DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/22 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 - - - 85.0 - - 87.5 - - 83.6 - - 76.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 97 - - 37 - - -27 - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3085 - - 3924 - - 195 - - 194 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3029 - - 3199 - - 1563 - - 1563 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4470 - - 5309 - - 1580 - - 1579 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1070 - - 1309 - - 4035 - - 2195 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 311 - - 278 - - 63 - - 34 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 3 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 20 - - 16 - - 10 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 182 - - 164 - - 146 - - 146 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 7 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 9 - - 8 - - 4 - - 4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 856 - - 823 - - -1677 - - -153 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3614 - - 4486 - - 3257 - - 1733 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4661 - - -4175 - - -3095 - - -1371 ODpotential blCL - - - 9131 - - 9484 - - 4675 - - 2950 blCL maxRH - - - 85 - - 81 - - 80 - - 94 maxRH CAPE - - - 2950 - - 2970 - - 3260 - - 2420 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 85.0 - - 87.5 - - 83.6 - - 76.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 73.8 - - 72.6 - - 74.1 - - 73.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 84.2 - - 87.0 - - 84.3 - - 77.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 72.4 - - 71.2 - - 73.1 - - 73.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 97 - - 37 - - -27 - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3085 - - 3924 - - 195 - - 194 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 39 - - 24 - - 19 - - 76 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 17 - - 16 - - 19 - - 19 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] 98635 42 108 41 109 36 093 44 088 98635 91206 36 102 41 104 34 105 37 096 91206 85460 31 097 33 096 34 095 31 096 85460 80693 27 108 27 106 30 087 31 093 80693 76615 28 108 23 112 22 100 27 080 76615 73011 29 099 25 104 20 122 16 099 73011 69755 22 102 22 089 21 111 16 116 69755 66781 13 103 18 084 17 074 20 088 66781 64052 10 129 12 106 10 073 14 071 64052 61433 12 120 10 152 3 099 7 043 61433 58735 11 098 8 150 4 156 2 236 58735 55975 4 049 3 189 4 224 8 209 55975 53353 16 331 12 315 11 299 9 279 53353 50994 25 313 24 310 25 304 21 306 50994 48875 21 306 22 304 24 302 21 306 48875 46935 14 305 16 301 18 299 18 314 46935 45139 16 315 15 307 14 297 15 312 45139 43464 18 316 16 315 14 308 13 307 43464 41897 20 314 19 322 16 317 14 310 41897 40422 20 315 20 323 18 322 15 318 40422 39024 18 313 20 320 18 317 15 323 39024 37667 17 312 20 315 19 306 17 319 37667 36285 14 319 18 308 19 300 19 312 36285 34849 12 330 15 309 17 303 19 306 34849 33362 11 336 12 313 15 313 18 310 33362 31809 13 344 11 320 15 329 19 330 31809 30181 16 349 13 336 16 344 19 350 30181 28479 18 349 16 348 18 352 20 006 28479 26701 16 340 18 349 18 356 22 010 26701 24847 14 330 18 347 18 356 22 008 24847 22922 13 342 17 348 16 002 16 008 22922 20923 10 007 12 357 14 006 11 023 20923 18846 4 086 1 347 1 357 7 047 18846 16731 7 095 5 156 3 161 5 078 16731 14689 7 104 8 168 4 166 8 100 14689 12828 6 117 8 193 4 217 5 097 12828 11169 6 180 17 208 11 213 3 164 11169 9692 16 204 23 203 15 202 7 189 9692 8375 23 202 24 200 17 195 11 190 8375 7203 27 201 22 196 17 190 16 184 7203 6166 29 198 18*181 16 180 20 180 6166 5251 25*191 17*172 17 163 20 178 5251 4442 22*184 17 168 18 156 20 175 4442 3719 21 183 17 165 19 152 23 166 3719 3079 20 182 17 162 19 151 25 155 3079 2545 20 182 16 161 18 149 24 151 2545 2134 19 181 16 160 17 148 22 149 2134 1850 17 181 15 159 16 148 18 147 1850 1678 16 181 14 158 13*147 15 147 1678 1579 13 180 11 158 10*146 10*146 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