DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/16 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 - - - 78.3 - - 79.2 - - - - - 74.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 55 - - 68 - - - - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2169 - - 2331 - - - - - 194 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1563 - - 2209 - - - - - 1563 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3554 - - 3716 - - - - - 1579 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2058 - - 2144 - - - - - 2453 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 224 - - 247 - - - - - 31 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 5 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 9 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 072 - - 096 - - - - - 106 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 3 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 12 - - - - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1099 - - 1224 - - - - - -37 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2455 - - 2492 - - - - - 1616 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 157 - - 224 - - - - - -737 ODpotential blCL - - - 3397 - - 3492 - - - - - 2316 blCL maxRH - - - 98 - - 99 - - - - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 1230 - - 1650 - - - - - 920 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 78.3 - - 79.2 - - - - - 74.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 72.2 - - 72.8 - - - - - 71.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 77.6 - - 78.3 - - - - - 74.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 71.0 - - 71.6 - - - - - 71.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 55 - - 68 - - - - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2169 - - 2331 - - - - - 194 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 92 - - 96 - - - - - 99 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 17 - - 17 - - - - - 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] 98274 18 093 24 094 23 072 98274 90837 18 093 19 100 25 091 90837 85131 17 104 18 100 18 090 85131 80420 21 112 17 097 19 079 80420 76362 22 088 13 096 18 066 76362 72777 21 067 11 092 17 068 72777 69551 15 047 10 095 9 065 69551 66614 6 027 7 062 7 079 66614 63904 4 079 11 052 6 077 63904 61301 10 343 17 356 18 049 61301 58616 11 280 13 293 19 359 58616 55862 9 271 12 288 24 317 55862 53266 26 312 26 311 31 302 53266 50936 29 305 29 297 31 294 50936 48831 34 280 32 281 31 299 48831 46891 40 265 39 264 33 286 46891 45087 46 255 44 258 41 267 45087 43402 45 248 45 255 45 260 43402 41816 43 246 43 252 47 262 41816 40317 42 252 42 258 49 266 40317 38896 41 259 45 269 51 268 38896 37517 37 256 43 269 51 269 37517 36115 37 268 39 265 48 270 36115 34662 33 272 36 264 42 269 34662 33161 29 276 31 259 37 269 33161 31601 26 276 25 253 32 270 31601 29970 21 273 24 255 29 272 29970 28266 15 279 23 262 29 276 28266 26485 11 276 21 268 29 285 26485 24630 11 274 22 278 23 311 24630 22710 12 282 20 292 15 340 22710 20719 12 280 12 311 10 350 20719 18648 6 308 8 327 8 347 18648 16541 7 039 8 339 9 347 16541 14519 11 055 7 012 10 016 14519 12681 13 063 11 027 8 042 12681 11043 11 060 12 025 9 038 11043 9587 10 051 12 044 12 032 9587 8290 8 051 11 056 13 031 8290 7136 5 049 10 057 11 045 7136 6111 3 061 9 061 12 067 6111 5207 4 061 9 070 13 097 5207 4407 4 062 9*077 11 104 4407 3693 5*064 9*086 10 099 3693 3062 5*067 9 091 9 100 3062 2534 5 070 10 097 9 103 2534 2128 5 073 10 100 9 105 2128 1847 5 074 9 101 8 107 1847 1677 4 075 9 102 7 107 1677 1579 4 075 8 103 5*106 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