DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 12/17 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 - - - 58.9 - - 60.9 - - - - - 59.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 45 - - 27 - - - - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 193 - - 392 - - - - - 193 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1561 - - 1561 - - - - - 1561 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1578 - - 1777 - - - - - 1578 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1203 - - 1002 - - - - - 1046 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 85 - - 92 - - - - - 12 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 4 - - - - - 5 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 4 - - - - - 0 BL Wind Direction - - - 075 - - 072 - - - - - 242 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 1 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -1 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 0 - - 199 - - - - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1578 - - 1578 - - - - - 1578 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 0 - - -31 - - - - - -722 ODpotential blCL - - - 1578 - - 1808 - - - - - 2300 blCL maxRH - - - 101 - - 100 - - - - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 270 - - 280 - - - - - 130 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 58.9 - - 60.9 - - - - - 59.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 58.7 - - 59.9 - - - - - 59.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 58.3 - - 60.5 - - - - - 59.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 58.5 - - 59.6 - - - - - 59.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 45 - - 27 - - - - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 193 - - 392 - - - - - 193 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 102 - - 102 - - - - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 11 - - 12 - - - - - 11 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] 96532 32 253 26 250 28 276 96532 89297 9 203 9 164 4 346 89297 83769 5 139 10 126 7 064 83769 79223 12 096 9 115 10 106 79223 75311 12 100 10 103 13 120 75311 71845 8 128 7 138 10 119 71845 68704 3 203 4 174 7 152 68704 65823 9 259 6 266 6 290 65823 63180 12 283 9 254 17 260 63180 60627 14 301 15 293 15 268 60627 57968 19 302 25 297 30 285 57968 55227 21 284 24 287 33 270 55227 52585 24 293 34 304 27 276 52585 50172 30 308 41 303 29 287 50172 47980 33 321 34 306 25 294 47980 45965 42 323 34 320 30 314 45965 44103 43 311 37 324 46 316 44103 42369 39 293 41 310 54 311 42369 40748 27 311 34 298 45 298 40748 39238 21 333 16 327 25 319 39238 37824 22 331 20 350 14 323 37824 36458 24 311 20 340 18 345 36458 35079 18 302 19 327 32 347 35079 33667 13 318 17 322 40 342 33667 32221 19 337 11 332 44 337 32221 30722 20 347 19 349 43 343 30722 29150 17 002 24 348 39 343 29150 27507 17 005 21 345 34 346 27507 25798 18 007 18 348 34 351 25798 24018 16 006 17 356 34 341 24018 22166 11 001 16 355 27 346 22166 20237 11 003 14 353 21 346 20237 18230 13 008 9 353 17 347 18230 16184 9 354 3 353 16 341 16184 14205 9 283 4 258 15 330 14205 12404 11 262 6 260 11 313 12404 10808 7 226 7 271 12 265 10808 9389 3 175 6 258 14 252 9389 8123 6 209 8 199 12 255 8123 6993 7 226 15 175 6 254 6993 5991 12 190 16 173 9 202 5991 5108 13 176 12 175 14 186 5108 4329 10 168 9 162 14 184 4329 3632 7 159 8 138 10 181 3632 3017 4 133 9 118 8 174 3017 2503 6 082 8 102 8 171 2503 2108 6 078 6 082 6 165 2108 1837 6 076 5*073 3 162 1837 1672 6*075 5*073 1*198 1672 1578 5*075 4 071 0*242 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