DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 04/23 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 - - - 69.3 - - 73.1 - - - - - 70.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 67 - - 79 - - - - - 1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 673 - - 1606 - - - - - 194 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1562 - - 1562 - - - - - 1562 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2058 - - 2991 - - - - - 1579 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1557 - - 1944 - - - - - 2235 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 148 - - 210 - - - - - 31 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 12 - - - - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 172 - - 167 - - - - - 162 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 5 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 5 - - 4 - - - - - 4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 479 - - 745 - - - - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1579 - - 2246 - - - - - 1579 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 157 - - 278 - - - - - -457 ODpotential blCL - - - 1901 - - 2713 - - - - - 2036 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - - - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 1580 - - 1930 - - - - - 1940 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 69.3 - - 73.1 - - - - - 70.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 67.5 - - 68.0 - - - - - 68.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 68.7 - - 72.3 - - - - - 70.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 67.2 - - 67.6 - - - - - 68.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 67 - - 79 - - - - - 1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 673 - - 1606 - - - - - 194 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 100 - - - - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 15 - - 15 - - - - - 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] 97731 16 259 21 235 12 311 97731 90335 8 253 13 246 9 299 90335 84620 10 272 10 281 12 293 84620 79867 7 287 8 241 15 280 79867 75791 10 301 5 267 15 293 75791 72208 11 292 10 306 13 290 72208 68979 14 269 13 300 13 318 68979 66035 14 266 19 273 12 296 66035 63322 15 278 16 261 22 290 63322 60708 32 288 27 285 28 283 60708 58001 30 284 34 283 36 286 58001 55197 30 286 41 286 46 286 55197 52520 43 292 52 283 49 284 52520 50099 60 288 57 282 60 294 50099 47917 68 286 61 289 73 295 47917 45941 73 293 74 296 85 290 45941 44147 82 298 86 300 92 288 44147 42500 88 302 98 302 95 288 42500 40961 89 306 99 301 95 288 40961 39509 91 309 94 301 89 288 39509 38135 93 310 87 304 84 289 38135 36805 90 308 80 304 80 291 36805 35450 85 305 76 303 74 290 35450 34044 75 301 71 300 67 289 34044 32592 66 293 67 293 62 289 32592 31075 63 289 67 288 60 288 31075 29482 59 286 65 289 58 287 29482 27815 52 281 60 294 54 285 27815 26078 45 280 52 294 46 283 26078 24276 38 285 45 287 39 279 24276 22409 30 288 38 284 35 274 22409 20472 27 296 29 279 32 272 20472 18456 29 300 21 279 30 270 18456 16399 31 296 22 288 27 271 16399 14413 15 291 27 290 24 269 14413 12600 7 255 21 279 21 270 12600 10982 8 243 12 259 19 272 10982 9537 9 252 9 229 19 275 9537 8247 13 253 9 239 19 270 8247 7095 18 241 14 234 19 251 7095 6073 18 216 16 215 15 218 6073 5176 19 192 16 195 16 195 5176 4385 19 181 16 178 17 176 4385 3676 18 179 16 170 21 164 3676 3049 17 177 15*169 23 161 3049 2525 15 175 14*168 22 161 2525 2122 13*172 13 167 21 161 2122 1844 11*172 12 167 18 161 1844 1676 10 172 11 167 16*161 1676 1579 8 171 9 167 11*162 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