DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 05/22 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 - - - 0700z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 75.7 - - 81.1 - - 78.0 - - 72.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 111 - - 151 - - 12 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2400 - - 3513 - - 194 - - 194 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2519 - - 3435 - - 1563 - - 1562 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3785 - - 4898 - - 1579 - - 1579 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1281 - - 2223 - - 4082 - - 2158 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 282 - - 345 - - 67 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 8 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 7 - - 6 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 211 - - 185 - - 139 - - 117 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - 4 - - 2 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 997 - - 826 - - -1130 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2788 - - 4072 - - 2709 - - 1579 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 216 - - -301 - - -1890 - - -858 ODpotential blCL - - - 3569 - - 5199 - - 3469 - - 2437 blCL maxRH - - - 97 - - 86 - - 89 - - 98 maxRH CAPE - - - 2410 - - 3210 - - 3720 - - 3370 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 75.7 - - 81.1 - - 78.0 - - 72.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 68.4 - - 68.1 - - 70.8 - - 71.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 74.6 - - 79.8 - - 77.6 - - 72.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 67.1 - - 67.1 - - 70.1 - - 71.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 111 - - 151 - - 12 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2400 - - 3513 - - 194 - - 194 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 86 - - 43 - - 57 - - 92 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 15 - - 14 - - 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] 98114 11 139 16 139 12 152 3 103 98114 90704 16 148 13 147 4 122 7 090 90704 84977 17 100 14 106 5 103 4 111 84977 80252 11 079 12 085 14 105 10 134 80252 76196 5 059 8 057 7 096 14 110 76196 72600 2 121 2 025 3 124 8 054 72600 69351 5 145 8 235 3 274 6 039 69351 66375 8 214 8 219 10 227 1 218 66375 63617 9 203 12 239 10 255 2 000 63617 60943 9 240 20 235 19 253 15 270 60943 58153 24 242 22 239 21 251 22 252 58153 55259 25 245 28 246 30 254 32 254 55259 52517 38 260 36 253 37 255 43 250 52517 50074 49 252 45 256 45 258 48 252 50074 47897 50 252 54 256 55 258 56 256 47897 45927 50 256 60 258 63 259 66 260 45927 44123 53 261 63 260 68 260 72 261 44123 42454 55 263 64 262 68 262 74 262 42454 40897 56 265 62 263 66 263 74 262 40897 39433 55 266 58 262 62 263 71 262 39433 38053 55 265 53 260 59 263 65 262 38053 36720 55 262 51 260 56 261 59 260 36720 35368 53 256 46 259 50 259 53 257 35368 33969 48 254 41 255 42 257 46 254 33969 32526 40 253 38 253 34 254 40 253 32526 31022 31 252 35 256 32 250 34 250 31022 29446 25 252 31 255 32 248 30 251 29446 27797 22 255 28 253 31 248 28 252 27797 26073 23 253 28 253 29 245 29 256 26073 24275 26 248 28 248 27 241 28 258 24275 22409 24 255 24 245 25 245 27 258 22409 20470 24 258 24 251 23 253 25 260 20470 18454 22 252 24 258 21 258 20 272 18454 16402 19 259 22 269 21 271 22 287 16402 14422 17 266 22 267 22 277 20 296 14422 12614 15 262 21 261 22 286 17 309 12614 11000 15 261 19 252 18 289 13 314 11000 9558 17 254 19 244 13 304 9 328 9558 8270 18 248 15 238 12 318 8 345 8270 7121 17 240 13 225 6 296 6 357 7121 6101 19 235 11 206 6 201 1 269 6101 5202 18 227 10*201 8 174 7 169 5202 4407 15*217 8*191 9 168 11 148 4407 3694 12*211 8 186 9 158 14 137 3694 3062 11 211 8 185 9 146 16 132 3062 2533 10 210 7 183 9 142 17 128 2533 2127 10 211 7 181 9 140 17 125 2127 1846 9 211 7 181 9 140 14 122 1846 1677 8 211 7 180 8 140 11*119 1677 1579 7 212 6 180 6*139 7*117 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