DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 04/01 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 - - 0703z - - 1003z - - 1333z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 70.5 - - 79.7 - - 83.6 - - 80.2 - - 71.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 65 - - 359 - - 256 - - -1 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1724 - - 3804 - - 5493 - - 194 - - 194 BL Depth Hcrit 1562 - - 3975 - - 5148 - - 1563 - - 1562 Hcrit BL Top 3109 - - 5189 - - 6878 - - 1579 - - 1579 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1518 - - 1303 - - 1923 - - 5924 - - 1879 Hgt.Variab. W* 200 - - 457 - - 464 - - 44 - - 25 W* B/S 2 - - 6 - - 5 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 15 - - 13 - - 16 - - 13 - - 14 BL Wind Direction 160 - - 162 - - 171 - - 149 - - 150 Direction Wind Shear 8 - - 4 - - 5 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 6 - - 6 - - 8 - - 6 - - 5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 622 - - -64 - - 310 - - -3769 - - -1112 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 2487 - - 5254 - - 6568 - - 5348 - - 2691 sfcLCL ODpotential 68 - - -2495 - - -583 - - -4805 - - -6389 ODpotential blCL 3041 - - 7684 - - 7461 - - 6384 - - 7968 blCL maxRH 100 - - 86 - - 80 - - 81 - - 87 maxRH CAPE 950 - - 1040 - - 1040 - - 1280 - - 740 CAPE Temp@2m 70.5 - - 79.7 - - 83.6 - - 80.2 - - 71.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 64.6 - - 61.9 - - 60.0 - - 61.9 - - 64.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 69.7 - - 77.4 - - 81.9 - - 80.1 - - 71.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 64.4 - - 61.3 - - 59.3 - - 61.6 - - 64.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 65 - - 359 - - 256 - - -1 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1724 - - 3804 - - 5493 - - 194 - - 194 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 100 - - 46 - - 22 - - 25 - - 48 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 13 - - 12 - - 11 - - 13 - - 14 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] 97151 30 254 42 255 49 254 51 273 35 275 97151 89788 29 258 35 259 36 250 38 256 37 267 89788 84165 32 262 29 268 27 265 27 262 30 268 84165 79541 30 266 22 274 19 263 22 266 15 282 79541 75563 22 269 18 284 14 263 21 271 11 298 75563 72024 14 273 14 284 13 281 18 277 16 292 72024 68830 10 285 7 294 10 296 12 277 16 274 68830 65920 12 292 13 301 5 339 5 215 13 280 65920 63237 19 290 28 295 18 308 13 314 15 291 63237 60641 24 273 34 287 31 295 29 299 21 290 60641 57928 20 272 32 281 30 288 35 297 34 294 57928 55113 26 290 34 290 34 295 40 292 41 292 55113 52426 40 297 42 295 45 294 42 288 42 294 52426 50005 48 293 42 293 45 290 39 285 41 292 50005 47843 43 287 40 299 36 286 41 296 44 294 47843 45898 36 300 42 307 31 294 50 303 44 294 45898 44131 48 316 45 315 35 309 46 306 41 296 44131 42502 53 322 48 319 39 309 38 310 45 302 42502 40982 56 323 49 327 35 311 35 312 47 306 40982 39548 59 324 47 332 36 315 34 312 38 303 39548 38188 58 331 44 331 35 315 31 310 31 298 38188 36867 50 335 44 325 33 312 31 304 25 297 36867 35519 42 332 44 315 31 307 32 303 29 293 35519 34116 40 332 39 312 32 304 32 303 34 292 34116 32661 42 340 33 322 31 305 30 302 36 290 32661 31141 34 346 21 336 28 304 25 299 35 289 31141 29545 25 335 13 318 26 302 21 292 31 288 29545 27877 21 321 15 311 17 297 23 287 26 284 27877 26133 24 323 16 321 19 288 26 287 24 277 26133 24316 24 319 19 325 22 295 28 288 27 278 24316 22433 23 315 19 333 18 304 24 291 27 277 22433 20480 17 315 14 346 14 305 14 283 21 269 20480 18451 11 296 5 329 13 297 11 278 17 261 18451 16385 6 294 6 279 13 282 15 283 17 274 16385 14396 4 323 6 270 13 258 18 278 17 285 14396 12586 2 301 8 246 12 251 16 262 14 276 12586 10971 1 244 7 230 10 254 12 250 13 260 10971 9529 1 101 5 201 10 235 12 241 13 236 9529 8240 6 103 10 225 12 198 14 203 15 211 8240 7093 8 185 14 225 15*182 19 179 19 196 7093 6076 15 207 13*200 16*175 21 169 23 186 6076 5178 16 194 13*170 17 173 22 164 25 175 5178 4385 18 169 14 165 17 172 23 157 29 168 4385 3674 18*163 14 163 17 171 24 155 34 161 3674 3047 18*162 14 161 17 170 24 153 34 155 3047 2524 16 160 13 160 16 170 23 152 31 152 2524 2121 15 159 13 159 16 169 22 151 28 151 2121 1844 14 158 12 158 15 169 20 150 23 151 1844 1675 12 158 11 158 14 169 17 149 19*151 1675 1579 10 158 10 158 12 169 13*149 14*150 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