DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 05/23 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 - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 76.3 - - 78.0 - - 76.3 - - 71.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 61 - - 124 - - 5 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1701 - - 2501 - - 194 - - 194 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1563 - - 2641 - - 1563 - - 1563 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3086 - - 3886 - - 1579 - - 1579 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1686 - - 1329 - - 3066 - - 2176 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 208 - - 295 - - 61 - - 15 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 13 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 4 - - 6 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 142 - - 057 - - 084 - - 095 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 6 - - 4 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 750 - - 736 - - -1418 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2336 - - 3150 - - 2997 - - 1579 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -224 - - -1794 - - -3483 - - -1286 ODpotential blCL - - - 3310 - - 5680 - - 5062 - - 2865 blCL maxRH - - - 99 - - 99 - - 82 - - 91 maxRH CAPE - - - 3300 - - 2590 - - 2140 - - 2690 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 76.3 - - 78.0 - - 76.3 - - 71.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 70.8 - - 69.1 - - 68.1 - - 70.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 75.5 - - 76.9 - - 76.0 - - 72.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 69.9 - - 67.7 - - 67.1 - - 70.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 61 - - 124 - - 5 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1701 - - 2501 - - 194 - - 194 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 97 - - 96 - - 26 - - 63 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 16 - - 15 - - 15 - - 17 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] 98285 9 104 17 149 9 164 3 343 98285 90822 14 157 11 157 1 229 9 055 90822 85056 15 142 9 128 3 083 15 063 85056 80280 15 107 11 111 10 081 14 100 80280 76217 11 088 13 108 12 094 12 095 76217 72661 3 066 10 086 14 100 16 090 72661 69429 4 208 2 046 8 062 10 081 69429 66447 2 196 11 190 3 240 3 355 66447 63698 5 237 9 186 6 206 1 249 63698 61042 14 256 7 276 8 149 6 191 61042 58267 12 223 18 258 16 243 11 272 58267 55392 22 265 23 256 24 244 25 259 55392 52656 41 255 36 250 32 251 31 258 52656 50202 37 240 39 244 36 255 37 257 50202 48019 38 258 40 248 41 256 40 250 48019 46057 44 266 41 252 45 251 40 244 46057 44267 53 263 44 247 47 241 40 244 44267 42610 63 257 42 240 43 231 39 242 42610 41060 71 253 41 241 39 224 37 234 41060 39601 76 248 42 242 39 220 36 228 39601 38223 67 229 44 242 38 216 34 228 38223 36887 60 221 46 242 38 216 33 229 36887 35527 55 223 43 239 38 217 34 231 35527 34114 54 225 33 221 39 219 36 232 34114 32652 55 227 31 214 40 222 39 231 32652 31126 57 228 33 213 40 225 41 229 31126 29523 54 227 34 217 39 227 42 232 29523 27846 47 223 33 220 37 228 43 238 27846 26097 37 222 39 223 40 232 39 245 26097 24286 21 221 35 222 49 239 28 256 24286 22415 12 232 37 217 32 247 14 275 22415 20473 13 257 35 218 23 253 19 278 20473 18453 7 286 35 231 21 267 21 297 18453 16396 4 345 24 241 20 279 19 315 16396 14412 4 336 13 232 16 299 16 338 14412 12601 4 264 5 286 11 316 13 358 12601 10987 4 238 8 338 5 320 9 019 10987 9547 4 224 8 356 3 314 7 025 9547 8261 6 219 7 018 2 360 5 036 8261 7114 9 228 4 069 3 050 5 058 7114 6096 9 229 6 120 4 059 7 078 6096 5197 6 188 4 113 6 059 10 093 5197 4402 9 146 4*063 6 064 12 106 4402 3690 10*144 4*057 8 079 13 112 3690 3060 10*143 4 057 8 083 15 110 3060 2532 10 142 4 057 8 084 15 107 2532 2126 10 142 4 057 8 084 15 105 2126 1846 10 143 4 058 8 085 12 100 1846 1676 9 142 4 058 7*085 9 096 1676 1579 7 142 3 060 6*084 5*095 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