DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 01/25 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 18.1 - - 22.9 - - 22.8 - - 21.6 - - 18.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 83 - - 317 - - 123 - - 73 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1042 - - 1292 - - 1544 - - 1118 - - 190 BL Depth Hcrit 1558 - - 2059 - - 1842 - - 1558 - - 1558 Hcrit BL Top 2427 - - 2677 - - 2929 - - 2503 - - 1575 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 259 - - 323 - - 316 - - 487 - - 1372 Hgt.Variab. W* 182 - - 305 - - 237 - - 179 - - 25 W* B/S 2 - - 3 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 20 - - 21 - - 20 - - 22 - - 13 BL Wind Direction 350 - - 349 - - 347 - - 348 - - 359 Direction Wind Shear 11 - - 7 - - 8 - - 10 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -10 - - -11 - - -13 - - -13 - - -6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 91 - - 93 - - 662 - - -35 - - -690 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 2336 - - 2584 - - 2267 - - 2538 - - 2265 sfcLCL ODpotential -18691 - - -18759 - - 105 - - -20119 - - -20154 ODpotential blCL 21118 - - 21436 - - 2824 - - 22622 - - 21729 blCL maxRH 98 - - 90 - - 95 - - 86 - - 90 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 18.1 - - 22.9 - - 22.8 - - 21.6 - - 18.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 13.8 - - 17.5 - - 18.9 - - 16.6 - - 15.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 17.5 - - 21.3 - - 22.1 - - 21.1 - - 18.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 12.9 - - 16.4 - - 17.7 - - 15.7 - - 14.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 83 - - 317 - - 123 - - 73 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1042 - - 1292 - - 1544 - - 1118 - - 190 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 90 - - 62 - - 82 - - 46 - - 62 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 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] 96589 74 239 76 239 69 240 81 251 63 251 96589 89445 73 245 71 250 60 248 73 256 67 266 89445 83919 74 255 67 251 62 250 71 259 75 271 83919 79272 66 261 53 252 55 251 62 260 60 259 79272 75276 52 262 37 256 41 252 46 263 42 251 75276 71757 41 256 29 260 26 252 29 255 32 250 71757 68562 33 230 25 243 22 252 25 224 29 247 68562 65665 27 233 24 231 21 263 39 250 36 258 65665 63027 25 246 28 222 42 235 46 240 43 252 63027 60474 23 224 40 216 51 219 49 229 56 237 60474 57800 27 223 46 208 57 235 61 240 69 239 57800 54997 54 245 58 241 73 239 70 238 69 239 54997 52282 76 243 77 238 79 238 65 238 68 242 52282 49805 80 235 81 237 81 244 71 249 77 248 49805 47565 83 237 92 242 96 249 89 252 91 249 47565 45526 99 240 115 241 118 245 110 247 107 245 45526 43662 122 235 129 234 129 239 124 240 120 241 43662 41946 132 231 125 231 126 235 125 237 126 239 41946 40359 131 230 117 232 121 235 119 241 127 241 40359 38883 132 233 117 236 118 237 121 244 126 241 38883 37497 149 234 121 237 120 239 122 244 119 240 37497 36154 162 233 115 233 123 240 115 240 110 248 36154 34789 162 235 103 230 120 237 102 246 109 260 34789 33383 137 234 95 239 106 241 102 256 111 265 33383 31936 98 236 96 250 102 250 106 259 112 264 31936 30425 90 253 100 253 106 252 108 258 113 264 30425 28839 97 260 102 251 109 251 109 257 111 265 28839 27177 100 258 105 250 111 252 109 258 108 266 27177 25438 102 256 107 250 110 253 108 260 105 267 25438 23627 98 258 106 250 109 255 107 262 100 268 23627 21743 87 257 101 250 109 257 106 264 97 271 21743 19780 76 252 92 251 102 259 104 265 95 274 19780 17741 70 249 80 253 83 259 89 269 85 279 17741 15690 61 250 69 256 66 254 68 272 65 282 15690 13738 49 254 57 258 55 256 51 278 51 283 13738 11972 43 253 45 256 45 264 44 280 45 284 11972 10403 39 260 39 265 40 275 43 282 40 288 10403 9009 34 272 39 280 47 286 45 284 39 291 9009 7767 28 281 41 285 48 285 47 291 43 292 7767 6665 26 289 40 288 47 279 47 300 45 293 6665 5692 30 290 38 290 39 281 43 307 39 301 5692 4840 33 290 35 293 29 298 35 308 34 316 4840 4098 32 300 28 306 24 328 28 325 32 340 4098 3446 28 331 25 340 23*343 29 343 35 355 3446 2880 28*346 23*348 22*346 27*346 33 357 2880 2414 24*349 23*349 22 347 25*347 30 358 2414 2057 22 350 22 349 21 347 24 348 26 358 2057 1810 20 350 21 349 20 347 22 348 23 359 1810 1661 18 351 19 349 18 348 19 348 19*359 1661 1575 13 351 16 350 13 347 15 348 13*359 1575 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