DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 01/24 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 - - - 0953z - - 1002z - - 1334z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 31.0 - - 29.9 - - 27.9 - - 25.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 101 - - 96 - - 104 - - 102 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 801 - - 905 - - 1060 - - 1075 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1559 - - 1559 - - 1559 - - 1559 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2186 - - 2290 - - 2445 - - 2460 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 436 - - 398 - - 390 - - 406 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 179 - - 183 - - 198 - - 198 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 23 - - 19 - - 21 - - 20 BL Wind Direction - - - 021 - - 018 - - 016 - - 017 Direction Wind Shear - - - 10 - - 8 - - 9 - - 9 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -11 - - -9 - - -12 - - -12 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 549 - - 612 - - 650 - - 620 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1637 - - 1678 - - 1795 - - 1840 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 234 - - 302 - - 402 - - 279 ODpotential blCL - - - 1952 - - 1988 - - 2043 - - 2181 blCL maxRH - - - 101 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 270 - - 200 - - 360 - - 30 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 31.0 - - 29.9 - - 27.9 - - 25.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 29.5 - - 28.3 - - 25.9 - - 23.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 30.2 - - 29.1 - - 27.2 - - 24.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 28.9 - - 27.6 - - 25.1 - - 22.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 101 - - 96 - - 104 - - 102 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 801 - - 905 - - 1060 - - 1075 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 103 - - 101 - - 101 - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 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] 96287 63 248 57 235 72 254 70 259 96287 89131 75 255 61 246 68 253 65 255 89131 83641 77 258 64 259 69 260 64 259 83641 79029 60 260 51 261 58 265 58 260 79029 75057 43 250 45 259 45 260 47 259 75057 71597 32 244 40 250 36 257 33 249 71597 68499 23 242 31 242 30 255 21 257 68499 65658 21 249 24 243 30 243 29 247 65658 63042 28 253 29 257 33 252 33 240 63042 60522 35 250 40 255 34 254 36 256 60522 57871 42 251 44 255 40 256 42 247 57871 55082 46 248 47 248 49 250 50 246 55082 52378 53 244 60 246 60 246 57 247 52378 49913 66 235 70 234 65 243 70 247 49913 47696 74 238 77 238 75 245 88 246 47696 45684 82 241 96 241 95 244 110 239 45684 43836 86 242 102 239 107 237 116 232 43836 42122 91 240 92 235 102 231 109 231 42122 40527 90 239 81 232 88 232 103 238 40527 39042 86 242 75 238 87 242 114 242 39042 37654 87 244 84 249 98 248 127 242 37654 36315 90 243 99 251 106 248 132 242 36315 34954 91 242 107 247 103 245 126 242 34954 33548 92 244 100 244 94 241 109 240 33548 32104 88 244 86 241 84 237 94 233 32104 30601 83 245 71 234 80 234 85 224 30601 29023 78 251 67 234 72 233 80 226 29023 27372 70 250 64 237 67 230 73 228 27372 25648 60 245 60 235 66 229 66 232 25648 23853 56 245 50 227 68 232 63 235 23853 21985 55 242 46 227 68 236 62 234 21985 20042 50 238 46 233 62 237 63 231 20042 18023 46 237 48 235 56 237 62 227 18023 15964 43 236 46 238 47 233 60 222 15964 13981 38 230 41 236 44 224 63 223 13981 12180 32 222 36 227 41 217 62 225 12180 10581 28 219 34 217 35 215 57 225 10581 9160 27 224 32 217 32 215 50 230 9160 7893 25 219 27 220 34 216 44 233 7893 6768 22 206 23 214 32 209 34 232 6768 5773 21 200 23 209 28 205 27 222 5773 4900 19 189 21 196 18 199 20 218 4900 4137 15 161 15 171 8 173 11 221 4137 3467 13 066 11 064 13 029 14 017 3467 2892 27 025 23 022 24*017 23*017 2892 2421 28*022 23*019 24*016 23*017 2421 2061 26*021 22*018 23 016 22 017 2061 1813 24 021 21 018 21 016 20 017 1813 1662 22 021 18 018 19 016 18 018 1662 1575 16 021 14 018 14 017 14 018 1575 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