DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 07/26 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 0949z - - 0955z - - 1003z - - 1556z - - 1852z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 73.1 - - 78.6 - - 80.0 - - 77.5 - - 73.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 45 - - 161 - - 97 - - 14 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 336 - - 2010 - - 2338 - - 2015 - - 194 BL Depth Hcrit 1562 - - 2386 - - 2399 - - 1563 - - 1563 Hcrit BL Top 1721 - - 3395 - - 3723 - - 3400 - - 1579 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 2134 - - 2004 - - 2333 - - 1596 - - 2928 Hgt.Variab. W* 104 - - 293 - - 268 - - 151 - - 25 W* B/S 6 - - 9 - - 7 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 3 - - 6 - - 7 - - 8 - - 6 BL Wind Direction 098 - - 069 - - 113 - - 148 - - 153 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 1 - - -8 - - 2 - - 4 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 142 - - 613 - - 627 - - 878 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 1579 - - 2782 - - 3096 - - 2522 - - 1579 sfcLCL ODpotential -214 - - -555 - - -366 - - -67 - - -813 ODpotential blCL 1935 - - 3950 - - 4089 - - 3467 - - 2392 blCL maxRH 100 - - 92 - - 99 - - 95 - - 99 maxRH CAPE 1510 - - 1790 - - 1930 - - 1700 - - 1790 CAPE Temp@2m 73.1 - - 78.6 - - 80.0 - - 77.5 - - 73.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 71.5 - - 71.3 - - 71.3 - - 71.2 - - 72.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 72.4 - - 77.2 - - 79.0 - - 77.1 - - 74.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 71.1 - - 70.2 - - 70.1 - - 70.4 - - 72.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 45 - - 161 - - 97 - - 14 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 336 - - 2010 - - 2338 - - 2015 - - 194 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 101 - - 66 - - 96 - - 81 - - 98 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 17 - - 16 - - 16 - - 16 - - 18 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] 98557 61 104 47 092 41 097 35 081 55 081 98557 91245 55 090 52 085 48 089 47 094 42 091 91245 85579 51 083 52 089 50 083 56 094 38 101 85579 80829 44 083 46 099 45 083 52 088 41 095 80829 76738 38 087 41 100 36 090 40 087 43 083 76738 73145 31 090 36 093 36 097 31 086 42 080 73145 69916 29 095 32 086 33 094 29 092 36 085 69916 66978 29 095 27 086 27 098 27 094 30 092 66978 64269 25 089 26 092 26 106 21 091 25 092 64269 61646 21 087 21 091 18 097 19 090 21 085 61646 58912 17 084 11 091 12 077 16 093 12 081 58912 56069 11 053 9 096 7 050 9 080 6 034 56069 53360 6 029 6 028 7 075 3 139 4 299 53360 50929 3 351 6 318 5 334 4 306 3 213 50929 48743 8 282 10 277 12 279 12 295 3 281 48743 46753 14 273 11 256 17 258 20 277 14 273 46753 44923 18 269 15 248 20 247 26 264 23 257 44923 43225 21 251 19 241 24 239 32 243 27 240 43225 41638 26 240 23 238 29 233 37 229 32 234 41638 40144 28 230 28 231 35 228 41 225 38 229 40144 38730 34 222 36 223 40 222 47 224 45 225 38730 37361 40 219 40 219 43 219 51 223 50 224 37361 35970 42 216 41 217 44 219 51 221 50 225 35970 34525 44 210 41 212 44 220 49 220 50 228 34525 33031 47 205 41 209 45 221 48 222 49 231 33031 31476 48 201 39 209 41 224 46 223 43 229 31476 29848 46 209 37 209 26 221 35 217 40 222 29848 28152 38 213 34 219 23 226 28 218 33 225 28152 26383 25 213 33 222 26 239 21 231 22 236 26383 24541 18 225 20 230 24 246 19 250 14 265 24541 22634 7 273 9 258 16 243 14 261 10 290 22634 20658 7 342 5 339 7 264 12 276 8 328 20658 18605 7 350 5 009 5 320 10 309 9 013 18605 16512 2 011 3 354 4 330 6 354 8 008 16512 14497 2 043 2 040 3 067 6 074 6 041 14497 12663 6 043 7 069 4 097 7 113 8 053 12663 11031 6 038 5 060 3 358 8 067 13 028 11031 9580 8 031 4 060 6 013 11 044 14 034 9580 8287 9 030 5 063 7 041 11 046 8 050 8287 7134 7 027 5 057 6 066 10 063 4 080 7134 6110 6 026 5 051 5 084 6 088 1 078 6110 5207 4 031 5 054 5 089 4 117 3 175 5207 4410 2 064 5 056 5*097 5 143 8 169 4410 3696 2 094 5*060 7*107 7*148 12 167 3696 3064 3 099 6*067 7 111 8*148 14 164 3064 2535 3 098 6 068 7 113 8 148 14 160 2535 2128 3 098 6 070 7 114 8 148 13 157 2128 1847 3*097 6 071 7 115 8 149 11 155 1847 1677 3*099 6 072 7 116 7 148 8*154 1677 1579 3 098 5 071 6 116 6 148 6*153 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