DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 04/17 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 - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 77.7 - - 85.6 - - 80.0 - - 71.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 245 - - 263 - - 30 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2940 - - 4895 - - 2356 - - 194 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3191 - - 4700 - - 1563 - - 1562 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4325 - - 6280 - - 3741 - - 1579 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1021 - - 1602 - - 2068 - - 1965 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 372 - - 451 - - 179 - - 23 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 4 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 18 - - 18 - - 21 - - 13 BL Wind Direction - - - 178 - - 180 - - 151 - - 150 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 7 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 7 - - 12 - - 8 - - 5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 706 - - 405 - - -493 - - -502 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3619 - - 5876 - - 4234 - - 2081 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 370 - - -451 - - -2214 - - -1328 ODpotential blCL - - - 3955 - - 6731 - - 5955 - - 2907 blCL maxRH - - - 97 - - 90 - - 89 - - 98 maxRH CAPE - - - 1360 - - 1770 - - 1710 - - 1470 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 77.7 - - 85.6 - - 80.0 - - 71.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 66.7 - - 64.8 - - 66.4 - - 66.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 76.1 - - 83.9 - - 79.7 - - 71.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 66.2 - - 64.2 - - 66.1 - - 66.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 245 - - 263 - - 30 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2940 - - 4895 - - 2356 - - 194 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 89 - - 59 - - 55 - - 93 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 14 - - 13 - - 14 - - 15 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] 97488 20 299 21 311 24 324 18 330 97488 90235 16 347 16 328 20 313 31 354 90235 84596 16 020 12 013 11 016 19 355 84596 79887 11 044 14 038 19 032 10 029 79887 75855 3 029 4 113 5 032 11 011 75855 72297 5 255 4 269 4 182 5 331 72297 69068 11 193 10 205 13 230 8 255 69068 66109 11 200 15 184 19 197 20 219 66109 63399 15 211 15 208 11 218 21 206 63399 60841 27 248 24 236 19 237 22 226 60841 58192 37 254 28 261 27 252 22 252 58192 55386 56 252 50 259 44 255 31 255 55386 52669 66 248 66 252 59 249 57 247 52669 50240 69 245 69 247 65 247 72 247 50240 48091 70 249 72 251 70 250 78 254 48091 46152 83 256 80 256 82 252 87 255 46152 44373 96 257 91 256 93 252 100 253 44373 42722 101 258 103 254 99 252 107 251 42722 41174 100 258 107 253 101 251 107 251 41174 39708 94 258 100 253 102 251 103 251 39708 38319 86 254 91 253 98 250 98 250 38319 36974 80 248 81 250 90 248 91 249 36974 35610 75 243 75 246 82 243 83 246 35610 34198 71 238 73 244 77 239 75 243 34198 32738 66 237 71 243 73 239 72 243 32738 31215 62 236 67 243 70 241 68 244 31215 29617 57 237 61 242 65 244 63 245 29617 27949 53 237 57 243 59 247 57 246 27949 26210 49 237 53 243 54 248 52 247 26210 24401 44 237 49 242 50 247 48 248 24401 22524 39 238 46 241 47 248 47 251 22524 20574 39 246 45 247 46 252 46 256 20574 18545 40 252 43 252 45 256 44 261 18545 16478 34 249 34 248 41 256 36 262 16478 14483 18 218 33 233 36 252 30 260 14483 12662 20 219 26 213 32 242 27 258 12662 11035 23 210 22 214 31 239 25 258 11035 9583 22 207 19 238 26 243 23 258 9583 8284 22 212 18 234 20 243 23 257 8284 7125 25 220 18*196 17 216 22 258 7125 6095 27 215 19*187 18 199 18 230 6095 5189 22 198 19 184 18 184 19 195 5189 4390 21*184 19 181 20*167 23 173 4390 3677 20*180 19 179 22*154 30 159 3677 3049 20 179 19 178 23 152 30 154 3049 2525 19 178 18 177 23 150 28 152 2525 2122 18 177 17 176 22 149 25 151 2122 1845 17 177 17 176 20 149 22 151 1845 1676 16 176 16 175 18 148 18*150 1676 1579 13 176 13 175 14 148 13*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