 12 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 4 - - - - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 127 - - 192 - - - - - 121 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 1 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - -5 - - - - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1045 - - 953 - - - - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2164 - - 3328 - - - - - 1579 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 318 - - -106 - - - - - -671 ODpotential blCL - - - 2891 - - 4386 - - - - - 2250 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 87 - - - - - 99 maxRH CAPE - - - 2180 - - 1490 - - - - - 1110 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 74.3 - - 76.5 - - - - - 69.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 69.5 - - 66.8 - - - - - 67.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 73.2 - - 75.6 - - - - - 69.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 68.4 - - 65.4 - - - - - 67.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 99 - - 83 - - - - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1824 - - 2895 - - - - - 194 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 100 - - 47 - - - - - 97 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] 98404 6 099 13 084 15 037 98404 90942 12 123 19 100 14 087 90942 85217 16 116 19 102 21 091 85217 80474 19 106 13 119 19 075 80474 76391 21 089 11 124 11 077 76391 72802 20 087 9 109 7 089 72802 69571 16 097 9 103 8 055 69571 66614 11 076 3 105 8 037 66614 63888 3 127 8 142 6 027 63888 61260 7 138 3 167 5 352 61260 58515 4 001 1 277 8 282 58515 55634 20 270 15 280 12 282 55634 52854 25 251 21 253 19 271 52854 50361 27 226 21 231 21 247 50361 48156 23 216 17 224 13 214 48156 46170 20 221 14 235 6 190 46170 44353 23 221 24 240 9 217 44353 42679 27 211 33 220 20 210 42679 41124 32 202 48 198 37 191 41124 39658 27 200 67 185 55 178 39658 38269 26 213 68 181 61 174 38269 36922 39 210 68 180 58 175 36922 35550 51 192 67 183 47 179 35550 34123 47 187 65 188 37 180 34123 32647 39 189 57 192 17 196 32647 31113 32 203 46 202 10 286 31113 29510 30 211 34 214 14 298 29510 27839 29 225 28 227 18 297 27839 26099 21 231 22 250 20 297 26099 24292 9 233 18 278 21 299 24292 22420 14 274 16 285 23 301 22420 20470 26 283 14 286 22 300 20470 18440 29 277 18 302 21 306 18440 16375 22 283 22 297 24 316 16375 14390 17 307 19 307 25 318 14390 12582 15 325 12 333 21 324 12582 10968 3 308 3 301 16 331 10968 9527 7 222 5 248 12 336 9527 8240 10 231 2 234 12 328 8240 7092 8 238 3 195 9 332 7092 6073 6 237 4 216 3 019 6073 5176 5 215 4 221 5 101 5176 4383 6 202 4*218 6 108 4383 3673 3*165 4*203 9 118 3673 3046 3*139 4 196 13 124 3046 2523 3 128 4 192 14 125 2523 2121 4 125 4 188 14 123 2121 1844 4 122 4 186 12 122 1844 1675 3 122 4 186 10*121 1675 1579 3 120 4 184 7*121 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