DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 05/29 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 - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 81.7 - - 85.3 - - - - - 74.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 187 - - 168 - - - - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2715 - - 3566 - - - - - 194 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2969 - - 3538 - - - - - 1563 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4100 - - 4951 - - - - - 1579 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1117 - - 1520 - - - - - 1603 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 345 - - 362 - - - - - 29 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 7 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 9 - - - - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 197 - - 177 - - - - - 137 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 3 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - 4 - - - - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 34 - - -325 - - - - - -425 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4066 - - 5276 - - - - - 2004 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3725 - - -3622 - - - - - -6009 ODpotential blCL - - - 7825 - - 8573 - - - - - 7588 blCL maxRH - - - 77 - - 80 - - - - - 82 maxRH CAPE - - - 1330 - - 1310 - - - - - 1350 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 81.7 - - 85.3 - - - - - 74.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 68.8 - - 67.1 - - - - - 69.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 80.2 - - 83.8 - - - - - 75.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 67.4 - - 65.9 - - - - - 69.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 187 - - 168 - - - - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2715 - - 3566 - - - - - 194 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 6 - - 19 - - - - - 27 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 15 - - 13 - - - - - 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] 98111 8 090 9 100 10 043 98111 90685 14 107 14 107 12 044 90685 84988 14 092 18 084 10 040 84988 80262 13 071 11 055 9 068 80262 76200 10 072 9 025 11 068 76200 72639 8 051 7 031 15 056 72639 69443 13 063 4 013 17 049 69443 66521 15 047 5 061 14 043 66521 63828 10 357 7 036 13 030 63828 61245 4 313 4 286 8 329 61245 58554 10 333 1 266 8 280 58554 55757 20 306 14 313 8 273 55757 53090 34 285 28 283 27 278 53090 50698 29 281 31 288 40 269 50698 48560 37 293 45 293 48 277 48560 46615 47 299 53 297 59 281 46615 44827 65 303 64 299 63 282 44827 43167 72 301 65 296 62 282 43167 41611 68 299 61 292 59 280 41611 40140 60 298 56 291 56 278 40140 38744 55 294 50 293 50 275 38744 37390 50 292 44 291 44 270 37390 36013 41 292 37 282 42 265 36013 34585 31 288 32 266 42 255 34585 33107 37 278 33 263 44 246 33107 31564 33 274 36 266 42 244 31564 29945 25 273 34 270 38 251 29945 28249 24 274 30 279 35 260 28249 26477 29 280 31 282 29 272 26477 24632 32 282 32 285 24 285 24632 22713 27 293 29 285 21 298 22713 20718 22 298 26 284 21 296 20718 18651 17 312 26 284 25 293 18651 16559 19 335 16 305 22 286 16559 14547 11 345 6 349 14 282 14547 12709 3 283 3 237 6 282 12709 11072 8 149 9 182 5 278 11072 9614 11 151 12 167 6 272 9614 8315 12 154 14 163 8 195 8315 7160 12 159 15 170 15 171 7160 6133 14 179 12 177 17 168 6133 5226 15 194 10*178 17 168 5226 4424 13*197 10*178 17 162 4424 3707 11*197 9 177 20 154 3707 3071 10 197 9 177 22 149 3071 2539 10 197 9 177 22 145 2539 2130 9 197 9 176 21 142 2130 1848 9 197 8 176 17 140 1848 1677 8 197 8 176 12 138 1677 1579 7 197 7 175 7*137 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