DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0654z - - 0956z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 69.6 - - 69.6 - - 68.7 - - 69.3 - - 69.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 49 - - 58 - - 34 - - 37 - - 18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 894 - - 830 - - 194 - - 194 - - 194 BL Depth Hcrit 1562 - - 1562 - - 1562 - - 1562 - - 1562 Hcrit BL Top 2279 - - 2215 - - 1579 - - 1579 - - 1579 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1858 - - 1708 - - 1526 - - 1468 - - 1629 Hgt.Variab. W* 148 - - 155 - - 78 - - 80 - - 63 W* B/S 3 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 9 - - 11 - - 8 - - 9 - - 9 BL Wind Direction 133 - - 136 - - 128 - - 125 - - 132 Direction Wind Shear 3 - - 5 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 3 - - 4 - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 602 - - 636 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 1677 - - 1579 - - 1579 - - 1579 - - 1579 sfcLCL ODpotential 156 - - 111 - - 0 - - 0 - - -173 ODpotential blCL 2123 - - 2104 - - 1579 - - 1579 - - 1752 blCL maxRH 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE 1370 - - 1430 - - 1540 - - 1610 - - 1730 CAPE Temp@2m 69.6 - - 69.6 - - 68.7 - - 69.3 - - 69.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 67.0 - - 67.8 - - 68.3 - - 69.0 - - 69.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 68.9 - - 69.0 - - 68.1 - - 68.7 - - 69.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 66.7 - - 67.3 - - 68.2 - - 68.9 - - 68.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 49 - - 58 - - 34 - - 37 - - 18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 894 - - 830 - - 194 - - 194 - - 194 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 101 - - 100 - - 101 - - 101 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 15 - - 15 - - 16 - - 16 - - 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] 97654 14 201 25 253 26 259 16 268 11 255 97654 90170 5 163 11 225 6 228 9 262 5 276 90170 84450 9 050 4 137 8 114 2 356 9 033 84450 79738 11 058 8 086 6 103 5 072 10 073 79738 75709 11 093 12 099 5 143 8 064 12 100 75709 72171 10 095 13 112 5 128 3 188 5 087 72171 68979 10 340 3 276 5 076 13 154 12 195 68979 66059 8 284 14 263 10 262 7 294 5 178 66059 63370 8 214 15 256 17 256 16 267 7 273 63370 60789 13 273 15 262 23 243 24 255 19 237 60789 58103 22 263 20 284 22 282 31 282 20 283 58103 55303 37 268 43 281 48 281 49 281 42 287 55303 52624 52 268 55 270 60 268 56 271 55 280 52624 50206 59 279 62 274 63 275 57 279 62 280 50206 48030 72 284 80 277 82 280 74 286 72 281 48030 46056 80 284 86 275 89 277 87 281 85 278 46056 44255 86 287 83 282 81 281 85 278 93 275 44255 42593 97 290 95 288 87 284 84 280 91 273 42593 41038 110 290 98 287 91 283 87 281 85 276 41038 39573 113 289 93 283 91 281 89 278 85 279 39573 38189 102 286 95 280 92 278 90 275 85 277 38189 36847 97 282 95 278 95 277 91 272 87 275 36847 35482 89 284 93 277 93 277 90 273 85 275 35482 34066 71 289 85 278 89 281 86 278 74 278 34066 32606 55 289 69 282 85 284 72 283 53 274 32606 31089 47 286 56 284 62 286 52 284 39 260 31089 29500 45 285 48 276 48 279 42 277 37 263 29500 27838 47 283 47 265 46 267 43 267 36 269 27838 26105 47 278 46 267 43 266 43 265 35 274 26105 24301 44 278 41 271 37 271 37 268 33 278 24301 22427 42 281 33 275 31 277 29 269 31 266 22427 20478 40 280 29 293 26 288 23 277 29 256 20478 18454 33 286 29 296 26 298 23 291 21 260 18454 16396 20 294 23 307 20 311 20 284 15 270 16396 14411 10 301 11 325 10 300 15 300 13 256 14411 12599 5 306 7 305 6 269 4 289 10 235 12599 10980 8 312 6 269 8 240 3 217 7 213 10980 9535 4 251 5 224 11 225 4 196 7 160 9535 8246 13 186 9 205 9 214 5 184 13 138 8246 7098 19 188 13 199 9 196 5 186 17 138 7098 6081 20 185 13 185 11 162 6 159 20 145 6081 5183 19 178 14 164 14 146 10 141 21 144 5183 4389 17 164 16 150 15 140 14 135 21 140 4389 3678 15 153 16 141 15 137 16 132 21 138 3678 3049 13 145 16 138 15 134 16 131 20 136 3049 2524 12*141 15*136 14 132 16 129 19 135 2524 2121 10*135 14*136 13 130 15 128 17 134 2121 1844 10 133 12 135 11 128 13 126 14 133 1844 1675 9 133 11 136 10*128 11*125 12*133 1675 1579 7 132 9 135 8*128 9*125 9*132 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