DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 05/25 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 = 15Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 79.7 - - 82.5 - - 78.3 - - 71.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 279 - - 221 - - 27 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3910 - - 5026 - - 416 - - 194 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3984 - - 4737 - - 1563 - - 1562 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5295 - - 6411 - - 1801 - - 1579 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1456 - - 2529 - - 4685 - - 1306 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 432 - - 435 - - 101 - - 20 W* B/S - - - 11 - - 11 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 7 - - 7 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 137 - - 145 - - 116 - - 080 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - -5 - - 2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 431 - - 501 - - -2528 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4864 - - 5910 - - 4329 - - 1579 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1917 - - -1025 - - -4366 - - -1838 ODpotential blCL - - - 7212 - - 7436 - - 6167 - - 3417 blCL maxRH - - - 79 - - 74 - - 74 - - 89 maxRH CAPE - - - 1300 - - 1220 - - 1440 - - 2520 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 79.7 - - 82.5 - - 78.3 - - 71.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 63.6 - - 61.8 - - 64.4 - - 69.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 77.7 - - 80.6 - - 77.9 - - 72.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 62.4 - - 60.7 - - 63.5 - - 69.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 279 - - 221 - - 27 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3910 - - 5026 - - 416 - - 194 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 16 - - 0 - - 0 - - 57 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 12 - - 11 - - 13 - - 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] 98311 23 123 11 133 9 105 16 041 98311 90876 11 097 13 119 8 056 11 065 90876 85129 13 076 15 094 11 069 13 081 85129 80355 15 065 15 079 16 088 13 103 80355 76257 8 063 14 061 17 085 14 105 76257 72655 7 122 8 077 11 076 15 080 72655 69409 13 132 6 098 5 068 12 062 69409 66436 13 117 6 104 6 140 9 071 66436 63683 9 138 1 188 2 144 4 054 63683 61025 7 128 8 182 7 239 6 277 61025 58273 0 109 6 163 9 218 11 213 58273 55417 10 274 9 266 8 252 11 240 55417 52688 17 267 18 266 18 277 14 268 52688 50235 22 265 26 270 30 283 24 291 50235 48035 24 269 27 272 35 278 31 285 48035 46041 23 277 27 277 34 278 35 277 46041 44221 24 286 28 284 34 283 37 282 44221 42548 24 293 29 290 35 287 40 288 42548 40992 27 303 29 294 34 289 41 291 40992 39532 30 309 29 300 31 289 41 292 39532 38155 32 310 30 306 29 290 38 290 38155 36825 29 308 30 309 27 292 35 289 36825 35475 23 300 28 304 27 291 30 288 35475 34074 22 296 27 294 27 290 28 287 34074 32626 23 296 24 292 26 292 29 286 32626 31114 23 301 24 295 24 294 28 286 31114 29527 20 312 22 306 25 293 26 290 29527 27864 21 319 22 311 27 292 25 289 27864 26128 20 314 22 305 26 289 27 288 26128 24321 19 312 20 299 24 291 26 291 24321 22443 19 319 15 313 23 294 24 296 22443 20488 20 312 17 324 19 300 20 302 20488 18453 17 296 18 316 18 308 16 302 18453 16377 12 301 12 307 18 306 15 294 16377 14377 9 307 9 292 14 297 11 290 14377 12561 4 233 8 259 11 287 8 310 12561 10952 3 206 5 253 7 289 10 326 10952 9520 1 178 3 220 4 260 9 339 9520 8243 2 128 4 169 4 231 4 344 8243 7104 5 119 5*160 4 169 1 154 7104 6092 6*133 6*151 6 138 6 142 6092 5198 7*134 6 149 8 126 10 137 5198 4404 7 136 7 146 9 118 13 136 4404 3692 7 137 7 144 9 116 13 132 3692 3060 7 137 7 144 9 115 14 124 3060 2531 7 137 8 143 9 116 14 111 2531 2125 7 139 8 142 9 116 13 099 2125 1846 7 139 7 141 8*117 9 091 1846 1676 7 139 7 141 8*116 7*085 1676 1579 6 139 7 141 6 117 4*080 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