DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/30 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 0654z - - 0956z - - 1001z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 76.7 - - 79.3 - - 80.8 - - 75.1 - - 72.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 83 - - 133 - - 169 - - 11 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 2295 - - 2997 - - 3125 - - 194 - - 194 BL Depth Hcrit 2185 - - 2977 - - 3184 - - 1563 - - 1562 Hcrit BL Top 3680 - - 4382 - - 4510 - - 1579 - - 1579 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1647 - - 1797 - - 2415 - - 3555 - - 1636 Hgt.Variab. W* 246 - - 310 - - 339 - - 64 - - 30 W* B/S 3 - - 4 - - 4 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 14 - - 13 - - 16 - - 8 - - 5 BL Wind Direction 181 - - 179 - - 201 - - 173 - - 232 Direction Wind Shear 6 - - 6 - - 7 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 5 - - 6 - - 5 - - 3 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 950 - - 718 - - -804 - - -665 - - -173 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 2730 - - 3664 - - 5314 - - 2244 - - 1752 sfcLCL ODpotential 368 - - 107 - - -3253 - - -1284 - - -3601 ODpotential blCL 3312 - - 4275 - - 7763 - - 2863 - - 5180 blCL maxRH 99 - - 96 - - 93 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE 930 - - 840 - - 40 - - 920 - - 360 CAPE Temp@2m 76.7 - - 79.3 - - 80.8 - - 75.1 - - 72.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 69.7 - - 68.3 - - 62.8 - - 70.2 - - 69.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 75.8 - - 78.2 - - 79.4 - - 74.7 - - 72.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 69.1 - - 67.6 - - 61.9 - - 69.6 - - 68.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 83 - - 133 - - 169 - - 11 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 2295 - - 2997 - - 3125 - - 194 - - 194 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 96 - - 83 - - 71 - - 102 - - 98 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 16 - - 15 - - 11 - - 17 - - 16 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] 98502 53 093 49 097 45 103 36 094 40 083 98502 91087 41 089 47 094 41 094 36 092 36 076 91087 85345 38 096 39 095 44 090 38 090 37 085 85345 80595 38 097 31 094 41 090 36 091 40 091 80595 76543 34 095 28 096 31 087 33 099 34 091 76543 72970 28 092 26 095 27 092 29 099 28 085 72970 69734 26 093 24 098 24 097 21 095 25 075 69734 66777 29 098 23 100 19 104 17 088 21 073 66777 64060 22 081 22 095 18 120 12 095 12 085 64060 61449 15 076 22 092 18 112 13 116 8 109 61449 58742 13 047 17 084 13 087 13 090 10 101 58742 55946 14 018 19 059 16 061 11 064 12 041 55946 53284 13 012 20 017 20 032 17 043 23 026 53284 50892 10 353 19 341 23 359 21 019 25 018 50892 48747 11 301 12 291 22 336 18 001 20 012 48747 46798 13 269 14 239 17 278 22 311 16 304 46798 45006 5 224 10 220 16 245 21 265 24 260 45006 43342 0 032 11 232 12 219 23 244 28 251 43342 41780 7 321 11 234 12 218 25 232 31 243 41780 40301 8 322 7 241 11 224 22 231 32 238 40301 38899 5 339 1 307 7 224 20 240 28 237 38899 37539 7 040 2 310 5 244 21 244 26 232 37539 36152 3 346 3 288 5 253 20 238 24 234 36152 34709 0 312 2 267 7 240 15 225 23 235 34709 33215 4 170 1 224 15 213 12 218 21 229 33215 31653 6 171 3 173 19 196 12 213 18 226 31653 30014 2 218 8 176 20 187 11 195 16 229 30014 28299 4 228 12 179 22 185 10 184 12 229 28299 26510 5 177 13 186 23 185 8 202 6 200 26510 24650 11 155 16 187 22 183 9 211 5 153 24650 22722 18 154 14 178 19 174 8 218 7 115 22722 20723 16 159 13 149 15 153 5 231 9 098 20723 18645 15 146 16 140 14 132 3 198 10 092 18645 16535 16 134 14 129 13 118 13 138 14 094 16535 14507 16 129 12 123 13 111 18 135 16 116 14507 12667 13 137 9 140 13 119 21 142 23 143 12667 11029 16 144 12 160 16 146 19 145 26 151 11029 9571 20 156 15 166 22 159 19 146 24 154 9571 8274 22 168 19 168 26 161 23 150 23 162 8274 7121 24 176 21 170 27 164 25 156 24 171 7121 6098 24 180 22 172 24 170 23 163 26 176 6098 5195 22 181 21 172 20*178 20 168 31 176 5195 4397 19 182 18*174 18*189 17 172 31 179 4397 3683 18*182 15*177 17 199 15 174 26 187 3683 3053 16*181 14 178 16 203 14 174 20 201 3053 2528 15 181 13 179 16 204 13 174 15 217 2528 2124 14 181 12 180 16 205 12 174 12 226 2124 1845 13 181 12 180 15 206 11 174 10 229 1845 1676 12 181 11 180 14 206 10 174 8*230 1676 1579 10 180 9 180 12 206 8*173 5*232 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