DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 03/29 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 - - - 67.9 - - 76.3 - - 74.9 - - 66.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 313 - - 313 - - 5 - - -29 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2669 - - 4720 - - 194 - - 193 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3059 - - 4629 - - 1562 - - 1562 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4054 - - 6105 - - 1579 - - 1578 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1317 - - 979 - - 5519 - - 235 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 385 - - 468 - - 50 - - 18 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 6 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 13 - - 9 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 185 - - 184 - - 175 - - 153 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 5 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - 5 - - 4 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 314 - - -246 - - -4299 - - -2875 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3740 - - 6352 - - 5878 - - 4453 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 372 - - -4462 - - -8316 - - -8763 ODpotential blCL - - - 3682 - - 10567 - - 9895 - - 10341 blCL maxRH - - - 94 - - 80 - - 82 - - 74 maxRH CAPE - - - 20 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 67.9 - - 76.3 - - 74.9 - - 66.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 57.0 - - 53.9 - - 54.7 - - 52.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 65.8 - - 74.1 - - 74.8 - - 68.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 56.6 - - 53.3 - - 54.3 - - 52.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 313 - - 313 - - 5 - - -29 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2669 - - 4720 - - 194 - - 193 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 74 - - 19 - - 29 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 10 - - 9 - - 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] 97162 49 260 42 261 49 274 39 274 97162 89784 38 255 34 256 40 271 31 268 89784 84172 24 258 31 241 38 263 31 278 84172 79526 27 266 26 256 29 261 24 284 79526 75528 22 263 20 270 17 257 15 278 75528 72010 13 250 17 261 13 263 12 278 72010 68831 10 281 12 246 12 264 10 270 68831 65927 14 270 12 270 12 262 10 269 65927 63261 18 249 18 265 16 265 16 285 63261 60696 17 256 20 254 21 256 21 276 60696 58026 18 269 18 258 21 257 21 259 58026 55255 19 265 18 256 22 254 21 256 55255 52599 20 260 19 248 24 239 25 249 52599 50187 24 263 22 251 26 240 29 247 50187 48000 28 259 28 254 27 239 33 234 48000 45991 30 254 31 255 29 239 33 227 45991 44131 31 247 31 253 31 239 31 229 44131 42411 26 234 30 241 28 240 27 237 42411 40827 27 228 27 228 25 238 21 238 40827 39360 19 184 24 205 21 218 17 237 39360 37992 13 184 19 197 15 208 14 230 37992 36679 15 206 15 212 9 212 13 226 36679 35346 16 209 13 214 7 221 11 214 35346 33962 19 205 14 216 7 232 9 200 33962 32528 20 197 17 215 8 240 7 185 32528 31032 20 198 17 211 9 231 6 187 31032 29461 21 193 17 207 10 223 6 211 29461 27815 20 191 17 203 12 220 7 231 27815 26093 16 188 15 201 12 214 9 227 26093 24295 14 199 13 213 10 200 9 211 24295 22421 13 200 13 220 9 189 8 173 22421 20466 11 174 9 205 8 186 8 156 20466 18429 8 143 8 156 7 180 8 153 18429 16351 8 115 8 118 7 151 7 141 16351 14349 8 088 9 107 10 144 8 157 14349 12526 10 089 13 124 13 146 12 171 12526 10909 7 113 12 141 14 163 14 184 10909 9472 11 176 13 174 15 192 12 202 9472 8191 18 192 17 187 16 199 11 216 8191 7053 22 200 15*184 16 190 14 199 7053 6047 23 197 14*183 16 185 19 181 6047 5160 19 193 14 184 16 183 21 173 5160 4375 17*190 14 184 16 181 22 170 4375 3669 14*187 13 184 16 179 22 168 3669 3044 13 185 13 184 15 178 21 166 3044 2521 12 184 12 185 15 178 21 165 2521 2119 12 184 12 185 14 177 20 163 2119 1842 11 184 11 185 13 176 16 160 1842 1674 10 183 11 185 11*176 11 156 1674 1578 9 184 9 185 9*175 6*153 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